The man who partnered Chanderpaul for the best part of his innings was Marlon Samuels. The 21-year-old, who was playing his first Test of the series, had earlier narrowly escaped being sent home for flouting team rules at Chennai. Batting with supreme confidence and a great deal of elegance, he went on to make the most of the reprieve, while notching an unbeaten 89, his highest score in Test cricket.