Monday 10th November 2008
India win Nagpur Test, lift Border-Gavaskar Trophy
India thrashed Australia by 172 runs in Nagpur to lift the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2-0. It is also goodbye to Sourav Ganguly.
India win by 172 runs
It is pandemonium at the VCA Stadium in Nagpur as India trounce Australia by 172 runs to lift the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The MS Dhoni led team now move up to the second spot in the ICC Test rankings. India's spinners took seven wickers between them to nip the Aussies in the bud.
India will also say goodbye to Sourav Ganguly, who featured in his last Test and will take back fond memories of a brilliant career.
Images of the day!Morning Session
India picked up three wickets in Simon Katich, Ricky Ponting and Michale Clarke but the Aussies kept up a good scoring rate. The Indians were again sloppy in the field and dropped a couple of catches off Hayden, who is now looking dangerous by the minute. A lot is waiting to happen in the second session after lunch.
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Pre-Action
Sourav Ganguly scored a first ball duck in his last Test innings yesterday but imagine him playing a stellar role on the field to nip the Aussies in the bud. The series has been rivetting to say the least but a lot of action is still on the cards on the last day of the four Test series as MS Dhoni looks forward to pull off what would be a brilliant win.
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