subject: Mohali Test As Tendulkar Falls Heats [print this page] Doug Bollinger took the wicket of Sachin Tendulkar crucial after an hour of play on the last day of first test between Australia and India on Tuesday.
Midway the morning session, MS Dhoni men found themselves in a situation difficult to 6 for 120, still need to 96 tracks to win.
The hosts resumed at 4 for 55 216 hunting, with Tendulkar on 10 and nightwatchman Zaheer Khan 5.Khan (10) was the first to fall when Nathan Hauritz delivery came right on him, causing an edge to Michael Clarke slips cordon.
But that only brought VVS Laxman top and the momentum of India rode on concern that the right powerful launcher joined Tendulkar and quickly rose to a second round is a bullet-25 out.
But Bollinger made a breakthrough, luring Tendulkar (38) for pushing a short ball to end the "Little Master" sent bouncing on the edge of Michael Hussey to take an excellent catch gully.
It just fine was the second stop lanky New South Wales for the sleeves, while Hauritz principles that had numbers from 1 to 33.
Zaheer Khan (10) was the first to fall when a Nathan Hauritz (1 for 41) delivery came straight on at him, eliciting an edge through to Michael Clarke in the slips cordon.
But that only brought Laxman to the crease, and India's momentum rolled on ominously as the hard-hitting right-hander joined Tendulkar and quickly surged to a run-a-ball 25 not out.
Doug Bollinger (3 for 32) made the important breakthrough, luring Tendulkar (38) into poking late at a short ball that the "Little Master" sent ricocheting off the edge for Michael Hussey to take a superb catch just fine of gully.
Bollinger also had Harbhajan dismissed with a short ball, although this time the edge found Ricky Ponting.
