SPORT LD IND 3 LAST

Tamim played some delightful shots, including two
consecutive straight driven fours off Zaheer. He later hoisted
off-spinner Harbhajan Singh for a four and a six to get past
his earlier highest Test score of 128.

Tamim was dropped on 138 off Virender Sehwag with Sachin
Tendulkar making a fine attempt running from mid-wicket but
failing to hold on to a difficult catch.
Tendulkar tumbled down and remained on the ground for a
while holding on his right shoulder and later walked off the
field.
Earlier, Dhoni struck 89 to take India to 544 for eight
at lunch before declaring the innings as neither Yuvraj nor
Rahul Dravid -- who retired hurt yesterday with a broken jaw
-- was in any condition to take further part in the match.
Dhoni had to shepherd the tailenders and he did it
admirably well for the whole of the morning session which saw
30.1 overs being bowled. India added just 85 runs in the
session, as Dhoni shunned singles and scored mostly in
boundaries or twos to shield the tailenders.
Dhoni was out at the stroke of scheduled lunch time. He
faced 167 balls and hit nine fours and two sixes in his 89-run
knock, his 17th Test half century in his 41st match.
He shared a crucial 51-run stand for the seventh wicket
with Ishant Sharma (13) to take Indian score past 500. For
India, all the specialist batsmen -- barring Murali Vijay (30)
-- made 50-plus knocks. PTI PDS
DDC


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