Scores even between West Indies and India as 3rd test ends in draw

Posted by Yardie Luke on November 26, 2011 under Jamaica Sports | Be the First to Comment

Spinners Pragyan Ojha and Ravichandran Ashwin engineered a dramatic West Indies collapse on Saturday to give India’s batsmen a fighting chance as the third test ended in a thrilling draw with a last-ball runout.

Chasing 243 to win in a minimum of 64 overs, India finished one run short with one wicket left at 242-9. India had to be satisifed with a 2-0 series victory after winning the opening two tests comfortably.

It was only the second ever test to end in a draw with the scores level and where one team was chasing victory — the previous one was between England and Zimbabwe at Bulawayo in 1996. Continue