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| May 5, 2003 | Monday | Rabi-ul-Awwal 2, 1424 |
West Indies forced to bat again
BRIDGETOWN, May 4: Australia appeared to be heading for victory in the third Test on Sunday after fast bowler Brett Lee took two quick wickets to reduce the West Indies for 94 for two in their second innings.
Chris Gayle was not out 56 while Ramnaresh Sarwan was on 20 at tea on the fourth day with West Indies still 183 runs behind Australia’s mammoth first innings of 605 for nine declared.
The home side had been asked to follow on by Australia captain Steve Waugh after being bowled out for 328 in their first innings earlier in the day.
West Indies survived ten overs before lunch in their second innings as they reached 13 without loss but were in trouble in the first over after the break.
Gayle had a lucky escape when he was dropped by Andy Bichel at square leg off Lee but Devon Smith was out lbw three balls later for five. Shortly afterwards, Lee produced a searing yorker which struck the pad of Daren Ganga, who was adjudged lbw for six.
West Indies nearly got into further trouble shortly afterwards when Sarwan attempted a risky single. He was well short of the crease as Waugh rushed in from square leg but the Australian captain’s underarm throw missed the stumps.
Sarwan was elevated in the order to number four, the position usually taken by captain Brian Lara who has been reportedly suffering from a high temperature for the last two days.
West Indies gave little away about the health of Lara, who batted at number eight on Saturday after spending the morning in his hotel.
Scoreboard
AUSTRALIA (1st Innings) 605-9 declared (S.R. Waugh 115, R.T. Ponting 113, D.S. Lehmann 96, J.L. Langer 78, A.J. Bichel 71, A.C. Gilchrist 65).
WEST INDIES (1st Innings, overnight 291-8):
C.H. Gayle b Gillespie 71
D.S. Smith c Gilchrist b Gillespie 59
D. Ganga c Bichel b Lehmann 26
R.R. Sarwan c Gilchrist b Lee 40
S. Chanderpaul c Lee b MacGill 0
O.A.C. Banks c Ponting b Gillespie 24
C.S. Baugh c Ponting b MacGill 24
B.C. Lara lbw b Bichel 14
V.C. Drakes c Lee b MacGill 11
T.L. Best not out 20
J.J.C. Lawson st Gilchrist b MacGill 1
EXTRAS (B-11, LB-16, NB-11) 38
TOTAL (all out, 128.5 overs) 328
FALL OF WKTS: 1-139, 2-142, 3-205, 4-206, 5-245, 6-245, 7-281, 8-291, 9-324.
BOWLING: McGrath 18-7-25-0; Gillespie 21-9-31-3 (1nb); Lee 25-8-77-1 (8nb); MacGill 39.5-8-107-4 (2nb); Lehmann 9-2-26-1; Bichel 16-3-35-1.
WEST INDIES (2nd Innings):
C.H. Gayle not out 56
D.S. Smith lbw b Lee 5
D. Ganga lbw b Lee 6
R.R. Sarwan not out 20
EXTRAS (B-1, LB-3, NB-1) 7
TOTAL (for two wkts, 35 overs) 94
BOWLING (to-date): McGrath 12-3-23-0; Gillespie 8-4-5-0; MacGill 2-1-4-0; Lee 7-2-34-2; Bichel 6-1-22-0.—Reuters
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