India on the verge of victory

Nov 25, 2007

Zaheer Khan struck in the first over of the morning, sending back Kamran Akmal •AFP

Pakistan's reckless approach continued as Sohail Tanvir top-edged a pull, handing Zaheer his second wicket •AFP

Haven't we seen this tragic pose before?•AFP

Jaffer composed a fluent 53 and was exceptional against the fast bowlers •AFP

Pakistan, though, were to have no further breakthroughs. Sachin Tendulkar remained firm at one end ... •AFP

Akmal walks back to the pavilion, dejected by the nature of his dismissal - a tame scoop to point•AFP

Misbah-ul-Haq was his calm and composed self....•AFP

Defending 203, it didn't take long for Pakistan to strike as Shoaib Akhtar sent Dinesh Karthik packing in the first over•AFP

There were some early nerves for Dravid before he became his usual solid self•AFP

... while Sourav Ganguly made some quick runs at the other•AFP

... till Sourav Ganguly came on to bowl. Sensing a chance to launch Ganguly downtown, he mistimed a loft over mid-on and threw away his wicket. Ganguly and Co were delighted•AFP

Rahul Dravid and Wasim Jaffer then set India on course for a win with an 82-run stand•AFP

An unplayable inswinger from Shoaib removed Dravid and left India at 93 for 3 to give Pakistan hope•AFP

The two were involved in an unbroken 78-run stand before bad light light stopped play. India were at 171 for 3, needing 32 runs for victory on the final day•AFP