Watch the Full Video Highlights from the Day 5 of the 1st Test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia from the Bangalore where Solid India with the help of Sachin and Laxman hold on for draw. Brief Score : India 360 and 177 for 4 (Tendulkar 49, Laxman 42*, Ganguly 26*) drew with Australia 430 and 228 for 6 dec (Watson 41, Ishant 3-40).Zaheer Khan was the Man of the Match for his six wickets and unbeaten half-century as India drew the first Test with Australia in Bangalore.
The Australians as so often in the past, once again found VVS Laxman standing in the way between them and victory in the first cricket Test here Monday. Laxman helped India hold on for a draw after being set a 299 run for victory in 83 overs. Laxman (42 not out) was assisted in his “Salvage Mission” by Sachin Tendulkar (49), who came within 15 runs of besting Brian Lara’s Test aggregate of 11,953 runs, and Sourav Ganguly, who batted for over an hour for his unbeaten 26.Laxman walked into the cauldron when the resilient Gautam Gambhir (29) was castled by left-arm fast bowler Mitchell Johnson. The score card then read a bleak 77 for three, with Indians needing to play out 56 overs of the 83 they were given to chase a challenging 299 for an improbable win. Watch the Full Highlights from the Day 5 of the 1st Test Below :
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