BANGALORE: India very nearly snatched a dramatic victory in the third and final cricket Test against Pakistan but their late bid to push for a historic 2-0 series triumph was thwarted by bad light.
After setting a stiff victory target of 374 in 48 overs, the Indians had the visitors gasping at a precarious 162 for seven on a rapidly deteriorating track before bad light forced an anti-climactic end to the match.
Though the match ended in a draw, the Indians clinched their first Test series win on home soil against Pakistan in 28 years with a 1-0 verdict but the margin could have been 2-0 had the hosts not delayed their declaration till one hour after the lunch break.
Just when it seemed that the game would peter out to a dull draw, the home team injected some life in the last session of play which saw as many as seven wickets fall in quick succession with the M Chinnaswamy stadium pitch becoming quite unplayable.
Mohammed Yousuf and Mohammed Sami promptly walked back to the pavilion after the umpires offered them the light, though the Indians stayed on the ground hoping for light to improve.
It was captain Anil Kumble who turned the game on its head as he ripped through the Pakistan top order by scalping the first five wickets while Yuvraj Singh chipped in with two wickets.
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