INDIA HAS FIRM GRIP

Press, Volume C, Issue 29437, 13 February 1961, Page 12

INDIA HAS FIRM GRIP

Pakistan Four For 160

(NXP-A -Reuter—Copyright) NEW DELHI, February 11

India took a firm grip on the of th and final test against Pakistan when, after hitting 463. it dismissed four Pakistani! batsmen for 160 by the close of the third day’s play India’s position would have been even stronger had its patchy fielding not let down the superb bowling performance. Both J. Burki and M. Monammed. who came to Pakistan’s rescue with an unbeaten fifth wicket stand of 71. were given Uves’ m the field Burki who hit eight bound a in his 42. was only four ana the total 73 when P Um gar at slip, dropped him ofi Madkarni. Jusi before the close, V Mandrekar, at mid-wicket, dropped a catch from M Mohammed off Desai. India tost its last five wicets today for the addition of 70 runs. The first four tests were drawn 9 Scores : INDIA First innings M. L. Jal Simba, b Mohammad Fxrroq .. 27 N Contractor, c and b lute- ■ khab Alam ..92 R. Surti. e Ahmed, b Faaal Mahmood 64 V Manjrekar. c Mathias, b Haseeb Ahsan 18 C G. Bordere. c 1. Ahmed, b M. Farooq ..45 P I mrigar. b F. Mahmood .. 112 A M. Sin ah. b M. Hussain . . 35 R Nadkarnf. b F Mahmood 21 B Kunde ram, not out 12 R Desai, b M. Hussain .. 3 V Kumar, b M Hussain .. 6 Extras .. 28 Total .. ..463

PAKISTAN First Inninas H *4«»nammed r M Singh, b Desai .. 1 1 Ahmed, b Kumar 25 S Ahmed e Umrtcar. b Nadka mi M d Hnrki not out .. ..42 W Mathias e Nadka rnl. b Kumar 10 M Mohammed not oat .. 38 Extras .. ..8 Total (for ton wickets) 16P

BOWLING M Humin 40 s‘ iJs * F Mihmotx! 38 8 86 3 M Faroe* W 2 181 2 H Ah san 18 5 57 1 I Al»m 33 6 76 I

bowling R. W o. M. Desai .. 15 3 58 1 Sarti .. 6 ij 17 0 »4karni .. 21 12 19 K ti vna r .. 2* 11 XI 2 Border* 8 3 25