As I expected, the Indian innings had some flurry and ended quite quickly. Kudos to Kaneria for persistence. He is good, but I am not sure if he is in the Warne category, where every ball seems like a wicket-taking ball. But again, to be the only ‘strike’ bowler in the team puts that added pressure on you to perform. Plus of course it is versus India. So congratulations, Kaneria.

The Pakistani second innings was a dream start for India. Making them 3 down for almost nothing, India would have sensed an innings defeat. But it was not to be. My favorite players of the Pakistani team (“nagging”, as an Indian fan, but “favorite” as a cricket fan) Inzy and Youhana played like as if there was no pressure at all and scored so fast that suddenly, the lead did not look too imposing.

Kumble did the trick. Hats off to him. He really is a strike bowler and he may not threaten every ball, but he sure makes the batsman think every ball. It was good to see him bowl and beat the batsmen time and again. It was fitting that he got the two big guys out.

I was so happy that Kamal got out before the end of the day. Now, it is up to the Indian bowlers to clean up the tail. This current partnership is key because Razzaq can go crazy and suddenly the tables could turn on India. Any lead within 150 should be decent and achievable.

Yet again, a good day to look out for. Unfortunately, we will be out for dinner when the day starts (starts at 8.30pm Pacific). So I am hoping that we can watch post-lunch and that there is enough to watch post-lunch :-)