BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, 26 June 2006 — Fast bowlers Jerome Taylor and Corey Collymore shared six wickets to put the West Indies in control of the third Test against India yesterday.
V.V.S. Laxman scored his 10th century, a round 100, but that was not enough to stop India from being dismissed for 362 with the last ball before tea on the fourth day.
India were set a follow-on target of 382 when the West Indies totaled 581 in their first innings but West Indian captain Brian Lara decided not to ask the visitors to bat again.
The match seemed headed for a draw before Taylor took three quick wickets to reduce India to 159 for five in the fourth over of yesterday’s play.
Taylor took his first wicket with the 11th ball of the day’s play by trapping Rahul Dravid in front for 22.
Taylor struck twice in three balls in his next over when he had a hesitant Yuvraj Singh caught behind by wicketkeeper Denesh Ramdin with an away swinger and dismissed Mohammad Kaif leg-before with a delivery that seemed to be missing leg stump.
Both Yuvraj and Kaif were dismissed without scoring.
M.S. Dhoni and Laxman stabilized the innings with a solid partnership in which they made the most of the helpful conditions for batting.
The stand reached 61 before Dhoni played across the line to a ball from Collymore in the sixth over before lunch and was trapped in front for 29.
