Virender Sehwag, the swash buckling Indian opener played himself
to form in the first test match between India and South Africa
with a fine unbeaten knock of 309 of 272 balls. The opener smashed the entire
proteas attack ball by ball and reached his triple ton in a record number of
deliveries faced. In his knock of 309, Sehwag clobbered 5 sixes and a staggering
42 boundaries. The opener now holds the record for the fastest triple century
ever in test cricket. Also, with this test triple century, Virender Sehwag
has become only the third batsman in the world to score a triple century twice
in his carrier.
The normally outstanding South Africa pace attack seemed extremely
ordinary in front of Sehwag and Rahul Dravid. While Dravid played the
role of an anchor to perfection, Sehwag played good aggressive cricket and ensured
that the 540 run target that was set by the South Africans seemed achievable.
With this triple century, India ended the third day's play at a mammoth score
of 468 for the loss of 1 wicket. This score gives the Indian team of gaining
a healthy lead and then bowling out the Proteas for a win. The Indian team now
sits in a comfortable position in the test match and is guaranteed a draw.
The intent of the Indian team was evident from the way both
the openers resumed the play on the third day. Wasim Jaffer, thus setting
up the tone for the things that were to come, dispatched the very first ball
of the day for a boundary. Both the openers were going great guns till the time
when Jaffer was dismissed. Sehwag however was in great touch and ensured that
the South African bowlers suffered a constant onslaught. AT stumps on day 3,
Sehwag was unbeaten on 309 of 272 balls thus equaling his previous best of 309.
Owing to the form that Sehwag exhibited on day three of the test match in Chennai,
a large number of people have already started believing that Sehwag may surpass
Brian Lara's score of 400 runs. Tune in to India cricket live online streaming
to enjoy the complete action from day 4's play. Watch Virender Sehwag make history
and over come Brian Lara with India cricket live online feeds. There
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