West Indies 85/4, target 269

Kingston, Jamaica, July 2 (UNI) Team India held slight advantage on the third day of the last test as West Indies went to tea at 85 for 4 chasing a score of 269 runs.

Chasing 269 runs to win the match and the series West Indies, lost three wickets in the session including that of skipper Brian Lara.

Darren Ganga departed fourth over after lunch falling to Sreesanth. Ganga was celan bowled by Sreesanth for 16.

But the biggest wicket to come was that of skipper Lara. On a wearing pitch and against some hostile bowling, Lara was West Indies' best hope to take fight to the Indian camp.

Lara looked good too but was castled by a Munaf delivery that sent him back lbw out for 11.

Chanderpaul was also caught in front of the wicket by Kumble and West Indies were left struggling at 56 for 4.

Vice captain Ramnaresh Sarwan and all rounder Dwayne Bravo batted with some purpose to take the West Indies to tea without any further loss. At tea Sarwan was batting on 31 and Bravo was giving him company on 13.

Earlier, India was bowled out for 171, setting West Indies a target of 269 to win in the last test match here at Sabina Park.

India replied by taking the wicket of Chris Gayle in the second innings to set up an exciting contest in the last innings of the tour.

All the first three tests have been drawn and the two sides are locked at 0-0. With the pitch offering dual pace, the target looks quite challenging for West Indies.

West Indies reply to Indian target didn't begin in an auspicious manner as they lost their explosive opener in the first over of second innings.

Like in the first innings, Sreesanth sent Gayle back in the first over in the second innings too. Gayle edged to the slips as West Indies lost their first wicket before opening their account.

Sreesanth bowled with a lot of fire and got enough movement and bounce off the pitch to trouble West Indies skipper Lara and opener Darren Ganga. At lunch Lara was batting on 8 and Ganga was giving him company on 10.

Earlier, Correy Collymore cleaned five Indian wickets including that of skipper Rahul Dravid as India added another 41 runs in the morning. With enough time left in the match, India needed as many runs as possible.

Dravid and Kumble defended well for first thirty minutes. The batsmen were tested by excellent seam bowling by Collymore who looked like taking wicket on every ball. Collymore struck when he had Kumble caught at slips for 10.

Harbhajan hit a well timed cover drive for four off Collymore.

The bowler responded with a beauty that took Harbhajan's edge but flew past over slip cordon to raise India's 150 in the second innings.

Dravid was finally foxed by Collymore and pitch combination.

Collymore's leg cutter lied very low and cleaned Dravid's stumps to send back the Indian skipper for 68. Harbhajan and Sreesanth batted with clear instructions to throw their bats around.

Sreesanth dealt some heavy blows, hitting Taylor for huge six over long on and taking Collymore to the third-man boundary for four. Sreesanth jumped out of his crease to hit Taylor through the mid wicket region once more in the next over but didn't manage to negotiate steep bounce and offered a simple catch to Lara for 16.

Collymore sent Harbhajan back in the next over for 9 to end the Indian second innings for 171.

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