21. Atherton having repeatedly sparred at McGrath, finally edged a catch to first slip Warne after scoring nine runs including two boundaries. 22. Atherton was gone for eight runs, edging Walsh to a diving Lara at first slip. 23. Atherton was let off when four as wicketkeeper Junior Murray was completely wrong-footed by an edge that flew between the keeper and first slip. 24. Azharuddin, wildly slashing outside off stump, provided a comfortable chest-high catch to Brian Lara at first slip. 25. Blewett fell to a brilliant first slip catch by skipper Stephen Fleming, his fourth catch of the innings for a match tally of six. 26. Bowden refused to give Kirsten out after second slip Chris Harris claimed a rebound off first slip Bryan Young from a Simon Doull delivery. 27. But both Astle and Craig Spearman were dropped at the first slip by Graham Thorpe in the third and the fourth overs. 28. But exciting leg-spinner Shane Warne got one to spin viciously and he edged to Mark Taylor at first slip. 29. But his innings was terminated soon after the lunch break when he gave first slip Mushtaq Ahamed a catch in an attempt to cut Saqlain. 30. But just as the home team were gaining the ascendancy, Chanderpaul drove at Fraser and edged to Graham Thorpe at first slip. |