Brian Lara hit a fighting century to put the West Indies on course to a miraculous draw against India on the fifth and final day of the second Test here today.The left-handed batsman was unbeaten on a masterly 110, his 32nd test century, and he steered his team to 221 for four by tea break.West Indies started the day on 43 for one in their second innings, trailing the Indians by 330 runs on the first innings.Lara was patience personified and together with Shivnarine Chanderpaul (54) put on 129 runs for the fourth wicket forming the cornerstone of the Caribbean resistance. Lara had a reprieve on 71 when Yuvraj Singh at forward short leg dropped him off Anil Kumble.Earlier, Chanderpaul tried to lift Kumble from outside the off-stump but succeeded only in spooning a catch to mid-on fielder Irfan Pathan. His innings lasted 113 balls and was studded with six fours.The West Indies lost overnight batsmen Daren Ganga (26) and Ramnaresh Sarwan (1) for the addition of two runs in the first half-hour of play.
