Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly relied on their vast experience to put India on the threshold of a memorable victory against archrivals Pakistan with the hosts needing just 32 runs on the final day to clinch the first cricket Test.Chasing a modest target of 203, the Indians were in a spot of bother at 93 for three before Ganguly (48) and Tendulkar (32) came to the rescue of the team with an unbeaten 78-run stand to inch closer to a win which would give them a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.India ended an action-packed fourth day at 171 for three in 54.5 overs when bad light dropped early curtains on proceeding.Earlier, spurred on by a near capacity holiday crowd, the home team took little over 17 overs to polish off the remaining five wickets to bundle out Pakistan for 247, leaving them with a moderate target.Ganguly's 61-ball knock included eight hits to the fence, while Tendulkar hit five fours during his 86-ball unbeaten stay.That the chase would not be a cakewalk on the low Ferozeshah Kotla track was more than evident as Shoaib Akhtar struck in the first over, removing Dinesh Kaarthick (1) caught behind.Wasim Jaffer (53) and Rahul Dravid (34) calmed the nerves as they put their head down and took the sting out of the Pakistani attack, a few lbw appeals notwithstanding.
