5 most thrilling finishes in Test cricket in last 5 years

#2 India vs Australia, 1st Test, October 2010, Mohali (India won by 1 wicket)

Day 1, Shane Watsons ton: Shane Watson hit a crucialton for Australia as the visitors struggled against Indian bowlers all day long. Ponting also made a crucial half-century as Australia ended the days play at 224/5.

Day 2, A fine day of cricket:On one hand, Tim Paine played an elegant knock to see Australia through to 428, Indian response was no less impressive.By the end of play, India was 110/2 with Dravid and night watchman Ishant Sharma batting.

Day 3, Tendulkar leads Indian attack, Johnson shines:India cruised on the third day, riding on the half centuries of Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and Suresh Raina. The Mohali curse struck the maestro again though as he missed his ton by 2 runs, falling leg before to Marcus North. Mitchell Johnson played the villain for India, taking 5 wickets and restricting the opposition 23 runs short of the Aussie total.

Day 4, when the bowlers ruled: Aussie openers started strong in their second innings looking to take big lead. Once the first wicket fell, the visitors soon found themselves collapsing for a pity 192.India too, chasing 216 runs had a shaky start as they were tottering at 55/4 when the day ended.

Day 5, A very very special innings by Laxman: Sachin slowly started the day with Zaheer Khan. It was looking good until he got out when the total was 119. This led to an epic collapse which saw India reduced from 119/5 to 124/8. Laxman, like numerous other times was left with the tail and around 100 runs to chase against the mighty Australians.

With some commendable support from Ishant Sharma, Laxman led India to a thrilling 1 wicket victory which an hour ago looked impossible.

These situations get the best out of me. VVS Laxman

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