Chris Gayle of the West Indies smashed a dashing unbeaten 128 in just 62 ballswhilen – his first hundred in the season and Kohli remained not out on 73.

Gayle struck 13 sixes and seven fours while Kohli hit nine fours and a six in his 53-ball innings.

Both added 204 runs for the second wicket partnership after Bangalore lost an early wicket .

Bangalore made 215 runs for one wicket in the allotted 20 overs after sent into bat by Kohli who was captaining Delhi in absence of Virender Sehwag..

In reply, Delhi fought well but could not reach the huge target of 216 and were restricted to 194 for seven in 290 overs.

New Zealand’s Ross Taylor top scored with a 26-ball 55.

Geom Super showed this high-scoring match live from Delhi.

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One such case is of Humeri Khaskheli, a resident of Hyderabad, who has not given up hope on her fiancé, Yousuf, who had been languishing in Indian jail for the past 18 years.

Yousuf, a fisherman, had ventured into open seas in search of livelihood 18 years ago and never came back.

The agony of a wait lasting as long as two decades would normally devour even the strongest of the strong but it failed to erode Humeri Khaskheli’s hope. She rejected many proposals for marriage that came her way during these years.

It was like a miracle when a fisherman who had spent time in Indian jail came back with a heart-warming news that Yousuf lives.

Humeri now believes that one fine day she would be living with the man for whom she never gave up hope despite all odds.

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The obdurate left-hander, reprieved on 15 after reviewing an lbw decision, frustrated the hosts with his awkward crab-like stance and intense concentration to keep his team in the game after England had won the toss in favourable bowling conditions.

Fast bowler Stuart Broad completed figures of six for 72 and James Anderson claimed two early wickets but they could not find a way through Chanderpaul’s defences.

England thought they had dismissed him when he shouldered arms to a full-length ball from Anderson and umpire Marais Erasmus raised his finger but a review showed the ball would have missed off stump and Chanderpaul survived.

The world’s top-ranked test batsman occasionally came out of his shell with crisp attacking strokes, punching the ball through the covers or sweeping powerfully on the leg side.

He reached his 60th test fifty with a firm push for two off Anderson and looked in complete control on his sixth tour of England.

Chanderpaul, 37, added 81 for the fifth wicket with Marlon Samuels who batted with commendable restraint to reach 31 before he drove airily at Broad and gave debutant Jonny Bairstow a sharp high catch at cover point.

Broad had Denesh Ramdin caught at first slip by captain Andrew Strauss for six but Chanderpaul received sensible support from skipper Darren Sammy who made a patient 17 before falling to Broad with the second new ball, caught by Tim Bresnan in the

gully.

Kemar Roach became Broad’s fifth victim when he spooned the ball back to the bowler who dived to his left and held a fine low catch. It was the tall fast bowler’s fifth five-wicket haul in Tests.

Chanderpaul pulled Broad for successive fours just before the close to edge towards his 26th test century but Fidel Edward’s was brilliantly caught one-handed by diving

wicketkeeper Matt Prior off Broad in the day’s final over.

Strauss had won the toss under grey skies and Anderson took two early wickets to reduce the touring side to 32 for two.

Anderson ended Kieran Powell’s nervous 29-ball innings of five with a fine delivery which nipped back to clip the left-hander’s off stump as he tried to leave it

Kirk Edwards also struggled in the unfamiliar conditions and he was trapped lbw for one playing across the line but Adrian Barath and Darren Bravo took West Indies to 83 for two at lunch.

Opener Barath fell early in the afternoon session for 42, driving loosely at a wide ball from Broad and giving Anderson a high catch in the gully which he grabbed at the second attempt.

The diminutive Barath had batted through the morning with a mixture of watchful defence and nine crisp boundaries through the covers and straight down the ground.

Bravo was badly dropped by Graeme Swann at second slip off Anderson but he failed to take advantage of the lifeline and was needlessly run out for 29 in the next over.

Bravo recklessly charged through for a quick single and with Chanderpaul staying firmly in his crease both batsmen ended up stranded at one end.

Although Prior threw the ball wildly back to the bowler, Swann dived to gather it and break the stumps, reducing West Indies to 100 for four. (Reuters)

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The tenacious left-hander was unbeaten on 42 at the interval with Marlon Samuels on 14 after the touring side lost two more wickets in the afternoon session.

Opener Adrian Barath was first to go for 42, driving loosely at a wide ball from Stuart Broad and giving James Anderson a high catch in the gully which he grabbed at the second attempt.

The diminutive Barath had batted through the morning with a mixture of watchful defence and nine crisp boundaries through the covers and straight down the ground.

Darren Bravo was badly dropped by Graeme Swann at second slip off Anderson but he failed to take advantage of the lifeline and was needlessly run out for 29 in the next over.

Bravo recklessly charged through for a quick single and with Chanderpaul staying firmly in his crease both batsmen ended up stranded at one end.

Although England wicketkeeper Matt Prior threw the ball wildly back to the bowler, Swann dived to gather it and break the stumps and reduce West Indies to 100 for four.

Chanderpaul was given out lbw to Anderson on 15 but was reprieved after reviewing the decision and he settled in for another trademark long innings.

He frustrated the England bowlers with his awkward-looking open stance and intense concentration, occasionally coming out of his shell to punch the ball firmly through the off side.

England captain Andrew Strauss won the toss under grey skies and Anderson took two early wickets to reduce the touring side to 32 for two.

Anderson ended Kieran Powell’s nervous 29-ball innings of five with a fine delivery which nipped back to clip the left hander’s off stump as he tried to leave it.

Kirk Edwards also struggled in the unfamiliar conditions and he was trapped lbw for one playing across the line but Barath and Bravo took West Indies to 83 for two at lunch.

England handed a debut to middle-order batsman Jonny Bairstow and West Indies awarded a first test cap to fast bowler Shannon Gabriel.(Reuters)

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“I would like to be beside the Iranian athletes at the Olympic Games in London to support them, but (the British) have issues with my presence,” Ahmadinejad said, without offering further explanation.

“The enemies do not want our athletes to win medals, but our young people shall be present at the Olympic Games and, like Arash, give new reasons to take pride in Islamic Iran,” he said, quoted by the official news agency IRNA.

In London, Junior Foreign Office Minister Henry Bellingham said invitations to the Olympic Games were issued by countries’ sports officials.

Answering a written parliamentary question, he said: “Heads of State and Government are invited to attend the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympics Games by their national Olympic and Paralympic committees.

“It is not yet clear which Heads of State and Government will attend and we do not expect to have this information until closer to the Games.”

Meanwhile, spokesmen for both the Foreign Office and Home Office in London declined to discuss “individual cases” but a government official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Ahmadinejad was not subject to any official travel ban by Britain.

Relations between Tehran and London are at an all-time low. (AFP)

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Altaf Hussain told Rehman Malik that five activists of MQM were killed in last three days, which included Malir UC Nazim Khursheed Iqbal and former councilor of Society Sector Muhammad Anwar Alam.

He said that killings of MQM workers are highly condemnable, demanding Interior Minister to take notice of it and to maintain law and order situation in the city.

Malik condoled the killings of MQM workers with the party chief, assuring the probe would be conducted and culprits brought to justice.

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Talking to media men after holding a meeting with Pakistan Muslim League-N leader Ishaq Dar, the JUI (F) chief said his party had some complaints against PML-N which he had conveyed to Ishaq Dar.

“Problems could only be solved through dialogue,” he said.

Fazl said his party had suggested that parties should be allowed to take turns on getting the chairmanship of Parliamentary Committee on Election Commission.

He regretted that the institutions had failed to change their rules of business in accordance with the recommendations of the Parliament. “If the ruling forces do not accept the supremacy of the Parliament, it will be taken as if they are neglecting the national solidarity,” he added.

The JUI (F) Chief said the US continued to pursue the policy blackmailing against Pakistan. “It (US) causes a damage of Rs70 billion and compensates it with Rs1 billion,” he said.

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This he said while briefing parliamentary committee on finance, which met here under the chair of Fauzia Wahab here Thursday.

Shaikh said overcoming budget deficit will be second priority of the incumbent government.

Government is deliberating to cut income tax slab and there are suggestions to reduce it from 16 to 5 in the budget, the minister said.

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Australia’s former wicketkeeper-batsman Adam Gilchrist won the toss and put Chennai into bat and then restricted them to 120 runs for seven wickets in the allotted 20 overs.

Pacemen Parvinder Awana, Praveen Kumar of India and Azhar Mahmood of Pakistan claimed two wickets each.

For Chennai, West Indies all rounder Dwayne Bravo top scored with 48. He hit three sixes and two fours. Later, he also took two wickets for 18 runs.

In reply, Punjab completed the chase in 16.3 overs for the loss of four wickets as Gilchrist made an unbeaten 64 off 46 balls with nine fours and two sixes.

Pakistan’s premier sports tv channel Geo Super showed this low-scoring match live from Dharamsala.

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