Chapter 57 : The Dust of Chepauk
"Back so soon?" the spinner grinned.
Aryan took his guard.
"I missed you, Ash," Aryan replied.
He played out the final three overs of the day with rock-solid defense.
Stumps Day 3.
Mumbai (2nd Innings): 92/2.
Trailing by 95 runs.
Aryan Sharma: 5 (18)*
Ajinkya Rahane: 35 (70)*
The game was heading into Day 4. Mumbai still trailed. But the Tiger of Mumbai had shown his claws, and the hunters were starting to feel the fear.
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[Day 4 - Morning Session]
The Sunday newspapers in Chennai had already written the eulogy. "Mumbai Stares at Defeat," one headline read. Another simply said, "Ashwin's Web."
But cricket is not played on paper. It is played on 22 yards of baked earth, and on the fourth day at Chepauk, that earth was cracking like a shattered mirror.
Mumbai (2nd Innings): 92/2
Deficit: 95 runs
