Streak shines but India dominate

Second Test, Harare, day two (stumps): Zimbabwe 161 & 39-4; India 366

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Heath Streak celebrates after removing VVS Laxman cheaply

Zimbabwe appear to be hurtling towards an innings defeat in the second Test against India in Harare.

After two days, the hosts were reeling on 39-4 in their second innings trailing overall by 166 runs after India produced a total of 366.

Heath Streak was the star of the day, the Zimbabwe bowler taking 6-73.

Rahul Dravid and Gautam Gambhir were both dismissed in the nineties, deceived by Streak's fellow new ball bowler Blessing Mahwhire.

There was a failure, meanwhile, for Sourav Ganguly (16), who gave Waddington Mwayenga his maiden Test wicket.

And VVS Laxman was trapped lbw by Streak for just eight.

Irfan Pathan, the leading peformer in the series, then hit a quick 32 as India stretched their lead.

Pathan was then back to his day job of fast-medium left-arm bowling.

Having taken nine wickets in the first Test and seven in the first innings here, he collected another two as Zimbabwe's upper order imploded in the final session.

It was one of my most difficult, hard-fought innings Rahul Dravid

Victory for India would give them their first series win outside the subcontinent for 19 years.

They won the first Test in Bulawayo by an innings and 90 runs.

After his innings, Dravid said: "The Zimbabwe bowlers were excellent, in particular Heath Streak with the new ball.

"They asked searching questions and all kept sustained pressure on me, so I had to treat them with caution

"[The pitch] was not easy to bat on today, I had to work hard. It was playing tricks and was seaming a bit more. It's firmed up since the first day.

"It was one of my most difficult, hard-fought innings - a grinding sort of knock."