CAT 2011 | Question: 59

Question

In a recently held test series consisting of three matches-I, II and III, five players. Sehwag, Ganguly,Tendulkar, Dravid and Laxman, are the top five scoring batsmen, not necessarily in the same order. 

1. No two players scored the same number of runs in any match.
2. Sehwag scored more runs than Ganguly in the $1$st  and 2nd matches.
3. The player who scored the highest runs in the $3$rd match scored the least runs in the $1$st  match.
4. Dravid scored more runs than Laxman but less runs than Tendulkar in the $2$nd match. Tendulkar scored more runs than Laxman in the $1$st  match. Laxman scored more runs than Ganguly but less than Dravid in the 3rd  match.
5. Tendulkar scored the lowest runs in one match and in two matches in position in the decreasing order of the runs scored by the batsmen is same. He was not the top scorer in any of the three matches.

Among the given five players, who scored the least number of runs in the $3$rd match?

• A. Sehwag
• B. Ganguly
• C. Tendulkar
• D. Cannot be determined