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Batsmen put India in commanding position
HAMILTON: Fifties from Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir and Rahul Dravid saw India reach within a run of New Zealand's first innings of 279 when bad light stopped play 6.1 overs before the scheduled close on the second day of the first cricket Test at the Seddon Park here on Thursday.
Sachin Tendulkar, who survived a dropped catch on 14, was unbeaten on 70 with Yuvraj Singh not out eight as India reached 278 for four when bad light stopped play. Earlier, Gambhir smashed 72 and Dravid a watchful 66 to put India in a strong position after Virender Sehwag was run out for 24. However, both batsmen were dismissed against the run of play - Gambhir caught behind off Martin and Dravid bowled by O'Brien.
Tendulkar and VVS Laxman (30) added 61 for the fourth wicket before Chris Martin struck with the new ball removing a well set Laxman with an away going delivery. Martin ended the day with figures of two for 53.
Brief Scores: India 278 for 4 (Sachin Tendulkar 70 not out, Gautam Gambhir 72, Rahul Dravid 66; Chris Martin two for 53) trail New Zealand 279 by one run
Day two highlights:
# Gautam Gambhir's 72 is his tenth fifty in Test Cricket - his first against New Zealand.
# Gambhir has performed exceptionally well overseas - 700 runs in twelve innings (eight Tests) at an average of 63.63, including one century and five fifties. His strike rate of 61.83 is excellent.
# In seven innings (four Tests) played under Mahendra Singh Dhoni's captaincy, Gambhir has averaged 86.28 - 604, including two hundreds and four fifties.
# Gambhir, for the first time in his Test career, has recorded four successive fifty-plus - 66 at Chennai; 179 & 97 at Mohali - all three against England and 72 against New Zealand at Hamilton.
# Rahul Dravid, with 66 at Hamilton, has extended his record for the highest run-aggregate by a visiting batsman at this venue - 407 runs at an average of 101.75 in three Tests, including two hundreds and one fifty.
# Dravid's 66 off 138 balls is his third fifty against New Zealand - his 54th overall.
# Dravid's record against New Zealand is fantastic - 1070 in ten Tests at an average of 59.44, including four hundreds and three fifties.
# Gambhir and Dravid were associated in a 105-run stand - India's best for the second wicket at Hamilton, eclipsing the 38 between Navjot Singh Sidhu and Vinod Kambli in 1993-94.
# The aforesaid stand is India's second best for the second wicket in New Zealand, next only to the 204 between Sunil Gavaskar and Mohinder Amarnath at Auckland in 1975-76.
# Sachin Tendulkar (70 not out) has registered his best score in eight innings away from home.
# Tendulkar, after scoring 153 against Australia at Adelaide in January 2008, has recorded his best overseas score - his first fifty in eight innings.
# Tendulkar's unbeaten 70 is his 52nd Test fifty - sixth against New Zealand.
# Tendulkar and VVS Laxman put on 61 runs - India's best against New Zealand at Hamilton for the fourth wicket, eclipsing the 49 between Mohammad Azharuddin and Nayan Mongia in March 1994.
# Laxman (30) posted his highest score in New Zealand. In his previous four innings in New Zealand in December 2002, he had recorded a Pair (0 & 0) at Wellington and 23 & 4 at Hamilton.
# Dravid has extended his record for most century stands (74) in Tests. Australia's Ricky Ponting has the next best tally with 72 century stands, followed by Sachin Tendulkar (70) and Steve Waugh (64) and Allan Border (63).
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