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Late strikes leave India with a mountain to climb
NAPIER: Late strikes by New Zealand spinners left India with a mountain to climb after the visitors slumped to 79 for three, 540 behind New Zealand's first innings total of 619/9 dec at stumps on the second day of the second cricket Test at the McLean Park here on Friday.
Daniel Vettori struck twice - removing the dangerous looking Virender Sehwag for 34, and nightwatchman Ishant Sharma for a duck, while Jeetan Patel got the better of Gautam Gambhir for 16 as the Black Caps took firm control of the second Test match. Rahul Dravid (21) and Sachin Tendulkar (0) were at the crease at stumps.
Earlier, Jesse Ryder (201) brought up his maiden Test double hundred and Brendon McCullum (115) scored his third Test hundred to put New Zealand in a strong position as they declared their first innings at 619 for nine.
Ryder shared a 121-run fifth wicket partnership with James Franklin, who was the only wicket to fall in the morning session when he was run out for 52. Brendon McCullum joined Ryder and the duo put on 62 for the sixth wicket before Ryder was bowled by Zaheer Khan.
McCullum reached his century before tea off 131 balls with 11 hits to the fence. He shared a 128-run partnership for the seventh-wicket with captain Daniel Vettori who scored 55 off 72 balls.
Brief scores: India 79 for 3 (Virender Sehwag 34, Rahul Dravid 21 not out; Daniel Vettori 2 for 16); New Zealand 1st innings: 619 for 9 declared (Ross Taylor 151, Jesse Ryder 201, Brendon McCullum 115; Ishant Sharma 3 for 95; Zaheer Khan 3 for 129).
India trail NZ by 540 runs.
Day two highlights:
# Jesse Ryder is the first batsman to post a double hundred at McLean Park, Napier. Chris Gayle (West Indies) had made 197 in December 2008.
# Overall, 15 double hundreds have been recorded for New Zealand. Stephen Fleming has posted three - the most by a New Zealander.
# Ryder is the third New Zealander to hit double hundreds against India, joining Bert Sutcliffe - 230 not out at Delhi in 1955-56 and Graham Dowling - 239 at Christchurch in 1967-68.
# Ryder is now the second New Zealand left-hander after Bert Sutcliffe to post a double hundred against India and the tenth overall, joining Sanath Jayasuriya, Clive Lloyd, Andy Flower, Bert Sutcliffe, Justin Langer, David Lloyd, Matthew Hayden, Graeme Fowler and David Gower.
# Franklin hit his first fifty against India - his second overall. Franklin's 52 is his first fifty-plus in three years since registering a career-best unbeaten 122 against South Africa at Cape Town in April 2006.
# McCullum's 115 off 140 balls is his third century in Test Cricket and became the first New Zealand wicketkeeper to post three hundreds in Tests.
# Daniel Vettori's 19th fifty (55 off 72 balls) is his third against India.
# Five 50-plus individual scores were posted in New Zealand's total of 619 for nine wickets declared, which equals their previous record - twice against South Africa and once each against Pakistan, Sri Lanka and India.
# For the second time, three centuries have been recorded in New Zealand's innings in New Zealand - the previous instance being against England at Auckland in 1983-84.
# Virender Sehwag (34 off 25 balls) posted his highest score as captain. In his only previous Test as captain against Sri Lanka at Ahmedabad in 2005-06, he had recorded 20 & 0.
# Ishant Sharma recorded his sixth duck in Tests - his first against New Zealand. Ishant has recorded five ducks in 14 innings on foreign soil.
# New Zealand recorded their highest total against India in New Zealand, bettering their 502 at Christchurch in 1967-68. Overall, New Zealand's 619 for nine wickets declared is their second highest total against India, next only to the 630 for six wickets declared at Mohali in 2003-04.
# New Zealand's aforesaid total is their third highest in Tests - their highest being 671 for four against Sri Lanka at Wellington in 1990-91. |
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