| India 1st Innings | | Fours | Wickets | Sixes | | Over # | Event | Team Score | | 3.6 | 3.6 Southee to Sehwag, SIX!!, Effortlessly done for maximum yield! full and wide, Sehwag stretches out a lil' and drives it over cover point for a biggie, as flat as a pool table, that was timed to perfection, just sliced away, what connection! | 20/0 | | 15.3 | 15.3 O'Brien to Sehwag, out Caught by McCullum!! No room at all to force a cut shot, back of a length delivery and only a lil' outside off, Sehwag jabs at it away from the body, in no position to punch that away, thick outside edge goes straight into the keeper's gloves, Sehwag is gone on the brink of his fifty, he surely deserved one, local boy picks up the prize wicket, India one down now! Sehwag c McIntosh b O'Brien 48(51) <4s-7 6s-1> | 73/1 | | 16.6 | 16.6 Franklin to Gambhir, out Lbw!! Bang on! Length ball not moving away this time around, Franklin gets it to straighten off the surface and hits Gambhir on the pad, hit right infront of the stumps as Gambhir advances to defend it, umpire Simon Taufel thinks that it would have gone on to hit the stumps, I opine the same too, Franklin is elated, picks up his first wicket of the series, isn't he delighted and suddenly the complexion of the game has changed! Gambhir lbw b Franklin 23(47) <4s-2> | 75/2 | | 37.5 | 37.5 O'Brien to Tendulkar, FOUR!!, short, wide and well outside the off stump, Tendulkar goes on the backfoot and cuts it square of the wicket, that is a tracer bullet, raises his 53rd TEST FIFTY!! | 148/2 | | 42.5 | 42.5 Martin to Tendulkar, out Caught by McCullum!! Over confident waft! length delivery outside off, Tendulkar goes for the back foot punch, doesnt get his weight into the stroke, tickles it to McCullum, Martin gets his reward for the persistent line in the channel, Tendulkar again falls after promising the moon, NZ are **** a hoop, when will Tendulkar get his 43rd ton?? Tendulkar c McCullum b Martin 62(85) <4s-11> | 165/3 | | 48.3 | 48.3 Southee to Laxman, out Caught by McIntosh!! Tameless waft! pitched up and moving away from Laxman, he lazily tries to drive it on the up, it takes the edge, flies thick and hard to 2nd slip, McIntosh takes a sharp catch, that was a poor stroke from Laxman, Laxman's horrors at Wellington continue. Laxman c McIntosh b Southee 4(16) | 173/4 | | 51.3 | 51.3 Ryder to Yuvraj, out Lbw!! fabulous delivery! Ryder gets his man! full, nips back in sharply, almost in the block hole, Yuvraj is completely bamboozled, falls over in trying to flick it, is caught plumb in front, Ryder is jubiliant, Yuvraj looked very shaky today, NZ right on top here. Yuvraj lbw b Ryder 9(12) <4s-2> | 182/5 | | 58.1 | 58.1 Martin to Dravid, out Caught by Franklin!! Tame shot! short of length delivery on the stumps, Dravid rocks back, pulls it straight to Franklin at square leg, that ballooned off the splice of the bat, Dravid falls in a very unusual manner, Martin gets another, now NZ will feel they can run through the Indian batting. Dravid c Franklin b Martin 35(114) <4s-3> | 204/6 | | 70.6 | 73.6 Vettori to Dhoni, SIX!!, Even better shot! Dhoni chips down and lofts it over long on, lots of bottom hand in that stroke, that just cleared the fence, Dhoni taking on Vettori here | 266/6 | | 73.3 | 76.3 Southee to Dhoni, FOUR!!, short outside off, Dhoni throws his bat at it, it takes the edge, flies over the slip corden, that is the FIFTY!! for Dhoni as well, a real captain's innings from Dhoni | 281/6 | | 73.6 | 76.6 Southee to Dhoni, out Caught by O'Brien!! One Shot too many! short delivery down the leg side, Dhoni goes after it, fails to keep the pull on the ground, holes out to O' Brien at fine leg, finally a catch goes straight to the fielder, NZ must be relieved now, Dhoni falls right after reaching his fifty. Dhoni c O'Brien b Southee 52(89) <4s-6 6s-1> | 283/7 | | 74.3 | 77.3 Vettori to Harbhajan, SIX!!, magnificent innings! flighted outside off again, Harbhajan goes on the backfoot, smashes it over long on, that brings up the 4th Test FIFTY!! for Harbhajan, splendid counter attacking batting from Harbhajan | 299/7 | | 79.1 | 82.1 Martin to Harbhajan, out Caught by Vettori!! End of the fun! full outside off, Harbhajan looks to go over mid off, does not get under it though, spoons a dolly to Vettori at mid off, Harbhajan goes after a chancy innings, Martin picks up wickets whenever he bowls, NZ will look to wrap up the innings today. Harbhajan c Vettori b Martin 60(78) <4s-7 6s-1> | 315/8 | | 82.6 | 85.6 O'Brien to Zaheer, out Caught by McCullum!! Ripper of a delivery! magnificent ball! shor, rose on Zaheer, he fends at it awkwardly, it takes the edge, McCullum takes a blinder of a catch, that was travelling, Zaheer falls late in the day, O'Brien gets his revenge. Zaheer c McCullum b O'Brien 33(23) <4s-6> | 347/8 | | 89.1 | 92.1 Martin to Ishant, out Caught by McCullum!! Ishant goes for the big drive through the off side, full delivery and it finds the edge, McCullum has no problems in accepting his 4th catch of the innings. Ishant runs towards the pavilion, he will come out with the ball soon. Ishant c McCullum b Martin 18(31) <4s-2> | 379/10 |
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