India vs South Africa Test Series

INDIA VS SOUTH AFRICA TEST SERIES in India, FEB 2010

India will play two-match Test series against South Africa at Nagpur and Kolkata, and also three one-day internationals during the tour starting February.

India New Zealand Cricket News 2009

India vs New Zealand Cricket Series 2008-09

IND v NZ, 3rd Test, Wellington, Day 5: India register historic series victory against New Zealand (IND 1:0)

India has clinched its first test series win in New Zealand in 41 years when the third test is drawn after a rain-shortened final day.
India won the first test by 10 wickets and the remaining two matches were drawn. A century by Ross Taylor his second in successive tests and his record 142-run fifth wicket partnership with James Franklin (49) carried New Zealand to 281 for eight when rain began to fall Tuesday.
India declared its second innings Monday at 434 for seven, with an overall lead of 616, and New Zealand was still 335 behind when rain hastened the close of play.

IND v NZ, 3rd Test, Wellington, Day 5: India 379 & 434-7d drew with New Zealand 197 & 281-8

IND v NZ, 3rd Test, Wellington, Day 4: India six wickets away from historic series triumph

India needed just six wickets to clinch a historic series triumph over New Zealand after tightening the noose on the hapless Kiwis in the third and final cricket Test at Wellington today.
Set a near impossible target of 617, the hosts were struggling at 167 for four before bad light brought an early end of the fourth day's play. The Indians first declared their second innings at 434 for 7 in the morning session by adding 85 quick runs to their overnight tally and then had the Kiwis on the mat to put themselves on the threshold of a 2-0 series triumph.
With one more day left, the Kiwis have to bat out three more sessions to save the game on a Basin Reserve pitch which has not shown any signs of drastic deterioration.

IND v NZ, 3rd Test, Wellington, Day 3: New Zealand 197 & 167-4 v India 379 & 434-7d

IND v NZ, 3rd Test, Wellington, Day 3: Gambhir hits another hundred

Gautam Gambhir who hit his sixth Test century (167), and Rahul Dravid added 170 runs for the second wicket, effectively taking the game and series away from New Zealand at Wellington. After Dravid fell for 60, Gambhir and Laxman (61) took India to 314 before both fell in quick succession.
India were 319 for five, 501 runs ahead at stumps with MS Dhoni (16 not out) and Yuvraj Singh (15 no) at the crease.

IND v NZ, 3rd Test, Wellington, Day 3: India 379 & 349 for 5 v New Zealand 197/10 in 65.0 overs

IND v NZ, 3rd Test, Wellington, Day 2: India leads New Zealand by 233 runs at stumps

Zaheer Khan claimed his sixth five-wicket bag and Mahendra Singh Dhoni held six catches as New Zealand was dismissed for 197 runs in reply to India's first innings of 379 on the second day of the third cricket Test Saturday.
Zaheer had figures of 5-65 and Harbhajan Singh had 3-43 as India established a 182-run first-innings lead at Wellington. Earlier, India was out in the morning after resuming its first innings at 375-9. At stumps, India had reached 51-1 with Gautam Gambhir 28 not out and Rahul Dravid 9, an overall lead of 233.

IND v NZ, 3rd Test, Wellington, Day 2: India 379 & 51/1 in 16.0 overs v New Zealand 197/10 in 65.0 overs

IND v NZ, 3rd Test, Wellington, Day 1: Dhoni, Harbhajan help India reach 375 for 9

Brisk half-centuries from Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Harbhajan Singh helped India post a commanding 375 for nine in the first innings on the first day of the third cricket Test against New Zealand at Wellington on Friday.
Dhoni (52) and Harbhajan (60) helped India recover from a middle-order crisis after Sachin Tendulkar (62) scored a half-century. In the morning, the visitors were asked to bat at the Basin Reserve. For New Zealand, Chris Martin picked up three for 95 while Iain O'Brien and Tim Southee got two wickets each.

IND v NZ, 3rd Test, Wellington, Day 1: India 375-9 (90.0 overs) v New Zealand

IND v NZ, 3rd Test, Wellington: India vow to chase win in decisive Test

India have vowed to chase victory in the third and decisive cricket Test against New Zealand starting at Wellington Friday, rather than seal the series by seeking a draw.
India lead the series 1-0, and captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is adamant his team will be trying for their 100th Test victory instead of a conservative draw that would ensure their first series victory in New Zealand since 1967-68.
New Zealand's only question mark is over batsman Daniel Flynn, who missed the second Test after injuring his hand in the first. He batted in the nets Thursday and a final decision will be made on Friday morning.
Their selection quandary is whether Jeetan Patel will stay in the side to partner Vettori as a second spinner, or be replaced by another pace bowler. If New Zealand win the toss and decide on the strategy of taking advantage of any early favourable bowling conditions, Patel would likely miss out.
The 20-year-old pace bowler Tim Southee has returned to the squad after struggling in the one-day series against India, and he will be vying for the final place with Patel and pace bowler Kyle Mills. The often windy conditions in Wellington may give the bowlers some assistance, and the cool autumn conditions in the New Zealand capital may favour the home team, who have won their last four Tests against India at the Basin Reserve.

IND v NZ, 2nd Test, Napier, Day 5: Gambhir, Laxman guide India to draw (IND 1:0)

Gautam Gambhir batted nearly 11 hours for 137 and V.V.S. Laxman made a stylish 124 not out as India batted through the final day to reach 476 for four and draw the second cricket test against New Zealand, consolidating a 1-0 series lead.
Gambhir batted 17 minutes less than 11 hours to secure the match for India on Monday, sharing partnerships of 133 for the second wicket with Rahul Dravid (62), 97 with Sachin Tendulkar (64) and 96 with Laxman.
He was out in the 160th over of the innings, when India was 356 for four, leading by 42 runs overall after following on 314 behind on the first innings. India was out for 305 in its first innings, replying to New Zealand's 619 for nine declared.

IND v NZ, 2nd Test, Napier, Day 5: India 305 & 476-4 drew with New Zealand 619-9d

IND v NZ, 2nd Test, Napier, Day 4: Gambhir leads India's fight for survival

Gautam Gambhir scored an unbeaten century to lead India's fightback on the fourth day of the second cricket Test against New Zealand at Napier on Sunday.
At stumps, India reached 252 for two in their second innings with Gambhir batting on 102 and Tendulkar on 58. India, forced to follow on after being bowled out for 305 in reply to New Zealand's first innings score of 619, now trail by 62 runs with eight wickets in hand.
Rahul Dravid was the only wicket to fall for the day, scoring 62 runs and raising 133 runs with Gambhir.

IND v NZ, 2nd Test, Napier, Day 4: India 305 & 252-2 v New Zealand 619-9d

IND v NZ, 2nd Test, Napier, Day 3: India stare at innings defeat at Napier

Following on, India were 47 for one in the second innings at stumps on the third day of the second cricket Test against New Zealand at Napier on Saturday.
Gautam Gambhir (14) and Rahul Dravid (11) were at the crease after stand-in skipper Virender Sehwag was dismissed by Jeetan Patel. India trail by 267 runs.
New Zealand scored 619 in the first innings and bowled out India for 305 to take a lead of 314 runs.

IND v NZ, 2nd Test, Napier, Day 3: India 305 & 47-1 v New Zealand 619-9d

IND v NZ, 2nd Test, Napier, Day 2: Ryder double ton puts New Zealand in firm control

A Jesse Ryder double ton and centuries from Ross Taylor and Brendon McCullum put New Zealand in a commanding position at the close of day two in the second Test against India at Napier Friday.
New Zealand declared their first innings at 619-9 and then took three quick wickets to have India 79-3 at stumps. Spinners Daniel Vettori and Jeetan Patel did the damage as India ended the day 540 runs in arrears.

IND v NZ, 2nd Test, Napier, Day 2: India 79-3 v New Zealand 619-9d

IND v NZ, 2nd Test, Napier, Day 1: New Zealand pair dominate India bowlers

Ross Taylor and Jesse Ryder combined to produce a record fourth-wicket partnership of 271 runs as New Zealand recovered from a shoddy start to finish on 351 for four in the second Test against India in Napier.
Earlier in the morning, NZ lost three wickets for 23 runs after Virender Sehwag, leading India in the absence of Dhoni who is out with a back problem, lost the toss and New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori decided to bat.
Having laid the perfect foundation for a big score, New Zealand is now looking for a first innings total of 500-550 against India, centurion Kiwi batsman Ross Taylor said after the match.

IND v NZ, 2nd Test, Napier, Day 1: New Zealand 351-4 v India

IND v NZ, 2nd Test, Napier: India looks for series win

New Zealand face an uphill battle to deny India a rare Test series win on New Zealand soil when the teams begin the second Test in Napier on Thursday.
Having claimed their first Test victory in New Zealand in 33 years in emphatic fashion in Hamilton, the visitors are poised to end a run of series defeats dating back to 1967-68. Given the talent at captain MS Dhoni's disposable and the vast experience key players such as Sachin Tendulkar (157 Tests), Rahul Dravid (132), VVS Laxman (103), Virender Sehwag (67) and Zaheer Khan (63) possess, it would be a brave person who backed against the in-form and confident Indians to end their poor run in New Zealand.
Black Caps wicket-keeper Brendon McCullum admits the home side cannot match India for experience but insists they are gaining plenty from the batting master-classes being given by the tourists. New Zealand's top six - Tim McIntosh (three), Martin Guptill (one), Daniel Flynn (10), Ross Taylor (15), Jesse Ryder (seven) and James Franklin (24) - have just 60 Test caps between them.

IND v NZ, 1st Test, Hamilton, Day 4: Harbhajan six gives India historic win (IND 1:0)

India broke a 33-year drought when a six-wicket haul by Harbhajan Singh spun them to a 10-wicket victory over New Zealand in the first Test at Hamilton on Saturday.
Harbhajan's 6-63 wizardry, following an iconic 160 by Sachin Tendulkar, formed the cornerstone of India's first Test success in New Zealand since 1976. They wrapped the game up with more than a day to spare after New Zealand were all out in their second innings for 279, and India knocked off the required 39 runs in 5.2 overs.
Brendon McCullum kept the Test alive longer than expected with a fighting 84 at the New Zealand tail, but it had been a lopsided match from day one when the hosts' top order crashed to 60-6 on a benign wicket. Gambhir, not out 30, and Rahul Dravid with eight then wasted no time wrapping up the match.

IND v NZ, 1st Test, Hamilton, Day 4: India 520 & 39-0 beat New Zealand 279 & 279 by 10 wickets

IND v NZ, 5th ODI, Auckland: Ryder leads Kiwis to consolation win (IND 3:1)

The all-round talents of Jesse Ryder helped New Zealand race to a consolation one-day international victory by eight wickets over India.
Ryder took three for 29 with his medium-pace as India were all out for 149 in 36.3 overs of the rain-affected fifth match of the series in Auckland. The left-handed opener then hit 63 from only 49 balls to help the Kiwis pass their target with almost 20 of their 43 overs unused.
Ryder, who plundered six fours and four sixes, shared a second-wicket stand of 84 with Martin Guptill after the early loss of Brendon McCullum. Ross Taylor then finished the job alongside Guptill - but India have nonetheless won the five-match series 3-1.
India had earlier chosen to bat first but struggled as change bowler Ryder saw off the middle order, after Iain O'Brien and Jacob Oram had already put the tourists in trouble. Only Rohit Sharma (43no) resisted for long, once opener Virender Sehwag had gone for a typically belligerent 40 from only 27 balls.

IND v NZ, 5th ODI, Auckland: New Zealand 151-2 (23.2 overs) beat India 149 (36.3 overs) by 8 wickets

IND v NZ, 4th ODI, Hamilton: Sehwag smashes New Zealand to seal series (IND 3:0)

India sealed their first ever one-day international series in New Zealand on Wednesday after Virender Sehwag smashed a brutal quick-fire century in the rain-shortened fourth match.
India won by 84 runs to go 3-0 up in the five-match series as openers Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir treated the New Zealand bowling attack with disdain.

Fastest ODI hundreds
Player	Country	Opposition	Venue	Year	Runs	Balls
Shahid Afridi	Pakistan	Sri Lanka	Nairobi	04/10/1996	102	37
MV Boucher	South Africa	Zimbabwe	Potchefstroom	20/09/2006	147*	44
Brian Lara	West Indies	Bangladesh	Dhaka	09/10/1999	117	45
Shahid Afridi	Pakistan	India	Kanpur	15/04/2005	102	45
S Jayasuria	Sri Lanka	Pakistan	Singapore	02/04/1996	134	48
V Sehwag	India	New Zealand	Hamilton	11/03/2009	125*	60
M Azharuddin	India	New Zealand	Baroda	17/12/1988	108	62
S Jayasuriya	Sri Lanka	Netherlands	Baroda	04/07/2006	157	64
Yuvraj Singh	India	England	Rajkot	14/11/2008	138*	64

Cricket Records Home | Fastest ODI hundreds

New Zealand scored 270 for five in 47 overs in their innings and more rain interruptions saw India declared the winners after reaching 201 for none from 23.3 overs.
Sehwag scored 125, reaching three figures off just 60 balls to record the seventh fastest one-day century ever and the fastest by an Indian player, ensuring India's first one-day series win in New Zealand in six attempts. Sehwag's armoury of pull shots, drives and cuts saw the opener finish with 14 fours and six sixes from his 74 ball innings.
The squat 30-year-old now has 11th ODI centuries in a career known more for brute force than deft touches, and he said after his latest hundred he was loving the flat pitches and short boundaries in New Zealand.
Earlier, New Zealand battled to 270 for five, after openers Brendon McCullum and Jesse Ryder got the home side off to a flying start, putting on 102 for the first wicket.

IND v NZ, 4th ODI, Hamilton: India 201-0 (23.3 overs) beat New Zealand 270-5 (47 overs) by 84 runs (D/L)

IND v NZ, 3rd ODI, Christchurch: Indians comfortably win third one dayer (IND 2:0)

New Zealand slumped to a 58 run loss in the third one day cricket match against in India in Christchurch. Batting first after losing the toss, Sachin Tendulkar scored 163* (133 balls, retd. hurt) of the Indian total of 392/4, the highest total ever set in New Zealand. It was Man of the Match Tendulkar’s 43rd ODI century and included 16 fours and five sixes. The Indian batters hit 18 sixes, which is also a record for Test-playing nations.
The Blackcaps were bowled out for 334 in the 46th over. Jesse Ryder scored his maiden limited overs century for the home side.

IND v NZ, 3rd ODI, Christchurch: India 392-4 (50.0 overs) beat New Zealand 334 all out (45.1 overs) by 58 runs.

IND v NZ, 2nd ODI, Wellington: Rain washes out Wellington ODI (IND 1:0)

Rain continued to plague New Zealand's cricket season on Friday with another one-day international against India spoilt by the weather.
The series against the West Indies was ruined by rain and India won a weather-affected match by 53 runs in Napier on Tuesday. But in Wellington any chance of a result ended when the players were called off for the final time at 7.04pm local time with India having reached 188 for four in 28.4 overs.
The match was finally abandoned at 8.22pm with captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni 23 not out and Suresh Raina unbeaten on 13. India lead the five-match series 1-0.

IND v NZ, 2nd ODI, Wellington: India 188-4 (28.4 overs) v New Zealand : Match abandoned

IND v NZ, 1st ODI, Napier: India beat New Zealand by 53 runs (IND 1:0)

India beat New Zealand by 53 runs in the rain-disrupted opening one-day cricket international at Napier on Tuesday.
India made 273 for four in their 38 overs and after a second rain disruption New Zealand made 162 for nine when set a target of 216 in 28 overs. For India, Mahendra Singh Dhoni was unbeaten on 84 while Virender Sehwag made 77 and Suresh Raina scored 66.
Martin Guptill top-scored for New Zealand with 64.

IND v NZ, 1st ODI, Napier: India 273-4 (38.0 overs) beat New Zealand 162-9 (28.0 overs) by 53 runs (D/L)

IND v NZ, 1st ODI, Napier: Ishant likely to miss first ODI due to injury

India's pace sensation Ishant Sharma is likely to miss Tuesday's first cricket one-dayer against New Zealand due to injury.
The sinewy fast bowler had hurt his shoulder while fielding in the second Twenty20 international against New Zealand at the Westpac Stadium. An MRI scan carried out on his shoulder today revealed a bruise. The impact of falling on the ball is said to have aggravated an old injury.
"The MRI scan has disclosed that there is a bruise. We will watch him over the next two days. But it is likely that Ishant may miss the first ODI against New Zealand," said administrative manager Niranjan Shah, who is accompanying the Indian side.

Indian Test stars get New Zealand warm up

Six Indian Test cricketers will get match practice in New Zealand's domestic competition under an arrangement that avoids any conflict over the Indian Cricket League (ICL).
Test specialist batsmen Rahul Dravid, VVS Laxman and Murali Vijay along with bowlers Amit Mishrah, Lakshmipathy Balaji and Dhawal Kulkarni will make guest appearances to acclimatise to New Zealand conditions. The Board of Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) demanded the six players get time in the middle before the Tests start on March 18, but there was to be no contact with any player linked to the Indian Cricket League (ICL).
The BCCI's opposition to the so-called "rebel" ICL league was underlined last week when it barred Sachin Tendulkar and Dinesh Karthik from an exhibition Twenty20 game because a former ICL player was also involved. Under the pre-Test deal, five of the Indian players will join New Zealand teams with no ICL connection and playing teams without any ICL players.

IND v NZ, 2nd T20, Wellington: New Zealand clinch last ball win against India (NZ 2:0)

New Zealand beat India by five wickets in the second and final Twenty20 cricket international in Wellington to take the series 2-0.
Brendon McCullum broke the deadlock on the last ball of the match when a skied single carried the hosts to 150 for five. McCullum topscored with an unbeaten 69 from 55 balls.
Yuvraj Singh led India's 149 for six with 50 off 34 balls. New Zealand won the opening match by seven wickets in Christchurch on Wednesday.
Brendon McCullum was declared "Man of the Match" and "Man of the Series". A five-match cone-day series between the teams starts in Napier on Tuesday.

IND v NZ, 2nd T20, Wellington: New Zealand 150-5 (20.0 overs) beat India 149-6 (20.0 overs) by 5 wickets