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India vs New Zealand Cricket Series 2008-09
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India vs New Zealand Cricket Series 2008-09
Schedule- Wed 25, February 2009 (D/N): 1st Twenty20 - New Zealand v India at Christchurch
- Fri 27, February 2009 (D/N): 2nd Twenty20 - New Zealand v India at Wellington
- Tue 03, March 2009 (D/N): 1st ODI - New Zealand v India at Napier
- Fri 06, March 2009 (D/N): 2nd ODI - New Zealand v India at Wellington
- Sun 08, March 2009 (D/N): 3rd ODI - New Zealand v India at Christchurch
- Wed 11, March 2009 (D/N): 4th ODI - New Zealand v India at Hamilton
- Sat 14, March 2009 (D/N): 5th ODI - New Zealand v India at Auckland
- Wed 18-Sun 22, March 2009: 1st Test - New Zealand v India at Hamilton
- Thu 26-Mon 30, March 2009: 2nd Test - New Zealand v India at Napier
- Fri 03-Tue 07, April 2009: 3rd Test - New Zealand v India at Wellington
New Zealand v India 2nd Test at Napier
IND v NZ, 2nd Test, Napier, Day 5: Gambhir, Laxman guide India to draw (IND 1:0)
Mar 30, 2009
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
Mar 29, 2009
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
Mar 28, 2009
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
Mar 27, 2009
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: India looks for series win
Mar 25, 2009
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.
McCullum has also called for greater application and determination from his team-mates after the selectors opted not to make wholesale changes despite plenty of below-par performances in Hamilton.
IND v NZ, 2nd Test, Napier, Day 1: New Zealand 351-4 v India
New Zealand v India 2nd Test at Napier
Scores
New Zealand won the toss and decided to bat
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619 for 9 (154.4 overs)
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305 all out (93.5 overs)
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476 for 4 (180.0 overs)
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Runs |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
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| McIntosh | c Karthik | b Sharma | 12 |
27 | 2 | 0 |
| Guptill | c Sehwag | b Khan | 8 |
21 | 1 | 0 |
| How | b Khan | 1 |
11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Taylor | c Singh | b Harbhajan Singh | 151 |
204 | 26 | 1 |
| Ryder | b Khan | 201 |
328 | 24 | 1 | |
| Franklin | run out | 52 |
122 | 7 | 0 | |
| McCullum | c Tendulkar | b Sharma | 115 |
140 | 13 | 0 |
| Vettori | b Sharma | 55 |
72 | 6 | 0 | |
| Patel | c Sharma | b Harbhajan Singh | 1 |
9 | 0 | 0 |
| O'Brien | not out | 1 |
1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extras | 7nb 7b 8lb | 22 | ||||
| Total | for 9 | 619 | (154.4 ovs) | |||
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Runs |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
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| Gambhir | c Vettori | b Patel | 16 |
53 | 1 | 0 |
| Sehwag | c McCullum | b Vettori | 34 |
25 | 5 | 1 |
| Dravid | c McCullum | b Ryder | 83 |
206 | 12 | 0 |
| Sharma | lbw | b Vettori | 0 |
13 | 0 | 0 |
| Tendulkar | c Taylor | b Patel | 49 |
65 | 7 | 1 |
| Laxman | c McIntosh | b Martin | 76 |
149 | 14 | 0 |
| Singh | c McIntosh | b Martin | 0 |
11 | 0 | 0 |
| Karthik | c Ryder | b Martin | 6 |
31 | 1 | 0 |
| Harbhajan Singh | c Martin | b O'Brien | 18 |
11 | 2 | 1 |
| Khan | c Ryder | b O'Brien | 8 |
6 | 0 | 0 |
| Patel | not out | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extras | 7nb 1b 7lb | 15 | ||||
| Total | all out | 305 | (93.5 ovs) | |||
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Runs |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
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| Gambhir | lbw | b Patel | 137 |
436 | 18 | 0 |
| Sehwag | lbw | b Patel | 22 |
21 | 4 | 0 |
| Dravid | c How | b Vettori | 62 |
220 | 6 | 1 |
| Tendulkar | c McCullum | b Martin | 64 |
131 | 9 | 1 |
| Laxman | not out | 124 |
212 | 25 | 0 | |
| Singh | not out | 54 |
63 | 10 | 0 | |
| Extras | 3nb 9b 1lb | 13 | ||||
| Total | for 4 | 476 | (180.0 ovs) | |||
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Umpires: I J Gould, B R Doctrove
New Zealand: McIntosh, Guptill, How, Taylor, Ryder, Franklin, McCullum (W), Vettori (C), Patel, O'Brien, Martin
India: Gambhir, Sehwag (C), Dravid, Tendulkar, Laxman, Singh, Karthik (W), Harbhajan Singh, Khan, Sharma, Patel