India reach 45/3 at tea
Indian batsmen were in all sorts of trouble as they reached a precarious 45 for three at tea on the second day after New Zealand piled up a massive 503 in their first innings riding on skipper Brendon McCullum’s brilliant double century in the first cricket Test here today.
Shikhar Dhawan (0), Cheteshwar Pujara (1) and in—form Virat Kohli (4) were back in the pavilion due to some inspired seam and swing bowling by Trent Boult (2/13) and Tim Southee (1/13).
Opener Murali Vijay survived some torrid time as he is batting on 22 in company of Rohit Sharma, who is on 16.
Dhawan’s poor overseas technique was exposed once again as he was squared up off the very second delivery of the Indian innings by left—armer Boult as he closed his bat face and the leading edge was taken by Kane Williamson at gully.
Pujara played far from his body to a delivery that was shaping away while Kohli got a faint tickle on the glove to a rising deliery that also bounced off his helmet towards Peter Fulton at second slip.
India were tottering at 10 for three in 5.4 overs when Rohit and Vijay jouined forces, For the next hour, they played without taking much risk.
Earlier, skipper McCullum’s sparkling double century helped New Zealand reach a commanding first innings score of 503 despite a six—wicket haul by speedster Ishant Sharma.
McCullum played a captain’s knock scoring 224 off 307 balls with the help of 29 boundaries and five huge sixes as New Zealand were finally all—out in 121.4 overs. Ishant on the otherhand got his fourth five—for in Test cricket ending with figures of six for 134 in 33.4 overs.
Shikhar Dhawan (0), Cheteshwar Pujara (1) and in—form Virat Kohli (4) were back in the pavilion due to some inspired seam and swing bowling by Trent Boult (2/13) and Tim Southee (1/13).
Opener Murali Vijay survived some torrid time as he is batting on 22 in company of Rohit Sharma, who is on 16.
Dhawan’s poor overseas technique was exposed once again as he was squared up off the very second delivery of the Indian innings by left—armer Boult as he closed his bat face and the leading edge was taken by Kane Williamson at gully.
Pujara played far from his body to a delivery that was shaping away while Kohli got a faint tickle on the glove to a rising deliery that also bounced off his helmet towards Peter Fulton at second slip.
India were tottering at 10 for three in 5.4 overs when Rohit and Vijay jouined forces, For the next hour, they played without taking much risk.
Earlier, skipper McCullum’s sparkling double century helped New Zealand reach a commanding first innings score of 503 despite a six—wicket haul by speedster Ishant Sharma.
McCullum played a captain’s knock scoring 224 off 307 balls with the help of 29 boundaries and five huge sixes as New Zealand were finally all—out in 121.4 overs. Ishant on the otherhand got his fourth five—for in Test cricket ending with figures of six for 134 in 33.4 overs.
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