New Zealand vs. India, 2nd Test: Day 4 Video Highlights, Scorecard and Report

India took complete control of the second Test against New Zealand in Wellington, building a big first-innings lead before reducing New Zealand to 24-1 at stumps in their second innings.

New Zealand looked as if they were working their way back into the match by the time Rohit Sharma fell for a duck and left India at 165-5, while Shikhar Dhawan fell agonisingly short of a second Test century in the series with 98.

But Ajinkya Rahane (118) and MS Dhoni (68) combined to devastating effect, putting on 120 runs together in quick time to breathe life into the innings and extend the advantage.


It was Rahane's first Test century and helped cement a 246-run first-innings lead which is unlikely to be toppled.

And as if to prove the point, New Zealand lost a wicket in the nine overs they faced before stumps, Peter Fulton trapped lbw to Zaheer Khan after just nine balls.

The hosts will have to bat a long time to make a game of this Test now, with three days remaining and clear weather predicted.

New Zealand vs. India, 2nd Test Scorecard: Stumps, Day 2
India 1st Innings (NZ 192)
Batsman   Dismissal Bowler         Runs Mins Balls
Dhawan   c Watling b Southee 98 185 127
Vijay   c Watling b Southee    2    5      6
Pujara      lbw          b Boult          19   99    59
I Sharma   c Watling b Boult          26   52    50
Kohli   c Rutherford b Wagner 38 131    93
Ro Sharma          b Neesham    0      8      3
Rahane   c Boult          b Southee       118 258 158
Dhoni   c Watling b Boult          68 109    86
Jadeja   c Fulton          b Wagner 26    24    16
Zaheer        c Watling b Wagner 22    33    19
Shami      not out                            0      5      1
Extras 2nb 7w 8b 4lb             21

Total         all out   438      (102.4 ovs)
Bowler Overs Maidens Runs   Wickets
Boult 26.0      7           99        3
Southee 20.0      0           93        3
Wagner 22.4      3         106        3
Anderson 16.0      2           66        0
Neesham 18.0      2           62        1

NZ 2nd Innings
(1st Inns 192) (India 438)
Batsman        Dismissal    Bowler                 Runs  Mins Balls
Fulton            lbw b Zaheer Khan            1     6     6
Rutherford not out                          18   39   32
Williamson not out                            4   31   17
Extras 1nb 0w 0b 0lb          1

Total for 1 24 (9.0 ovs)
Bowler        Overs Maidens Runs  Wickets
I Sharma            3.0       0   9      0
Zaheer Khan    3.0       2   7      1
Shami            3.0       0   8      0
BBC

The Black Caps started slowly but finally started to make some inroads with a trio of wickets midway through the morning session.

Nightwatchman Ishant Sharma was the first to fall, trapped by Trent Boult for 26. Dhawan then nicked behind to Southee with his century in sight before Sharma played on to give Jimmy Neesham his first Test wicket.

Virat Kohli helped kick-start the recovery with a patient 38 before becoming the first of Neil Wagner's three victims and then Dhoni and Rahane took over.

The run rate was notably quick well beyond four runs an over giving India plenty of time to get the Test won and level the series.

If they achieve it, it will be their first Test victory overseas since June 2011 one that's long overdue.

Source: Bleacherreport
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