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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New Zealand vs. India, 1st Test: Day 3, Video Highlights, Scorecard and Report

A crazy third day of the first Test in Auckland saw 17 wickets fall and India set 407 to beat New Zealand.
Resuming on 130-4, India were skittled out for 202 in their first innings after losing their last six wickets for 72 runs in the morning session.
That saw the tourists relinquish a 301-run lead on first innings but Brendon McCullum decided not to enforce the follow-on and then saw his side bundled out for 105 in under 42 overs.
India finished the day on 87-1 and need 320 more runs to take a famous victory via the third highest fourth innings run chase in the history of Test cricket.

If India manage to win tomorrow it will be their highest ever run chase in Test cricket (had made 406/4 v WI at POS in April 1976)

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New Zealand vs. India, 1st Test: Day 1 Video Highlights, Scorecard and Report

New Zealand made a superb start to the first Test against India at Eden Park, Auckland, with a Brendon McCullum century, leading them to 329 for four wickets at the close of Day 1.

The captain, who had not quite delivered with the bat in the team's 4-0 demolition of their hosts in the One Day International series, finished unbeaten on 143 at stumps as New Zealand made light of having been put in to bat first under overcast skies.

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Bangladesh vs. Sri Lanka, 2nd Test: Date, Time, Live Stream, TV Info and Preview

Bangladesh took a hammering in the first Test against Sri Lanka, losing by an innings and 248 runs. They have a chance to make amends in the second Test starting in Chittagong on Tuesday but will go in as heavy underdogs.

What: Bangladesh vs. Sri Lanka, second Test

Venue: Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong

When: Tuesday-Saturday, Feb. 4-8

Start time: 3:30 a.m. GMT/9:30 a.m. local time

Live on: Star Cricket, WillowTV, Geo Super, in UK on Zee Cinema

Weather: Accuweather forecasts clear skies and temperatures up to 30 degrees celsius for most of the Test. As it stands, there will be no rain to worry about. 

 

Overview

There weren't many positives for Bangladesh from the first Test. Shakib Al Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim fought valiantly in the first innings, but overall the hosts looked hapless and hopeless.

Shaminda Eranga and Suranga Lakmal led the Sri Lankan attack brilliantly in the first innings, taking seven wickets between them. Lakmal's ability to extract extra pace and bounce from any surface helped set the tone for how the game played out.

Bangladesh were weak against the new ball, and were it not for the late charge from the lower order, things might have been more embarrassing still.

Sri Lanka's batting was similarly ruthless with Bangladesh's bowlers largely toothless. It's hard to see anything changing drastically as the teams move to the second Test. It's hardly Bangladesh's fault; they play so little Test cricket that their cohesion as a unit has clearly been impaired.

They are out of practice and out of their depth against the experience Sri Lanka, who came into the series off the back of three Tests in January, brings to the fore.

There are two injury issues for Sri Lanka to overcome, though, with Rangana Herath and Eranga withdrawn after suffering with a knee injury and a thigh strain, respectively, per Sri Lanka Cricket, but even with a reshuffled bowling attack, the tourists, perhaps featuring replacements Kusal Janith Perera and Thisara Perera, are unlikely to be troubled.

A win to square the series is nigh-on impossible for the hosts, so they will have to shift their attention so smaller targets. The first target is to post a score of over 300 in their first innings. Setting small pockets of targets might not help Bangladesh win the Test, but it will help them grow a little bit in confidence before heading into the limited-overs matches.

 

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