All about Jesse as New Zealand take charge
CRICKET: NAPIER, New Zealand, March 28, 2009 - Jesse Ryder continued
to command centre stage as India crashed in the second Test against New
Zealand and were forced to follow on 314 runs in arrears on the third
day here Saturday.
India's first innings folded at 305 after a withering bowling spell
in which they lost their last six wickets for 59 runs inside 16 overs.
At stumps India were 47-1 in their second innings, requiring a
further 267 runs to make New Zealand bat again.
Gautam Gambhir was not out 14 with Rahul Dravid on 11, and New
Zealand held the firm prospect of saving the three-Test series after
being whipped in the first Test by 10 wickets.On a wicket that offered
the bowlers no encouragement and on which New Zealand managed 619-9,
including two centuries and a double ton, none of the galaxy of Indian
stars was able to perform to their vintage standards.
Central to the proceedings was the golden touch of Ryder, the batsman
who top scored for New Zealand with 201.
When New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori had exhausted his recognised
bowling options to break up the Indian fifth-wicket partnership of
Dravid and VVS Laxman he asked the burly batsman to reprise his
part-time, medium-pace role.Ryder duly obliged and dismissed Dravid for
83 with the last ball of his first over.He then snapped up two catches
in the slips as Chris Martin and Iain O'Brien took the new ball and
ripped out the Indian tail.Martin, who finished with the best New
Zealand figures of three for 89, described the burly Ryder as a special
talent.
"To look at him you wouldn't think he can do half the things that he
does, but he can," Martin said.
"He feeds off having that golden touch, which is something that we
all know he has and when he has the ball something can happen, and again
today he lulled a guy who was batting nicely into a bad shot. That sums
the guy up."Laxman put a positive spin on the situation for India and
said they had the opportunity to do something special."We have done some
amazing things in the past and we take a lot of confidence from what we
achieved in the past," he said, referring to the England Test last
December when India produced the fourth-highest run chase in history.
"It's a very good batting strip and I think it will remain the same
for the next two days. I think we will do something special."
India resumed the third day here at 79-3 and progressed to 165 when
Sachin Tendulkar fell for 49 in the morning session, caught at slip by
Ross Taylor off Jeetan Patel.
NEW ZEALAND
- 1ST INNINGS 619-9 dec
INDIA - 1ST INNINGS
G. Gambhir c Vettori b Patel 16
V. Sehwag c McCullum b Vettori 34
R. Dravid c McCullum b Ryder 83
I. Sharma lbw Vettori 00
S. Tendulkar c Taylor b Patel 49
V. Laxman c McIntosh b Martin 76
Y. Singh c McIntosh b Martin 00
D. Karthik c Ryder b Martin 06
H. Singh c Martin b O’Brien 18
Z. Khan c Ryder b O’Brien 08
M. Patel not out 00
Extras (b 1, lb 7, nb 7) 15
TOTAL (all out; 93.5 overs) 305
Fall of wickets: 1-48 (Sehwag), 2-73 (Gambhir), 3-78 (Sharma), 4-165 (Tendulkar),
5-246 (Dravid), 6-253 (Yuvraj Singh), 7-270 (Karthik), 8-291 (Laxman),
9-305 (Harbhajan Singh), 10-305 (Khan).
Bowling: Martin 24-5-89-3, Franklin 15-4-34-0 (3nb), Vettori 19-5-45-2
(4nb), O’Brien 13.5-4-66-2, Patel 19-2-60-2, Ryder 3-1-3-1.
INDIA - 2ND INNINGS
G. Gambhir not out 14
V. Sehwag lbw Patel 22
R. Dravid not out 11
Extras 00
TOTAL (1 wicket; 17 overs) 47
Fall of wicket: 1-30 (Sehwag)
To bat: Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, Yuvraj Singh, KD Karthik,
Harbhajan Singh, Z Khan, I Sharma, MM Patel.
Bowling: Martin 3-1-6-0, O’Brien 5-2-10-0, Franklin 3-0-11-0, Patel
3-1-14-1, Ryder 1-0-5-0, Vettori 2-1-1-0.
Match position: New Zealand 619-9 dec in first innings, India 305 and
47-1. |
