New Zealand v India | 1st Test | Auckland | Day 2 | 7 February 2014

[vandokkum]

India should have played Mishra. leg spinners are wicket takers.

Not really, unless they are of the highest quality, leg spinners get tonked in test cricket on pitches like these. Mishra is a below average bowler.

 

[Bilal7]

Indian bowlers bowl a good ball and a poor ball almost every over.

 

[WebGuru]

oh man )

 

[mithun_minhas]

Even God does not want Ishant to get his 5th wicket

Noball.

 

[Mr Consistent]

lol

 

[mithun_minhas]

Sharma owning Southee.

 

[Mr Consistent]

bichara sharma

 

[mithun_minhas]

Now Southee owns Ishant

 

[Moosa]

Oh dear

 

[London_Lahori]

See you later mate!

 

[WebGuru]

Southee trolled Sir Ishant

 

[Saeed]

Lol at south, ducking 130ks seriously?

 

[Mr Consistent]

:6 by southee to sharma

 

[London_Lahori]

:6 more

 

[Saeed]

6 by southee behind the slips.

 

[mithun_minhas]

2 top edges.

2 es for Saudi.

 

[London_Lahori]

) Sharma thinks he's express pace with this short bowling )

 

[Mr Consistent]

another :6 )

 

[Saeed]

Last 10 overs, RR 6.2.

 

[mithun_minhas]

Saudi riding his luck and so far very very successful with those top edges.

 

[Mr Consistent]

104 runs in the session so far phanity

 

[amax]

sharma thinks he is wasim akram, short bowling at 120ks

 

[Saeed]

Southee bowled by Shami.

 

[mithun_minhas]

Finally Southee ran out of luck.

 

[Moosa]

) Sharma thinks he's express pace with this short bowling )

But express pace will fly even quicker on top edge...no?

 

[Mr Consistent]

7th wicket for india

 

[Mr Consistent]

good cameo by southee

 

[Bilal7]

Southee played really well. He's a bit f an all-rounder.

 

[London_Lahori]

But express pace will fly even quicker on top edge...no?

Express pace will also mean you won't get any bat on it.

 

[Bilal7]

Is Sodhi's background from the subcon?

 

[vandokkum]

Is Sodhi's background from the subcon?

India

 

[Aman]

Sodhi should have come in ahead of southee

 

[786pk]

Is Sodhi's background from the subcon?

Yep, born in india

 

[mithun_minhas]

Is Sodhi's background from the subcon?

LOL

Sodhi is a Poonjabi

 

[London_Lahori]

Jadeja aiming for his ton

 

[WebGuru]

Is Sodhi's background from the subcon?

Born in Ludhiana, India

 

[mithun_minhas]

I thought 'Ish' in Ish Sodhi stands for Ishant

 

[London_Lahori]

Jadeja is going at over 4 an over

 

[WebGuru]

Maca only has 1 double hundred in Tests and that was against India lets see if he can score his second one against India too.

 

[Moosa]

Jadeja is going at over 4 an over

Flat track...nothing for spinners

 

[London_Lahori]

:4 edge

 

[London_Lahori]

Flat track...nothing for spinners

Yeah, I'd expect him to be a bit more economical though. Around 3

 

[Bilal7]

Flat track...nothing for spinners

There is enough in it for the pacers though.

 

[London_Lahori]

McCullum on 191 now

 

[Iffitheking]

Excellent run rate for Newzealand... 4 in test matches is almost like 6 in one dayers.

 

[Aman]

Flat track...nothing for spinners

It's not flat you're just rubbish.

 

[vandokkum]

Why have India picked three spinners on this pitch?

 

[Strike Rate]

Yeah, I'd expect him to be a bit more economical though. Around 3

If other spinners are going wicketless and 4 rpo than its flat track and if ajmal is going wicketless for 1 innings than its ajmal downfall you know

 

[London_Lahori]

Nice shot by Sodhi for four

 

[London_Lahori]

If other spinners are going wicketless and 4 rpo than its flat track and if ajmal is going wicketless for 1 innings than its ajmal downfall you know

though Ajmal has high standards, Jadeja on the other hand..

 

[Iffitheking]

450 is up... Time to declare..

 

[London_Lahori]

So India can't win this game, realistically, from here.

 

[WebGuru]

450 is up... Time to declare..

NZ will look to score as much as they can in 1st innings.

 

[Moosa]

It's not flat you're just rubbish.

Horrible wicket to play test cricket...I thought only India produces roads

 

[Moosa]

If other spinners are going wicketless and 4 rpo than its flat track and if ajmal is going wicketless for 1 innings than its ajmal downfall you know

though Ajmal has high standards, Jadeja on the other hand..

Ajmal avg 28 and Jaddu 20 in test cricket

 

[jattafridi]

why NZ playing slow

 

[Aman]

Horrible wicket to play test cricket...I thought only India produces roads

Don't worry you'll see green when you bat

 

[London_Lahori]

Sodhi moves quickly onto 18

 

[Aman]

why NZ playing slow

Batting once

 

[Strike Rate]

Ajmal avg 28 and Jaddu 20 in test cricket

with a grand total of 33 wickets (27 of them at home) for your info he is going wicketless in this innings and his average is approaching 24 now. 2 more innings like this and he will be in 30s

 

[Saeed]

Sodhi playing well against his brothers.

 

[Aman]

My mate smashing the indian bowlers

 

[Saeed]

:6 by mac.

 

[London_Lahori]

Onto 198

 

[jattafridi]

 

[amax]

Mac is really pumped up, he is treating Indian bowlers with disdain.

 

[Aman]

BCCI spokesman has blown a fuse

 

[London_Lahori]

2 balls till lunch, needs 2 for 200

1 ball now

 

[Strike Rate]

indian trundlers are so predictable

 

[jattafridi]

200 for champion

 

[Saeed]

200 for mac and :4.

 

[London_Lahori]

200 for the captain!!!!

Well
Played!

 

[Moosa]

with a grand total of 33 wickets (27 of them at home) for your info he is going wicketless in this innings and his average is approaching 24 now. 2 more innings like this and he will be in 30s

Stats don't lie

 

[Aman]

Baz should go for 300, Ish for 100

 

[WebGuru]

Well done Maca. Second double hundred and both against India. 225 is his highest.

 

[London_Lahori]

473/7 at lunch.

Brilliant session for NZ! 144 in 24 overs, scoring at 6 RPO!

 

[Adil_94]

Horrible wicket to play test cricket...I thought only India produces roads

In the first session there was a lot of movement on offer the pitch has flattened out a bit but there is still something there for the bowlers but Indias trundlers with their 120k thunderbolts haven't exploited the conditions at all

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[Iffitheking]

amazing fearless batting from BM. Anyother player will wait for lunch...

 

[Saeed]

Lunch, NZ should bat aggressively and declare at tea.

 

[amax]

what a dominant knock.