New Zealand V India | Second Test | Wellington | Day 3 | 16th February 2014

[Sakss]

New Zealand 192 & 24/1 (9.0 ov)
India 438
New Zealand trail by 222 runs with 9 wickets remaining

Can New Zealand put up some good partnerships to save the match ?

 

[Buffet]

Can New Zealand put up some good partnerships to save the match ?

If not then at least put 450 on this pitch and give Indians 200+ to chase.

 

[London_Lahori]

I hope this at least goes into the 4th day. Gives me something to watch on a Sunday night.

 

[BlackThunder]

Kiwi's are done and dusted. We need to stamp our authority and leave with a statement that will be forever etched in Kiwi players memory. Kiwi's have mentally checked out they cannot stand the sight of the Mighty Ishant, a little push from Ishant and the Kiwi players will be ready to jump to their own downfall. #bleedblue #IshantBunnies

 

[Stark]

^ Yes, they are done and dusted. As has been the case the whole tour.
And we have a class bowling attack which is immune to drifting from the task in hands.

Solid analysis.

 

[BlackThunder]

^ Yes, they are done and dusted. As has been the case the whole tour.
And we have a class bowling attack which is immune to drifting from the task in hands.

Solid analysis.

We will not lose from this position you can bet your house on it. Kiwi's will be humiliated #ishantbunnies

 

[Stark]

Exactly where have i said India will lose hyper fellow ?

 

[mithun_minhas]

India should not chase anything more than 150 runs on the final day.

 

[BlackThunder]

Exactly where have i said India will lose hyper fellow ?

You are still hesitant. You need to start believing that's when you can really enjoy the game you are too afraid. Let it loose, release the tention #believe

 

[Moosa]

I hope this at least goes into the 4th day. Gives me something to watch on a Sunday night.

You can watch the highlights Lahori of the Indian win

 

[London_Lahori]

You can watch the highlights Lahori of the Indian win

I watch the first session and a half and then always catch the highlights when I wake up.

 

[BlackThunder]

First one out of the way. Bring on the rest #inningsdefeat

 

[mithun_minhas]

27/2

Huge wicket of Williamson.

India needs to get as man wickets as possible when the ball is still new.

 

[London_Lahori]

Williamson gone! That's a big wicket. One of the two world class batsman New Zealand have is out. The other is at the birth of his child.

 

[London_Lahori]

So India have won this test. Their first win in any form of cricket in 14 attempts since the Windies series.

 

[BlackThunder]

This Rutherford dude is a true tailender disguised as an opener #useless

Even though Ryder is a drunk hack he can't be any worse than the current tailenders. Going forward Kiwi's must give another shot to Guptil as a test opener, he is at least somewhat talunted.

 

[London_Lahori]

Craig McMillan thinks Rutherford and Latham will be around the NZ team for a long time.

 

[London_Lahori]

41/2

15 overs

Latham 4

Rutherford 28

Trail by 205.

 

[London_Lahori]

Lovely straight drive for four by Rutherford, moves onto 34

 

[BlackThunder]

Time for the Mighty Ishant #InIshantweBelieve

 

[London_Lahori]

51/2

16 overs

Trail by 195.

Rutherford 35

Latham 7

 

[Mobashir]

Well it was a huge wicket because Indian will toil all day in the field.

It's extra flat.
Only chance for India is if they find a little bit of reverse swing.

 

[Stark]

You are still hesitant. You need to start believing that's when you can really enjoy the game you are too afraid. Let it loose, release the tention #believe

Baba Ramdev..
Aap apni duniya mein set ho kar anulm vilom karo.. bakiyo ko normal post/thinking karne do.

 

[BlackThunder]

125K trundlerbolt by Zaheer whizzes past the bat #rutherford

 

[Buffet]

This Rutherford dude is a true tailender disguised as an opener #useless

Well, if he makes 100 odd runs then it won't be useless. Playing well so far.

 

[London_Lahori]

Zak gets his third Rutherford edges to Dhoni.

 

[London_Lahori]

52/3

 

[London_Lahori]

I'm so happy Ishant and Zak are getting wickets. It means they're a shoe in for the England series )

 

[Moosa]

Zak is a living legend #nextwasim

 

[Glory Of '09]

Nz choking. This is why you shouldn't over rate the hobbits.

 

[Buffet]

Zaheer is making up for missing in the last inning.

 

[Gabbar Singh]

Jaheer finally looks like he's regaining some form. India really need a fit and focused Zak if they want to have any hope of competing with England and Australia in the next 12 months.

 

[Moosa]

Nz choking. This is why you shouldn't over rate the hobbits.

Its simply good bowling. Has India ever won a game here in PP without opposition choking?

 

[London_Lahori]

Zak average, 32.66

 

[Jabo]

NZ will lose unless they bat all day today without losing another wicket, an innings like the first match

And that will mean a draw too

 

[EarthBoltX]

Its simply good bowling. Has India ever won a game here in PP without opposition choking?

I'm just surprised to see who is apparently doing this good bowling.

My first assumption would have been the guy who's almost going at 4 an over at this stage.

 

[Buffet]

Zak average, 32.66

Actually, he is still among the top 7-8 fast bowlers from SC despite that average. It's not as if those countries taken together has produced too many better bowlers.

Here is the list for 150+ wickets.

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/en...6;team=7;team=8;template=results;type=bowling

 

[London_Lahori]

Actually, he is still among the top 7-8 fast bowlers from SC despite that average. It's not as if those countries taken together has produced too many better bowlers.

Here is the list for 150+ wickets.

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/en...6;team=7;team=8;template=results;type=bowling

Meh 8th in the list is nothing to ride home about. Over time he'll be pushed down a lot further.

 

[London_Lahori]

I hear some Bhangra in the crowd.

 

[mithun_minhas]

I hear some Bhangra in the crowd.

The first 2 days they were playing Choli ke Peeche Kya hai.... and what not.

Then they were chanting Ganapathi Bappa Moriya...

I think Indian supporters are drunk

 

[London_Lahori]

One top edge hook for :4

Followed by a:

Hook, nailed out the middle for a :4

Latham's dad is nervous )

 

[London_Lahori]

The first 2 days they were playing Choli ke Peeche Kya hai.... and what not.

Then they were chanting Ganapathi Bappa Moriya...

I think Indian supporters are drunk

) )

Hilarious.

 

[BlackThunder]

The Kiwi's are starting tremble at the sight of Ishant with a ball in hand #IshantBunnies

 

[London_Lahori]

Sort it out Kookaburra!

 

[mithun_minhas]

The Kiwi's are starting tremble at the sight of Ishant with a ball in hand #IshantBunnies

You have clearly overtaken Moosa bhai in terms of homerism.

 

[Moosa]

) )

Hilarious.

I love that song

 

[London_Lahori]

:dropped

 

[London_Lahori]

Kohli tried catching it one handed like a hero and drops McCullum.

 

[London_Lahori]

I love that song

Top top song, and I don't even listen to Asian music

 

[Buffet]

It will be great if the batsman make it costly here. Poor effort from Kohli. Wicket is so good for batting right now and you got to grab anything coming at you.

 

[Moosa]

It will be great if the batsman make it costly here. Poor effort from Kohli. Wicket is so good for batting right now and you got to grab anything coming at you.

Chill maro Buffet bhai. If not third day we will win it on 4th day. There is plenty of time remaining on this test and the result is inevitable.

 

[BlackThunder]

You have clearly overtaken Moosa bhai in terms of homerism.

No one can mess with Mossa bhai :Srini #BCCI

 

[Buffet]

If not third day we will win it on 4th day. There is plenty of time remaining on this test and the result is inevitable.

I see Kohli normally doing well in field and that was a very poor effort. Anyway, match is getting boring now.

 

[Saurav]

I love that song

 

[Moosa]

This match is boring today after our infamous win in U19 WC against Pakistan. Fans like me was more interested abt that game that this one.

 

[mithun_minhas]

NZ is not going to save this match by playing tuk tuk.

Only 160 lead for India now. 2 sesions of attacking play and they can easily cover the deficit.

IMO, India are still 80-20 favs to win this, but if one of these 2 scores a big hundred, India can be in trouble.

 

[mithun_minhas]

One of the best ones I have seen )

 

[BlackThunder]

Kiwi's need to start playing some shots. At least make a fight of it, this sort of of batting is not getting them anywhere. This is why teams like Kiwi's are so boring to watch once they are down they just freeze mentally #secondtierteam

 

[London_Lahori]

Latham went fishing.

 

[mithun_minhas]

Disappointment for Latham.

Somewhere in my heart I wanted the kid to succeed.

Shami gets him

 

[BlackThunder]

Shami finally gets a wicket. Bowled very well again, deserved that.

 

[Buffet]

NZ is not going to save this match by playing tuk tuk.

Only 160 lead for India now. 2 sesions of attacking play and they can easily cover the deficit.

IMO, India are still 80-20 favs to win this, but if one of these 2 scores a big hundred, India can be in trouble.

There is absolutely no need to play attacking with so much time left. Just play each ball on merit. Indians have only 3 fast bowlers and if you keep them out for a long time then you will get enough scoring balls.

 

[itsme]

If new zealand lose more than 1 wicket before covering the deficit they are sure going to lose.

 

[Moosa]

If new zealand lose more than 1 wicket before covering the deficit they are sure going to lose.

You still think they can win?

 

[mithun_minhas]

There is absolutely no need to play attacking with so much time left. Just play each ball on merit. Indians have only 3 fast bowlers and if you keep them out for a long time then you will get enough scoring balls.

Playing ultra defensive will put pressure on the batsmen. Sooner or later, they will get a good ball and get out. Like what happened to Latham.

NZ should look to score when half volleys are bowled at them. But McCullam is treating them like time bombs.

I am not saying to play like Jaddu when I said aggressive batting. But at least they should look to score and stay +ve when the opportunities present themselves.

 

[Snow]

India is far better test side than NZ, they got lucky in first match. There is a huge difference between these two teams.

 

[mithun_minhas]

India is far better test side than NZ, they got lucky in first match. There is a huge difference between these two teams.

We are far better than them in subcontinent and UAE conditions.

In NZ, we are pretty much equal to them.

This is the first time in many years, the Indian bowling attack has showed up massively and bowled surprisingly very well. Hence we are looking good.

I still do not trust our bowling unless they show that they can do it consistently. This seems more like a fluke from Indian bowlers than anything.

 

[Moosa]

India is far better test side than NZ, they got lucky in first match. There is a huge difference between these two teams.

There is a reason we are ranked 2 side. We are second best test team in the world technically.

 

[Stark]

I see Kohli normally doing well in field and that was a very poor effort. Anyway, match is getting boring now.

Kohli has dropped few catches of late. Seems like he has a flawed technique of going in with hard hands or tries to jab at the ball. Result is not surprising at all.

 

[mithun_minhas]

With all the Bollywood loud music being played, With so much crowd support Indian players should feel right at home.

I wonder what Kiwi fans must be feeling.

 

[Space Cat]

Missed most of the test since day 1 due to my own cricket but it looks like India are dominating here. Hope we can bat for a while and at least get at lead to bowl at.

 

[Space Cat]

With all the Bollywood loud music being played, With so much crowd support Indian players should feel right at home.

I wonder what Kiwi fans must be feeling.

Familiar disappointment.

 

[Moosa]

Indian fans - Do you want us to beat them today or take this fun till tomorrow?

 

[mithun_minhas]

Familiar disappointment.

I always feel that any person who adopts a new country should stay loyal and support the new country. Especially if the person accepts the citizenship of the new country.
Even if they have soft corner for their native country, they should at least stay quite and not chant slogans in favor of their native land.

 

[abhayjj]

I always feel that any person who adopts a new country should stay loyal and support the new country. Especially if the person accepts the citizenship of the new country.
Even if they have soft corner for their native country, they should at least stay quite and not chant slogans in favor of their native land.

I second that.

 

[mithun_minhas]

Jaddu gets Anderson.

Kiwis imploding here.

 

[mithun_minhas]

I don't trust Watling. He looks very ordinary with the bat.

Neesham and McCullam are their last hope.

 

[mithun_minhas]

Shami showing some attitude.

Good aggression.

 

[RWAC]

Can I dream of the impossible...?

 

[Stark]

$130 a pop?
IPL is doling out peanuts then ..