New Zealand V India | Second Test | Wellington | Day 4 | 17th February 2014

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Im impressed with Shami...guys got heart rest look like hot garbage going through the motions.
 
If I was Mac I would continue to bat and declare before 10 overs are left on 5th day.
 
Ok now i think game is out of Indias hand, NZ is looking good to set target of at least 350 runs in 70 overs. Can India chase that? They should go for it like Pakistan did, they will lose series anyway otherwise.
 
Most likely situation - NZ win if lead is 400. No way any team is going to chase 400 with 5 runs per over. Side trying is likely to get bowled out with an extremely high chance. You can pack one side and bowl negative line for 70 overs. Let Indians chase and lose this test. That's what B MAC should do. I think NZ will win it here because Indians may go after even that kind of target.

Bigmac won't do a Mathews tho I'm sure of it. He'll go for wickets no matter what. India still not out of this by any means. NZ still have to bat out 30 odd overs the way I see it to get the ascendancy. India still prolly slightly ahead in this game imo.
 
lol why would you declare when you are 1-0 up. Just keep grinding India into the dust.

they would be nuts to give india any chase at less than 7 an over, fightbacks like this are rare even for the very best teams so kiwis would be within their rights to not give india a sniff.

Still lot of work for that to even be a talking point, lead isn't even at 300 yet let alone 400.
 
Never realized how many batting records india has against them, every where u look the top of the list will say against India.. Was just searching if Mcullum was close to highest run getter in two test series. He is still quite a way off but highest is Jayasuriya against India.
 
Never realized how many batting records india has against them, every where u look the top of the list will say against India.. Was just searching if Mcullum was close to highest run getter in two test series. He is still quite a way off but highest is Jayasuriya against India.
 
Ok now i think game is out of Indias hand, NZ is looking good to set target of at least 350 runs in 70 overs.

I had stopped watching the game when Indians were batting the last few overs because game was becoming too much in favor of India. Now I think it is a reverse situation. NZ is not going to lose from here and I think they will win because Indians may try to chase ridiculous target in very few overs. NZ bowling is not bad and they have 5 fast bowlers.

Good luck to both teams here! I am heading out to my fiends place.
 
I hope NZ never declares and just plays through tomorrow. :D
Will be interesting. Just keep batting.. :mathews
All Indian bowlers will break down.
 
they would be nuts to give india any chase at less than 7 an over, fightbacks like this are rare even for the very best teams so kiwis would be within their rights to not give india a sniff.

Still lot of work for that to even be a talking point, lead isn't even at 300 yet let alone 400.

I think NZ is safe. Indians are not going to take quick 4 wickets here.
 
Man,I bet the bowlers were taken off in stretchers!!
Gosh 319 overs is mind numbing!

thats why he is called the first little master ;) 970 minutes mean almost 3 days batting is just wow after a follow on
 
Where is OZGOD? He told me that he will swim across the river in cold if NZ bats for 6 sessions, LOL.
 
I hope NZ never declares and just plays through tomorrow. :D
Will be interesting. Just keep batting.. :mathews
All Indian bowlers will break down.

If they bat after getting more than 350 lead, I doubt MSD will let his phast bowlers bowl.

You can expect Rahane, Nohit bowl for the rest of the day. MSD is not stupid if Kiwis want to troll him :))
 
I saw him post that too. This needs to be done.

I think it was when Rutherford was batting and I said NZ can try to bat for 6 sessions and then NZ will be safe. Don't know how to find it. I think he won't deny saying it so no need to look for it.
 
Mac must be tired , Test is all about concentration , he is approaching a big milestone here.
 
BCCI just called ECB they want to delay the upcoming series. Reason the world class bowlers are tired
 
Macca now batting at 275* second highest score by a NZ batsman in Tests.
 
300 lead now still can't believe it. Amazing! :afridi
 
Reham karo Kiwi bhai log!!!!

Enough of this torture. Just go boom boom for 5 overs and then declare with a 350 lead.
 
Match in the balance now I would say. Still any one's game.
 
I think we need to tour namibia,to register our next over-seas victory.
 
So where do you kiwis rate that partnership?

Up with the best ever for nz?
 
I think we need to tour namibia,to register our next over-seas victory.


The series against Kiwis was the best bet , I doubt India can win in England or Australia. Though they should draw a few games . The problem is that the pitches will be like , that you have to win or loose.
 
Forget Neesham.

Even if Boult comes, he will score a century too.

Pitch is dead and so are the Indian bowlers.
 
5 overs left in the day. A wicket here especially that of Bigmac's and India are back in it. If not it will be hard to pull things back tomorrow.
 
So where do you kiwis rate that partnership?

Up with the best ever for nz?

It should be there with the best. 352 runs partnership after 94/5 is something really special.
 
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