Player of the Match
Player of the Match

END OF OVER:
180 | (maiden) | IND: 476/4

  • Yuvraj Singh54 (63b)
  • VVS Laxman124 (212b)
  • Jamie How1-1-0-0
  • Ross Taylor2-1-4-0

Sambit and Rajesh are waiting for you. It will be moderated by Akhila Ranganna. You can find the discussion board here.

And that's it. Both teams agree to call off the game. Ryder plucks a stump for a souvenir. Please hop on to Match discussion, where Sambit Bal, Cricinfo's editor, and S Rajesh, the stats editor, will start the chat. Jamie Alter, who is writing the bulletin for this game, will be in as well. I will try to join in later after the presentation ceremony.

Gautam Gambhir and Rahul Dravid started the stiff resistance before Dravid fell, wrongly given out. But Gambhir found the right support in Laxman and the duo pushed India to safety.

Sehwag: We didn't bat well in the first innings but we did well in the second, especially Gautam and Laxman. Gautam nearly played for 11 hours and saved the Test for us.

Vettori: You don't expect you will be there for three days in a row but it showed how dominant position we were in. The bowlers bowled so well in the first innings and it gave us hope that we can do the job in the second. The pitch got easier and easier to bat. You can play another Test match on this if you want to! whatever conditions we get [in the third Test] , this performance here will give us lots of heart.

Man of the Match Ryder: "I am very happy. I was disappointed when I got out but looking back I am quite happy with it."

That's it from us. Thanks for logging on over the last five days. Good bye and good luck.

179.6
0
How to Yuvraj Singh, no run, Lobbed gently across, really high in the air, the mischievous Yuvraj stretches forward to play a very compact defensive stroke!
179.5
0
How to Yuvraj Singh, no run, moves to over the wicket now. This one turns in slightly from outside leg, defended to the on side
179.4
0
How to Yuvraj Singh, no run, oh by the way, he is trying to bowl some off spin here. Goes on straight, not by choice, patted back down the track
179.3
0
How to Yuvraj Singh, no run, stretches forward to defend
179.2
0
How to Yuvraj Singh, no run, leans forward to tickle it to midwicket
179.1
0
How to Yuvraj Singh, no run, from round the stumps, turned to the on side

END OF OVER:
179 | 4 Runs | IND: 476/4

  • VVS Laxman124 (212b)
  • Yuvraj Singh54 (57b)
  • Ross Taylor2-1-4-0
  • Jeetan Patel45-10-120-2
178.6
0
Taylor to Laxman, no run, dipping flighted delivery, driven to mid-on
178.5
4
Taylor to Laxman, FOUR, gifts a full toss on the leg stump, ripped to deep midwicket boundary.
178.4
0
Taylor to Laxman, no run, drives to the right of Taylor who lunges to make a half-stop
178.3
0
Taylor to Laxman, no run, another one that holds its line outside off, goes back to punch to cover
178.2
0
Taylor to Laxman, no run, outside off stump, straighter one, tapped to cover point
178.1
0
Taylor to Laxman, no run, on the middle, flicked to backward square leg

Ross Taylor to bowl some off spin

END OF OVER:
178 | 1 Run | IND: 472/4

  • Yuvraj Singh54 (57b)
  • VVS Laxman120 (206b)
  • Jeetan Patel45-10-120-2
  • Daniel Vettori38-13-76-1
177.6
0
Patel to Yuvraj Singh, no run,

India tour of New Zealand 2008-09 News

India 3rd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st30G GambhirV Sehwag
2nd133R DravidG Gambhir
3rd97SR TendulkarG Gambhir
4th96VVS LaxmanG Gambhir
5th120VVS LaxmanYuvraj Singh