Rain forces draw but India take series
The Wellington weather and a Ross Taylor century defied India asthe third Test ended in a draw with New Zealand eight wickets down
02/04Result
3rd Test, India tour of New Zealand at Wellington, Apr 3-7 2009
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![India]( "India")
379 & 434/7d -
![New Zealand]( "New Zealand")
197 & 281/8 (94.3 ov)
Player of the Match
02/04Result
3rd Test, India tour of New Zealand at Wellington, Apr 3-7 2009
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![India]( "India")
379 & 434/7d -
![New Zealand]( "New Zealand")
197 & 281/8 (94.3 ov)
Player of the Match
Day 5
Day 4
Taylor fifty keeps New Zealand fighting
A combination of bad light and an obdurate fifth-wicket partnership held up India's victory charge at the Basin Reserve after they had set New Zealand a target of 617
Day 3
Gambhir ton gives India massive lead
Gautam Gambhir scored his second century of the series in successive matches to put India in a virtually invincible position in the Wellington Test
Day 1
Zaheer's five gives India control
A magnificent display of fast bowling from Zaheer Khan, coupled with a spineless batting performance by the home team, put India well on course to a series-clinching victory after just two days of the Wellington Test
Late surge gives India the edge
India's lower order batsmen rallied to ensure that they were not dismissed cheaply after being sent in on the first day of a crucial Wellington Test
Others
We were outplayed - Vettori
On the last day - a gloomy one - of a tough season, New Zealand had a few bright spots to hang on to. Of course, the series had been lost the day they were bowled out for 197 at the Basin Reserve
Hungry Gambhir wants more
Gautam Gambhir has been the most consistent Test batsman since he made his permanent comeback to the Indian team, in Sri Lanka last year. And dare we say, the best too, Shivnarine Chanderpaul excepting
Final Test, final frontier
It has been 42 days since India arrived in Christchurch - on February 20, exactly 41 years to the day they first won a Test in New Zealand - to set right what they believed was an aberration
We'll look to bat out the day - McCullum
No damp squib here with New Zealand wicketkeeper Brendon McCullum saying the team will want to bat out the final day at Wellington instead of rain helping them draw the match. "You can't pray for rain or you can't expect rain to get you out of the situati
Harbhajan plays ideal second fiddle
Harbhajan Singh bowled an unbroken 23-over spell for 43 runs and bagged three wickets. All 23 overs were bowled into the wind. What more can the quick bowlers ask for
Harbhajan a revelation
India ensured they would win their first Test series in New Zealand in 41 years - that probably hadn't been in doubt at the start of the day's play or from the time India bowled New Zealand out for 197 to get a lead of 182.
Munaf and O'Brien face off, and Tom tees off
Plays of the day for day two of the third Test between New Zealand and India in Wellington
Wily McCullum out-thinks Dravid
Plays of the day for day three of the third Test between New Zealand and India in Wellington
Fascinating cricket
Down here at the Basin Reserve a wide swinging delivery in the fourth over was crashed over point for six; the fifty was brought up in the 10th over
Harbhajan rides his luck
Harbhajan Singh has scored five Test fifties since the start of 2008 and India have lost only one of those games. Four of those have come against Australia. Coming in at 204 for 6 today after a good start had been wasted on the first day of a series-decid
Wellington boys exploit the conditions
James Franklin and Iain O'Brien put pressure on India with testing spells
New Zealand v India, 3rd Test, Wellington
Match home for the third Test between New Zealand and India in Wellington between April 3 and 7, 2009
Tendulkar the greatest - Hadlee
Former New Zealand great Richard Hadlee believes Sachin Tendulkar is the greatest batsman ever to grace the game.
Grinding the opposition
It was like watching a Ranji Trophy knockout game. India had taken a huge first-innings lead, and went about batting New Zealand out of the game ruthlessly.
The costly over-step
Plays of the Day from the first day of the Wellington Test between New Zealand and India
A bowler on a hunt
Zaheer Khan has the air of a man on the prowl. When on the field, his every step is measured. He saves his energy for the final act - the kill