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India v New Zealand, 2nd Test, Hyderabad, 3rd day

53.1 Vettori to Tendulkar, OUT, 86.4 kph, A wonderful combo from Dan and Ross Taylor (at first slip) gets rid of Tendulkar, Adrenalin rush? Or overpowering intent to break free? It was an unTendulkar like shot. He rushed down the track, never got to the pitch of the ball, and ended up almost going for a slog over the onside field. The edge flew to the right of Rosco who stretched his right hand to pluck it! Tendulkar walks back. Hyderabad sighs. The news channels can go back to proper news coverage now. Tendulkar went down the track, got outside the line of the leg stump and the ball dipped and turned from outside leg. Tendulkar then tried to slog it between midwicket and mid-on. Edge and gone! Dan roars

83.3 Arnel to Laxman, FOUR, 127.4 kph, that's a Laxman special, no point coming to Hyderabad and not watching this. This is a length ball wide outside off, and he flicks it between the bowler and mid-on. Splendid

99.5 Vettori to Raina, OUT, 83.9 kph, Raina does a Umar Akmal. He rushes down the track, gets beaten in flight but ends up slogging it high across to the on side. The deep midwicket fielder settles under it. Vettori sports a lovely naughty smile! He shuts his eyes and giggles.

104.5 Martin to Laxman, OUT, 128.9 kph, Laxman is gone. It landed back of length just outside offand moved in. Laxman went for the whippy shot of his pads but missed. Would it have missed leg? Would it have hit leg? Taufel reckons it would have hit the stumps. Will confirm after a replay and they show that it would have crashed into leg and middle

117.3 Vettori to Harbhajan Singh, SIX, 73.3 kph, Smashed! He went down the track and biffed it over long-on!