India leave NZ D(hon)isappointed again

While India made no changes to their playing eleven, New Zealand made a couple of changes to their playing (Pat)eleven – Daniel Vettori and Iain O’Brien made way for Tim Southee and Jeetan.

That meant Brendon McCullum was New Zealand’s skipper, and on winning the toss, he inserted the Indians. Virender Sehwag, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored three. Sixteen balls into the match, Kyle Mills broke the 15-run stand.

India scored 50 off 8.3 overs (56 balls). New Zealand had conceded five extras at that point.

The second Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 11^th and the 15^th over. Their second-wicket pair put on 50 off 63 balls. While the contribution of Sachin Tendulkar, the player of the match, to the partnership was 30, Gautam Gambhir’s contribution to it was 15. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was five.

Gambhir, whose 27-ball innings included a boundary, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. Sixty legal balls after Sehwag’s dismissal, he was caught by Peter McGlashan. Ian Butler broke the 50-run stand.

Fourteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. India had scored 69 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Tendulkar was batting on 39, Yuvraj Singh was batting on four. Tendulkar’s half-century – which included seven boundaries – came off 59 balls.

India scored 100 off 18.3 overs (119 balls). New Zealand had conceded eight extras at that point.

The third-wicket put on 50 off 52 balls. While Tendulkar’s contribution to the partnership was 19, Yuvraj’s contribution to it was 30. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.

The third Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 23^rd and the 27^th over. Yuvraj’s half-century – which included seven boundaries and three sixes – came off 42 balls.

India scored 150 off 24.3 overs (155 balls). New Zealand had conceded 11 extras at that point. The third-wicket put on 100 off 76 balls. While Tendulkar’s contribution to the partnership was 34, Yuvraj’s contribution to it was 62. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was four.

Twenty-nine overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. India had scored 197 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Tendulkar was batting on 85, Yuvraj was batting on 81.

India scored 200 off 29.1 overs (183 balls). New Zealand had conceded 13 extras at that point. Yuvraj, whose 60-ball including 10 boundaries and half-a-dozen sixes, eventually scored 87. A hundred balls after Gambhir’s dismissal, he was caught by McGlashan. Grant Elliott broke the 138-run partnership.

Tendulkar’s ton – which included 10 boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 101 balls in 166 minutes.

India scored 250 off 36.3 overs (228 balls). New Zealand had conceded 14 extras at that point.

The fourth-wicket put on 50 off 45 balls. The contributions of both Tendulkar and Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India’s skipper, to the partnership was 26 apiece. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

India scored 300 off 41.5 overs (260 balls). New Zealand had conceded 15 extras at that point. The fourth-wicket put on 100 off 79 balls. While Tendulkar’s contribution to the partnership was 57, Dhoni’s contribution to it was 44. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

While Tendulkar’s 150 – which included 15 boundaries and four sixes – came off 127 balls, Dhoni’s half-century – which included three boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 45 balls.

Forty-five overs into the innings, Tendulkar – who eventually scored 163 off 133 balls, which included 16 boundaries and five sixes – retired hurt. India had scored 338 for the loss of three wickets at that point.

India scored 350 off 45.5 overs (285 balls). New Zealand had conceded 17 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Dhoni, whose 58-ball innings included five boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 68. A hundred and sixteen balls after Yuvraj’s dismissal (and 22 balls after Tendulkar retired), he was caught by McGlashan. Kyle Mills broke the 179-run partnership (of which Dhoni put on 44 with Suresh Raina).

Raina, whose 18-ball innings included five sixes, eventually scored 38. He was unbeaten, as was Yusuf Pathan, who faced a couple of balls, scoring a run. India scored 392 for the loss of four wickets off 50 overs.

Jesse Ryder and Jeetan bowled five wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 56, the latter conceded 37. Jacob bowled eight wicketless overs, including (Or)amaiden. He conceded 34. Southee, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 105.

Butler, who bowled five overs, conceded 37. He picked up a wicket, as did Elliott, who bowled seven overs, conceding 60. Mills, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 58. He picked up a couple of scalps.

New Zealand’s openers put on 50 off 8.3 balls (51 balls). India hadn’t conceded any extras at that point. While Ryder’s contribution to the partnership was 36, McCullum’s contribution to it was 17.

The second Powerplay of New Zealand’s innings was between the 11^th and the 15^th over. Ryder’s half-century – which included seven boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 36 balls.

New Zealand scored 100 off 14.1 overs (85 balls). India hadn’t conceded any extras at that point. While Ryder’s contribution to the partnership was 61, McCullum’s contribution to it was 41.

McCullum’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six – came off 52 balls.

Eighteen overs into the chase, the first drinks break was taken. New Zealand had scored 135 without a loss of a wicket at that point. While Ryder was batting on 81, McCullum was batting on 54.

New Zealand scored 150 off 19.4 overs (118 balls). India hadn’t conceded any extras at that point. While Ryder was batting on 92, McCullum was batting on 62. India hadn’t conceded any extras at that point.

A hundred and twenty-seven balls into the chase, the match was delayed. New Zealand had scored 164 without the loss of a wicket at that point. While Ryder was batting on 94, McCullum was batting on 70.

The openers put on 166. McCullum, whose 68-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and three sixes, scored 71. Twenty-two overs into the chase, Raina and Dhoni ran him out. Ryder’s ton – which included a dozen boundaries and four sixes – came off 72 balls.

The second wicket pair put on 13. It was Ross Taylor’s 25^th birthday, but he had no reason to be celebrate – he scored seven off half-a-dozen balls, including a boundary. Fourteen balls after McCullum’s dismissal, Yuvraj and Dhoni ran him out.

Martin Guptill, who faced four balls, scored a run. Yuvraj had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he trapped him leg before wicket, breaking the three-run stand. Ryder, who faced 80 balls, eventually scored 105. Nine balls later, he was caught by Zaheer Khan. Harbhajan Singh broke the six-run stand.

New Zealand scored 200 off 29.4 overs (179 balls). India had conceded an extra at that point. Oram, who faced 11 balls, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 21 balls later, Harbhajan broke the 15-run stand.

The third Powerplay of New Zealand’s innings was between the 33^rd and the 37^th over. Elliott, whose 24-ball innings included a boundary, scored 18. Eighteen balls later, Khan broke the 14-run stand. McGlashan, who faced nine balls, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – a couple of balls later, Khan broke the one-run stand.

Thirty-six overs into the chase, the first drinks break was taken. New Zealand had scored 226 for a loss of seven wickets at that point. While Butler was batting on eight, Mills was batting on a run.

New Zealand scored 250 off 37,5 overs (228 balls). India had conceded an extra at that point. Butler, whose 19-ball innings included a boundary and a six, eventually conceded 24. Twenty-five balls after McGlashan’s dismissal, Yuvraj broke the 33-run stand.

New Zealand scored 300 off 42.2 overs (258 balls). India had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point. The ninth-wicket pair put on 50 off 29 balls. While Mills’ contribution to the partnership was 25, Southee’s contribution to it was 21. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was five.

Mills’ half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and three sixes – came off 27 balls. He faced 32 balls, eventually scoring 54. Seven balls after Butler’s dismissal, he was caught by Khan. Pathan broke the 83-run partnership.

The last-wicket pair failed to get off the (Ku)mark. Southee, whose 20-ball innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 32. The next ball, he was caught by Praveen off his own bowling. Jeetan, who didn’t face a ball, was unbeaten.

India eventually conceded eight balls. New Zealand, who were dismissed for 334 off 45.1 overs, lost by 58 runs.

Munaf Patel, who bowled 7.2 wicketless overs, conceded 79. In the 45^th over, he was removed from the attack after a couple of waist-high deliveries, and replaced by Yusuf, who bowled 0.4 overs, conceding a run. He picked up a wicket, as did Kumar, who bowled 8.1 overs, conceding 60.

Khan, who bowled nine overs, conceded 65. He picked up a couple of scalps, as did Yuvraj and Harbhajan, who bowled 10 overs apiece. While the former conceded 71, the latter conceded 56.

India led the five-match series 2-0.