India (Ind)
vs
New Zealand (Nz)
Match Type: Test Live Stream
Live/ Replay: Live Streaming
India vs New Zealand 1st Test Day 2 Live Streaming
Watch India vs New Zealand 1st Test Day 2 Live Streaming Link Free...Vettori, who lofted Sehwag for a six over wide long-on, had taken just 139 balls for his third Test century, but when Mahendra Singh Dhoni took a sharp catch diving to his right after he got a thin inside edge off Munaf Patel, New Zealand slipped to 246 for 7. The wickets column showed eight a ball later as Munaf produced a searing yorker to mess up Kyle Mills' stumps. Ryder was on 77 at the time and with the hapless Chris Martin the last man, he knew he had to hurry to get three figures.
Iain O'Brien helped him get as far as 98 before a heads-up charge at Harbhajan saw him stumped. Fortunately for Ryder, Martin survived five balls to loud acclaim from the spectators. The first ball of Ishant Sharma's next over was swatted away for four and after Ryder's celebration, the innings ended with a miscue to wide mid-on.
Dhoni's decision to bowl in humid conditions was more than vindicated as Zaheer and Ishant tore through the top order. Zaheer started the rot with two wickets in four balls, and when Ishant came back to grab three in his second spell. Though the bowlers managed to get movement from the outset, New Zealand had started promisingly. Tim McIntosh didn't appear at ease, but the debutant Martin Guptill started with a superb off-drive off Ishant to settle his nerves.
But once the bowlers found their rhythm, the runs started to dry up and, though Guptill pulled Ishant for four to try and seize the initiative, you sensed that something was about to happen. It did when Zaheer slanted one across to take the edge of Guptill's bat. Rahul Dravid dived across from third slip and took a smart catch at the second attempt, to join Mark Waugh on 181, a world record. When Daniel Flynn tickled one down the leg side for Dhoni to take a fine catch, any sense of well-being disappeared.
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