New Zealand v India, 3rd Test, Wellington, 3rd day Highlights

This post was written on April 5, 2009
Posted Under: Cricket Highlights, India tour of New Zealand 2009

India 379 and 349 for 5 (Gambhir 167, Laxman 61, Dravid 60) lead New Zealand 197 by 531 runs

Riding on Gautam Gambhir’s golden run of form, India swept into a near-impregnable position in Wellington and virtually ensured that their 41-year wait for a series win in New Zealand will be over in a day or two. There were vital inputs from Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman, but Gambhir stole the show for the second match in a row, getting his second successive Test hundred with a fluent and serene display, stretching India’s lead to 531 when play was called off due to bad light 30 minutes early.

Gambhir’s effort, and his 170-run second-wicket partnership with Dravid, shut out any little chance that New Zealand had of sneaking back into the match. The home team did have a couple of moments of brilliance in the field - most notably when Brendon McCullum’s alertness ended Dravid’s stay, and when Iain O’Brien got through Laxman with a perfect indipper - but those stray moments did little to take away from India’s overall dominance.


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