India 379 (Tendulkar 62, Harbhajan 60, Dhoni 52, Martin 4-98) and 434 for 7 dec (Gambhir 167, Laxman 61, Dravid 60, Dhoni 56*) drew with New Zealand 197 (Zaheer 5-65) and 281 for 8 (Taylor 107, Harbhajan 4-59)
The Wellington weather and a Ross Taylor century defied India as the third Test ended in a [...]
New Zealand 197 and 167 for 4 (Taylor 69*) need another 450 runs to beat India 379 and 434 for 7 dec (Gambhir 167, Laxman 61, Dravid 60, Dhoni 56*)
There was a world record for Rahul Dravid and four wickets before tea but a combination of bad light and an obdurate fifth-wicket partnership held [...]
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 [...]
India 379 and 51 for 1 lead New Zealand 197 (Taylor 42, Zaheer 5-65) by 233 runs
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. New Zealand needed [...]
India 375 for 9 (Tendulkar 62, Harbhajan 60, Dhoni 52) v New Zealand
On a day of frenetic action in which the pendulum swung in favour of both teams several times, India edged ahead with a late-order revival lifting them to a respectable first-innings total of 375 for 9. New Zealand would be fairly satisfied with [...]