Showing posts with label Wellington. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wellington. Show all posts

April 4, 2009

India vs New Zealand 3rd Test cricket 2nd day Highlights

Indian had to close its first innings of 3rd Cricket Test just for 379 runs and it seems that they can loose or have to face a huge contest with the Kiwis. But now everything is in India’s control. The 3rd test match was taken place at Basin Reserve, Wellington. Both the first inning had to end in a single day. New Zealand has scored 197 runs and India come to wicket for 2nd Innings. Really, India presents them in a great way before that IPL T20 and World Championships Twenty20 tournament second season that will be placed in South Africa and England.

 

Here is the text highlights of New Zealand’s first innings wicket fall. Indian bowlers hit to the host camp in a successive way. Zahir Khan, the successful bowlers at this moment for 3rd test first innings. His aggressive bowling threats Kiwi batting side and they had to close inning just for 197 runs. Only LRPL Taylor cashed 44 runs and BB McCullum added persolally 24 runs. Others batsmen could not add any more big scores to run the scoreboard well.

  

Fall of wickets 1-21 (Guptill, 6.6 ov), 2-31 (Flynn, 10.1 ov), 3-80 (McIntosh, 26.6 ov), 4-98 (Ryder, 32.1 ov), 5-120 (Taylor, 41.1 ov), 6-125 (Franklin, 43.2 ov), 7-138 (Vettori, 46.3 ov), 8-160 (Southee, 54.4 ov), 9-181 (McCullum, 61.3 ov), 10-197 (O'Brien, 64.6 ov)

 

India is on wicket now for 2nd innings at Basin Reserve, Wellington. They lost one valuable wicket of V Sehwag who scored 12 runs only and added 48 runs in the 1st innings. Now, Rahul Dravid and Gautom Gambhir are in on the wickets unbeaten.

 

India is in a good stage to take the series wins. By leading 233 runs just after 2nd day and the 3rd day is very important for the gust. If they keep the scoreboard in running then at the end of the 3rd day they can call the host New Zealand batting for second innings. It is clear that New Zealand is in big pressure in both bowling and batting. They will try heart and soul to overcome the series loose. The Black Caps can back to the series if they bid India earlier and can back to the batting like second test.

 

So stay with this site to get updates and Highlights of the ongoing Test Cricket Series India v New Zealand. 

March 5, 2009

New Zealand v India 2nd ODI: Venue and Schedule

The first ODI was over and India got the win by 53 runs in D/L method. Now, four one-day matches are still left. Those are very important for both teams. New Zealand is always unique in its home series and able to beat any teams. Anyway, in this article I am just explaining about the venues rest of the matches of this series. The first match whenever India beat New Zealand at McLean Park, Napier on 3 March, 2009. 

The second ODI will be held at Friday 6 March and the local time 14:00 local, 01:00 GMT at Westpac Stadium, Wellington. The match was originally schedule on March 17, 2009. The second T20 international New Zealand v India was held on27 February, 2009 when India beat to the host. The stadium usually used for the multi-purpose but mainly used for Rugby tournament. The ground was opened for all in 2000 and the first inaugural match was a one-day tournament that was held between New Zealand v West Indies - Jan 8-9, 2000. 

The third ODI match venue between India and New Zealand has been selected the AMI Stadium in Christchurch on 8 March, 2009 at 14:00 local, 01:00 GMT but it was originally scheduled for March 20, 2009. Due to ban Pakistan tour India proposed to visit New Zealand earlier of the fixed date. AMI Stadium basically used for Rugby and it will be the main venue of the Rugby World Cup 2011. Although, the cricket matches has been organized in this stadium since 1930 but the day-nigh match inaugurated in 1997 after adding the lighting towers in 1996. The first T20 international match was held at this ground of the ongoing series whenever the inaugural Twenty20 was arranged on Feb 7, 2008 between New Zealand and England

Seddon Park, Hamilton is the play ground where fourth one-day international will be kicked off on 11 March. The time schedule of the match is 4:00 local, 01:00 GMT. According to the weather forecast, there will be a small speed breeze during the match starting time. Seddon Park is the home venue of Northern Districts' Cricket Association. Since 1956-57 the first Class cricket was held here but the international cricket was placed in 1991. 

The final tournament of the ongoing series along-with India will be placed on 14 March 2009 at 14:00 local, 01:00 GMT and the venue is Eden Park, Auckland. No test match will be kick off at this ground of the thrice. As the venue is used for Rugby and Cricket that is why to keep the cricket pitch well the authority makes it as a removable. In 2011, it will host two Rugby World Cup Finals. Although Eden Park is fit for Test and one-day cricket but no test match will placed at this tour.