India v New Zealand 1st Test
New Zealand tour of India - 2012 (2012) · Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad · 23 August 2012
India won by an innings and 115 runs
India won by an innings and 115 runs. Cheteshwar Pujara top-scored with 159 for India. Ravichandran Ashwin took 6/31.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- New Zealand tour of India - 2012 (2012)
- Ground
- Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
- Dates
- 23 August 2012 to 26 August 2012
- Toss
- India, chose to bat
- Result
- India won by an innings and 115 runs
- Player of the match
- Ravichandran Ashwin
- Captains
- MS Dhoni (India), Ross Taylor (New Zealand)
- Umpires
- IJ Gould and SJ Davis
- Match referee
- BC Broad
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to bat.
India batted first and made 438 all out. Cheteshwar Pujara top-scored with 159 off 306 balls, and MS Dhoni made 73. Jeetan Patel took 4 for 100 for New Zealand. The innings was built on a 127-run stand for the sixth wicket between MS Dhoni and Cheteshwar Pujara.
New Zealand replied with 159 all out. James Franklin top-scored with 43 not out off 122 balls. Ravichandran Ashwin took 6 for 31 for India. India led by 279 on first innings. New Zealand followed on.
New Zealand made 164 all out in their second innings. Kane Williamson top-scored with 52 off 163 balls, and Brendon McCullum made 42. Ravichandran Ashwin took 6 for 54 for India. From 138 for 4 they lost 6 wickets for 26 runs, to 164 for 10.
India won by an innings and 115 runs.
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 438 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gautam Gambhir | c Kruger van Wyk b Trent Boult | 22 | 36 |
| Virender Sehwag | c Martin Guptill b Doug Bracewell | 47 | 41 |
| Cheteshwar Pujara | c James Franklin b Jeetan Patel | 159 | 306 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | b Trent Boult | 19 | 62 |
| Virat Kohli | c Martin Guptill b Chris Martin | 58 | 107 |
| Suresh Raina | c Kruger van Wyk b Jeetan Patel | 3 | 13 |
| MS Dhoni | c Doug Bracewell b Jeetan Patel | 73 | 147 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | st Kruger van Wyk b Jeetan Patel | 37 | 54 |
| Zaheer Khan | c Kruger van Wyk b Trent Boult | 0 | 8 |
| Pragyan Ojha | not out | 4 | 28 |
| Umesh Yadav | run out (Chris Martin, Kruger van Wyk) | 4 | 5 |
Extras 12 · Total 438 all out
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Martin | 27 | 4 | 76 | 1 |
| Trent Boult | 27 | 4 | 93 | 3 |
| Doug Bracewell | 19.1 | 1 | 88 | 1 |
| James Franklin | 13.2 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| Jeetan Patel | 41 | 9 | 100 | 4 |
| Kane Williamson | 7 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-49 (Gautam Gambhir, 9.6 ov), 2-77 (Virender Sehwag, 14.3 ov), 3-125 (Sachin Tendulkar, 34.5 ov), 4-250 (Virat Kohli, 68.1 ov), 5-260 (Suresh Raina, 72.4 ov), 6-387 (Cheteshwar Pujara, 115.4 ov), 7-411 (MS Dhoni, 121.1 ov), 8-414 (Zaheer Khan, 124.4 ov), 9-430 (Ravichandran Ashwin, 133.1 ov), 10-438 (Umesh Yadav, 134.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Gautam Gambhir (22) and Virender Sehwag (23) | 49 | 60 |
| second | Virender Sehwag (24) and Cheteshwar Pujara (4) | 28 | 27 |
| third | Sachin Tendulkar (19) and Cheteshwar Pujara (28) | 48 | 122 |
| fourth | Cheteshwar Pujara (63) and Virat Kohli (58) | 125 | 200 |
| fifth | Suresh Raina (3) and Cheteshwar Pujara (7) | 10 | 27 |
| sixth | MS Dhoni (68) and Cheteshwar Pujara (57) | 127 | 258 |
| seventh | MS Dhoni (5) and Ravichandran Ashwin (18) | 24 | 33 |
| eighth | Zaheer Khan (0) and Ravichandran Ashwin (3) | 3 | 21 |
| ninth | Ravichandran Ashwin (16) and Pragyan Ojha (0) | 16 | 51 |
| tenth | Pragyan Ojha (4) and Umesh Yadav (4) | 8 | 8 |
NEW ZEALAND, FIRST INNINGS: 159 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brendon McCullum | c Virat Kohli b Pragyan Ojha | 22 | 27 |
| Martin Guptill | c Virat Kohli b Ravichandran Ashwin | 2 | 25 |
| Kane Williamson | c Virender Sehwag b Pragyan Ojha | 32 | 92 |
| Ross Taylor | c Virat Kohli b Ravichandran Ashwin | 2 | 14 |
| Daniel Flynn | lbw b Ravichandran Ashwin | 16 | 13 |
| James Franklin | not out | 43 | 122 |
| Kruger van Wyk | lbw b Umesh Yadav | 0 | 14 |
| Doug Bracewell | st MS Dhoni b Pragyan Ojha | 17 | 25 |
| Jeetan Patel | c & b Ravichandran Ashwin | 10 | 21 |
| Trent Boult | c Gautam Gambhir b Ravichandran Ashwin | 4 | 15 |
| Chris Martin | b Ravichandran Ashwin | 0 | 1 |
Extras 11 · Total 159 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zaheer Khan | 11 | 4 | 33 | 0 |
| Umesh Yadav | 8 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| Pragyan Ojha | 21 | 6 | 44 | 3 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 16.3 | 5 | 31 | 6 |
| Virender Sehwag | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Suresh Raina | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-25 (Brendon McCullum, 7.3 ov), 2-29 (Martin Guptill, 10.1 ov), 3-35 (Ross Taylor, 12.5 ov), 4-55 (Daniel Flynn, 18.1 ov), 5-99 (Kane Williamson, 39.3 ov), 6-111 (Kruger van Wyk, 43.4 ov), 7-141 (Doug Bracewell, 51.4 ov), 8-153 (Jeetan Patel, 57.3 ov), 9-159 (Trent Boult, 61.2 ov), 10-159 (Chris Martin, 61.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Brendon McCullum (22) and Martin Guptill (2) | 25 | 45 |
| second | Martin Guptill (0) and Kane Williamson (4) | 4 | 16 |
| third | Ross Taylor (2) and Kane Williamson (4) | 6 | 16 |
| fourth | Daniel Flynn (16) and Kane Williamson (4) | 20 | 32 |
| fifth | James Franklin (24) and Kane Williamson (20) | 44 | 128 |
| sixth | James Franklin (12) and Kruger van Wyk (0) | 12 | 25 |
| seventh | James Franklin (3) and Doug Bracewell (17) | 30 | 48 |
| eighth | James Franklin (2) and Jeetan Patel (10) | 12 | 35 |
| ninth | James Franklin (2) and Trent Boult (4) | 6 | 23 |
| tenth | James Franklin (0) and Chris Martin (0) | 0 | 1 |
NEW ZEALAND, SECOND INNINGS: 164 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Guptill | lbw b Pragyan Ojha | 16 | 38 |
| Brendon McCullum | lbw b Umesh Yadav | 42 | 130 |
| Kane Williamson | c Virender Sehwag b Pragyan Ojha | 52 | 163 |
| Ross Taylor | b Ravichandran Ashwin | 7 | 9 |
| Daniel Flynn | lbw b Ravichandran Ashwin | 11 | 54 |
| James Franklin | c Virender Sehwag b Ravichandran Ashwin | 5 | 17 |
| Kruger van Wyk | lbw b Ravichandran Ashwin | 13 | 34 |
| Doug Bracewell | c Virat Kohli b Pragyan Ojha | 1 | 16 |
| Jeetan Patel | not out | 6 | 9 |
| Trent Boult | c Virender Sehwag b Ravichandran Ashwin | 0 | 6 |
| Chris Martin | lbw b Ravichandran Ashwin | 0 | 3 |
Extras 11 · Total 164 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pragyan Ojha | 28 | 9 | 48 | 3 |
| Zaheer Khan | 13 | 5 | 17 | 0 |
| Umesh Yadav | 10 | 1 | 32 | 1 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 26.5 | 9 | 54 | 6 |
| Suresh Raina | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-26 (Martin Guptill, 14.3 ov), 2-98 (Brendon McCullum, 45.1 ov), 3-105 (Ross Taylor, 48.3 ov), 4-138 (Kane Williamson, 64.2 ov), 5-142 (Daniel Flynn, 67.2 ov), 6-145 (James Franklin, 69.6 ov), 7-148 (Doug Bracewell, 74.6 ov), 8-160 (Kruger van Wyk, 77.2 ov), 9-164 (Trent Boult, 79.2 ov), 10-164 (Chris Martin, 79.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Brendon McCullum (8) and Martin Guptill (16) | 26 | 87 |
| second | Brendon McCullum (34) and Kane Williamson (34) | 72 | 184 |
| third | Ross Taylor (7) and Kane Williamson (0) | 7 | 20 |
| fourth | Daniel Flynn (11) and Kane Williamson (18) | 33 | 95 |
| fifth | James Franklin (4) and Daniel Flynn (0) | 4 | 18 |
| sixth | James Franklin (1) and Kruger van Wyk (2) | 3 | 16 |
| seventh | Kruger van Wyk (2) and Doug Bracewell (1) | 3 | 30 |
| eighth | Jeetan Patel (2) and Kruger van Wyk (9) | 12 | 14 |
| ninth | Jeetan Patel (4) and Trent Boult (0) | 4 | 12 |
| tenth | Chris Martin (0) and Jeetan Patel (0) | 0 | 3 |
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