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New Zealand v India 1st Test

India tour of New Zealand - 2009 (2008/09) · Seddon Park, Hamilton · 18 March 2009

India won by 10 wickets

India won by 10 wickets. Sachin Tendulkar top-scored with 160 for India. Harbhajan Singh took 6/63.

MATCH FACTS

Series
India tour of New Zealand - 2009 (2008/09)
Ground
Seddon Park, Hamilton
Dates
18 March 2009 to 21 March 2009
Toss
India, chose to field
Result
India won by 10 wickets
Player of the match
Sachin Tendulkar
Captains
Daniel Vettori (New Zealand), MS Dhoni (India)
Debut
Martin Guptill (New Zealand)
Umpires
IJ Gould and SJA Taufel
Match referee
AG Hurst

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

India won the toss and chose to field. It was Martin Guptill's first Test.

New Zealand batted first and made 279 all out. Daniel Vettori top-scored with 118 off 164 balls, and Jesse Ryder made 102. Ishant Sharma took 4 for 73 for India. The innings was built on a 186-run stand for the seventh wicket between Daniel Vettori and Jesse Ryder, 67% of the total.

India replied with 520 all out. Sachin Tendulkar top-scored with 160 off 260 balls, and Gautam Gambhir made 72. Chris Martin took 3 for 98 for New Zealand. The innings was built on a 115-run stand for the sixth wicket between Sachin Tendulkar and MS Dhoni. India led by 241 on first innings.

New Zealand made 279 all out in their second innings. Brendon McCullum top-scored with 84 off 135 balls, and Daniel Flynn made 67. Harbhajan Singh took 6 for 63 for India.

Set 39 to win, India made 39 for 0. Gautam Gambhir top-scored with 30 not out off 18 balls.

India won by 10 wickets.

NEW ZEALAND, FIRST INNINGS: 279 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Tim McIntoshc Virender Sehwag b Ishant Sharma1252
Martin Guptillc Rahul Dravid b Zaheer Khan1420
Daniel Flynnc MS Dhoni b Zaheer Khan03
Ross Taylorb Ishant Sharma1837
Jesse Ryderc VVS Laxman b Ishant Sharma102162
James Franklinc MS Dhoni b Ishant Sharma02
Brendon McCullumc VVS Laxman b Munaf Patel38
Daniel Vettoric MS Dhoni b Munaf Patel118164
Kyle Millsb Munaf Patel01
Iain O'Brienst MS Dhoni b Harbhajan Singh819
Chris Martinnot out05

Extras 4 · Total 279 all out

Bowler (India)OMRW
Zaheer Khan163702
Ishant Sharma19.24734
Munaf Patel184603
Harbhajan Singh227571
Virender Sehwag30180

FALL OF WICKETS

1-17 (Martin Guptill, 6.5 ov), 2-17 (Daniel Flynn, 8.2 ov), 3-40 (Tim McIntosh, 16.2 ov), 4-51 (Ross Taylor, 20.4 ov), 5-51 (James Franklin, 20.6 ov), 6-60 (Brendon McCullum, 23.1 ov), 7-246 (Daniel Vettori, 70.2 ov), 8-246 (Kyle Mills, 70.3 ov), 9-275 (Iain O'Brien, 77.1 ov), 10-279 (Jesse Ryder, 78.2 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstTim McIntosh (3) and Martin Guptill (14)1741
secondTim McIntosh (0) and Daniel Flynn (0)09
thirdTim McIntosh (9) and Ross Taylor (13)2348
fourthRoss Taylor (5) and Jesse Ryder (6)1126
fifthJames Franklin (0) and Jesse Ryder (0)02
sixthBrendon McCullum (3) and Jesse Ryder (6)913
seventhDaniel Vettori (118) and Jesse Ryder (65)186286
eighthKyle Mills (0) and Jesse Ryder (0)01
ninthIain O'Brien (8) and Jesse Ryder (21)2940
tenthChris Martin (0) and Jesse Ryder (4)47
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 520 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Gautam Gambhirc Brendon McCullum b Chris Martin72135
Virender Sehwagrun out (James Franklin)2421
Rahul Dravidb Iain O'Brien66138
Sachin Tendulkarc Ross Taylor b Iain O'Brien160260
VVS Laxmanc Ross Taylor b Chris Martin3091
Yuvraj Singhb Chris Martin2250
MS Dhonic Brendon McCullum b Iain O'Brien47123
Harbhajan Singhc Daniel Vettori b Kyle Mills1627
Zaheer Khannot out5146
Ishant Sharmac Brendon McCullum b Daniel Vettori613
Munaf Patelc Chris Martin b Daniel Vettori920

Extras 17 · Total 520 all out

Bowler (New Zealand)OMRW
Chris Martin309983
Kyle Mills224981
Iain O'Brien3371033
James Franklin231980
Daniel Vettori35.48902
Jesse Ryder95240

FALL OF WICKETS

1-37 (Virender Sehwag, 9.2 ov), 2-142 (Gautam Gambhir, 41.4 ov), 3-177 (Rahul Dravid, 53.2 ov), 4-238 (VVS Laxman, 81.2 ov), 5-314 (Yuvraj Singh, 97.3 ov), 6-429 (MS Dhoni, 133.4 ov), 7-443 (Sachin Tendulkar, 137.6 ov), 8-457 (Harbhajan Singh, 140.4 ov), 9-492 (Ishant Sharma, 146.3 ov), 10-520 (Munaf Patel, 152.4 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstGautam Gambhir (11) and Virender Sehwag (24)3757
secondRahul Dravid (42) and Gautam Gambhir (61)105195
thirdSachin Tendulkar (11) and Rahul Dravid (24)3570
fourthSachin Tendulkar (29) and VVS Laxman (30)61169
fifthSachin Tendulkar (52) and Yuvraj Singh (22)7699
sixthSachin Tendulkar (62) and MS Dhoni (47)115218
seventhSachin Tendulkar (6) and Harbhajan Singh (6)1427
eighthHarbhajan Singh (10) and Zaheer Khan (4)1416
ninthZaheer Khan (28) and Ishant Sharma (6)3536
tenthZaheer Khan (19) and Munaf Patel (9)2837
NEW ZEALAND, SECOND INNINGS: 279 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Tim McIntoshc Sachin Tendulkar b Zaheer Khan03
Martin Guptillc Virender Sehwag b Harbhajan Singh4886
Daniel Flynnc Gautam Gambhir b Harbhajan Singh67183
Kyle Millslbw b Munaf Patel219
Ross Taylorc Virender Sehwag b Munaf Patel430
Jesse Ryderlbw b Harbhajan Singh2127
James Franklinc Munaf Patel b Harbhajan Singh1444
Brendon McCullumc VVS Laxman b Yuvraj Singh84135
Daniel Vettoric MS Dhoni b Harbhajan Singh2141
Iain O'Brienc VVS Laxman b Harbhajan Singh1445
Chris Martinnot out02

Extras 4 · Total 279 all out

Bowler (India)OMRW
Zaheer Khan287791
Ishant Sharma227620
Munaf Patel172602
Harbhajan Singh282636
Yuvraj Singh7.32111

FALL OF WICKETS

1-0 (Tim McIntosh, 0.3 ov), 2-68 (Martin Guptill, 25.3 ov), 3-75 (Kyle Mills, 30.6 ov), 4-110 (Ross Taylor, 43.3 ov), 5-132 (Jesse Ryder, 51.2 ov), 6-154 (James Franklin, 63.5 ov), 7-161 (Daniel Flynn, 65.6 ov), 8-199 (Daniel Vettori, 77.5 ov), 9-275 (Iain O'Brien, 101.4 ov), 10-279 (Brendon McCullum, 102.3 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstTim McIntosh (0) and Martin Guptill (0)03
secondDaniel Flynn (20) and Martin Guptill (48)68150
thirdKyle Mills (2) and Daniel Flynn (4)733
fourthRoss Taylor (4) and Daniel Flynn (30)3575
fifthJesse Ryder (21) and Daniel Flynn (1)2247
sixthJames Franklin (14) and Daniel Flynn (8)2275
seventhBrendon McCullum (3) and Daniel Flynn (4)713
eighthDaniel Vettori (21) and Brendon McCullum (16)3871
ninthBrendon McCullum (61) and Iain O'Brien (14)76143
tenthChris Martin (0) and Brendon McCullum (4)45
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 39 FOR 0
BatterHow outRB
Gautam Gambhirnot out3018
Rahul Dravidnot out814

Did not bat: Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Ishant Sharma, Munaf Patel

Extras 1 · Total 39 for 0

Bowler (New Zealand)OMRW
Chris Martin30170
Kyle Mills2.20210
PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstRahul Dravid (8) and Gautam Gambhir (30)3932
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