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New Zealand v India 2nd Test

India tour of New Zealand - 2009 (2008/09) · McLean Park, Napier · 26 March 2009

Match drawn

Match drawn. Jesse Ryder top-scored with 201 for New Zealand.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
India tour of New Zealand - 2009 (2008/09)
Ground
McLean Park, Napier
Dates
26 March 2009 to 30 March 2009
Toss
New Zealand, chose to bat
Result
Match drawn
Player of the match
Jesse Ryder
Captains
Daniel Vettori (New Zealand), Virender Sehwag (India)
Umpires
BR Doctrove and EA Watkin
Match referee
AG Hurst

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

New Zealand won the toss and chose to bat.

New Zealand batted first and made 619 for 9 declared. Jesse Ryder top-scored with 201 off 328 balls, and Ross Taylor made 151. Ishant Sharma took 3 for 95 for India. The innings was built on a 271-run stand for the fourth wicket between Ross Taylor and Jesse Ryder, 44% of the total. That was well above the 2000s average first-innings total at McLean Park, 370 across 6 Tests.

India replied with 305 all out. Rahul Dravid top-scored with 83 off 206 balls, and VVS Laxman made 76. Chris Martin took 3 for 89 for New Zealand. New Zealand led by 314 on first innings. India followed on.

India made 476 for 4 in their second innings. Gautam Gambhir top-scored with 137 off 436 balls, and VVS Laxman made 124. The innings was built on a 133-run stand for the second wicket between Rahul Dravid and Gautam Gambhir.

Match drawn. New Zealand's 619 is the highest total at McLean Park. Jesse Ryder's 201 is the highest individual score at McLean Park.

NEW ZEALAND, FIRST INNINGS: 619 FOR 9 DECLARED
BatterHow outRB
Tim McIntoshc Dinesh Karthik b Ishant Sharma1227
Martin Guptillc Virender Sehwag b Zaheer Khan821
Jamie Howb Zaheer Khan111
Ross Taylorc Yuvraj Singh b Harbhajan Singh151204
Jesse Ryderb Zaheer Khan201328
James Franklinrun out (Yuvraj Singh, Dinesh Karthik)52122
Brendon McCullumc Sachin Tendulkar b Ishant Sharma115140
Daniel Vettorib Ishant Sharma5572
Jeetan Patelc Ishant Sharma b Harbhajan Singh19
Iain O'Briennot out11

Did not bat: Chris Martin

Extras 22 · Total 619 for 9 declared

Bowler (India)OMRW
Zaheer Khan3461293
Ishant Sharma275953
Munaf Patel2831280
Harbhajan Singh41.471202
Virender Sehwag120730
Yuvraj Singh120590

FALL OF WICKETS

1-21 (Tim McIntosh, 7.1 ov), 2-22 (Jamie How, 8.6 ov), 3-23 (Martin Guptill, 10.1 ov), 4-294 (Ross Taylor, 69.3 ov), 5-415 (James Franklin, 110.2 ov), 6-477 (Jesse Ryder, 123.4 ov), 7-605 (Daniel Vettori, 151.6 ov), 8-618 (Brendon McCullum, 153.5 ov), 9-619 (Jeetan Patel, 154.4 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstTim McIntosh (12) and Martin Guptill (7)2143
secondJamie How (1) and Martin Guptill (0)111
thirdRoss Taylor (0) and Martin Guptill (1)17
fourthRoss Taylor (151) and Jesse Ryder (108)271361
fifthJames Franklin (52) and Jesse Ryder (64)121247
sixthBrendon McCullum (31) and Jesse Ryder (29)6280
seventhDaniel Vettori (55) and Brendon McCullum (73)128170
eighthBrendon McCullum (11) and Jeetan Patel (1)1311
ninthJeetan Patel (0) and Iain O'Brien (1)15
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 305 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Gautam Gambhirc Daniel Vettori b Jeetan Patel1653
Virender Sehwagc Brendon McCullum b Daniel Vettori3425
Rahul Dravidc Brendon McCullum b Jesse Ryder83206
Ishant Sharmalbw b Daniel Vettori013
Sachin Tendulkarc Ross Taylor b Jeetan Patel4965
VVS Laxmanc Tim McIntosh b Chris Martin76149
Yuvraj Singhc Tim McIntosh b Chris Martin011
Dinesh Karthikc Jesse Ryder b Chris Martin631
Harbhajan Singhc Chris Martin b Iain O'Brien1811
Zaheer Khanc Jesse Ryder b Iain O'Brien86
Munaf Patelnot out0–

Extras 15 · Total 305 all out

Bowler (New Zealand)OMRW
Chris Martin245893
James Franklin154340
Daniel Vettori195452
Iain O'Brien13.54662
Jeetan Patel192602
Jesse Ryder3131

FALL OF WICKETS

1-48 (Virender Sehwag, 8.6 ov), 2-73 (Gautam Gambhir, 16.6 ov), 3-78 (Ishant Sharma, 21.2 ov), 4-165 (Sachin Tendulkar, 45.1 ov), 5-246 (Rahul Dravid, 77.6 ov), 6-253 (Yuvraj Singh, 82.2 ov), 7-270 (Dinesh Karthik, 90.1 ov), 8-291 (VVS Laxman, 92.3 ov), 9-305 (Harbhajan Singh, 93.4 ov), 10-305 (Zaheer Khan, 93.5 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstGautam Gambhir (10) and Virender Sehwag (34)4855
secondRahul Dravid (15) and Gautam Gambhir (6)2548
thirdRahul Dravid (5) and Ishant Sharma (0)526
fourthSachin Tendulkar (49) and Rahul Dravid (35)87146
fifthRahul Dravid (28) and VVS Laxman (51)81199
sixthVVS Laxman (7) and Yuvraj Singh (0)726
seventhVVS Laxman (9) and Dinesh Karthik (6)1748
eighthVVS Laxman (9) and Harbhajan Singh (12)2114
ninthHarbhajan Singh (6) and Zaheer Khan (8)147
tenthZaheer Khan (0) and Munaf Patel (8)01
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 476 FOR 4
BatterHow outRB
Gautam Gambhirlbw b Jeetan Patel137436
Virender Sehwaglbw b Jeetan Patel2221
Rahul Dravidc Jamie How b Daniel Vettori62220
Sachin Tendulkarc Brendon McCullum b Chris Martin64131
VVS Laxmannot out124212
Yuvraj Singhnot out5463

Did not bat: Dinesh Karthik, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Ishant Sharma, Munaf Patel

Extras 13 · Total 476 for 4

Bowler (New Zealand)OMRW
Chris Martin308861
Iain O'Brien329940
James Franklin215480
Jeetan Patel45101202
Jesse Ryder115380
Daniel Vettori3813761
Ross Taylor2140
Jamie How1100

FALL OF WICKETS

1-30 (Virender Sehwag, 9.2 ov), 2-163 (Rahul Dravid, 72.2 ov), 3-260 (Sachin Tendulkar, 111.3 ov), 4-356 (Gautam Gambhir, 159.4 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstGautam Gambhir (8) and Virender Sehwag (22)3056
secondRahul Dravid (62) and Gautam Gambhir (67)133380
thirdSachin Tendulkar (64) and Gautam Gambhir (29)97235
fourthVVS Laxman (58) and Gautam Gambhir (33)96290
fifthVVS Laxman (66) and Yuvraj Singh (54)120122
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