India v New Zealand 2nd Test
New Zealand tour of India - 2012 (2012) · M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru · 31 August 2012
India won by 5 wickets
India won by 5 wickets. Ross Taylor top-scored with 113 for New Zealand. Tim Southee took 7/64.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- New Zealand tour of India - 2012 (2012)
- Ground
- M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
- Dates
- 31 August 2012 to 3 September 2012
- Toss
- New Zealand, chose to bat
- Result
- India won by 5 wickets
- Player of the match
- Virat Kohli
- Captains
- Ross Taylor (New Zealand), MS Dhoni (India)
- Umpires
- IJ Gould and SJ Davis
- Match referee
- BC Broad
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
New Zealand won the toss and chose to bat.
New Zealand batted first and made 365 all out. Ross Taylor top-scored with 113 off 127 balls, and Kruger van Wyk made 71. Pragyan Ojha took 5 for 99 for India. The innings was built on a 107-run stand for the fourth wicket between Ross Taylor and Daniel Flynn.
India replied with 353 all out. Virat Kohli top-scored with 103 off 193 balls, and MS Dhoni made 62. Tim Southee took 7 for 64 for New Zealand. The innings was built on a 122-run stand for the sixth wicket between MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli. New Zealand led by 12 on first innings.
New Zealand made 248 all out in their second innings. James Franklin top-scored with 41 off 90 balls. Ravichandran Ashwin took 5 for 69 for India.
Set 261 to win, India made 262 for 5. Virat Kohli top-scored with 51 not out off 82 balls, and MS Dhoni made 48. Jeetan Patel took 3 for 68 for New Zealand.
India won by 5 wickets.
NEW ZEALAND, FIRST INNINGS: 365 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Guptill | c Gautam Gambhir b Pragyan Ojha | 53 | 79 |
| Brendon McCullum | lbw b Zaheer Khan | 0 | 5 |
| Kane Williamson | lbw b Pragyan Ojha | 17 | 44 |
| Ross Taylor | lbw b Pragyan Ojha | 113 | 127 |
| Daniel Flynn | lbw b Ravichandran Ashwin | 33 | 53 |
| James Franklin | c Suresh Raina b Pragyan Ojha | 8 | 35 |
| Kruger van Wyk | c Suresh Raina b Zaheer Khan | 71 | 100 |
| Doug Bracewell | run out (Zaheer Khan) | 43 | 79 |
| Tim Southee | lbw b Pragyan Ojha | 14 | 11 |
| Jeetan Patel | c Gautam Gambhir b Umesh Yadav | 0 | 2 |
| Trent Boult | not out | 2 | 6 |
Extras 11 · Total 365 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pragyan Ojha | 28.1 | 10 | 99 | 5 |
| Zaheer Khan | 22 | 2 | 83 | 2 |
| Umesh Yadav | 16 | 1 | 90 | 1 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 24 | 5 | 82 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Brendon McCullum, 1.5 ov), 2-63 (Kane Williamson, 18.1 ov), 3-89 (Martin Guptill, 23.3 ov), 4-196 (Daniel Flynn, 42.2 ov), 5-215 (James Franklin, 51.4 ov), 6-246 (Ross Taylor, 63.1 ov), 7-345 (Kruger van Wyk, 85.6 ov), 8-353 (Doug Bracewell, 87.6 ov), 9-353 (Jeetan Patel, 88.2 ov), 10-365 (Tim Southee, 90.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Brendon McCullum (0) and Martin Guptill (0) | 0 | 11 |
| second | Martin Guptill (46) and Kane Williamson (17) | 63 | 98 |
| third | Ross Taylor (16) and Martin Guptill (7) | 26 | 32 |
| fourth | Ross Taylor (71) and Daniel Flynn (33) | 107 | 113 |
| fifth | James Franklin (8) and Ross Taylor (8) | 19 | 56 |
| sixth | Kruger van Wyk (12) and Ross Taylor (18) | 31 | 69 |
| seventh | Kruger van Wyk (59) and Doug Bracewell (39) | 99 | 137 |
| eighth | Tim Southee (4) and Doug Bracewell (4) | 8 | 12 |
| ninth | Jeetan Patel (0) and Tim Southee (0) | 0 | 2 |
| tenth | Tim Southee (10) and Trent Boult (2) | 12 | 11 |
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 353 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gautam Gambhir | b Tim Southee | 2 | 12 |
| Virender Sehwag | c Daniel Flynn b Doug Bracewell | 43 | 60 |
| Cheteshwar Pujara | c Trent Boult b Tim Southee | 9 | 17 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | b Doug Bracewell | 17 | 50 |
| Virat Kohli | lbw b Tim Southee | 103 | 193 |
| Suresh Raina | c Kruger van Wyk b Tim Southee | 55 | 90 |
| MS Dhoni | lbw b Tim Southee | 62 | 94 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | not out | 32 | 40 |
| Zaheer Khan | c Kruger van Wyk b Tim Southee | 7 | 5 |
| Pragyan Ojha | c Kruger van Wyk b Tim Southee | 0 | 4 |
| Umesh Yadav | b Trent Boult | 4 | 21 |
Extras 19 · Total 353 all out
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Boult | 23.5 | 2 | 90 | 1 |
| Tim Southee | 24 | 6 | 64 | 7 |
| Doug Bracewell | 20 | 4 | 91 | 2 |
| James Franklin | 10 | 4 | 17 | 0 |
| Jeetan Patel | 19 | 5 | 78 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-5 (Gautam Gambhir, 3.4 ov), 2-27 (Cheteshwar Pujara, 9.6 ov), 3-67 (Virender Sehwag, 21.4 ov), 4-80 (Sachin Tendulkar, 23.3 ov), 5-179 (Suresh Raina, 50.3 ov), 6-301 (Virat Kohli, 83.3 ov), 7-312 (MS Dhoni, 85.5 ov), 8-320 (Zaheer Khan, 87.2 ov), 9-320 (Pragyan Ojha, 87.6 ov), 10-353 (Umesh Yadav, 96.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Gautam Gambhir (2) and Virender Sehwag (3) | 5 | 22 |
| second | Virender Sehwag (13) and Cheteshwar Pujara (9) | 22 | 38 |
| third | Sachin Tendulkar (4) and Virender Sehwag (27) | 40 | 70 |
| fourth | Sachin Tendulkar (13) and Virat Kohli (0) | 13 | 11 |
| fifth | Suresh Raina (55) and Virat Kohli (38) | 99 | 165 |
| sixth | MS Dhoni (54) and Virat Kohli (65) | 122 | 200 |
| seventh | MS Dhoni (8) and Ravichandran Ashwin (3) | 11 | 14 |
| eighth | Zaheer Khan (7) and Ravichandran Ashwin (1) | 8 | 9 |
| ninth | Ravichandran Ashwin (0) and Pragyan Ojha (0) | 0 | 4 |
| tenth | Ravichandran Ashwin (28) and Umesh Yadav (4) | 33 | 53 |
NEW ZEALAND, SECOND INNINGS: 248 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brendon McCullum | c MS Dhoni b Umesh Yadav | 23 | 21 |
| Martin Guptill | b Umesh Yadav | 7 | 16 |
| Kane Williamson | c Virender Sehwag b Ravichandran Ashwin | 13 | 37 |
| Ross Taylor | lbw b Pragyan Ojha | 35 | 66 |
| Daniel Flynn | c Virender Sehwag b Ravichandran Ashwin | 31 | 65 |
| James Franklin | st MS Dhoni b Ravichandran Ashwin | 41 | 90 |
| Kruger van Wyk | lbw b Ravichandran Ashwin | 31 | 48 |
| Doug Bracewell | lbw b Pragyan Ojha | 22 | 43 |
| Tim Southee | b Ravichandran Ashwin | 2 | 11 |
| Jeetan Patel | c MS Dhoni b Zaheer Khan | 22 | 27 |
| Trent Boult | not out | 4 | 16 |
Extras 17 · Total 248 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zaheer Khan | 14.2 | 2 | 46 | 1 |
| Umesh Yadav | 15 | 0 | 68 | 2 |
| Pragyan Ojha | 21 | 6 | 49 | 2 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 22 | 1 | 69 | 5 |
| Suresh Raina | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-30 (Martin Guptill, 5.3 ov), 2-31 (Brendon McCullum, 7.1 ov), 3-69 (Kane Williamson, 17.6 ov), 4-111 (Ross Taylor, 28.3 ov), 5-140 (Daniel Flynn, 40.5 ov), 6-195 (Kruger van Wyk, 55.4 ov), 7-216 (James Franklin, 61.5 ov), 8-222 (Tim Southee, 65.6 ov), 9-222 (Doug Bracewell, 66.1 ov), 10-248 (Jeetan Patel, 73.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Brendon McCullum (22) and Martin Guptill (7) | 30 | 33 |
| second | Brendon McCullum (1) and Kane Williamson (0) | 1 | 10 |
| third | Ross Taylor (21) and Kane Williamson (13) | 38 | 65 |
| fourth | Ross Taylor (14) and Daniel Flynn (24) | 42 | 63 |
| fifth | James Franklin (18) and Daniel Flynn (7) | 29 | 74 |
| sixth | James Franklin (20) and Kruger van Wyk (31) | 55 | 89 |
| seventh | James Franklin (3) and Doug Bracewell (18) | 21 | 37 |
| eighth | Tim Southee (2) and Doug Bracewell (4) | 6 | 25 |
| ninth | Jeetan Patel (0) and Doug Bracewell (0) | 0 | 1 |
| tenth | Jeetan Patel (22) and Trent Boult (4) | 26 | 43 |
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 262 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gautam Gambhir | c Ross Taylor b Trent Boult | 34 | 58 |
| Virender Sehwag | b Jeetan Patel | 38 | 33 |
| Cheteshwar Pujara | c Daniel Flynn b Jeetan Patel | 48 | 104 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | b Tim Southee | 27 | 34 |
| Virat Kohli | not out | 51 | 82 |
| Suresh Raina | b Jeetan Patel | 0 | 10 |
| MS Dhoni | not out | 48 | 60 |
Did not bat: Ravichandran Ashwin, Zaheer Khan, Pragyan Ojha, Umesh Yadav
Extras 16 · Total 262 for 5
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Boult | 16 | 4 | 64 | 1 |
| Tim Southee | 18 | 3 | 68 | 1 |
| Doug Bracewell | 14 | 3 | 52 | 0 |
| Jeetan Patel | 15.2 | 3 | 68 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-77 (Virender Sehwag, 11.5 ov), 2-83 (Gautam Gambhir, 16.6 ov), 3-152 (Sachin Tendulkar, 34.4 ov), 4-158 (Cheteshwar Pujara, 39.3 ov), 5-166 (Suresh Raina, 43.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Gautam Gambhir (33) and Virender Sehwag (38) | 77 | 71 |
| second | Gautam Gambhir (1) and Cheteshwar Pujara (5) | 6 | 31 |
| third | Sachin Tendulkar (27) and Cheteshwar Pujara (37) | 69 | 107 |
| fourth | Cheteshwar Pujara (6) and Virat Kohli (0) | 6 | 29 |
| fifth | Suresh Raina (0) and Virat Kohli (8) | 8 | 22 |
| sixth | MS Dhoni (48) and Virat Kohli (43) | 96 | 121 |
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