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India tour of New Zealand, 2008/09 - 3rd test
India 379 & 434/7d
New Zealand 197 & 281/8
Match drawn - Final Day IND vs NZ - 3rd test match
Series
Toss
Umpires
Third Umpire
: India tour of New Zealand, 2008/09
: NZ won the toss and elected to field
: Simon Taufel, Daryl Harper
: Tony Hill
Match Referee
: Alan Hurst

3nd Test, Basin Reserve, Wellington
Last Match: 2nd test Result: Match drawn
Batting: India 2nd innings
Batsmen Status
Runs
Balls
4's
6's
SR
G Gambhir lbw b O'Brien 167 257 16 2 64.98
V Sehwag c Taylor b Martin 12 7 3 0 171.42
R Dravid c McCullum b Vettori 60 147 10 0 41.37
Sachin Tendulkar c Taylor b Vettori 9 20 0 1 45.00
VVS Laxman b O'Brien 61 109 9 0 55.96
Yuvraj Singh c Taylor b Martin 40 46 6 1 86.95
MS Dhoni (c) Notout 56 83 8 0 67.46
Harbhajan Singh c Southee b Martin 0 3 0 0 0.00
Zaheer Khan Notout 18 31 1 1 58.06
Ishant Sharma            
M Patel            
Extras (b 0, lb 5, w 1, nb 5) 11  
Total (7 wickets dec; 116 overs) 434 (3.74 runs per over)
Fall Of Wickets
1-14 (Sehwag, 1.6 ov), 2-184 (Dravid, 48.3 ov), 3-208 (Tendulkar, 54.6 ov), 4-314 (Gambhir, 88.3 ov), 5-319 (Laxman, 90.3 ov), 6-397 (Yuvraj Singh, 105.3 ov), 7-397 (Harbhajan Singh, 105.6 ov)
Bowling: New Zealand
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ER
TG Southee 12 2 58 0 4.83
CS Martin (2nb) 22 7 70 3 3.18
O'Brien 25 6 100 2 4.00
James Franklin (1w) 16 3 72 0 4.50
Jesse Ryder (1nb) 6 1 21 0 3.50
DL Vettori (1nb) 35 5 108 2 3.08
Batting: New Zealand 2nd innings (target: 617 runs)
Batsmen Status
Runs
Balls
4's
6's
SR
TG McIntosh c Dravid b Khan 4 32 0 0 12.50
MJ Guptill lbw b Harbhajan Singh 49 93 4 2 52.68
DR Flynn b Khan 10 39 1 0 25.64
LRPL Taylor b Harbhajan Singh 107 165 16 0 64.84
JD Ryder c Dravid b Harbhajan Singh 0 2 0 0 0.00
JEC Franklin lbw b Tendulkar 49 171 7 0 28.65
BB McCullum c Dravid b Tendulkar 6 16 0 0 37.50
DL Vettori Notout 15 24 2 0 62.50
TG Southee c wicketkeeperDhoni b Harbhajan Singh 3 13 0 0 27.07
IE O'Brien Notout 19 17 4 0 111.76
CS Martin            
Extras (b 6, lb 2, nb 5, w 1) 19  
Total   281 (2.97 runs per over) 
Fall Of Wickets
1-30 (McIntosh, 10.6 ov), 2-54 (Flynn, 22.3 ov), 3-84 (Guptill, 31.2 ov), 4-84 (Ryder, 31.4 ov), 5-226 (Taylor, 77.4 ov) 6-244 (McCullum, 84.1 ov), 7-253 (Franklin, 86.3 ov), 8-258 (Southee, 89.1 ov)
Bowling: India
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ER
 Z Khan 19.3 6 57 2 2.92
MM PAtel 13 4 22 0 1.69
I Sharma   12 2 57 0 4.75
Harbhajan Singh   33 8 59 4 1.78
Yuvraj Singh (sla) 1 0 4 0 4.00
V Sehwag (ob)  7 0 25 0 3.57
SR Tendulkar 9 0 45 2 5.00
Batting: India 1st innings
Batsmen (375/10 in 90.0ovs)
Runs
Balls
4's
6's
SR
G Gambhir lbw James Franklin 23 47 2 0 48.93
V Sehwag c BB McCullum b IE O'Brien 48 51 7 1 94.11
R Dravid c Franklin b Martin 35 114 3 0 30.70
Sachin Tendulkar c McCullum b Martin 62 85 11 0 72.94
VVS Laxman c McIntosh b Southee 4 16 0 0 25.00
Yuvraj Singh lbw b Ryder 9 12 2 0 75.00
MS Dhoni c O'Brien b Southee 52 89 6 1 58.42
Harbhajan Singh c Vettori b Martin 60 78 7 1 76.92
Zaheer Khan c McCullum b O'Brien 33 23 6 0 143.47
Ishant Sharma c (wk)McCullum b Martin 18 31 2 0 58.06
M Patel not out 15 14 3 0 107.14
Extras (b 2, lb 8, w 3, nb 7) 20  
Total   379  
Fall Of Wickets
1-73 (Sehwag, 15.3 ov), 2-75 (Gambhir, 16.6 ov), 3-165 (Tendulkar, 42.5 ov), 4-173 (Laxman, 48.3 ov), 5-182 (Yuvraj Singh, 51.3 ov), 6-204 (Dravid, 58.1 ov), 7-283 (Dhoni, 76.6 ov), 8-315 (Harbhajan Singh, 82.1 ov), 9-347 (Khan, 85.6 ov), 10-379 (Sharma, 92.1 ov), 10-197 (O'Brien, 64.6 ov)
Bowling: New Zealand
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ER
CS Martin (2w) 25.1 3 98 4 3.89
TG Southee 18 1 94 2 5.22
IE O'Brien (1nb, 1w) 21 3 88 2 4.19
JEC Franklin (2nb) 14 4 38 1 2.71
DL Vettori (3nb) 9 1 47 0 5.22
JD Ryder (1nb) 4 2 3 1 0.75
           
           
Batting: New Zealand 1st innings
Batsmen (197/10 in 65 ovs)
Runs
Balls
4's
6's
SR
TG McIntosh c Yuvraj Singh b Khan 32 74 6 0 43.24
MJ Guptill b Khan 17 23 2 0 73.91
DR Flynn c (wk) Dhoni b Khan 2 8 0 0 25.00
LRPL Taylor c (wk) Dhoni b Harbhajan Singh 42 92 6 0 45.65
JD Ryder c (wk) Dhoni b Khan 3 12 0 0 25.00
JEC Franklin c Sehwag b Harbhajan Singh 15 42 2 0 35.71
BB McCullum c (wk)Dhoni b Harbhajan Singh 24 56 2 0 42.85
DL Vettori c (wk) Dhoni b Sharma 11 13 1 1 30.43
TG Southee c & b Khan 16 26 3 0 61.53
IE O'Brien c(wk)Dhoni b Patel 19 38 2 0 50.00
CS Martin not out 4 5 1 0 80.00
Extras (b 9, lb 3) 10  
Total   197 (3.03 runs per over)
Fall Of Wickets
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)
Bowling: India
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ER
Z Khan 18 2 65 5 3.61
I Sharma 14 3 47 1 3.35
M Patel 8 2 20 1 2.50
Harbhajan Singh 23 4 43 3 1.86
Yuvraj Singh 2 0 10 0 5.00

The Teams
India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain), Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Ishant Sharma, Munaf Patel, Lakshmipathy Balaji.

New Zealand: Daniel Vettori (captain), Martin Guptill, Tim McIntosh, Daniel Flynn, Ross Taylor, Jesse Ryder, Brendon McCullum, James Franklin, Kyle Mills, Chris Martin, Tim Southee, Iain O'Brien, Jeetan Patel.

  Match notes
Day 1 India 1st innings:
  • India: 50 runs in 9.4 overs (59 balls), Extras 1
  • 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 59 balls (G Gambhir 16, V Sehwag 33, Ex 1)
  • Drinks: India - 68/0 in 14.0 overs (G Gambhir 23, V Sehwag 43)
  • India: 100 runs in 26.5 overs (163 balls), Extras 5
  • Lunch: India - 101/2 in 27.0 overs (R Dravid 9, SR Tendulkar 16)
  • 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 101 balls (R Dravid 15, SR Tendulkar 31, Ex 4)
  • SR Tendulkar: 50 off 67 balls (9 x 4)
  • India: 150 runs in 38.5 overs (236 balls), Extras 6
  • Drinks: India - 161/2 in 42.0 overs (R Dravid 26, SR Tendulkar 58)
  • Tea: India - 190/5 in 55.0 overs (R Dravid 31, MS Dhoni 6)
  • India: 200 runs in 56.5 overs (346 balls), Extras 8
  • Drinks: India - 242/6 in 69.0 overs (MS Dhoni 26, Harbhajan Singh 26)
  • India: 250 runs in 71.5 overs (438 balls), Extras 10
  • 7th Wicket: 50 runs in 91 balls (MS Dhoni 16, Harbhajan Singh 33, Ex 2)
  • MS Dhoni: 50 off 86 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6)
  • Harbhajan Singh: 50 off 58 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6)
  • India: 300 runs in 79.5 overs (488 balls), Extras 13
  • New Ball Taken: Ind 302/7 after 80.0 overs (Harbhajan 54, Z Khan 0)
  • India: 350 runs in 86.4 overs (530 balls), Extras 20
  • End Of Day: India - 375/9 in 90.0 overs (I Sharma 15, MM Patel 14)
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    Day 2 New Zealand 1st innings:
  • Innings Break: India - 379/10 in 92.1 overs (MM Patel 15)
  • New Zealand 1st innings
  • Drinks: NZ - 35/2 in 12.0 overs (TG McIntosh 12, LRPL Taylor 4)
  • New Zealand: 50 runs in 19.1 overs (115 balls), Extras 4
  • Lunch: NZ - 64/2 in 23.0 overs (TG McIntosh 24, LRPL Taylor 17)
  • New Zealand: 100 runs in 32.3 overs (195 balls), Extras 9
  • Drinks: NZ - 115/4 in 37.0 overs (LRPL Taylor 40, JEC Franklin 12)
  • Tea: New Zealand - 140/7 in 50.0 overs (BB McCullum 7, TG Southee 1)
  • New Zealand: 150 runs in 52.3 overs (315 balls), Extras 10
  • Drinks: New Zealand - 186/9 in 63.0 overs (IE O'Brien 12, CS Martin 0)
  • Innings Break: New Zealand - 197/10 in 65.0 overs (CS Martin 4)
  • India 2nd innings
  • India: 50 runs in 15.2 overs (92 balls), Extras 2
  • End Of Day: India - 51/1 in 16.0 overs (G Gambhir 28, R Dravid 9)
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    Day 3
  • 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 115 balls (G Gambhir 39, R Dravid 9, Ex 2)
  • G Gambhir: 50 off 76 balls (7 x 4)
  • India: 100 runs in 28.3 overs (173 balls), Extras 4
  • Drinks: India - 106/1 in 30.0 overs (G Gambhir 62, R Dravid 28)
  • 2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 185 balls (G Gambhir 62, R Dravid 36, Ex 3)
  • India: 150 runs in 40.3 overs (245 balls), Extras 5
  • R Dravid: 50 off 114 balls (9 x 4)
  • 2nd Wicket: 150 runs in 257 balls (G Gambhir 94, R Dravid 53, Ex 4)
  • Lunch: India - 170/1 in 46.0 overs (G Gambhir 96, R Dravid 57)
  • G Gambhir: 100 off 138 balls (13 x 4, 1 x 6)
  • India: 200 runs in 52.1 overs (316 balls), Extras 6
  • Drinks: India - 215/3 in 61.0 overs (G Gambhir 126, VVS Laxman 1)
  • India: 250 runs in 72.4 overs (439 balls), Extras 8
  • 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 116 balls (G Gambhir 29, VVS Laxman 22, Ex 1)
  • G Gambhir: 150 off 223 balls (15 x 4, 1 x 6)
  • Tea: India - 269/3 in 77.0 overs (G Gambhir 151, VVS Laxman 29)
  • India: 300 runs in 83.6 overs (508 balls), Extras 9
  • VVS Laxman: 50 off 103 balls (8 x 4)
  • 4th Wicket: 100 runs in 198 balls (G Gambhir 47, VVS Laxman 53, Ex 2)
  • Drinks: India - 319/5 in 90.3 overs (Yuvraj Singh 1)
  • Bad Light: India - 349/5 in 97.5 overs (Yuvraj Singh 15, MS Dhoni 16)
  • End Of Day: India - 349/5 in 97.5 overs (Yuvraj Singh 15, MS Dhoni 16)
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