Cricket Update: India vs. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754- Gambhir helps India win 2nd ODI
Gautam Gambhir showed in practical style what it means to lead from the front, as he smashed an unbeaten 138 to take India up 2 – 0 in the One Day International series being played in India. Gambhir smashed 138 off just 116 deliveries to inflict the 7th
successive defeat on New Zealand this season.
Batting first, the Kiwis posted a competitive looking total of 258 runs in their allotted overs. Opener Martin Guptill scored a slow 70 before Scott Styris ramped up the pressure on the Indian bowlers by scoring an impressive 59 off just 54 deliveries. Sreesanth
removed Styris and Captain Daniel Vettori, who scored 31 on consecutive deliveries in the 46th over. The two batsmen had managed to put on 58 for the fifth wicket. Nathan McCullum was then left with the task of facing the hat-trick delivery which
he did with good grace as he helped New Zealand recover from a middle order train wreck to smash 88 runs in the last 11 overs of the innings.
However, the day belonged to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mahendra-Singh-Dhoni-c73820, who along with several other senior players was rested for this series. Gambhir struck his 8th One Day International century
and in the process that India humble New Zealand with seven overs to spare in the day-night match at the Sawai Man Singh stadium at Jaipur.
The win also gave http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Virat-Kohli-c95424, who followed up
on his century at Gauhati with a solid 64. Gambhir hit 18 boundaries in his fantastic knock.
The New Zealand team was without its maverick players Brendon McCullum and Daryll Tuffey, but Vettori made it to the squad after sitting out the first match due to a back injury. With a series loss to cricketing minnows http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747 before the tour of India,
New Zealand will be hoping for a miracle to happen to rescue them from their current form and misery. The third match on the series will be played in Vadodara on Saturday.
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