http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kruger-van-Wyk-c1811 ruled out of remainder of second Test – Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750, currently being played at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore, after having sustained an arm injury on Day 3 (September 2).
The 50th over during New Zealand’s second innings, bowled by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Umesh-Yadav-c94625, saw the 32-year-old struck on the helmet while attempting to play a short ball by coming down the track on the fourth delivery of the over. The right-hander was visibly shaken by the incident, but Yadav continued his assault, sending down a short of a length ball which ended up striking van Wyk again, this time on the forearm.
The incident occurred at a time when the wicketkeeper batsman was not wearing an arm guard, and he only managed to stay at the crease until the 56th over, after which he was dismissed, lbw, by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RD-Shah-c2298 Ashwin on 31.
X-rays confirmed that he had not sustained any fractures in his arm, but after failing to pass a fitness test on the fourth day of play, van Wyk was ruled out of the remainder of the Test. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/BB-McCullum-c1129 will be stepping in to act as gloveman for the remainder of the Test, while van Wyk returns to New Zealand as he had been scheduled to, after failing to make it to the Black Caps’ squad for the subsequent 2-match T20 series against India (due to be played on September 8 and 11).
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Doug-Bracewell-c1394 (43). His efforts constituted a vital part of the team’s innings, as New Zealand eventually went on to post a solid first innings total of 365.
However, the Kiwi batsmen did not manage to equal their performance during their second innings, and despite some scattered efforts, with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/PP-Ojha-c2198 (21-6-49-2) succeeded in restricting with Black Caps to a second innings total of 248. The total sees the visitors establishing a 260-run lead early on the 4th day of play.
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