Spinners inch India closer to an emphatic win
India dominated the first session of play as they have done throughout the Test match at http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 batting line-up with quality spin bowling on a fourth day track at
a poor score-line of 140/8.
The visitors had no clue about the turning track of India as they lost their 7 wickets in a session’s play. The considerable amount of turn that the surface offered to the spin masters created real problems for the Kiwi top order.
The overnight players Brendon McCullum and Gareth Hopkins only added 14 runs in the lunch session. McCullum was the first one to go as he missed a straight delivery from Ojha, which struck him right in-front of the pads, in between umpire raised his index
finger to give http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 their first wicket.
Martin Guptill went without adding a single run to the total as he followed the foot-steps of Brendon, getting out in a similar way to the same bowler. In addition, Hopkins followed soon after as he was a victim of an unbelievable catch by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gautam-Gambhir-c58623
at square-leg off the bowling Harbhajan.
None of the visiting batsmen made an impact with the willow in their hand as the top score for an individual has been 29 by Ross Taylor. Taylor looked a bit comfortable in start of his innings, until Harbhajan Singh brought about his demise. The Kiwi batsmen
earned a rough decision, where the ball struck his pads without conceding an edge, but the umpire thought the other way around as he gave http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Taylor-c92915 caught on silly mid-off.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ishant-Sharma-c64566 joined the spinners in the wicket taking column by getting rid of Kane Williamson with a peach of an in-swinger, though the batsman would have felt a bit unlucky as the ball kept a bit low.
Unexpectedly, Suresh Raina was the surprise package as he scalped unbelievable figures of 2/1 in two incisive overs. The part time off-spinner, inched his team closer to an emphatic win.
Moreover, Raina bowled with great control and probed his way to earn two crucial wickets. Jessie Ryder, the top scorer in the first innings became his first victim in the process. It was a tame end as the willower tried to loft him over his head for a six,
but all in vain as he only managed to scoop the ball right in the hands of the mid-off fielder.
Vettori was the second batsman to fall in-front of Raina. This time around, it was a fuller delivery, which did hit the left hander on the pads to get him out, lbw.
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