Sat, Nov 13 10 03:23 PM
Hyderabad, Nov 13 (PTI) Openers Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir put on a half-century stand after India bundled out New Zealand for 350 on the second day of the second Test here today. Spin spearhead Harbhajan Singh and Zaheer Khan shared six wickets between them to help India restrict the Kiwis to a manageable total after the visitors resumed at 258 for four. Harbhajan accounted for four Kiwi batsmen today after going wicket-less on the opening day while Zaheer added two more to his two wickets on the first day. India were comfortably placed at 62 for no loss at tea, with Sehwag and Gambhir unbeaten on 29 and 28 respectively at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. After reading the pitch in the first few overs, Sehwag started dominating the New Zealand bowlers with his attacking game. Tim Southee strayed one down the leg and Sehwag whipped it off his pads and then drove the bowler through the cover region for a boundary. The Delhi dasher, in the next over, steered one down the thirdman region for a boundary, and then flicked another Martin delivery through the midwicket region. Gambhir meanwhile, after getting a life at the start of the innings, got into the act and collected some useful runs through drives and pulls. There was a chance for New Zealand when Gambhir nicked Tim Southee but the edge flew over Ross Taylor at first slip. Harbhajan earlier gave the hosts an important breakthrough when he had Jesse Ryder he threatened to take the game away from India with a valiant half-century -- caught at first slip by VVS Laxman. The off spinner then accounted for skipper Daniel Vettori, Tim Southee and last man Chris Martin, after Zaheer removed Gareth Hopkins and Kane Williamson. More PTI AH AT
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