India won the two match Test series against New Zealand 2-0.The
hosts played really well in the test series.The Visitors,NZ won the 2nd T20I
after the first match was abandoned without a ball being bowled.
The first match saw India winning the test by a huge margin.India
won the toss and chose to bat in Hyderabad. India made 438 in the 1st innings
with Pujara scoring a magnificent 159.Kohli scored 58,MS Dhoni scored 73,Sehwag
scored 47 and R Ashwin scored 37.The New Zealanders got off to an aggressive
start with McCullum racing off to 22 of 25 balls.But he was out to a well
tossed up delivery from Ojha.New Zeland could only manage 159.Franklin scored
43.Ashwin took 6 wickets,Ojha picked up 3 and U Yadav picked up a wicket.India
enforced the follow on.New Zealand could manage only 164.Ashwin again was among
the wickets picking up 6 wickets again.Ojha took 3 and Yadav picked up
1.Williamson scored 52.
Ashwin was awarded the Man of the Match.
Ashwin was awarded the Man of the Match.
Thee second match saw India winning the series 2-0.New Zealand won
the toss and elected to bat.New Zealand made 365 with Ross Taylor scoring
113,Van Wyk scoring 71,Guptill scoring 53 and scoring 43.Ojha picked up 5
wickets.Zak picked up 2.India in reply fell 12 runs short. Kolhi scoring
103,Raina scoring 55 and MS Dhoni scoring 62.Ashwin contributed with 32.In the
2nd Innings,New Zealand were bundled out for 248 with Franklin scoring 41.Flynn
and Van Wyk scored 31 each.Ashwin was the pick of the bowlers picking up 5
wickets.India won the match quite comfortably with Kolhi scoring 51*,MS Dhoni
scoring 48* and Pujara scoring 48.India won the match by 5 wickets.Kohli was
adjudged the Man of the Match and E Ashwin was adjudged the Man of the Series.
Then followed the 2 match t20 series.The First t20I At Hyderabad was abandoned due to rain without a ball being bowle.The second match in Chennai was a thrilling one.India won the toss and chose to field.New Zealand were struggling at 2-2 at one stage until B McCullum and Williamson put on a 90 run partnership.B.McCullum went on to score 91.Williamson scored 28.Taylor and Oram gave the finishing touch.New Zealand put on 167 on board at the end of 20 overs.India lost Gambhir early..Kohli and Raina then put on a 60 run partnership for the 2nd wicket.Kohli and Raina fell in quick succession.Yuvraj Singh and MS Dhoni put on 42 for the 4th wicket.Kohli set up a good platform for India to win the match.But good bowling from Oram and Franklin kept India in check.The equation was 13 to win off 6.Dhoni hit a four off the second ball.Yuvraj was bowled in the 4th ball.4 to win of one ball.Rohit could only manage two and New Zeland won by one run.McCullum was awarded the Man of The Match and Man of the series.
The test series saw the replacements of Dravid and Laxman.Pujara has the temprament and class but it is too early to judge.Raina is a limited over specialist but showed in the second test that he is fit for the 2nd test too.The t20 series saw the comeback of Yuvraj Singh,who was out with cancer.He bowled two good overs took a catch and scored 34 off 26 which included 2 sixes and a four.Laxmipathy Balaji was the other one to comeback.He bowled well but was a touch expensive.He finished his 4 overs giving 33 runs and picked the wicket of Franklin.People started blaming MS Dhoni for the loss but that was a lame reason.With this win,NZ have maintained their good record against India in t20 beating them 4 times in 4 matches.This match is a good practice match for the t20 World Cup which starts on 18th September.
Then followed the 2 match t20 series.The First t20I At Hyderabad was abandoned due to rain without a ball being bowle.The second match in Chennai was a thrilling one.India won the toss and chose to field.New Zealand were struggling at 2-2 at one stage until B McCullum and Williamson put on a 90 run partnership.B.McCullum went on to score 91.Williamson scored 28.Taylor and Oram gave the finishing touch.New Zealand put on 167 on board at the end of 20 overs.India lost Gambhir early..Kohli and Raina then put on a 60 run partnership for the 2nd wicket.Kohli and Raina fell in quick succession.Yuvraj Singh and MS Dhoni put on 42 for the 4th wicket.Kohli set up a good platform for India to win the match.But good bowling from Oram and Franklin kept India in check.The equation was 13 to win off 6.Dhoni hit a four off the second ball.Yuvraj was bowled in the 4th ball.4 to win of one ball.Rohit could only manage two and New Zeland won by one run.McCullum was awarded the Man of The Match and Man of the series.
The test series saw the replacements of Dravid and Laxman.Pujara has the temprament and class but it is too early to judge.Raina is a limited over specialist but showed in the second test that he is fit for the 2nd test too.The t20 series saw the comeback of Yuvraj Singh,who was out with cancer.He bowled two good overs took a catch and scored 34 off 26 which included 2 sixes and a four.Laxmipathy Balaji was the other one to comeback.He bowled well but was a touch expensive.He finished his 4 overs giving 33 runs and picked the wicket of Franklin.People started blaming MS Dhoni for the loss but that was a lame reason.With this win,NZ have maintained their good record against India in t20 beating them 4 times in 4 matches.This match is a good practice match for the t20 World Cup which starts on 18th September.
