Sehwag leads spirited India’s reply
Virender Sehwag smashed 96 and Gautam Gambhir hit 54 before New Zealand removed both the openers.
HYDERABAD:
Virender Sehwag smashed 96 and Gautam Gambhir hit 54 before New Zealand removed both the openers on day two of the second Test against India.
Sehwag hit 15 fours and a six and added 160 runs for the opening wicket with Gambhir to steer India to 178 for two in reply to New Zealand’s first-innings 350.
Sehwag was trapped leg-before by Daniel Vettori as he tried to slog-sweep the left-arm spinner, shortly before curtains were drawn. Gambhir managed to score his first Test half-century in 10 months but edged paceman Tim Southee to wicket-keeper Gareth Hopkins after facing 129 balls.
Earlier, Zaheer Khan and Harbhajan Singh helped India bowl out the tourists early into the second session. The first Test ended as a draw while the final match will be played from November 20.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 14th, 2010.
Virender Sehwag smashed 96 and Gautam Gambhir hit 54 before New Zealand removed both the openers on day two of the second Test against India.
Sehwag hit 15 fours and a six and added 160 runs for the opening wicket with Gambhir to steer India to 178 for two in reply to New Zealand’s first-innings 350.
Sehwag was trapped leg-before by Daniel Vettori as he tried to slog-sweep the left-arm spinner, shortly before curtains were drawn. Gambhir managed to score his first Test half-century in 10 months but edged paceman Tim Southee to wicket-keeper Gareth Hopkins after facing 129 balls.
Earlier, Zaheer Khan and Harbhajan Singh helped India bowl out the tourists early into the second session. The first Test ended as a draw while the final match will be played from November 20.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 14th, 2010.