Welcome to Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore on a cool but
comfortable morning, the skies are a bit overcast too
just a smattering of a crowd around the place, particularly in the
top tier on one side
Karnataka have won the toss and have chosen to field first
of the international names from the first Test at Mohali, Srinath
and Venkatesh Prasad have been left out from the home side while
Dravid, Bhardwaj, Kumble and Joshi play (along with former
internationals Somasunder and Ganesh)
and for New Zealand, O'Connor, McMillan, Vettori and Nash are being
rested, to give the four remaining tourists a chance - Harris,
Penn, Wiseman and Drum
the umpires and players make their way to the middle to a hearty
round of applause
Horne to face, Bell at the other end
Dodda Ganesh to open the bowling
3 slips, gully, point, wide mid off, short leg, long leg, mid on in
place
0.1 Ganesh to Horne, no run, leaves outside off stump
0.2 Ganesh to Horne, no run, straight ball, defends back on the back
foot on the leg side of the pitch
0.3 Ganesh to Horne, no run, another good ball, Horne has to
steadfastly defend from one angling into middle and leg
0.4 Ganesh to Horne, no run, angling down the leg side
0.5 Ganesh to Horne, no run, beaten! nice ball sliding past the outside
edge, Horne held the bat tucked behind his front pad, but it
nearly didn't save him
0.6 Ganesh to Horne, one run, and Horne and New Zealand are off the
mark, drifting into the pads and comfortably tapped wide of mid on
for a single
End of over 1 (1 run) New Zealanders 1/0
D Ganesh 1-0-1-0
MJ Horne 1* (6b) MD Bell 0* (0b)
nevertheless a promising opening over from Ganesh, on a fair line
early
Mansoor Ali Khan to open up from the far end
1.1 Khan to Horne, FOUR, overpitched and Horne cracks into it
immediately, jdespite the bowler's outstretched left arm getting a
touch on it, it can't prevent the boundary at long off
1.2 Khan to Horne, no run, leaves outside off stump
1.3 Khan to Horne, (noball) no run, oversteps and sends one well wide
of off stump anyway, left alone
1.3 Khan to Horne, no run, leaves outside off stump
1.4 Khan to Horne, no run, beaten! big swing and miss, the ball seamed
back sharply through the gap between bat and pad, not far from an
inside edge through to Naidu there, big 'oooh!' from everyone
around the ground
1.5 Khan to Horne, (noball) no run, oversteps again, pushed up to mid
on
1.5 Khan to Horne, no run, leaves outside off stump
1.6 Khan to Horne, no run, driven to wide mid off
End of over 2 (6 runs) New Zealanders 7/0
MA Khan 1-0-6-0 (2nb)
MD Bell 0* (0b) MJ Horne 5* (14b 1x4)
1.6 Khan to Horne, no run, what a start for umpire S Ravi, a seven ball
over in his first over of the match (ignoring the two no-balls),
left alone wide outside off stump
End of over 2 (6 runs) New Zealanders 7/0
MA Khan 1-0-6-0 (2nb)
MD Bell 0* (0b) MJ Horne 5* (15b 1x4)
2.1 Ganesh to Bell, no run, wild one way down the leg side, keeper
Naidu does well to prevent it going for a near certain 4 byes, in
the end they get nothing
2.2 Ganesh to Bell, no run, leaves outside off stump
2.3 Ganesh to Bell, OUT: full and struck flush on the pad, through his
defences and that was plumb as can be, probably taking middle and
off, umpire Parthasarthy had no hesitation to raise the finger
New Zealanders 7/1, Partnership of 7
MD Bell lbw b Ganesh 0 (3b 0x4 0x6)
MJ Horne 5* (15b 1x4) D Ganesh 1.3-0-1-1
Harris the new batsman, a little bit of a surprise with Spearman
also in the team, but the coach did say he was being considered as
an alternate option
2.4 Ganesh to Harris, no run, leaves one outside off stump
2.5 Ganesh to Harris, no run, leaves again
2.6 Ganesh to Harris, no run, pads away into the covers
End of over 3 (maiden) New Zealanders 7/1
D Ganesh 2-1-1-1
MJ Horne 5* (15b 1x4) CZ Harris 0* (3b)
3.1 Khan to Horne, no run, leaves outside off stump
3.2 Khan to Horne, no run, leaves again
3.3 Khan to Horne, no run, guided along the ground to second slip
3.4 Khan to Horne, one run, turned down to fine leg
3.5 Khan to Harris, no run, leaves outside off stump
3.6 Khan to Harris, no run, and again
End of over 4 (1 run) New Zealanders 8/1
MA Khan 2-0-7-0 (2nb)
MJ Horne 6* (19b 1x4) CZ Harris 0* (5b)
4.1 Ganesh to Horne, one run, drops it away towards cover, quickly
called and run single, well taken as the fielder had a little way
to run in and in the end couldn't pick the ball up cleanly
4.2 Ganesh to Harris, no run, straight bat defence back to the bowler
4.3 Ganesh to Harris, FOUR, opens the face and guides a fullish wide
ball down wide of the slips to the vacant third man boundary
4.4 Ganesh to Harris, no run, defends to short midwicket
4.5 Ganesh to Harris, no run, angling into middle and leg, to short
midwicket again
4.6 Ganesh to Harris, three runs, short ball sits up wide outside off,
Harris slaps it down through vacant wide mid on, a fair chase as
the slow outfield from overnight rain holds the ball up well
inside the rope
End of over 5 (8 runs) New Zealanders 16/1
D Ganesh 3-1-9-1
CZ Harris 7* (10b 1x4) MJ Horne 7* (20b 1x4)
5.1 Khan to Harris, no run, beaten! big appeal from all those behind
the stumps, not least by Naidu who took an athletic diving take,
but it never clipped anything on the way through, not even the
bowler appealed
5.2 Khan to Harris, no run, defends up to straight mid on
5.3 Khan to Harris, no run, leaves outside off stump
5.4 Khan to Harris, no run, defends a shortish ball back to the bowler
5.5 Khan to Harris, OUT: what a rip snorter! Harris opened up like a
tin of sardines, played all around it and the off stump is rocked
back
New Zealanders 16/2, Partnership of 9
CZ Harris b Khan 7 (15b 1x4 0x6)
MJ Horne 7* (20b 1x4) MA Khan 2.5-0-7-1 (2nb)
Spearman the new batsman
5.6 Khan to Spearman, no run, full ball, just chopped out
unconvincingly
End of over 6 (maiden) New Zealanders 16/2
MA Khan 3-1-7-1 (2nb)
MJ Horne 7* (20b 1x4) CM Spearman 0* (1b)
6.1 Ganesh to Horne, no run, shoulders arms to a wide-ish ball outside
off
6.2 Ganesh to Horne, no run, leaves again
6.3 Ganesh to Horne, no run, and yet again, this time the line is
closer to off stump
6.4 Ganesh to Horne, no run, leaves outside off, this one even closer
to off stump still, Ganesh excited by how close that must've
shaved past
6.5 Ganesh to Horne, no run, leaves a much wider one outside off,
relieves a little of the pressure somewhat
6.6 Ganesh to Horne, no run, miscued drive, a bit of late away movement
did him, ends up skewing away to the man at mid on instead of the
intended vacant mid off
End of over 7 (maiden) New Zealanders 16/2
D Ganesh 4-2-9-1
CM Spearman 0* (1b) MJ Horne 7* (26b 1x4)
7.1 Khan to Spearman, one run, glanced fine off the hip, slow outfield
prevents anything more than a single as fine leg races around and
returns a fine throw to the keeper
7.2 Khan to Horne, no run, leaves outside off stump
7.3 Khan to Horne, OUT: absolutely brilliant! clipped off the pads low
to teh ground, but Vijay dives to his right at square leg and
pulls off a great catch
New Zealanders 17/3, Partnership of 1
MJ Horne c Vijay b Khan 7 (28b 1x4 0x6)
CM Spearman 1* (2b) MA Khan 3.3-1-8-2 (2nb)
New Zealand teetering against the reigning Ranji champs
the captain comes in to try and right a sinking ship
7.4 Khan to Fleming, no run, defends down in close on the leg side
7.5 Khan to Fleming, no run, leaves outside off stump
7.6 Khan to Fleming, one run, driven straight back past the bowler on
the off side, flowing Fleming stroke as is to be expected early in
his innings, slow outfield keps it to just the single
End of over 8 (2 runs) New Zealanders 18/3
MA Khan 4-1-9-2 (2nb)
SP Fleming 1* (3b) CM Spearman 1* (2b)
8.1 Ganesh to Fleming, no run, yorker length, Fleming clamps it out to
Vijay at forward short leg, great fielding again to kep it from
getting past
Vijay now set a bit deeper, halfway between square leg and right up
in close
8.2 Ganesh to Fleming, no run, squared around, defends away towards
cover
8.3 Ganesh to Fleming, no run, beaten! driving at a good length ball
just outside off, a little away movement and so very close to an
edge
8.4 Ganesh to Fleming, no run, and again! almost an exact repeat, this
time the keeper thinks quickly and throws down the stumps and
appeals to square leg, but umpire Ravi will have nothing of it,
Fleming not asleep, back safely in his crease
8.5 Ganesh to Fleming, no run, leaves outside off stump
8.6 Ganesh to Fleming, FOUR, cracking shot, clipped through midwicket
to one drifting too far down leg, in the air initially and not far
from the ambitiously diving Vijay, a measure of how slow the
outfield is, it just makes it to the rope before the two chasers
catch it, despite
End of over 9 (4 runs) New Zealanders 22/3
D Ganesh 5-2-13-1
CM Spearman 1* (2b) SP Fleming 5* (9b 1x4)
9.1 Khan to Spearman, no run, leaves outside off stump
9.2 Khan to Spearman, no run, back on his stumps to one seaming in from
outside off, forces back up towards mid off from a height
9.3 Khan to Spearman, no run, forward defensive, drops it away towards
vacant cover, both batsmen consider sneaking a single but hold off
as mid off races across to field
9.4 Khan to Spearman, FOUR, uppishly driven through the gap between
bowler and wide-ish mid off, had that man been a little
straighter, a possible low catch may have been on offer, but
cleanly struck nonetheless and makes it to the boundary
comfortably as it didn't come in
much contact with much of the turf on the way
9.5 Khan to Spearman, OUT: absolutely remarkable, decides to leave,
what a foolish thing to do in such conditions, a straight enough
ball seamed in, and his off stump is knocked clean out of the
ground
New Zealanders 26/4, Partnership of 9
CM Spearman b Khan 5 (7b 1x4 0x6)
SP Fleming 5* (9b 1x4) MA Khan 4.5-1-13-3 (2nb)
what a disastrous start to the match for the Kiwis, local captain
Kumble proving the decision to bowl first is spot on, the overhead
and ground conditions are ideal
even though pitch itself looks in good condition, it will be better
for batting later
Astle the new batsman
9.6 Khan to Astle, no run, leaves outside off stump
End of over 10 (4 runs) New Zealanders 26/4
MA Khan 5-1-13-3 (2nb)
SP Fleming 5* (9b 1x4) NJ Astle 0* (1b)
just two slips rather than the previously accustomed three for
Astle that time
10.1 Ganesh to Fleming, no run, forward defensive, struck on the front
pad outside off stump, up to mid off
10.2 Ganesh to Fleming, no run, squared around a bit in defence, but
solidly played away into the covers from middle and leg
10.3 Ganesh to Fleming, no run, absolutely reckless stuff, driving
wildly at a full, wide ball outside off, lucky to escape with as
much as his innings still in tact
not quite the sort of shot one wants to see from a captain of a
side 26/4
10.4 Ganesh to Fleming, no run, leaves outside off stump
10.5 Ganesh to Fleming, one run, turned away off the legs backward of
square leg
10.6 Ganesh to Astle, no run, forward defensive, rolls up to mid on
End of over 11 (1 run) New Zealanders 27/4
D Ganesh 6-2-14-1
SP Fleming 6* (14b 1x4) NJ Astle 0* (2b)
Mansoor Ali Khan to continue, trying to make it a wicket in each of
4 successive overs
11.1 Khan to Fleming, no run, defends a short ball down to the bowler
11.2 Khan to Fleming, no run, semi-beaten outside off, withdrew the bat
back inside the line late of one moving away, big appeal from the
keeper, slips and bowler, but that went quite some distance wide
of the outside edge
11.3 Khan to Fleming, no run, down the leg side, has a fling trying to
help it on its way but too wide, good take by Naidu
11.4 Khan to Fleming, no run, forward, taken on the pad, only semi-
confident appeal for lbw, mainly from the bowler
11.5 Khan to Fleming, no run, driven into the ground, up to mid off
11.6 Khan to Fleming, no run, defends on the leg side towards wide mid
on
End of over 12 (maiden) New Zealanders 27/4
MA Khan 6-2-13-3 (2nb)
NJ Astle 0* (2b) SP Fleming 6* (20b 1x4)
and that ends an action-packed first hour's play in this tour
match, Karnataka completely on top as the opening bowlers used the
conditions to their best advantage
time for the Pepsi drinks van
and in the interlude, a brass band play
Ganesh ends his spell, with Kumble keen to bring himself into the
action
big cheer and whistles echoing loudly around the stadium
2 slips, silly mid off, short leg in close
12.1 Kumble to Astle, no run, stretches forward, struck on the front
pad, appeal for lbw but outside the line
12.2 Kumble to Astle, no run, defends up to mid on
12.3 Kumble to Astle, no run, defends away to cover point
12.4 Kumble to Astle, one run, Astle off teh mark, turns one angling
into the pads away to vacant midwicket
12.5 Kumble to Fleming, no run, back on his stumps, watchfully defends
standing up tall, back to teh bowler
12.6 Kumble to Fleming, no run, quietly turns it straight to midwicket
End of over 13 (1 run) New Zealanders 28/4
A Kumble 1-0-1-0
NJ Astle 1* (6b) SP Fleming 6* (22b 1x4)
13.1 Khan to Astle, no run, clipped firmly up to straight mid on, great
diving fielding across from squarer prevents any runs
13.2 Khan to Astle, no run, leaves outside off, some excitement but it
passed through well outside off stump
13.3 Khan to Astle, no run, props well forward in defence, pushed up to
mid on
13.4 Khan to Astle, no run, back on his crease, hopping on off stump,
defends down to mid off
13.5 Khan to Astle, no run, leaves outside off stump
13.6 Khan to Astle, no run, leaves outside off
End of over 14 (maiden) New Zealanders 28/4
MA Khan 7-3-13-3 (2nb)
SP Fleming 6* (22b 1x4) NJ Astle 1* (12b)
14.1 Kumble to Fleming, no run, full ball, chopped back down the wicket
on the off side, Kumble takes teh 'catch' himself
14.2 Kumble to Fleming, no run, full ball, defends on the leg side
14.3 Kumble to Fleming, no run, another, defends to short leg
14.4 Kumble to Fleming, one run, tucked away off the heel to long leg
14.5 Kumble to Astle, no run, floated up full toss, hit hard into short
leg, Astle has to jump back into his crease, though the rebound
wasn't fielded cleanly
14.6 Kumble to Astle, no run, driven firmly up to mid off
End of over 15 (1 run) New Zealanders 29/4
A Kumble 2-0-2-0
SP Fleming 7* (26b 1x4) NJ Astle 1* (14b)
15.1 Khan to Fleming, no run, leaves outside off stump
15.2 Khan to Fleming, one run, turned to square leg, a little hesitation
but they take the quick single in the end, looked a bit panicked
as two fielders dived at the ball, but in the end it was fumbled
away and they get the run safely
15.3 Khan to Astle, no run, some more super fielding, this time by
Ganesh at wide mid on, Astle clipped it firmly to his right but
Dodda was equal to teh task scooping the ball up in his palms and
preventing any run
15.4 Khan to Astle, no run, struck on the pad coming forward, screaming
appeal from mostly Mansoor, umpire Ravi indicates it was going
down leg
15.5 Khan to Astle, two runs, nudged to vacant cover, good fielding
can't prevent the runs being sharply taken
15.6 Khan to Astle, (noball) FOUR, short and pulled from above shoulder
height, over teh leaping square leg, couple of bounces and to the
boundary, authoritative stroke
15.6 Khan to Astle, no run, driven firmly to the left of wide mid off,
fielded safely
End of over 16 (8 runs) New Zealanders 37/4
MA Khan 8-3-21-3 (3nb)
SP Fleming 8* (28b 1x4) NJ Astle 7* (19b 1x4)
16.1 Kumble to Fleming, FOUR, probably mostly deliberate, but hardly
overly convincing, Fleming edges it away wide of slip and down to
the empty third man boundary
16.2 Kumble to Fleming, no run, leaves outside off, leaning forward on
the front pad
16.3 Kumble to Fleming, no run, forward defensive, to wide mid on
16.4 Kumble to Fleming, legbye: two runs, turn back into the pad, sneaks
it down the leg side quite fine and they run a nippy double,
appeal for lbw from Kumble is rather hopeful
16.5 Kumble to Fleming, no run, back on his stumps, ddefending a flatter
ball back to the bowler
16.6 Kumble to Fleming, no run, defends to silly mid off, well grasped
on the first go, was struck rather firmly
End of over 17 (6 runs) New Zealanders 43/4
A Kumble 3-0-6-0
NJ Astle 7* (19b 1x4) SP Fleming 12* (34b 2x4)
Ganesh switches ends, after a brief spell, replacing Mansoor Ali
Khan after a fine spell of 3-21 from 8 overs
17.1 Ganesh to Astle, no run, down the leg side, can't whip it away
fine, through to Naidu
17.2 Ganesh to Astle, no run, cracking drive but straight to the
kneeling Mansoor at wide mid off
17.3 Ganesh to Astle, one run, turned down to fine leg
17.4 Ganesh to Fleming, no run, leaves outside off stump
17.5 Ganesh to Fleming, no run, forward outside off, defends away to
forward square leg
17.6 Ganesh to Fleming, no run, leaves outside off again
End of over 18 (1 run) New Zealanders 44/4
D Ganesh 7-2-15-1
NJ Astle 8* (22b 1x4) SP Fleming 12* (37b 2x4)
18.1 Kumble to Astle, no run, angling into the pad, stretching forward,
pops up forward of short leg, the dive can't quite get him to the
catch, witha few cries that it touched the bat, but it was
unlikely
18.2 Kumble to Astle, no run, down hte leg side, through to the keper
18.3 Kumble to Astle, no run, down leg again, glanced off the pad, to
leg slip diving to his right, parried away on the half volley
18.4 Kumble to Astle, no run, forward, defends off the pad towards mid
on
18.5 Kumble to Astle, no run, teasing flaoter on a length, Astle
watchfully prods it down short of silly mid off
teasing floater, rather
18.6 Kumble to Astle, no run, very lucky to get away with that, short
ball outside off, not too much width though, Astle waits for it to
come on, ends up chopping it down off the inside edge past off
stump to leg slip
End of over 19 (maiden) New Zealanders 44/4
A Kumble 4-1-6-0
SP Fleming 12* (37b 2x4) NJ Astle 8* (28b 1x4)
19.1 Ganesh to Fleming, no run, leaves outside off stump
19.2 Ganesh to Fleming, one run, dabs it down in close on the off side,
quick single called for early, well run as the fielder up at mid
off had a fair way to come in, didn't even bother to have a shy
in the end, well calculated
19.3 Ganesh to Astle, no run, struck on the pad trying to turn it away
through midwicket, Astle floundering somewhat in the middle, but
survives, heading down leg by a shade
19.4 Ganesh to Astle, no run, quick ball, full and wide down the leg
side, no way Astle can even hope to get a touch on that, however
much he tries
19.5 Ganesh to Astle, FOUR, short and wide outside off, a 'hit me' ball,
Astle does just that, though much of the power is negated by
hitting it into the ground, but still has enough on it to get past
the left hand of backward point
19.6 Ganesh to Astle, no run, down the leg side, tries to flick it away
but is taken high up on the pad, keeper cleans up from around
behind the stumps
End of over 20 (5 runs) New Zealanders 49/4
D Ganesh 8-2-20-1
SP Fleming 13* (39b 2x4) NJ Astle 12* (32b 2x4)
Kumble replaced by offie Anand Yalvigi
20.1 Yalvigi to Fleming, one run, flicked away to backward square leg
20.2 Yalvigi to Astle, no run, forward defensive
20.3 Yalvigi to Astle, no run, full, driven straight up to deepish mid
off
20.4 Yalvigi to Astle, two runs, too short, Astle cracks it through
cover but mistimed a little, into the ground and the slow outfield
does the rest, only time for a couple
20.5 Yalvigi to Astle, FOUR, take two - executes it so much sweeter this
time, cut through forward of cover, and despite teh outfield's
best efforts, the timing wins the race with teh cover fieldsman
20.6 Yalvigi to Astle, no run, a bit of turn in, played up to mid on
End of over 21 (7 runs) New Zealanders 56/4
AR Yalvigi 1-0-7-0
SP Fleming 14* (40b 2x4) NJ Astle 18* (37b 3x4)
21.1 Ganesh to Fleming, no run, driven up to mid off
21.2 Ganesh to Fleming, no run, leaves one angling across him outside
off stump
21.3 Ganesh to Fleming, no run, leaves outside off
21.4 Ganesh to Fleming, no run, driven hard off the back foot, but
mostly into teh ground, so it can't make it past straight mid off
21.5 Ganesh to Fleming, no run, leaves outside off
21.6 Ganesh to Fleming, no run, across his off stump, driven firmly up
to mid off
End of over 22 (maiden) New Zealanders 56/4
D Ganesh 9-3-20-1
NJ Astle 18* (37b 3x4) SP Fleming 14* (46b 2x4)
22.1 Yalvigi to Astle, no run, low full toss, driven hard but straight
to deep mid on
22.2 Yalvigi to Astle, FOUR, flighted full outside off, Astle
magestically drives through vacant extra cover, undoubtedly shot
of the day so far
22.3 Yalvigi to Astle, no run, leans well forward in defence, turned
away to short mid on
22.4 Yalvigi to Astle, no run, forward again, defends in close on the
off side
keeper comes all the way up to field it as the field has now been
set in a one-day style ring for Astle facing Yalvigi
22.5 Yalvigi to Astle, no run, turned away to short mid on, partly in
the air but just short of Kumble
22.6 Yalvigi to Astle, no run, defends on the leg side
End of over 23 (4 runs) New Zealanders 60/4
AR Yalvigi 2-0-11-0
SP Fleming 14* (46b 2x4) NJ Astle 22* (43b 4x4)
23.1 Ganesh to Fleming, no run, driven back down the wicket, bowler
fields low down
23.2 Ganesh to Fleming, no run, leaves outside off stump
23.3 Ganesh to Fleming, no run, leaves again, too wide to consider
23.4 Ganesh to Fleming, no run, withdraws the bat inside the line of
another wide one passing by outside off stump
23.5 Ganesh to Fleming, no run, leaves again
23.6 Ganesh to Fleming, one run, overpitched ball on leg, turned away
down to long leg
End of over 24 (1 run) New Zealanders 61/4
D Ganesh 10-3-21-1 - BEML End
SP Fleming 15* (52b 2x4) NJ Astle 22* (43b 4x4)
24.1 Yalvigi to Fleming, one run, full, chopped away to vacant
midwicket, easy single jogged
24.2 Yalvigi to Astle, no run, loeans well forward in defence, turned
away to Kumble who runs across to short midwicket to field
24.3 Yalvigi to Astle, one run, quietly tucked down towards deep square
leg
Yalvigi is easy enough to negotiate whilst bowling this line and
length, slow through the air, and the field is set deep in many
places
silly mid off brought in for Fleming, and a slip
24.4 Yalvigi to Fleming, no run, pads away one outside off stump
Yalvigi coming around the wicket for the leftie
24.5 Yalvigi to Fleming, no run, defends away to Dravid coming on from
midwicket
24.6 Yalvigi to Fleming, no run, edgey stuff, a few 'oooh!'s from the
crowd, slides past the slipsman, just
End of over 25 (2 runs) New Zealanders 63/4
AR Yalvigi 3-0-13-0 - Pavilion End
NJ Astle 23* (45b 4x4) SP Fleming 16* (56b 2x4)
Joshi replaces Ganesh at the BEML End
25.1 Joshi to Astle, no run, forward defensive with bat/pad
25.2 Joshi to Astle, no run, defends straight down to mid on
25.3 Joshi to Astle, no run, back on his stumps to a slightly shorter
one, pushed away to cover
25.4 Joshi to Astle, no run, again back defending, up to wide mid off
25.5 Joshi to Astle, no run, quietly defends away to mid on
25.6 Joshi to Astle, no run, forward defensive, silly mid off falls to
his right to field
End of over 26 (maiden) New Zealanders 63/4
SB Joshi 1-1-0-0 - BEML End
SP Fleming 16* (56b 2x4) NJ Astle 23* (51b 4x4)
26.1 Yalvigi to Fleming, no run, half forward, struck on the front pad
outside off, squirts away to slip as the appeal for lbw goes up
26.2 Yalvigi to Fleming, no run, clamps awkwardly down on one angling
into his toes, unconvincing
an extra slip brought in for Fleming now, quite rightly so
26.3 Yalvigi to Fleming, no run, and justifies it, slightly edgey away
just behind point
26.4 Yalvigi to Fleming, no run, pads away outside off, through to the
keeper
26.5 Yalvigi to Fleming, no run, pushes to silly mid off who runs
backwards to field it
26.6 Yalvigi to Fleming, no run, pops forward off the front pad,
excellent diving 'catch' to his left by the short leg, appeal but
never wholly convincing and the umpire knows it, from the pad only
End of over 27 (maiden) New Zealanders 63/4
AR Yalvigi 4-1-13-0 - Pavilion End
NJ Astle 23* (51b 4x4) SP Fleming 16* (62b 2x4)
jut enough time to sneak in a final over before lunch
just enough, even
27.1 Joshi to Astle, no run, defends quietly up to mid on
27.2 Joshi to Astle, no run, full and wide outside off, Astle looked
then decided better of playing at it
27.3 Joshi to Astle, no run, straight ball, defends back along the deck
to Joshi
27.4 Joshi to Astle, no run, defends down to short leg
27.5 Joshi to Astle, no run, and again
27.6 Joshi to Astle, no run, leans well forward, defends along the
ground to wide mid on
End of over 28 (maiden) New Zealanders 63/4
SB Joshi 2-2-0-0 - BEML End
SP Fleming 16* (62b 2x4) NJ Astle 23* (57b 4x4)
and that is lunch
still most definitely Karnataka's session, but this pair batted far
more solidly in the second hour of the day than the four before
them, to at least keep New Zealand in the hunt for respectability
excellent opening spells by Ganesh and particularly Mansoor Ali
Khan the highlights of the day so far
play to resume in just under 40 minutes time, but until then, it's
time fora bit of junior cricket on the outfield and lunch for
everyone else
Match State: Lunch - Day 1
players return to the field as the brass band exit stage right
28.1 Yalvigi to Fleming, no run, leaves outside off stump
28.2 Yalvigi to Fleming, FOUR, super flowing cover drive, through the
field and it ends up lost underneath some things on the boundary
edge
after about a two minute delay, finally a team of helpers lift up
the little vehicles and find it again
28.3 Yalvigi to Fleming, no run, driven firmly back down the wicket,
Yalvigi fires ti back at the keeper's end as Fleming drifted
forward out of his crease
28.4 Yalvigi to Fleming, no run, forward, guides it along the ground to
second slip's left
28.5 Yalvigi to Fleming, FOUR, driven back down the wicket in the air,
just to Yalvigi's left, a couple of bounces and it smashes into
the sightscreen
28.6 Yalvigi to Fleming, no run
End of over 29 (8 runs) New Zealanders 71/4
AR Yalvigi 5-1-21-0 - Pavilion End
NJ Astle 23* (57b 4x4) SP Fleming 24* (68b 4x4)
Mansoor Ali Khan replaces Joshi at the BEML End
29.1 Khan to Astle, no run, across his off stump, defends to wide mid
off
29.2 Khan to Astle, no run, huge swipe by Astle, through the gaping gap
between bat and pad, predictable 'oooh' from the crowd
29.3 Khan to Astle, two runs, drifts down leg, nicely tucked off his hip
through backward square leg, easy couple as long leg has some work
to do
29.4 Khan to Astle, FOUR, cracking shot, half volley outside off stump
that asked to be hit, Astle doesn't turn those down, between cover
and mid off fieldsen who stood stationary and watched
50 partnership is posted with that shot
29.5 Khan to Astle, one run, forced off the back foot to point, quick
run with the shot
29.6 Khan to Fleming, no run, shoulders arms outside off stump
End of over 30 (7 runs) New Zealanders 78/4
MA Khan 9-3-28-3 (3nb) - BEML End
NJ Astle 30* (62b 5x4) SP Fleming 24* (69b 4x4)
30.1 Yalvigi to Astle, no run, flighted up outside off, turned away to
wide mid on
30.2 Yalvigi to Astle, no run, driven forcefully up to mid off
30.3 Yalvigi to Astle, no run, well forward outside off in defence, ball
trickles away in close on the leg side
30.4 Yalvigi to Astle, no run, flighted up, quietly patted away to
Kumble coming in to field at short cover
30.5 Yalvigi to Astle, no run, quietly forward in defence,, slowly back
down the pitch to Yalvigi
30.6 Yalvigi to Astle, no run, stretches well forward in defence, turns
into the pad, back to the bowler
End of over 31 (maiden) New Zealanders 78/4
AR Yalvigi 6-2-21-0 - Pavilion End
SP Fleming 24* (69b 4x4) NJ Astle 30* (68b 5x4)
31.1 Khan to Fleming, no run, leaves outside off stump, not a whole lot
far away from off stump as it passes through
31.2 Khan to Fleming, no run, defends back up to mid off
31.3 Khan to Fleming, (noball) one run, oversteps, clipped to square leg
and they take a very quick run, good diving save and throw just
wide of the stumps at the keeper's end, seemed to be quite a close
thing
31.3 Khan to Astle, no run, cracked straight to backward point
31.4 Khan to Astle, no run, driven straight up the wicket on the leg
side, well fielded from mid on
31.5 Khan to Astle, two runs, turned down to deep backward square leg,
Joshi very slow up from long leg and then fires in a terrible
throw, to the jeers of the crowd
31.6 Khan to Astle, FOUR, another juicy half volley, Astle drives
perfectly straight of the man at mid off, a mere collection job
End of over 32 (8 runs) New Zealanders 86/4
MA Khan 10-3-36-3 (4nb) - BEML End
SP Fleming 25* (72b 4x4) NJ Astle 36* (72b 6x4)
the outfield has quickened up a bit with teh sun now coming out, to
reveal a lovely day with light blue skies and many puffy white
clouds
32.1 Yalvigi to Fleming, no run, defends forward, rolls swaure in close
on the leg side
32.2 Yalvigi to Fleming, no run, full, watchfully defends it away to
Kyumble at midwicket
32.3 Yalvigi to Fleming, no run, firmly driven up to Joshi at mid on
32.4 Yalvigi to Fleming, no run, defends off the pad in close on the leg
side, thoughts of a quick run are averted by sharp infielding that
keeps the batsmen back
32.5 Yalvigi to Fleming, no run, pads away outside off stump, caught at
second slipoff the rebound
32.6 Yalvigi to Fleming, no run, leans forward in compact defence, ball
goes back down the wicket to Yalvigi
End of over 33 (maiden) New Zealanders 86/4
AR Yalvigi 7-3-21-0 - Pavilion End
NJ Astle 36* (72b 6x4) SP Fleming 25* (78b 4x4)
33.1 Khan to Astle, no run, short ball but wildly down the leg side,
more good keeping by Naidu prevents any damage for the fielding
side
33.2 Khan to Astle, no run, defends up to mid on
33.3 Khan to Astle, (noball) no run, oversteps, driven into the ground
off the back foot, quietly goes away to cover point
33.3 Khan to Astle, FOUR, short and sits up at shoulder height, quick as
a flash Astle rocks into a pull, through midwicket well forward of
the man at deep backward square
teh two man hook trap set is well avoided
now due to that stroke, the second man is moved to exactly where
the last ball was hit
33.4 Khan to Astle, no run, defends a straight one back to the bowler
33.5 Khan to Astle, no run, genuine bouncer, ducked underneath
33.6 Khan to Astle, no run, back in behind a straight, shortish ball,
defends up to mid on
End of over 34 (6 runs) New Zealanders 92/4
MA Khan 11-3-41-3 (6nb) - BEML End
SP Fleming 25* (78b 4x4) NJ Astle 40* (79b 7x4)
34.1 Yalvigi to Fleming, one run, forward, nicely tuns one away to
midwicket where Kumble has a few paces to run forward to field,
enabling the easiest of singles
34.2 Yalvigi to Astle, one run, flighted full outside off, driven hard
wide of mid off, Kumble does well to take much of the pace of it,
then midd off can get acros and clean up, batsmen have to speed up
to complete teh safe single
yet another disturbance behind the bowler's arm, more people moving
near teh sightscreen
34.3 Yalvigi to Fleming, no run, padded away, caught at silly mid off,
big appeal but the bat wasn't in the same city as the ball during
that delivery, jeers from the crowd anyway
34.4 Yalvigi to Fleming, one run, turned around the corner to backward
square leg, they take a risky single and Mansoor does superbly to
throw down the stumps at the keeper's end, but Astle was quicker
still, big appeal but again only the jeers of the crowd follow,
the umpire is unmove
34.5 Yalvigi to Astle, no run, defends back to the bowler
34.6 Yalvigi to Astle, no run, defends again
End of over 35 (3 runs) New Zealanders 95/4
AR Yalvigi 8-3-24-0 - Pavilion End
SP Fleming 27* (81b 4x4) NJ Astle 41* (82b 7x4)
Bhardwaj replaces Mansoor at the BEMLEnd for his first bowl of the
day
humungous cheers in the crowd as Bhardwaj gets ready to bowl, the
new local hero after gaining Test and ODI selection and impressing
early
35.1 Bhardwaj to Fleming, no run, turned down to short fine leg
35.2 Bhardwaj to Fleming, no run, shorter ball, tries to pull hard, but
doesn't get on to it, bit of bottom edge, bit of pad, to short
fine leg again
35.3 Bhardwaj to Fleming, no run, dabbles it away to forward square leg,
indecision over whether to take a run, in the end Fleming sends
Astle back as Kumble is across to field
35.4 Bhardwaj to Fleming, FOUR, magnificent straight drive, very long
boundary straight theree, but Fleming barely jogged halfway down
the wicket once it passed the bowler and mid off
35.5 Bhardwaj to Fleming, no run, full ball, chopped down into the
pitch, back to the bowler
35.6 Bhardwaj to Fleming, bye: two runs, turn and bounce, beats Fleming
but also Naidu, who snatches at the ball high and can only parry
it over the slips and down towards the boundary
End of over 36 (6 runs) New Zealanders 101/4
VR Bhardwaj 1-0-4-0 - BEML End
NJ Astle 41* (82b 7x4) SP Fleming 31* (87b 5x4)
and that raises the New Zealand 100, which looked rather distant
when they were 27/4
Ganesh returns to replace Yalvigi
36.1 Ganesh to Astle, legbye: one run, off the pad down the leg side,
down to long leg
36.2 Ganesh to Fleming, no run, leaves outside off stump
36.3 Ganesh to Fleming, no run, leaves again
crowd has built up well now, considering the type of match this is,
really getting into it too, plenty of action so far
36.4 Ganesh to Fleming, no run, and yet more of it! Fleming has a wild
flash at one wide and full outside off stump, just misses the
outside edge, Ganesh anguishes over how close it was
36.5 Ganesh to Fleming, no run, defends off his crease, away to cover
point
36.6 Ganesh to Fleming, two runs, nicely clipped away off the toes
through midwicket, Joshi around from wide mid on to field, can't
prevent a smartly taken second run however
End of over 37 (3 runs) New Zealanders 104/4
D Ganesh 11-3-23-1 - Pavilion End
NJ Astle 41* (83b 7x4) SP Fleming 33* (92b 5x4)
37.1 Bhardwaj to Astle, no run, forward defensive outside off stump
field relatively spread for Astle, just the short leg and a deepish
slip, long leg, midwicket, deepish mid off and deep mid on, extra
cover, deepish point, backward point
37.2 Bhardwaj to Astle, no run, defends into the covers
37.3 Bhardwaj to Astle, one run, played up to wide mid on, single with
teh shot
37.4 Bhardwaj to Fleming, no run, full, driven into the pitch and
Bhardwaj takes the crowd 'catch' languidly below his knees
37.5 Bhardwaj to Fleming, no run, beaten! Fleming over the top of a full
one, well snatched by Naidu, semi appeal but nothing serious
37.6 Bhardwaj to Fleming, no run, rushes through on him, taken on the
pad, appeal but going down leg
End of over 38 (1 run) New Zealanders 105/4
VR Bhardwaj 2-0-5-0 - BEML End
NJ Astle 42* (86b 7x4) SP Fleming 33* (95b 5x4)
Astle pulls out late during Ganesh's run up, again more disturbance
near the sightscreen
crowd jeer Astle rather than the offenders it seems
38.1 Ganesh to Astle, no run, agricultural slash outside off, not quite
enough width, bottom edges it just past off stump, to Naidu on the
bounce
38.2 Ganesh to Astle, FOUR, take two - a bit more width and Astle
absolutely smashes it through point, not even the acrobatically
diving fieldsman there can stop it racing past
38.3 Ganesh to Astle, one run, very short, Astle a little awkwardly, but
with still enough control to pull it safely down along the ground
to the man set in the deep
38.4 Ganesh to Fleming, no run, full, cracked firmly into the ground and
up to mid on, Astle set off for the run thinking it was hit
better, had to scurry back into his crease
38.5 Ganesh to Fleming, no run, avoids a nasty rising ball just on off
stump, sways backwards safely enough
38.6 Ganesh to Fleming, one run, full ball surging into his boot, away
to square leg for a single
End of over 39 (6 runs) New Zealanders 111/4
D Ganesh 12-3-29-1 - Pavilion End
SP Fleming 34* (98b 5x4) NJ Astle 47* (89b 8x4)
39.1 Bhardwaj to Fleming, no run, defends back to the bowler
39.2 Bhardwaj to Fleming, no run, defends off the pad to short leg
39.3 Bhardwaj to Fleming, one run, driven up to deepish mid off, hurried
run with the shot, throw goes wide at the bowler's end in any case
39.4 Bhardwaj to Astle, no run, defends back to the bowler
39.5 Bhardwaj to Astle, no run, floated up full, Astle creasebound,
squeezes it away to cover
39.6 Bhardwaj to Astle, one run, tickled down fine from the hip, Joshi a
little more hastily gets a return in this time
End of over 40 (2 runs) New Zealanders 113/4
VR Bhardwaj 3-0-7-0 - BEML End
NJ Astle 48* (92b 8x4) SP Fleming 35* (101b 5x4)
40.1 Ganesh to Astle, one run, full, forced up to mid on, very quick run
with teh shot, both look to be struggling a bit but the throw at
the keeper's end can't beat Fleming
40.2 Ganesh to Fleming, one run, shortish ball, pulled neatly around the
corner to deep backward square leg
40.3 Ganesh to Astle, no run, crowd get excited as Astle approaches his
50, not sure if that's in the hope of a wicket or getting behind
the batsman, clever ball from Ganesh, slower yorker floated up,
Astle clamps down on it
considered the run as it trickled back towards teh slips, thought
better of it in the end
40.4 Ganesh to Astle, no run, driven up to Joshi at wide mid off
40.5 Ganesh to Astle, legbye: one run, off the shorter run, taken on the
pad going down leg, drops away in close square on the leg side,
crowd cheer the 50 despite the fact it's a clear leg bye
40.6 Ganesh to Fleming, no run, demanding straight ball, watchfully
defended back to Ganesh
End of over 41 (3 runs) New Zealanders 116/4
D Ganesh 13-3-31-1 - Pavilion End
NJ Astle 49* (96b 8x4) SP Fleming 36* (103b 5x4)
41.1 Bhardwaj to Astle, no run, turned away to wide mid on
41.2 Bhardwaj to Astle, no run, driven straight up to deep mid on, no
run contemplated
41.3 Bhardwaj to Astle, no run, chopped into the ground trying to cut
one too close outside off, rolls away to Kumble at extra cover
41.4 Bhardwaj to Astle, no run, cut straight to point, a bit of
frustration for Astle creeping in near his 50
41.5 Bhardwaj to Astle, one run, this time he gets it, nudges it away to
vacant midwicket and a highly appreciative crowd give a big cheer
for Astle's effort
41.6 Bhardwaj to Fleming, no run, comes through lower on him, just chops
down on it in defence in time
End of over 42 (1 run) New Zealanders 117/4
VR Bhardwaj 4-0-8-0 - BEML End
NJ Astle 50* (101b 8x4) SP Fleming 36* (104b 5x4)
42.1 Ganesh to Astle, no run, yorker length dug out, back to the bowler
who fumbles on the follow through
42.2 Ganesh to Astle, no run, full, driven hard down the ground but a
super diving stop to his right at mid on prevents the certain
boundary
42.3 Ganesh to Astle, no run, delivered from much winder on the crease,
Astle squared around but defends safely down to backward point
42.4 Ganesh to Astle, no run, Ganesh really mixing it up, bowled from
wide on the crease again, floats up a slower ball, Astle is equal
to it, prods forward in defence away towards cover point
42.5 Ganesh to Astle, one run, overpitches down leg, clipped through to
deep midwicket
42.6 Ganesh to Fleming, no run, leaves outside off stump
End of over 43 (1 run) New Zealanders 118/4
D Ganesh 14-3-32-1 - Pavilion End
NJ Astle 51* (106b 8x4) SP Fleming 36* (105b 5x4)
and time for another drinks break, 54 in the first hour after lunch
43.1 Bhardwaj to Astle, three runs, pulled trough midwicket, not a lot
of power in the stroke, but it almost makes it to the rope, two
fielders give chase to overhaul
43.2 Bhardwaj to Fleming, no run, angled down the leg side, tries to
nudge the full ball away but dosn't get a touch on it, neat
keeping from being unsighted by Naidu
43.3 Bhardwaj to Fleming, no run, defends back to the bowler, now coming
around the wicket to the leftie
43.4 Bhardwaj to Fleming, no run, defends in close on the leg side
43.5 Bhardwaj to Fleming, no run, defends straight to short leg
43.6 Bhardwaj to Fleming, no run, leaves outside off stump
End of over 44 (3 runs) New Zealanders 121/4
VR Bhardwaj 5-0-11-0 - BEML End
NJ Astle 54* (107b 8x4) SP Fleming 36* (110b 5x4)
44.1 Ganesh to Astle, no run, defended straight up to mid on
44.2 Ganesh to Astle, no run, cracking shot, but straight to cover so
can't cash in
44.3 Ganesh to Astle, no run, defends up to mid on
44.4 Ganesh to Astle, FOUR, wild slash outside off stump, just beats the
valiant dive at gully, thick outside edge flies to teh boundary,
Astle going after a fair amount of the bowling now
44.5 Ganesh to Astle, no run, on middle and leg, turned away to Kumble
at short midwicket
44.6 Ganesh to Astle, no run, slower ball, tapped down towards
midwicket, both batsmen looking hard for the run but wisely don't
go as Kumble is across to field
End of over 45 (4 runs) New Zealanders 125/4
D Ganesh 15-3-36-1 - Pavilion End
SP Fleming 36* (110b 5x4) NJ Astle 58* (113b 9x4)
45.1 Bhardwaj to Fleming, two runs, elegantly driven through vacant
cover, good chase keps it to two, brings up the 100 partnership
45.2 Bhardwaj to Fleming, no run, swept cleanly backward of square leg,
thefielder just watches it race by
45.3 Bhardwaj to Fleming, no run, worked up to wide mid on, looked for
the possible run but play safety first
45.4 Bhardwaj to Fleming, no run, pads away outside off stump, through
to the keper
45.5 Bhardwaj to Fleming, one run, drops it away towards wide mid on,
this time they take the run as the bowler darts across to field
himself
45.6 Bhardwaj to Astle, no run, defends back to the bowler
End of over 46 (3 runs) New Zealanders 128/4
VR Bhardwaj 6-0-14-0 - BEML End
SP Fleming 39* (115b 5x4) NJ Astle 58* (114b 9x4)
46.1 Ganesh to Fleming, no run, driven hard straight to mid off, Astle
backed up a fair way, because the shot was struck so hard, mid off
could fire the throw at the bowler's end quick smart, and Astle
grounded his bat short
New Zealanders 128/5, Partnership of 101
NJ Astle run out (Yalvigi) 58 (114b 9x4 0x6)
super fielding by Yalvigi, and the 101 run partnership is brought
to an end
Chris Cairns the new batsman
46.2 Ganesh to Fleming, no run, defends
46.3 Ganesh to Fleming, no run, defends up to mid off
46.4 Ganesh to Fleming, no run, down the leg side, Fleming nowhere near
getting a flick on that but the appeal from bowler and (unsighted)
keeper comes anyway, barely brushed the thigh pad
46.5 Ganesh to Fleming, one run, turned down to fine leg
46.6 Ganesh to Cairns, no run, angling into the pad, struck flush low
down, fair appeal but going down leg
End of over 47 (1 run) New Zealanders 129/5
D Ganesh 16-3-37-1 - Pavilion End
SP Fleming 40* (120b 5x4) CL Cairns 0* (1b)
Joshi replaces Bhardwaj at the BEML End
47.1 Joshi to Fleming, FOUR, short first up and pulled over midwicket,
couple of bounces and as simple as you please for Fleming
Joshi loses the ball behind him in his run up
47.2 Joshi to Fleming, no run, driven to midwicket
47.3 Joshi to Fleming, no run, defends back to the bowler
47.4 Joshi to Fleming, one run, taps it away to vacant square leg,
Kumble from midwicket across to field
47.5 Joshi to Cairns, no run, drops it away to midwicket
47.6 Joshi to Cairns, no run, quietly lets one slide on to teh bat,
drops down on the crease outside off
End of over 48 (5 runs) New Zealanders 134/5
SB Joshi 3-2-5-0 - BEML End
SP Fleming 45* (124b 6x4) CL Cairns 0* (3b)
48.1 Ganesh to Fleming, no run, leaves outside off stump
48.2 Ganesh to Fleming, one run, driven straight past the bowler and the
single gives Fleming his 50, another hearty cheer from the locals
in appreciation of good cricket
48.3 Ganesh to Cairns, no run, played back to the bowler
48.4 Ganesh to Cairns, one run, off the mark, clipped off the pads down
to deep backward square leg
48.5 Ganesh to Fleming, no run, driven up to wide mid off
48.6 Ganesh to Fleming, no run, outside edgey as Fleming is partially
beaten, slides away towards short third man
End of over 49 (6 runs) New Zealanders 140/5
D Ganesh 17-3-39-1 - Pavilion End
CL Cairns 1* (5b) SP Fleming 50* (128b 6x4)
49.1 Joshi to Cairns, no run, forward, defends to silly mid off
49.2 Joshi to Cairns, no run, lazily forward in defence, almost pops
back off the underface of the bat to the keeper diving forward,
but not quite
49.3 Joshi to Cairns, no run, pushed up to deep mid on
49.4 Joshi to Cairns, no run, Joshi just teasing them up there, tempting
Cairns into the big one, though only one player (long leg) is
outside the equivalent of the inner one-day circle, defends back
to teh bowler
49.5 Joshi to Cairns, SIX, the teasing comes to an end as Cairns comes
down the track and plants it right over wide long off
a delay as teh ball has to be retrived from an empty portion of the
stands
49.6 Joshi to Cairns, FOUR, back and slams it back past the bowler, but
in the air and Joshi wasn't far off grasping a sharp return catch
to his right
End of over 50 (10 runs) New Zealanders 150/5
SB Joshi 4-2-15-0 - BEML End
SP Fleming 50* (128b 6x4) CL Cairns 11* (11b 1x4 1x6)
Cairns however doesn't bother moving out of his crease aftger the
stroke is played
50.1 Ganesh to Fleming, no run, back, forcing it away to wide mid on
a fair rumble emanating from the top tier of the stands on one side
as mostly kids pummell the metallic advertising hoardings during
each delivery
50.2 Ganesh to Fleming, no run, driven hard to wide mid off, good diving
stop to his right there
50.3 Ganesh to Fleming, no run, back to a shorter one, forcing off the
back foot up to the same man, Yalvigi of the Astle run out fame
50.4 Ganesh to Fleming, no run, drives a dead straight ball up to deep
mid on
50.5 Ganesh to Fleming, no run, slower ball, almost fools Fleming who's
driving, uppishly initially towards mid off
50.6 Ganesh to Fleming, no run, another slower one, driven straighter
but still can't evade Yalvigi
End of over 51 (maiden) New Zealanders 150/5
D Ganesh 18-4-39-1 - Pavilion End
CL Cairns 11* (11b 1x4 1x6) SP Fleming 50* (134b 6x4)
51.1 Joshi to Cairns, no run, defends with a dead bat, dribbles back
down the pitch
51.2 Joshi to Cairns, one run, back and tapping it away behind square on
the leg side, short leg has to go back and field, Cairns is slow
out of the starter's blocks but Fleming calls him through safely
51.3 Joshi to Fleming, no run, forward defensive with front pad, pops up
and silly mid off parries away the rebound catch over his head to
take on the second go, appeal is met with a shaek of the head by
umpire Ravi
51.4 Joshi to Fleming, no run, defends to short leg
51.5 Joshi to Fleming, no run, defends in close on the off side
51.6 Joshi to Fleming, one run, well worked up towards wide mid on, runs
with the placed and timed stroked
End of over 52 (2 runs) New Zealanders 152/5
SB Joshi 5-2-17-0 - BEML End
SP Fleming 51* (138b 6x4) CL Cairns 12* (13b 1x4 1x6)
52.1 Khan to Fleming, no run, defends on the leg side, Kumble in from
short midwicket fields
52.2 Khan to Fleming, no run, angling into the pads again, firmly struck
but straight to Kumble
fairly open on the off side now, just 2 slips, no third man, a man
at deepish point, extra cover, mid off, mid on, short midwicket,
and 2 set deep for the hook trap
52.3 Khan to Fleming, no run, driven firmly straight to extra cover
52.4 Khan to Fleming, no run, useful yorker length ball, Fleming digs
out safely back to teh bowler, only really Shoaib has been able to
york FLeming out in the past, he is solid against the full stuff
52.5 Khan to Fleming, no run, crisply stroked away direct to point
52.6 Khan to Fleming, no run, driven straight up to deep mid on
End of over 53 (maiden) New Zealanders 152/5
MA Khan 12-4-41-3 (6nb) - Pavilion End
CL Cairns 12* (13b 1x4 1x6) SP Fleming 51* (144b 6x4)
Yalvigi replaces Joshi at the BEML End, Joshi's spell of 5-2-17-0
ends
53.1 Yalvigi to Cairns, no run, cracked hard straight to deep mid off
53.2 Yalvigi to Cairns, no run, prods forward in defence, no-one on the
off side in close to threaten however
53.3 Yalvigi to Cairns, no run, similar again, Cairns seemingly biding
his time before he goes for teh big hit again
mid off is wide and deepish but still a fair way behind him to the
boundary, only long on is back
53.4 Yalvigi to Cairns, no run, defends back to the bowler
53.5 Yalvigi to Cairns, no run, defends to short leg, Cairns happy to
remain circumspect for now
53.6 Yalvigi to Cairns, no run, pings up off a length and Cairns is
fending away outside off, but safely as it drops towards vacant
gully
End of over 54 (maiden) New Zealanders 152/5
AR Yalvigi 9-4-24-0 - BEML End
SP Fleming 51* (144b 6x4) CL Cairns 12* (19b 1x4 1x6)
54.1 Khan to Fleming, no run, defends to short midwicket
54.2 Khan to Fleming, one run, shuffles across his crease to give room
on leg stump, nicely turned down to fine leg
54.3 Khan to Cairns, no run, useful one that strikes Cairns on the pad,
good shout but just outside the line of off
54.4 Khan to Cairns, no run, half forward, defending to cover
54.5 Khan to Cairns, one run, driven hard wide of mid off, runs with teh
shot as the throw from Joshi is just wide of the stumps at the
bowler's end, Cairns just scampering home safely
54.6 Khan to Fleming, two runs, mistimed clip through to deep midwicket,
they resign themselves to a comfortable single, then a misfield,
the worst of the day, sees them end up with the bonus run
End of over 55 (4 runs) New Zealanders 156/5
MA Khan 13-4-45-3 (6nb) - Pavilion End
CL Cairns 13* (22b 1x4 1x6) SP Fleming 54* (147b 6x4)
55.1 Yalvigi to Cairns, no run, forward defensive with the pad, half
appeal from the bowler
55.2 Yalvigi to Cairns, one run, turned through to midwicket
55.3 Yalvigi to Fleming, no run, defends back to the bowler
55.4 Yalvigi to Fleming, no run, kicks one away outside off, cries of
'catch it!' but not sure why, flies well clear backward of point
55.5 Yalvigi to Fleming, no run, defends back on the leg side of the
pitch, Yalvigi fields
2 slips, silly point, short leg in close
55.6 Yalvigi to Fleming, no run, forward defensive back to the bowler
End of over 56 (1 run) New Zealanders 157/5
AR Yalvigi 10-4-25-0 - BEML End
CL Cairns 14* (24b 1x4 1x6) SP Fleming 54* (151b 6x4)
Yalvigi fires back past the keeper as over is called, to near the
boundary but luckily for him, the ball is dead, just
56.1 Khan to Cairns, no run, full and wide outside off, cracking drive
by Cairns but straight to Kumble at cover
56.2 Khan to Cairns, no run, defends down to midwicket
56.3 Khan to Cairns, (noball) no run, oversteps, and just as the appeal
for lbw was about to be unleashed, Mansoor is stopped dead in his
tracks, rushed on to the pad striking him flush, may have been
going down leg but would've been worthy of a good shout
56.3 Khan to Cairns, no run, and another, this time he doesn't overstep,
but gets no reward for it, this one definitely angling down leg
56.4 Khan to Cairns, no run, leaves outside off stump, Naidu has to fall
back to make an awkward save
56.5 Khan to Cairns, wide: no run, a wide! a real loosener from Mansoor,
suggests he was thinking of trying five different deliveries at
once and couldn't decides, to rolled them all together and created
this
just shaved the inside of the return crease outside off, low full
toss length
56.5 Khan to Cairns, no run, bouncer, Cairns ducks underneath safely
56.6 Khan to Cairns, no run, props himself half forward on the crease,
lets teh ball come on and defends away to cover
End of over 57 (2 runs) New Zealanders 159/5
MA Khan 14-4-47-3 (1w 7nb) - Pavilion End
SP Fleming 54* (151b 6x4) CL Cairns 14* (31b 1x4 1x6)
and that's tea
New Zealand really clawing their way back into the match in the
middle session, in excellent batting conditions, the sun came up,
baked the pitch a bit, the outfield really quickened up and the
bowling wasn't as demanding, particularly that from the spin
95 runs for the loss of Astle in the session, New Zealand much
closer to respectability, and the longer this pair hang together,
a competitive first innings score
play to resume in just under 20 minutes time
Match State: Tea - Day 1
players return to the field
57.1 Yalvigi to Fleming, SIX, what a terrible loosener straight after
tea, Yalvigi gifts Fleming a waist high full toss and he proceeds
to effortlesly pull it high over cow corner, just clearing the
fence
57.2 Yalvigi to Fleming, no run, defends in close on the leg side
57.3 Yalvigi to Fleming, no run, leaves outside off, doesn't pass too
far wide of off stump
57.4 Yalvigi to Fleming, no run, defends on the leg side, Yalvigi across
to field himself
57.5 Yalvigi to Fleming, no run, full ball, glances it down to short
fine leg and after much discussion, a run is decided against
57.6 Yalvigi to Fleming, FOUR, superb shot, Fleming playing in the 'V'
is at his best, flowing straight drive just past the stumps on the
on side, never bothered to start running
End of over 58 (10 runs) New Zealanders 169/5
AR Yalvigi 11-4-35-0 - BEML End
CL Cairns 14* (31b 1x4 1x6) SP Fleming 64* (157b 7x4 1x6)
58.1 Khan to Cairns, no run, forced towards wide mid off off the back
foot, fielder across from cover intercepts before Dravid at mid
off can field
58.2 Khan to Cairns, no run, driven straight up to Dravid this time
58.3 Khan to Cairns, no run, ooh my word! yorker that Cairns tries to
dig out but it's through him and just shaves past off stump
through to the keeper, lucky escape
58.4 Khan to Cairns, no run, driven firmly up to Dravid at wide mid off
58.5 Khan to Cairns, no run, demanding line and length, Cairns
forcefully defends back to the bowler
58.6 Khan to Cairns, no run, leaves outside off stump
End of over 59 (maiden) New Zealanders 169/5
MA Khan 15-5-47-3 (1w 7nb) - Pavilion End
SP Fleming 64* (157b 7x4 1x6) CL Cairns 14* (37b 1x4 1x6)
59.1 Yalvigi to Fleming, no run, forward defensive, back to the bowler
on the leg side of the pitch
59.2 Yalvigi to Fleming, two runs, clipped through backward square leg
59.3 Yalvigi to Fleming, no run, driven to wide mid on, a run isn't
contemplated though one was probably on as the fielder had to come
across
59.4 Yalvigi to Fleming, no run, defends back on to teh pitch
59.5 Yalvigi to Fleming, FOUR, down the track and neatly flicked in the
air in the gap between mid on and midwicket
a delay as three fielders have to go and retrieve the ball from the
fence, nobody in that sector of the stadium whatsoever
59.6 Yalvigi to Fleming, no run, driven back down the pitch to teh
bowler
End of over 60 (6 runs) New Zealanders 175/5
AR Yalvigi 12-4-41-0 - BEML End
CL Cairns 14* (37b 1x4 1x6) SP Fleming 70* (163b 8x4 1x6)
another delay as the umpires inspect teh ball, calling for a box of
balls to select a replacement
we're going to be playing some overtime tonight, even with teh
spinners bowling it seems
only 60 overs bowled so far, that's 2 sessions worth, but we're
already more than 10 minutes into the final session
still they inspect and finally come to a decision
60.1 Khan to Cairns, legbye: one run, swerving down the leg side, struck
on the pad, Mansoor with hands to head as it just drifts too far
for a fair lbw shout, down to fine leg for the leg bye
60.2 Khan to Fleming, no run, punising shot to a wide ball outside off,
but not perfectly timed nor placed, goes straight to extra cover
60.3 Khan to Fleming, no run, defends on the off side
60.4 Khan to Fleming, no run, driven up to mid off
a whole array of fireworks is now going off out the back of one of
the stands, many small crackles interrupted by regular thundering
booms, and the kids race to teh top of the stadium to look out
back to see all the commotion
but it's now stopped
60.5 Khan to Fleming, three runs, cut in the air backward of point, not
far from a fielder, well fielded in the deep on the rope
60.6 Khan to Cairns, no run, defends down on the leg side
End of over 61 (4 runs) New Zealanders 179/5
MA Khan 16-5-50-3 (1w 7nb) - Pavilion End
SP Fleming 73* (167b 8x4 1x6) CL Cairns 14* (39b 1x4 1x6)
61.1 Yalvigi to Fleming, one run, elegantly driven down to the man at
wide long off
61.2 Yalvigi to Cairns, no run, forward defensive, back to the bowler
61.3 Yalvigi to Cairns, no run, driven hard but straight to straight mid
on
61.4 Yalvigi to Cairns, no run, driven straight to mid off, misfield but
doesn't cost
61.5 Yalvigi to Cairns, no run, defends back to the bowler
61.6 Yalvigi to Cairns, no run, forward defensive in close on the off
side
End of over 62 (1 run) New Zealanders 180/5
AR Yalvigi 13-4-42-0 - BEML End
SP Fleming 74* (168b 8x4 1x6) CL Cairns 14* (44b 1x4 1x6)
62.1 Khan to Fleming, no run, driven straight up to straight mid off
62.2 Khan to Fleming, no run, forward defensive to mid off
62.3 Khan to Fleming, two runs, flays a wide ball just short of a
driveable length, plnety of oomph in the stroke but not quite teh
resultant force, Bhardwaj manages to scoop it back to a fellow
chasing fielder inside the rope
relaxed running costs a possible third run, but that's the 50
partnership nonetheless
62.4 Khan to Fleming, no run, down the leg side, misses the glance
62.5 Khan to Fleming, no run
62.6 Khan to Fleming, no run, driven powerfully straight on the off
side, but yet more superb fielding by Yalvigi cuts off a certain
boundary, gets a pat on the back from keeper and captain at the
end of the over
End of over 63 (2 runs) New Zealanders 182/5
MA Khan 17-5-52-3 (1w 7nb) - Pavilion End
CL Cairns 14* (44b 1x4 1x6) SP Fleming 76* (174b 8x4 1x6)
63.1 Yalvigi to Cairns, no run, defends in close on the off side
63.2 Yalvigi to Cairns, no run, taps it away off his hip, great reflex
fielding by short leg snatches the ball in the air from the bounce
63.3 Yalvigi to Cairns, OUT: Yalvigi isn't exactly having a bad day in
the field, Cairns chips back a full ball low down, Yalvigi
superbly divs forward and scoops up the catch just above the
ground, fantastic stuff
New Zealanders 182/6, Partnership of 50
CL Cairns c & b Yalvigi 14 (47b 1x4 1x6)
SP Fleming 76* (174b 8x4 1x6) AR Yalvigi 13.3-4-42-1
Cairns hangs arounds a while, just to check whether it carried or
not, and then walks when Yalgivi confirms
Parore the batsman
a moment of comedy as a little girl runs on to the field to ask for
Sunil Joshi's autograph at slip
to teh encouraging cheers of the crowd, he obliges, and that spurs
on two more little kids to run on from another part of teh
boundary, but this time some responsible adults come on and put an
end to it
63.4 Yalvigi to Parore, no run
63.5 Yalvigi to Parore, no run, forward defensive
63.6 Yalvigi to Parore, no run, and again
End of over 64 (maiden) New Zealanders 182/6
AR Yalvigi 14-5-42-1 - BEML End
SP Fleming 76* (174b 8x4 1x6) AC Parore 0* (3b)
64.1 Khan to Fleming, no run, forward defensive, back to the bowler
64.2 Khan to Fleming, no run, firmly struck to Kumble at midwicket
64.3 Khan to Fleming, no run, misplayed drive up to mid on, was aiming
on the off side
64.4 Khan to Fleming, no run, slow full toss, Fleming waits on it and to
his obvious dismay can't make hay from it, hit into the deck and
back to the bowler who partially stops it, parrying it away to mid
off
64.5 Khan to Fleming, FOUR, bouncer and Fleming is willing to hook, gets
a top edge high over teh slips, three bounces and down to the rope
64.6 Khan to Fleming, no run, another shortish ball, wide outside off,
Fleming thinks a moment and then decides better against going for
it
End of over 65 (4 runs) New Zealanders 186/6
MA Khan 18-5-56-3 (1w 7nb) - Pavilion End
AC Parore 0* (3b) SP Fleming 80* (180b 9x4 1x6)
65.1 Yalvigi to Parore, no run, pats it back down the wicket to Yalvigi
65.2 Yalvigi to Parore, no run, defends to short leg
forward short leg, leg slip, slip, silly mid off
in close, and deep backward square leg, midwicket, mid on, mid off,
cover in place
65.3 Yalvigi to Parore, no run, defends
65.4 Yalvigi to Parore, one run, turned away to midwicket, easy single
to get off the mark
65.5 Yalvigi to Fleming, one run, nudged down to the man at long on
65.6 Yalvigi to Parore, no run, driven back on hte off side, Yalvigi as
athletic as ever, dives to his left to partially stop it, though
it was never in any danger of going much further - mid off was
right behind it
End of over 66 (2 runs) New Zealanders 188/6
AR Yalvigi 15-5-44-1 - BEML End
SP Fleming 81* (181b 9x4 1x6) AC Parore 1* (8b)
Ganesh replaces Mansoor
66.1 Ganesh to Fleming, no run, defends on the off side
66.2 Ganesh to Fleming, one run, turned away off teh hip down to deep
backward square leg
66.3 Ganesh to Parore, no run, turned straight to square leg
66.4 Ganesh to Parore, no run, nasty one! rare on this true surface, but
Ganesh really got that to zing off the wicket and distrub Parore,
had to fend at it plate but not very well
disturb, rather
66.5 Ganesh to Parore, no run, angling into leg, turned away to forward
square leg
66.6 Ganesh to Parore, no run, leaves outside off stump
End of over 67 (1 run) New Zealanders 189/6
D Ganesh 19-4-40-1 - Pavilion End
SP Fleming 82* (183b 9x4 1x6) AC Parore 1* (12b)
67.1 Yalvigi to Fleming, one run, tapped away to midwicket
67.2 Yalvigi to Parore, no run, defends to forward short leg
67.3 Yalvigi to Parore, no run, appeal for lbw as Parore tries to glance
one down leg from outside off
67.4 Yalvigi to Parore, two runs, yet more wonderful fielding by
Karnataka, this time it's Ganesh who runs around and slides to
save a forceful Parore sweep down to deep backward square leg
67.5 Yalvigi to Parore, no run, defends in close
67.6 Yalvigi to Parore, three runs, gives himself room as it turns right
back near the stumps, driven away through vacant cover, hauled
back just short of the rope
End of over 68 (6 runs) New Zealanders 195/6
AR Yalvigi 16-5-50-1 - BEML End
AC Parore 6* (17b) SP Fleming 83* (184b 9x4 1x6)
the Karnataka fielding has been splendid today, international
quality
yet ironically, yesterday they were teh ones taking it easy at
practice, choosing not to do too many strenuous exercises, whilst
the New Zealanders spent up to 4 or 5 hours each honing their
technique and went through numerous fielding drills
let's hope their effort in the field can equal or even better
what's on display now, it will be a sight to behold
68.1 Ganesh to Fleming, one run, down to fine leg
68.2 Ganesh to Parore, one run, same for the right hander
68.3 Ganesh to Fleming, no run, defends back on the off side
68.4 Ganesh to Fleming, no run, bouncer, ducks underneath
68.5 Ganesh to Fleming, no run, driven straight to cover
68.6 Ganesh to Fleming, one run, driven up towards mid on, runs quickly
with teh shot after a loud, fast call from Parore
End of over 69 (3 runs) New Zealanders 198/6
D Ganesh 20-4-43-1 - Pavilion End
SP Fleming 86* (189b 9x4 1x6) AC Parore 6* (18b)
69.1 Yalvigi to Fleming, no run, flicked to short fine leg
69.2 Yalvigi to Fleming, no run, defends on the off side
69.3 Yalvigi to Fleming, one run, played forward of square leg, runs
with teh shot
69.4 Yalvigi to Parore, FOUR, classy sweep, straight through backward
square leg bisecting two fielders, Ganesh gives up the hunt early
in the deep
69.5 Yalvigi to Parore, no run, defends to shortish mid on
69.6 Yalvigi to Parore, no run, defends on the off side
End of over 70 (4 runs) New Zealanders 202/6
AR Yalvigi 17-5-54-1 - BEML End
SP Fleming 86* (192b 9x4 1x6) AC Parore 10* (21b 1x4)
70.1 Ganesh to Fleming, no run, bouncer down leg, ducks unbderneath
70.2 Ganesh to Fleming, one run, driven up to wide mid on, quick run
with the shot, throw fired at the bowler's end misses, almost hits
Fleming wide out on the follow through
70.3 Ganesh to Parore, one run, taps it down in close on the leg side,
another quick single, Parore very smartly through as teh underarm
throw dawdles well wide of the mark
this pair working the singles very effectively
70.4 Ganesh to Fleming, one run, clipped through square leg to the main
coming in from the deep
70.5 Ganesh to Parore, no run, leaves outside off
70.6 Ganesh to Parore, no run, good slower ball, Parore waits on the
yorker length delivery, and to Ganesh's dismay plays it away quite
safely
End of over 71 (3 runs) New Zealanders 205/6
D Ganesh 21-4-46-1 - Pavilion End
SP Fleming 88* (195b 9x4 1x6) AC Parore 11* (24b 1x4)
Yalgivi is replaced by Bhardwaj at teh BEML End
71.1 Bhardwaj to Fleming, FOUR, short and FLeming pulls through square
leg, into the supposedly nervous nineties
71.2 Bhardwaj to Fleming, no run, down leg, appeal for lbw from
Bhardwaj, mostly unsupported
71.3 Bhardwaj to Fleming, no run, defends in close on the off side
71.4 Bhardwaj to Fleming, two runs, beautifully flicked through square
leg off the heel, no effort in that at all, but went two-thirds of
the way to the boundary
71.5 Bhardwaj to Fleming, one run, forward, expertly worked slowly up
towards mid off, and they turn a quick single in to a relatively
comfortable one
71.6 Bhardwaj to Parore, no run, defends back to the bowler
End of over 72 (7 runs) New Zealanders 212/6
VR Bhardwaj 7-0-25-0 - BEML End
SP Fleming 95* (200b 10x4 1x6) AC Parore 11* (25b 1x4)
time for the day's final visit from the drinks van
former Indian ODI opening batsman Sujith Somasunder replaces Ganesh
at the Pavilion End
bowling some sort of military medium outswingers
72.1 Somasunder to Fleming, bye: one run, wild one to open with down the
leg side, Naidu can't glove cleanly as it's just too far to reach
72.2 Somasunder to Parore, no run, defends back to the bowler
72.3 Somasunder to Parore, no run, driven firmly but straight to
shortish extra cover
72.4 Somasunder to Parore, no run, straighter ball, pushed back to the
bowler
72.5 Somasunder to Parore, no run, guided away to Kumble at gully,
standing on his lonesome, just the one slip and next man around is
way out at deep backward point
72.6 Somasunder to Parore, no run, stretches well forward, defends to
towards cover
End of over 73 (1 run, maiden) New Zealanders 213/6
S Somasunder 1-1-0-0 - Pavilion End
SP Fleming 95* (201b 10x4 1x6) AC Parore 11* (30b 1x4)
73.1 Bhardwaj to Fleming, no run, pads away outside off, past te front
pad and through to the keeper
73.2 Bhardwaj to Fleming, two runs, guided away along the ground wide of
slip, bit of a chase towards vacant third man, Fleming on to 97
Bhardwaj coming around the wicket with a fairly deep set infield
but no men outside the mythical ODI style fielding circle
73.3 Bhardwaj to Fleming, one run, flicked to backward square leg
73.4 Bhardwaj to Parore, one run, defends on the off side
73.5 Bhardwaj to Fleming, no run, driven back to teh bowler who takes
the bump ball 'catch' at his ankles
73.6 Bhardwaj to Fleming, no run, turned away towards midwicket, Parore
scampers a few paces looking for the sharp single, Fleming is
wiser and sends him back
End of over 74 (4 runs) New Zealanders 217/6
VR Bhardwaj 8-0-29-0 - BEML End
AC Parore 12* (31b 1x4) SP Fleming 98* (206b 10x4 1x6)
74.1 Somasunder to Fleming, no run
74.2 Somasunder to Fleming, no run
74.3 Somasunder to Fleming, no run
74.4 Somasunder to Fleming, no run
74.5 Somasunder to Fleming, no run, driven back to the bowler
Somasunder keeps Fleming honest, stuck on 98 as the over ends as a
maiden
74.6 Somasunder to Fleming, no run, defends
End of over 75 (-1 runs, maiden) New Zealanders 216/6
S Somasunder 2-2-0-0 - Pavilion End
AC Parore 11* (31b 1x4) SP Fleming 98* (212b 10x4 1x6)
75.1 Bhardwaj to Parore, no run, defends on the leg side
75.2 Bhardwaj to Parore, one run, taps it back to short third man, wants
a run, is sent back, quick fire return hits direct and the entire
fielding team go up jubilant, expect umpire Parthasarthy says no
they grab a run from the ricochet off the stumps
75.3 Bhardwaj to Fleming, no run, defends to wide mid on
75.4 Bhardwaj to Fleming, no run, driven up to mid off
75.5 Bhardwaj to Fleming, no run, pops low off the pad to silly mid off,
no sign of bat, only a half claim for a catch
75.6 Bhardwaj to Fleming, no run, defends on the off side of the wicket,
bowler across to field
End of over 76 (1 run) New Zealanders 217/6
VR Bhardwaj 9-0-30-0 - BEML End
AC Parore 12* (33b 1x4) SP Fleming 98* (216b 10x4 1x6)
76.1 Somasunder to Parore, no run, defends on the leg side of the pitch
76.2 Somasunder to Parore, no run, leaves outside off stump
76.3 Somasunder to Parore, one run, at last Somasunder concedes a run,
drifts one down leg, turned away to long leg
76.4 Somasunder to Fleming, no run, driven up to mid on
a wideish slip, point, cover, short cover, deep mid off, mid on,
midwicket, square leg and fine leg in place for Fleming
76.5 Somasunder to Fleming, no run, driven up to deep mid off
Somasunder comes around the wicket now
76.6 Somasunder to Fleming, no run, turned to short midwicket, and
Fleming's ground to a halt on 98
End of over 77 (1 run) New Zealanders 218/6
S Somasunder 3-2-1-0 - Pavilion End
AC Parore 13* (36b 1x4) SP Fleming 98* (219b 10x4 1x6)
77.1 Bhardwaj to Parore, no run, defends
77.2 Bhardwaj to Parore, no run, defends on the leg side, forward short
leg cleans up
77.3 Bhardwaj to Parore, no run, defends to silly mid off
77.4 Bhardwaj to Parore, no run, and again
77.5 Bhardwaj to Parore, two runs, gives himself room to a slightly
shorter one outside off stump that turns in, cut away through
point, two fielders give chase hard and the unfussed running keeps
it down to two
77.6 Bhardwaj to Parore, no run, dabbed down to short third man, quick
return fired in but not very well and some backing up has to be
done
End of over 78 (2 runs) New Zealanders 220/6
VR Bhardwaj 10-0-32-0 - BEML End
SP Fleming 98* (219b 10x4 1x6) AC Parore 15* (42b 1x4)
Fleming forced to pull out very late in Somasunder's run up as yet
more distraction appears near the sightscreen
78.1 Somasunder to Fleming, no run, forward, turned away to short
midwicket
78.2 Somasunder to Fleming, FOUR, and what an appropriate way to bring
it up, an elegant straight driven down the ground, mid on and
bowler just watched it pass between them
and a great round of applause for Fleming's 100, in 289 minutes,
219 balls, 12x4, 1x6
78.3 Somasunder to Fleming, no run, defends on the leg side
78.4 Somasunder to Fleming, no run, driven up to mid on
78.5 Somasunder to Fleming, no run, and again
78.6 Somasunder to Fleming, no run, played straight to short midwicket
End of over 79 (4 runs) New Zealanders 224/6
S Somasunder 4-2-5-0 - Pavilion End
AC Parore 15* (42b 1x4) SP Fleming 102* (225b 11x4 1x6)
79.1 Bhardwaj to Parore, no run, defends in close on the leg side
79.2 Bhardwaj to Parore, no run, turned to vacant square leg, sent back
after good fielding from midwicket getting across
79.3 Bhardwaj to Parore, no run, turned straight to midwicket this time
79.4 Bhardwaj to Parore, no run, overpitched outside off stump, Parore
chops down on it, rolls away back to short third man
79.5 Bhardwaj to Parore, no run, forward defensive, off the pad down to
mid on
79.6 Bhardwaj to Parore, no run, defends back to the bowler
End of over 80 (maiden) New Zealanders 224/6
VR Bhardwaj 11-1-32-0 - BEML End
SP Fleming 102* (225b 11x4 1x6) AC Parore 15* (48b 1x4)
a lone Kiwi does a lap around the three-quarters of the stadium
that is open, carrying the New Zealand flag and that of New
Zealand Cricket, to much cheering on by the local crowd
Joshi replaces Somasunder at the Pavilion End
80.1 Joshi to Fleming, one run, turned down to fine leg
80.2 Joshi to Parore, no run, flighted full, wide outside off, driven
firmly but straight up to mid off, despite the bowler being unable
to quite field off his own bowling
80.3 Joshi to Parore, no run, dabbed to backward point
80.4 Joshi to Parore, no run, forward defensive square on the off side
80.5 Joshi to Parore, no run, sweeping but misses, turned back into the
pad, big appeal for lbw but turned down, it was doing too much
80.6 Joshi to Parore, no run, forward defensive to silly mid off
End of over 81 (1 run) New Zealanders 225/6
SB Joshi 6-2-18-0 - Pavilion End
SP Fleming 103* (226b 11x4 1x6) AC Parore 15* (53b 1x4)
Kumble finally brings himself back into the bowling attack, after a
long hiatus, having bowled only 4 overs towards the end of the
opening session
81.1 Kumble to Fleming, no run, defends to short leg
81.2 Kumble to Fleming, no run, driven hard into the pitch, Kumble gets
across in front of Parore at the other end to partially stop it,
almost drops it back on to the wickets, but Parore was always safe
and just too busy ducking
81.3 Kumble to Fleming, no run, dropped! an incredibly tough chance, but
technically counts as a chance, Fleming flicked it straight up
into the upper chest of short leg, and it rebounded away
81.4 Kumble to Fleming, no run, defends on the off side
81.5 Kumble to Fleming, no run, driven up to deep mid on
81.6 Kumble to Fleming, FOUR, lovely stuff, driven straight down the
ground, mid off sets off in a fruitless chase, Fleming only
bothered to jog the first single
End of over 82 (4 runs) New Zealanders 229/6
A Kumble 5-1-10-0 - BEML End
AC Parore 15* (53b 1x4) SP Fleming 107* (232b 12x4 1x6)
82.1 Joshi to Parore, no run, forward defensive on the off side, silly
point fields
82.2 Joshi to Parore, no run, defends on the leg side in close
82.3 Joshi to Parore, one run, sweeps down to deep backward square leg
82.4 Joshi to Fleming, FOUR, down the track, and lofts over midcwicket,
a couple of bounces and the result is no surprise
50 partnership for the 7th wicket is posted
82.5 Joshi to Fleming, no run, flicked away to midwicket
82.6 Joshi to Fleming, no run, flighted up outside off, driven up to mid
off, loud call of no from FLeming to Parore, hit too well
End of over 83 (5 runs) New Zealanders 234/6
SB Joshi 7-2-23-0 - Pavilion End
AC Parore 16* (56b 1x4) SP Fleming 111* (235b 13x4 1x6)
83.1 Kumble to Parore, FOUR, short and Parore pulls through midwicket
with ease, the man out at deep backward square in with no show
83.2 Kumble to Parore, one run, tucked away down to that man, Ganesh
83.3 Kumble to Fleming, no run, defends back to the bowler on the off
side of the pitch
83.4 Kumble to Fleming, one run, driven down to Mansoor at long off
83.5 Kumble to Parore, no run, defends to short leg
83.6 Kumble to Parore, no run
End of over 84 (6 runs) New Zealanders 240/6
A Kumble 6-1-16-0 - BEML End
SP Fleming 112* (237b 13x4 1x6) AC Parore 21* (60b 2x4)
84.1 Joshi to Fleming, no run, defends
84.2 Joshi to Fleming, no run, defends to cover
84.3 Joshi to Fleming, no run, defended to short midwicket
84.4 Joshi to Fleming, no run, driven to Kumble at wide mid off
84.5 Joshi to Fleming, no run, forward defensive, to wide mid on
84.6 Joshi to Fleming, no run, turned away to midwicket, set off for the
single but both sayno and each head back
End of over 85 (maiden) New Zealanders 240/6
SB Joshi 8-3-23-0 - Pavilion End
AC Parore 21* (60b 2x4) SP Fleming 112* (243b 13x4 1x6)
85.1 Kumble to Parore, no run, defends on leg stump, back to the bowler
85.2 Kumble to Parore, no run, driven straight up the wicket, Kumble
dives to his right and partially fingers it away towards mid on,
no chance of a run
85.3 Kumble to Parore, no run, back on his stumps then pushing forward,
back to teh bowler
85.4 Kumble to Parore, one run, leans on it on leg, turned backward of
square leg, nippy single taken
85.5 Kumble to Fleming, no run, bit of bounce, edgily away along the
ground to backward point
85.6 Kumble to Fleming, one run, driven down to long on
End of over 86 (2 runs) New Zealanders 242/6
A Kumble 7-1-18-0 - BEML End
SP Fleming 113* (245b 13x4 1x6) AC Parore 22* (64b 2x4)
about 10 minutes left today, so we shouldn't be going to to much
overtime with just 4 overs minimum required to be bowled from here
86.1 Joshi to Fleming, one run, back on his stumps to one turning in,
driven down to long on
crowd get a little restless now as the end of the day has really
petered out
forward short leg brought in to accompany the short leg and slip
for Parore
86.2 Joshi to Parore, no run, defends to forward short leg
86.3 Joshi to Parore, FOUR, super sweep through vacant square leg, the
man out at deep backward square leg wasn't far away but ti still
evaded him, well struck
86.4 Joshi to Parore, no run, defends to forward short leg
86.5 Joshi to Parore, no run, straighter ball, forward defensive back
down the wicket
86.6 Joshi to Parore, no run, forward defensive, squirts away off the
inside edge towards vacant square leg, keeper races across to
field
End of over 87 (5 runs) New Zealanders 247/6
SB Joshi 9-3-28-0 - Pavilion End
SP Fleming 114* (246b 13x4 1x6) AC Parore 26* (69b 3x4)
87.1 Kumble to Fleming, one run, driven down to long off, just past
Kumble's right hand reaching down
87.2 Kumble to Parore, no run, driven up to wide mid off
87.3 Kumble to Parore, no run, pads away outside off stump, huge appeal
from Kumble and others in close, umpire Ravi is unmoved, Kumble
just stands around and stares back in disbelief
87.4 Kumble to Parore, no run, defends to mid on
87.5 Kumble to Parore, no run, defends into the ground, short leg grasps
at the rebound up, drops it and the crowd get disappointed over a
dropped catch that never was
87.6 Kumble to Parore, no run, defends to short leg
End of over 88 (1 run) New Zealanders 248/6
A Kumble 8-1-19-0 - BEML End
SP Fleming 115* (247b 13x4 1x6) AC Parore 26* (74b 3x4)
2 overs remaining today
88.1 Joshi to Fleming, no run, pused tamely back to the bowler
88.2 Joshi to Fleming, no run, defends to short leg
88.3 Joshi to Fleming, no run, forward defensive on the of fside, Joshi
fields himself
88.4 Joshi to Fleming, no run, more circumspect defence back to the
bowler
88.5 Joshi to Fleming, no run, and again, Fleming content to play the
day out from here
88.6 Joshi to Fleming, no run, driven up to mid off
End of over 89 (maiden) New Zealanders 248/6
SB Joshi 10-4-28-0 - Pavilion End
AC Parore 26* (74b 3x4) SP Fleming 115* (253b 13x4 1x6)
just the one over remains, 2 minutes left on the clock
89.1 Kumble to Parore, no run, defends to forward short leg
5 men and the keeper around the bat now (forward short leg, leg
slip, silly mid off, 2 slips)
89.2 Kumble to Parore, no run, defends again to short leg
now he's moved on the other side to silly point
89.3 Kumble to Parore, no run, driven up to mid on
89.4 Kumble to Parore, one run, with open territory on the leg side,
Parore can easily nudge one slowly towards square leg, easy single
similar close in field for Fleming
89.5 Kumble to Fleming, no run, turned around the corner, well saved by
leg slip
last ball of the day ...
long leg brought up to midwicket as Kumble reverts to around the
wicket
89.6 Kumble to Fleming, no run, defends back to the bowler, and New
Zealand see out the day in a far stronger position than could
have ever been envisaged after the first hour's play
End of over 90 (1 run) New Zealanders 249/6
A Kumble 9-1-20-0 - BEML End
AC Parore 27* (78b 3x4) SP Fleming 115* (255b 13x4 1x6)
New Zealand were languishing at 27/4 after the early seaming and
swinging conditions knocked the top off the innings
Ganesh was accurate and threatening, but Mansoor was even better,
aggressive and slightly quicker, taking three of those to fall
but then Fleming and more notably Astle set about turning the game
around, and then in the afternoon when the sun shone, the middle
order rectified things well, and Fleming posted his second first-
class century on Indian soil
in a day of many features on and off the field, up until the last
half hour or so when things died to their natural close, the
standout may well have been teh Karnataka fielding, which was
committed throughout and should be a lesson to the national side
best performer being Anand Yalvigi with a sharp run out of Astle
and a great caught and bowled to dismiss Cairns, as well as many
numerous other fantastic diving saves mostly made at mid on
join us tomorrow on CricInfo for the second day's play from the
Chnnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore, play starts at 10am local time,
0430GMT, until then it's good evening
Match State: Stumps - Day 1
good morning on the second day at Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore,
the day has dawned sunny and warm, not overcast like yesterday,
crowd is small but yesterday it did build up very well through the
afternoon
the news is that New Zealand have declared at their overnight
score, so expect Karnataka openers Somasunder and Arun Kumar out
in the middle in about 10 minutes time
players make their way on to the field
Chris Cairns to open the bowling from the Pavilion End
Sujith Somasunder to take first strike
0.1 Cairns to Somasunder, no run, first ball up and a bit of panic,
struck flush on the pad and a huge appeal from the field and
Cairns in particular, lucky to scape
0.2 Cairns to Somasunder, no run, leaves outside off
0.3 Cairns to Somasunder, (noball) no run, oversteps, defends away to
Horne at point
0.3 Cairns to Somasunder, one run, worked away to midwicket, Drum
across from mid on to field, and Somasunder is underway
0.4 Cairns to Arun Kumar, no run, short ball outside off, defends down
to point
0.5 Cairns to Arun Kumar, no run, leaves outside off stump
0.6 Cairns to Arun Kumar, legbye: one run, angling into the pads,
rebounds away towards short midwicket and they smartly take a
single as the field has a fair distance to come in on the leg side
End of over 1 (3 runs) Karnataka 3/0 (trail by 246 runs)
CL Cairns 1-0-2-0 (1nb) - Pavilion End
J Arun Kumar 0* (3b) S Somasunder 1* (4b)
Andrew Penn opening up from the BEML End
3 slips, gully, point, mid off, mid on, square leg and fine leg in
place
1.1 Penn to Arun Kumar, FOUR, nice juicy gimme ball to open with, wide
and Arun Kumar dispatches through vacant cover
1.2 Penn to Arun Kumar, no run, leaves outside off stump
1.3 Penn to Arun Kumar, no run, leaves a wide one outside off stump
1.4 Penn to Arun Kumar, one run, Penn not finding his line early so
far, this time easily worked off the hip to vacant midwicket
Bell's athletic chase and dive discourages teh batsmen from tryng a
second run
1.5 Penn to Somasunder, no run, leaves outside off stump
1.6 Penn to Somasunder, no run, leaves again
End of over 2 (5 runs) Karnataka 8/0 (trail by 241 runs)
AJ Penn 1-0-5-0 - BEML End
J Arun Kumar 5* (7b 1x4) S Somasunder 1* (6b)
2.1 Cairns to Arun Kumar, no run, nice ball, short and rising, Arun
Kumar plays just inside the line of out outside off
2.2 Cairns to Arun Kumar, no run, tapped away towards midwicket,
Somasundar foolishly sets off for a run, Arun Kumar wisely stayed
at home as Bell raced in from midwicket, fired at the bowler's end
and Somasunder could consider himself lucky to still be there as
it misses
2.3 Cairns to Arun Kumar, no run, defends back to the bowler
2.4 Cairns to Arun Kumar, no run, crisply stroked but straight to gully
2.5 Cairns to Arun Kumar, no run, defends towards cover, Horne in from
point to field
2.6 Cairns to Arun Kumar, no run, wide outside off, no shot required
End of over 3 (maiden) Karnataka 8/0 (trail by 241 runs)
CL Cairns 2-1-2-0 (1nb) - Pavilion End
S Somasunder 1* (6b) J Arun Kumar 5* (13b 1x4)
3.1 Penn to Somasunder, no run, hops on the crease to defend down to
cover point
3.2 Penn to Somasunder, no run, defends away to cover
3.3 Penn to Somasunder, no run, defends to point
3.4 Penn to Somasunder, no run, very wide outside off stump, almost a
wide
3.5 Penn to Somasunder, one run, tucked down to Cairns at fine leg
3.6 Penn to Arun Kumar, no run, driven back down the pitch, deflects
off Cairns foot away to mid on
End of over 4 (1 run) Karnataka 9/0 (trail by 240 runs)
AJ Penn 2-0-6-0 - BEML End
S Somasunder 2* (11b) J Arun Kumar 5* (14b 1x4)
4.1 Cairns to Somasunder, no run, forward defensive on off stump,
played across the front pad to forward square leg
4.2 Cairns to Somasunder, legbye: two runs, angling full down leg, gets
it off the pad just wide of Parore diving to his left, and they
jog the easiest of leg byes
4.3 Cairns to Somasunder, three runs, overpitched and nicely clipped
through midwicket, not quite enough oomph on it to get all the way
to the rope, Bell beats Drum to the chase
4.4 Cairns to Arun Kumar, one run, played to midwicket, Bell around
from squarer to field
4.5 Cairns to Somasunder, two runs, driven through wide mid off,
Wiseman collects
4.6 Cairns to Somasunder, FOUR, nicely back cut through the gap between
gully and third slip, no third man in place
End of over 5 (12 runs) Karnataka 21/0 (trail by 228 runs)
CL Cairns 3-1-12-0 (1nb) - Pavilion End
J Arun Kumar 6* (15b 1x4) S Somasunder 11* (16b 1x4)
5.1 Penn to Arun Kumar, no run, shoulders arms outside off stump
5.2 Penn to Arun Kumar, (noball) no run, oversteps, full ball stroked
away to wide mid on
5.2 Penn to Arun Kumar, no run, forward, opens the face and runs it
away but gully makes a good grasp down low to prevent the boundary
5.3 Penn to Arun Kumar, no run, forward defensive to cover
5.4 Penn to Arun Kumar, no run, beaten! driving outside off, played all
over it
5.5 Penn to Arun Kumar, no run, forward, struck on the pad outside off,
rebounds away to vacant cover, but they don't run as no stroke was
offered
5.6 Penn to Arun Kumar, FOUR, super square drive forward of the man at
point, strictly a retrieval job
End of over 6 (4 runs) Karnataka 25/0 (trail by 224 runs)
AJ Penn 3-0-10-0 (1nb) - BEML End
S Somasunder 2* (16b 1x4) J Arun Kumar 18* (22b 2x4)
third slip moves to backward point now, otherwise the field is the
same for both Cairns and Penn
6.1 Cairns to Somasunder, no run, defends away to gully
6.2 Cairns to Somasunder, no run, full ball outside off, slightly
slower, Somasunder chops down on it and it squirts away to point
6.3 Cairns to Somasunder, no run, leaves outside off stump
6.4 Cairns to Somasunder, no run, short lifting ball just outside off,
defends down to Wiseman at mid off
6.5 Cairns to Somasunder, no run, best ball of the day by either bowler
so far, just a little nip away and Somasumder is left groping
outside off
6.6 Cairns to Somasunder, one run, forward, defends back to the bowler
on the leg side of the pitch, Cairns needlessly picks up the ball
and fires it at the keeper's end, it sails high wide and handsome
over Parore and they get an overthrow
End of over 7 (1 run) Karnataka 26/0 (trail by 223 runs)
CL Cairns 4-1-13-0 (1nb) - Pavilion End
S Somasunder 3* (22b) J Arun Kumar 18* (22b 3x4)
Chris Drum replacs Penn early
7.1 Drum to Somasunder, no run, defends back on the off side of the
pitch
7.2 Drum to Somasunder, no run, leaves outside off stump
7.3 Drum to Somasunder, (noball) no run, oversteps, leaves outside off
stump
7.3 Drum to Somasunder, no run, leaves outside off
7.4 Drum to Somasunder, no run, beaten! better shape from drum as it
angled in a little then left again, Somasunder left stabbing at it
7.5 Drum to Somasunder, no run, defends down to mid on
7.6 Drum to Somasunder, no run, forward defensive to mid off
End of over 8 (1 run) Karnataka 27/0 (trail by 222 runs)
CJ Drum 1-0-1-0 (1nb) - BEML End
J Arun Kumar 18* (22b 3x4) S Somasunder 3* (29b)
8.1 Cairns to Arun Kumar, no run, defends down to cover point
8.2 Cairns to Arun Kumar, one run, forward, taps it down towards
midwicket, well placed and kept the pace off it to enable the
quick single easily
8.3 Cairns to Somasunder, no run, forward defensive back down the pitch
8.4 Cairns to Somasunder, no run, leaves outside off stump
8.5 Cairns to Somasunder, no run, leaves outside off stump
8.6 Cairns to Somasunder, FOUR, edged but between the stationary
Fleming at first slip and Parore, Parore moved away towards leg
initially and Fleming didn't move, definitely a chance missed
there
End of over 9 (5 runs) Karnataka 32/0 (trail by 217 runs)
CL Cairns 5-1-18-0 (1nb) - Pavilion End
J Arun Kumar 19* (24b 3x4) S Somasunder 7* (33b 1x4)
9.1 Drum to Arun Kumar, no run, driven up to mid on
9.2 Drum to Arun Kumar, (noball) no run, oversteps, wide down the leg
side
9.2 Drum to Arun Kumar, bye: one run, leaves outside off, sloppy
keeping by Parore and it rolls away behind the slips
9.3 Drum to Somasunder, no run, very wide outside off, couldn't have
been more than an inch away from being called wide
9.4 Drum to Somasunder, no run, wide down the leg side, Drum spraying
it all over the place
9.5 Drum to Somasunder, no run, leaves outside off stump
9.6 Drum to Somasunder, no run, finally gets one roughly on target and
has the batsman poking over the top of it outside off
End of over 10 (2 runs) Karnataka 34/0 (trail by 215 runs)
CJ Drum 2-0-2-0 (2nb) - BEML End
J Arun Kumar 19* (27b 3x4) S Somasunder 7* (37b 1x4)
Penn replaces Cairns at the Pavilion End
10.1 Penn to Arun Kumar, no run, leaves outside off
10.2 Penn to Arun Kumar, no run, leaves outside off again
10.3 Penn to Arun Kumar, no run, and again
10.4 Penn to Arun Kumar, no run, any guesses for this one? yep, he left
it, though the wide full bowling doesn't give him too much choice
10.5 Penn to Arun Kumar, no run, gets one on target, edged down towards
first slip and it falls just short of Fleming, rolls up his arm
and Spearman at third slip takes the deflection
10.6 Penn to Arun Kumar, no run, leaves outside off stump, wide again
End of over 11 (maiden) Karnataka 34/0 (trail by 215 runs)
AJ Penn 4-1-10-0 (1nb) - Pavilion End
S Somasunder 7* (37b 1x4) J Arun Kumar 19* (33b 3x4)
11.1 Drum to Somasunder, no run, shoulders arms outside off stump
11.2 Drum to Somasunder, no run, leaves again
11.3 Drum to Somasunder, no run, and again, the crowd get restless as
the bowlers aren't giving the batsmen a chance to play
11.4 Drum to Somasunder, no run, and for the third time in as many
overs, the one delivery in the over that is vaguely on target, has
the batsman in a little bit of trouble, Somasunder stretching
forward outside off and not defending well
thick inside edge dropped away towards short fine leg
11.5 Drum to Arun Kumar, FOUR, an emphatic way of getting the scoreboard
ticking over again, full and wide, slashed down to deep backward
point
11.6 Drum to Arun Kumar, no run, defends back to the bowler
End of over 12 (4 runs) Karnataka 38/0 (trail by 211 runs)
CJ Drum 3-0-6-0 (2nb) - BEML End
S Somasunder 7* (41b 1x4) J Arun Kumar 23* (35b 4x4)
and it's time for drinks, a very poor session for New Zealand's
bowlers, never threatening except for one ball every over or two,
mostly far too wide
12.1 Penn to Somasunder, no run, shoulders arms to a full, rising ball
wide outside off
12.2 Penn to Somasunder, no run, similar again
12.3 Penn to Somasunder, FOUR, thick edge along the ground through the
gaping hole between gully and third slip, down to vacant third man
12.4 Penn to Somasunder, no run, defends a short ball down to cover
point
12.5 Penn to Somasunder, no run, forward, defends to backward point
12.6 Penn to Somasunder, no run, solid forward defensive, to mid off
End of over 13 (4 runs) Karnataka 42/0 (trail by 207 runs)
AJ Penn 5-1-14-0 (1nb) - Pavilion End
J Arun Kumar 23* (42b 4x4) S Somasunder 11* (36b 2x4)
13.1 Drum to Arun Kumar, no run, leaves outside off stump
13.2 Drum to Arun Kumar, no run, forward, struck on the pad and a huge
appeal from Drum mostly alone, the crowd razz him as it's pretty
clear he's the only one who believes it's out, struck outside off
13.3 Drum to Arun Kumar, no run, leaves outside off
13.4 Drum to Arun Kumar, no run, leaves again
13.5 Drum to Arun Kumar, no run, a rare straight ball, defends away to
point
13.6 Drum to Arun Kumar, no run, shapes to play but doesn't have to,
shoulders arms outside off
End of over 14 (maiden) Karnataka 42/0 (trail by 207 runs)
CJ Drum 4-1-6-0 (2nb) - BEML End
S Somasunder 11* (36b 2x4) J Arun Kumar 23* (48b 4x4)
14.1 Penn to Somasunder, no run, leaves a full, wide ball outside off
14.2 Penn to Somasunder, (noball) no run, oversteps, leaves outside off
14.2 Penn to Somasunder, no run, defends to gully, Harris scoops it up
but loses control for a moment, jokingly looks left and right in
panic, but the ball is right there
14.3 Penn to Somasunder, no run, big appeal for caught behind, seamed
back into the batsman and was deflected away through to Parore,
jeers from the stadium as umpire Parthasarthy says no
looked like it came off the body
14.4 Penn to Somasunder, no run, quick ball angling down leg, Parore
can't glove cleanly, drops it at his feet
14.5 Penn to Somasunder, FOUR, smartly opens the face and guides it down
through the gap between gully and third slip to the vacant
boundary
14.6 Penn to Somasunder, no run, shoulders arms outside off stump
End of over 15 (5 runs) Karnataka 47/0 (trail by 202 runs)
AJ Penn 6-1-19-0 (2nb) - Pavilion End
J Arun Kumar 23* (48b 4x4) S Somasunder 15* (43b 3x4)
Paul Wiseman replaces Chris Drum at the BEML End
offie coming over the wicket, with a slip, short leg, backward
point, cover point, extra cover, deep mid off, deep mid on,
midwicket, deep backward square leg in place
15.1 Wiseman to Arun Kumar, no run, driven to cover
15.2 Wiseman to Arun Kumar, no run, off the pad to short leg
15.3 Wiseman to Arun Kumar, no run, driven back along the deck to
Wiseman
15.4 Wiseman to Arun Kumar, no run, defends in close, Parore collects
15.5 Wiseman to Arun Kumar, no run, driven into the pitch and back to
the bowler, who threatens to throw down the stumps at the keeper's
end, to much derision from the crowd
15.6 Wiseman to Arun Kumar, (noball) no run, oversteps, driven on the
off side
15.6 Wiseman to Arun Kumar, (noball) no run, and again, terrible stuff
from a spinner off a few paces
15.6 Wiseman to Arun Kumar, one run, flicked down to deep backward
square leg
End of over 16 (3 runs) Karnataka 50/0 (trail by 199 runs)
PJ Wiseman 1-0-3-0 (2nb) - BEML End
J Arun Kumar 24* (56b 4x4) S Somasunder 15* (43b 3x4)
Karnataka's 50 coming in 83 minutes, 102 balls
16.1 Penn to Arun Kumar, no run, holds the bat back tucked into the
body, left outside off
16.2 Penn to Arun Kumar, no run, defends to cover
16.3 Penn to Arun Kumar, no run, turned away straight to Bell at square
leg
16.4 Penn to Arun Kumar, FOUR, controlled thick edge run down past the
diving gully on the bounce, to vacant third man
16.5 Penn to Arun Kumar, no run, pushes away from the body, to point
16.6 Penn to Arun Kumar, no run, full and wide outside off, no stroke
required
End of over 17 (4 runs) Karnataka 54/0 (trail by 195 runs)
AJ Penn 7-1-23-0 (2nb) - Pavilion End
S Somasunder 15* (43b 3x4) J Arun Kumar 28* (62b 5x4)
17.1 Wiseman to Somasunder, bye: FOUR, turns down the leg side and beats
everything, no chance for Penn way around at long leg in cutting
that off
a giant firecracker explodes, the crowd on that side now only just
recovering from the sonic boom rattling their ear drums
17.2 Wiseman to Somasunder, no run, and similar again, this time Parore
gets a bit of glove in the way and fumbles it down to his feet
17.3 Wiseman to Somasunder, no run, defends back to the bowler
17.4 Wiseman to Somasunder, no run, defends to short leg
17.5 Wiseman to Somasunder, no run, pads away outside off, through to
the keeper, pings up off his pads and Fleming cleans up backward
of square on the leg side
17.6 Wiseman to Somasunder, no run, turns down the leg side, Parore
quickly across to take
End of over 18 (4 runs, maiden) Karnataka 58/0 (trail by 191 runs)
PJ Wiseman 2-1-3-0 (2nb) - BEML End
J Arun Kumar 28* (62b 5x4) S Somasunder 15* (49b 3x4)
Drum replaces Penn for another spell at the Pavilion End
18.1 Drum to Arun Kumar, no run, full and wide outside off, Arun Kumar
fancies himself and flays at it but hits over the top of it
18.2 Drum to Arun Kumar, two runs, back on his crease, tries to pull but
it gets up on him, top edgily it flies high but safely to
midwicket where Bell from square leg retrieves
18.3 Drum to Arun Kumar, no run, taps it away in close on the leg side,
looking for the quick single but is forced back by Drum who
sprints to his right and picks up
18.4 Drum to Arun Kumar, no run, chopped into the pitch, Drum leaps high
to take the 'catch'
18.5 Drum to Arun Kumar, no run, cracked down straight to gully
18.6 Drum to Arun Kumar, no run, driven forcefully but straight to mid
off
End of over 19 (2 runs) Karnataka 60/0 (trail by 189 runs)
CJ Drum 5-1-8-0 (2nb) - Pavilion End
S Somasunder 15* (49b 3x4) J Arun Kumar 30* (68b 5x4)
19.1 Wiseman to Somasunder, no run, driven quietly to extra cover
19.2 Wiseman to Somasunder, no run, back on his crease, giving himself
room outside off, can't quite get enough power to cut it away,
goes straight to backward point
19.3 Wiseman to Somasunder, no run, back and defending into the covers
19.4 Wiseman to Somasunder, no run, pads away outside off, through to
the keeper
19.5 Wiseman to Somasunder, no run, defends back to the bowler
19.6 Wiseman to Somasunder, no run, defends in close on the off side
End of over 20 (maiden) Karnataka 60/0 (trail by 189 runs)
PJ Wiseman 3-2-3-0 (2nb) - BEML End
J Arun Kumar 30* (68b 5x4) S Somasunder 15* (55b 3x4)
20.1 Drum to Arun Kumar, one run, overpitched on middle and leg, turned
away to wide mid on
20.2 Drum to Somasunder, legbye: one run, down the leg side, the finest
of touches off the pad, Parore sloppily can't glove it and it runs
away behind him for a simple leg bye
20.3 Drum to Arun Kumar, no run, a shocker, Drum digs it in, bending the
back but with absolutely no control, sails high and wide down the
leg side, Parore this time pulls off an excellent dive and roll
save down the leg side
20.4 Drum to Arun Kumar, no run, angling down leg again, can't get a
touch on it
20.5 Drum to Arun Kumar, no run, forward defensive, back down the wicket
on the leg side, rolls up to Cairns at mid on
20.6 Drum to Arun Kumar, no run, leaves outside off
End of over 21 (2 runs) Karnataka 62/0 (trail by 187 runs)
CJ Drum 6-1-9-0 (2nb) - Pavilion End
S Somasunder 15* (56b 3x4) J Arun Kumar 31* (73b 5x4)
21.1 Wiseman to Somasunder, no run, down the leg side, leaves through to
Parore
21.2 Wiseman to Somasunder, no run, pads away outside off, unexpected
extra sharp turn in from wide out, appeal mostly from the bowler
for lbw, but turned down
21.3 Wiseman to Somasunder, no run, stretches well forward to pad away
this time
21.4 Wiseman to Somasunder, one run, flicked away to deep square leg,
Drum from backward of square to field
21.5 Wiseman to Arun Kumar, no run, defends to Astle at midwicket
21.6 Wiseman to Arun Kumar, OUT: and this time Wiseman gets one to turn
sharply from outside off stump again, Arun Kumar is stuck on the
back foot in front of the sticks without playing a real shot, no
hesitation in the raising of the finger
Karnataka 63/1, Partnership of 63
J Arun Kumar lbw b Wiseman 31 (75b 5x4 0x6)
End of over 22 (1 run) Karnataka 63/1 (trail by 186 runs)
PJ Wiseman 4-2-4-1 (2nb) - BEML End
S Somasunder 16* (60b 3x4)
still, a very good litlte innings that by Arun Kumar, a few fine
strokes to the boundary
the crowd chant of "we want Rahul! we want Rahul!" goes up, wanting
Dravid in next
but to their dismay, it's Ananthram Vijay in next
22.1 Drum to Somasunder, two runs, clipped through to deep backward
square leg
22.2 Drum to Somasunder, no run, beaten! slides past the outside edge as
he prods forward
22.3 Drum to Somasunder, no run, defends a straight one back to the
bowler
22.4 Drum to Somasunder, no run, forward defensive towards cover
22.5 Drum to Somasunder, OUT: has a big drive outside off, Drum gets it
to come back just a touch and up goes teh huge demanding appeal,
and after a long delay, Parthasarthy raises the finger
Karnataka 65/2, Partnership of 2
S Somasunder c Parore b Drum 18 (63b 3x4 0x6)
A Vijay 0* (0b) CJ Drum 6.5-1-11-1 (2nb)
Somasunder displeased and slow to leave, and he had a case, it
looked very much like he played right over the top of it
completely
a double breakthrough for New Zealand with both openers suddenly
dismissed, but they can consider themselves a bit fortunate, given
the circumstances and how well they've bowled in general this
morning
the chant for Dravid goes up again, but again the crowd is denuied
this time it doesn't matter so much, as another hero in the form of
Vijay Bhardwaj is promoted
22.6 Drum to Bhardwaj, legbye: two runs, flicked down the leg side off
the pad, gets it quite fine and the crowd go crazy even though
Bhardwaj is yet to get off the mark
End of over 23 (4 runs) Karnataka 67/2 (trail by 182 runs)
CJ Drum 7-1-11-1 (2nb) - Pavilion End
A Vijay 0* (0b) VR Bhardwaj 0* (1b)
23.1 Wiseman to Vijay, no run, sharp turn in, defends from back on his
stumps towards mid on
23.2 Wiseman to Vijay, legbye: one run, pops away from the pad backward
of square on the leg side
23.3 Wiseman to Bhardwaj, one run, and this time Bhardwaj is off the
mark, nicely clips a full ball off his toes through to vacant deep
midwicket, they run one short however
23.4 Wiseman to Bhardwaj, no run, driven hard straight into the lower
leg of Spearman jumping up at silly mid off, barely even shakes
the leg or rubs it, tough Kiwi guy
23.5 Wiseman to Bhardwaj, no run
23.6 Wiseman to Bhardwaj, one run
End of over 24 (3 runs) Karnataka 70/2 (trail by 179 runs)
PJ Wiseman 5-2-6-1 (2nb) - BEML End
VR Bhardwaj 2* (5b) A Vijay 0* (2b)
24.1 Drum to Bhardwaj, legbye: one run, off the pad down the leg side,
down to fine leg
24.2 Drum to Vijay, (noball) one run, oversteps, played down to mid on
and runs with the shot
24.2 Drum to Bhardwaj, no run, defends into the covers
24.3 Drum to Bhardwaj, no run, forward, guides it away to point
24.4 Drum to Bhardwaj, no run, leaves outside off stump
24.5 Drum to Bhardwaj, no run, defends up to mid off
this will be the last ball before lunch
24.6 Drum to Vijay, OUT: and amazingly, last ball before lunch and Drum
sneaks one through the defences of Vijay, and Drum is pumped up as
he races down teh wicket with fists waving in the air
Karnataka 73/3, Partnership of 8
A Vijay b Drum 1 (10b 0x4 0x6)
End of over 25 (3 runs) Karnataka 73/3 (trail by 176 runs)
CJ Drum 8-1-13-2 (3nb) - Pavilion End
VR Bhardwaj 2* (4b)
and Karnataka let New Zealand off the hook as they fall from 63/0
to 73/3 in the final 4 overs before lunch, when really the bowling
wasn't of sufficient quality to merit as many as 3 wickets
it's likely crowd favourites Bhardwaj and Dravid will be united at
the wicket to start teh session after lunch, but we'll have
another 35 minutes or so to wait to find out
Match State: Lunch - Day 2
players are back after lunch, and Dravid is still nowhere to be
seen, Thilak Naidu is the new batsman
25.1 Wiseman to Bhardwaj, FOUR, and what a start after lunch, lovely on
drive wide of mid on
25.2 Wiseman to Bhardwaj, no run, defends to short leg
25.3 Wiseman to Bhardwaj, no run, defends towards cover
25.4 Wiseman to Bhardwaj, bye: one run, turns down the leg side, past
Parore
25.5 Wiseman to Naidu, no run, forward with the pad, to short leg
25.6 Wiseman to Naidu, no run, back on his stumps defending back one
turning in
End of over 26 (6 runs) Karnataka 79/3 (trail by 170 runs)
PJ Wiseman 6-2-11-1 (2nb) - BEML End
VR Bhardwaj 7* (9b 1x4) VST Naidu 0* (2b)
Cairns on from the Pavilion End instead of Drum, who gets replaced
despite taking a wicket with his last delivery bowled
26.1 Cairns to Bhardwaj, no run, defends off the pad back to the bowler
26.2 Cairns to Bhardwaj, no run, driven to mid off
26.3 Cairns to Bhardwaj, no run, to mid off again
26.4 Cairns to Bhardwaj, no run, and three in a row, Penn kept busy
26.5 Cairns to Bhardwaj, no run, for a bit of variety, driven to Drum at
mid on
26.6 Cairns to Bhardwaj, no run, leaves outside off stump
End of over 27 (maiden) Karnataka 79/3 (trail by 170 runs)
CL Cairns 6-2-18-0 (1nb) - Pavilion End
VST Naidu 0* (2b) VR Bhardwaj 7* (15b 1x4)
27.1 Wiseman to Naidu, two runs, off the mark with a dabble down past
slip
27.2 Wiseman to Naidu, no run, played down to Horne at short third man
27.3 Wiseman to Naidu, legbye: one run, off the pad around the corner,
short leg has to give chase
27.4 Wiseman to Bhardwaj, FOUR, great stuff, a step forward and then
lifted Wiseman over midwicket, a few bounces to the rope
27.5 Wiseman to Bhardwaj, FOUR, on the attack again, this time cracks it
through extra cover
another solid crowd forming, and they really liven up
27.6 Wiseman to Bhardwaj, no run, quietly defends to short leg, an anti-
climactic end to the over
End of over 28 (11 runs) Karnataka 90/3 (trail by 159 runs)
PJ Wiseman 7-2-21-1 (2nb) - BEML End
VST Naidu 2* (5b) VR Bhardwaj 15* (18b 3x4)
28.1 Cairns to Naidu, FOUR, short and rising outside off, guided down
between gully and the slips, that's 15 in the last 7 balls for
Karnataka
28.2 Cairns to Naidu, no run, dropped! Naidu looking to get adventuous
again and Cairns gets a regulation outside edge through to Fleming
at shin height at first slip and he grasses it
28.3 Cairns to Naidu, no run, leaves outside off stump
28.4 Cairns to Naidu, one run, quick ball on middle, well turned around
down to fine leg
28.5 Cairns to Bhardwaj, no run, driven to cover point, Cairns comes
right down the pitch in frustration
28.6 Cairns to Bhardwaj, no run, leaves outside off
End of over 29 (5 runs) Karnataka 95/3 (trail by 154 runs)
CL Cairns 7-2-23-0 (1nb) - Pavilion End
VST Naidu 7* (9b 1x4) VR Bhardwaj 15* (20b 3x4)
29.1 Wiseman to Naidu, (noball) no run, third indiscretion for the
spinner, defends towards mid on
29.1 Wiseman to Naidu, one run, turned away off the toes down to long
leg
29.2 Wiseman to Bhardwaj, no run, forward defensive on the off side
29.3 Wiseman to Bhardwaj, no run, pads away outside off stump, down to
short third man
29.4 Wiseman to Bhardwaj, no run, turns into the pad fairly sharply,
pops away towards cover, a silly mid off noticeably absent
29.5 Wiseman to Bhardwaj, no run, defends off the pad square on the off
side
the silly mid off suddenly comes in for the final ball
29.6 Wiseman to Bhardwaj, no run, and he's in action, off the pad
directly to him, appeal for a bat/pad catch but umpire Ravi is
away to square leg
End of over 30 (2 runs) Karnataka 97/3 (trail by 152 runs)
PJ Wiseman 8-2-23-1 (3nb) - BEML End
VST Naidu 8* (11b 1x4) VR Bhardwaj 15* (25b 3x4)
30.1 Cairns to Naidu, no run, defends into the pitch
30.2 Cairns to Naidu, no run, leaves outside off stump
30.3 Cairns to Naidu, (noball) no run, oversteps, pushed straight to
point
30.3 Cairns to Naidu, no run, leaves outside off stump
30.4 Cairns to Naidu, no run, defends to point
30.5 Cairns to Naidu, no run, leaves outside off, keeps lower through to
Parore
30.6 Cairns to Naidu, no run, semi-beaten outside off, held the bat back
inside the line as it passed through
End of over 31 (1 run) Karnataka 98/3 (trail by 151 runs)
CL Cairns 8-2-24-0 (2nb) - Pavilion End
VR Bhardwaj 15* (25b 3x4) VST Naidu 8* (18b 1x4)
31.1 Wiseman to Bhardwaj, no run, pads away outside off stump
31.2 Wiseman to Bhardwaj, no run, turns down the leg side, Parore takes
31.3 Wiseman to Bhardwaj, no run, defends into the pitch, up to Penn at
mid off
31.4 Wiseman to Bhardwaj, one run, run away past slip and that posts teh
Karnataka 100, in 148 minutes, 31.4 overs
31.5 Wiseman to Naidu, no run, defends to short leg
31.6 Wiseman to Naidu, no run, defends to mid on
End of over 32 (2 runs) Karnataka 100/3 (trail by 149 runs)
PJ Wiseman 9-2-24-1 (3nb) - BEML End
VR Bhardwaj 17* (29b 3x4) VST Naidu 8* (20b 1x4)
Penn replaces Cairns at the Pavilion End
32.1 Penn to Bhardwaj, no run, leaves outside off
32.2 Penn to Bhardwaj, no run, defends up to mid off
32.3 Penn to Bhardwaj, FOUR, cracking cut through point, beats the dive
of Horne, crowd go absolutely wild
32.4 Penn to Bhardwaj, (noball) legbye: one run, oversteps, struck on
the pad and just as Penn goes to appeal he realises the no-ball
call, down to fine leg
32.4 Penn to Naidu, two runs, another cracking cut, can't make it all
the way this time as it's partially stopped
32.5 Penn to Naidu, no run, leaves outside off stump
32.6 Penn to Naidu, FOUR, square driven backward of point, past the
despairing dive of Harris
End of over 33 (12 runs) Karnataka 112/3 (trail by 137 runs)
AJ Penn 8-2-35-0 (3nb) - Pavilion End
VR Bhardwaj 21* (33b 4x4) VST Naidu 14* (23b 2x4)
Bhardwaj is on fire after lunch
33.1 Wiseman to Bhardwaj, FOUR, and it continues, driven superbly
through extra cover
33.2 Wiseman to Bhardwaj, FOUR, what a caning, pulled through midwicket
this time
New Zealand have no answer to this barrage at the moment
33.3 Wiseman to Bhardwaj, FOUR, incredible stuff, down the track and
lifts him high over mid on, the ball pitches just inside the rope
and rolls over
needless to say, the crowd of a couple of thousand are making
enough noise to make one believe the entire state is packed into
the ground
33.4 Wiseman to Bhardwaj, no run, defends to short leg, and disrupts the
run of boundaries (4 in all, 3 this over by Bhardwaj)
33.5 Wiseman to Bhardwaj, no run, turns into the pad, pops away to
vacant silly mid off
33.6 Wiseman to Bhardwaj, no run, flatter ball turning in, defends out
to mid on
End of over 34 (12 runs) Karnataka 124/3 (trail by 125 runs)
PJ Wiseman 10-2-36-1 (3nb) - BEML End
VST Naidu 14* (23b 2x4) VR Bhardwaj 33* (39b 7x4)
the 50 partnership is posted in just 35 minutes, 57 balls
34.1 Penn to Naidu, FOUR, overpitched, smashing drive through teh covers
another giant cracker goes off, powerful enough to open bank vaults
by the sounds
34.2 Penn to Naidu, no run, runs away to gully
34.3 Penn to Naidu, no run, pushed to Horne at point
34.4 Penn to Naidu, one run, turned down to fine leg
another 'bomb' goes off, this time on the other side of the ground
34.5 Penn to Bhardwaj, FOUR, lucky this time somewhat, squared around by
a Penn delivery pitched up, gets the outside edge running between
second slip and gully to vacant third man, didn't know much about
that one
but the runs count in the scorebook nonetheless
34.6 Penn to Bhardwaj, one run, forward, drops it in close on the off
side, well taken quick single
End of over 35 (10 runs) Karnataka 134/3 (trail by 115 runs)
AJ Penn 9-2-45-0 (3nb) - Pavilion End
VR Bhardwaj 38* (41b 8x4) VST Naidu 19* (27b 3x4)
35.1 Wiseman to Bhardwaj, one run, driven up to long on, no surprises
that the field is set rather deep in many places now
though with still a slip, short leg and silly mid off in places,
there is still a couple of attacking chances
35.2 Wiseman to Naidu, no run, defends down to silly mid off
35.3 Wiseman to Naidu, two runs, flicked fine off teh pad, Cairns around
from long leg to field
35.4 Wiseman to Naidu, (noball) no run, presumably no-balled for 12 men
on the field, Nash is standing well inside the boundary rope at
long leg chatting to Cairns and giving him a drink while the ball
is bowled and defensive shot to silly mid off played
though Wiseman has been overstepping so often for a spinner, you
never know
35.4 Wiseman to Naidu, no run, defends again
35.5 Wiseman to Naidu, no run, defends to Drum at backward point
35.6 Wiseman to Naidu, no run, turns into the pad, shrill appeal from
Wiseman who spun around and demanded the umpire, but to no avail
End of over 36 (4 runs) Karnataka 138/3 (trail by 111 runs)
PJ Wiseman 11-2-40-1 (4nb) - BEML End
VR Bhardwaj 39* (42b 8x4) VST Naidu 21* (33b 3x4)
36.1 Penn to Bhardwaj, no run, defends back to the bowler
36.2 Penn to Bhardwaj, FOUR, wonderful drive through extra cover,
strictly a retrieval job
36.3 Penn to Bhardwaj, one run, turned down to fine leg
36.4 Penn to Naidu, one run, guided down to third man
36.5 Penn to Bhardwaj, no run, driven firmly but well saved by Astle
diving to his right at short extra cover
36.6 Penn to Bhardwaj, no run, pushed up to Drum at mid on
End of over 37 (6 runs) Karnataka 144/3 (trail by 105 runs)
AJ Penn 10-2-51-0 (3nb) - Pavilion End
VST Naidu 22* (34b 3x4) VR Bhardwaj 44* (47b 9x4)
37.1 Wiseman to Naidu, no run, defends
37.2 Wiseman to Naidu, two runs, back and turned through midwicket for a
comfy couple
37.3 Wiseman to Naidu, FOUR, full and wide, taken full toll of, cracked
behind point to the rope, Wiseman realy getting the treatment
37.4 Wiseman to Naidu, FOUR, and again, even finer, no chance for Drum
giving chase
10 from the last 3 balls
37.5 Wiseman to Naidu, no run, tries to turn it around the corner, can't
get sufficient wood on it, just behind short leg
37.6 Wiseman to Naidu, no run, back and driven firmly but straight to
Astle at wide mid on
End of over 38 (10 runs) Karnataka 154/3 (trail by 95 runs)
PJ Wiseman 12-2-50-1 (4nb) - BEML End
VR Bhardwaj 44* (47b 9x4) VST Naidu 32* (40b 5x4)
.; pushed to cover
38.1 Penn to Bhardwaj, no run, pushed to cover
38.2 Penn to Bhardwaj, no run, back on his stumps, defends down to point
38.3 Penn to Bhardwaj, one run, drives at a wide one, lifted up just
past the aerial leap of Harris at gully, down to third man
38.4 Penn to Naidu, no run, straight ball, defends to Astle at cover
38.5 Penn to Naidu, no run, leaves outside off stump
38.6 Penn to Naidu, no run, shorter, rising ball outside off, Naidu
thinks twice before deciding to leave
End of over 39 (-1 runs) Karnataka 153/3 (trail by 96 runs)
AJ Penn 11-2-49-0 (3nb) - Pavilion End
VR Bhardwaj 44* (50b 9x4) VST Naidu 31* (43b 5x4)
39.1 Wiseman to Bhardwaj, one run, turned away to backward square leg,
Bell in close on the leg side back to field
39.2 Wiseman to Naidu, one run, an exact repeat of the previous ball
39.3 Wiseman to Bhardwaj, one run, flighted up, quietly turned through
to deep midwicket
this pair just milking the widely spread field
39.4 Wiseman to Naidu, one run, turned down to Penn at long leg
39.5 Wiseman to Bhardwaj, no run, the monotony of ODIous singles is
broken, turned too far down leg to get a touch on
39.6 Wiseman to Bhardwaj, FOUR, down the track, turns a bit down leg,
has to flick it fine, just past Parore's raised gloves to the
boundary
End of over 40 (8 runs) Karnataka 161/3 (trail by 88 runs)
PJ Wiseman 13-2-58-1 (4nb) - BEML End
VST Naidu 33* (45b 5x4) VR Bhardwaj 50* (54b 10x4)
and that's Bhardwaj's 50 in just 55 balls, 70 minutes and 10
boundaries, what a thoroughly entertaining and dominating innings,
Wiseman has been tought a lesson
and it also signals a much needed drinks break, a mere 87 runs
coming in the hour after lunch
Astle marks out his run as the drinks break is slowly coming to an
end, set to replace Penn at the Pavilion End
40.1 Astle to Naidu, no run, defends
40.2 Astle to Naidu, no run, leaves outside off
40.3 Astle to Naidu, no run, forward defensive, to Penn across from
extra cover
40.4 Astle to Naidu, no run, defends again, up to Cairns at mid off this
time
40.5 Astle to Naidu, no run, outside off, defended to point
40.6 Astle to Naidu, FOUR, leans on one outside off, weak protection
backward of point and merely has to run it off the face and it
races away
End of over 41 (4 runs) Karnataka 165/3 (trail by 84 runs)
NJ Astle 1-0-4-0 - Pavilion End
VR Bhardwaj 50* (54b 10x4) VST Naidu 37* (51b 6x4)
Astle bowling mostly to a one-day style off side ring field with
just a square leg and long leg on the other side
Wiseman to continue, must be some master plan in this
41.1 Wiseman to Bhardwaj, no run, turns into the pad, pops away in the
open off side in close
41.2 Wiseman to Bhardwaj, no run, driven straight to extra cover
41.3 Wiseman to Bhardwaj, one run, flicked through to Astle at deep
midwicket
41.4 Wiseman to Naidu, one run, turned down to Penn at long leg
41.5 Wiseman to Bhardwaj, no run, defends to short midwicket, Bell
fields from short leg
41.6 Wiseman to Bhardwaj, no run, defends to Bell in close
End of over 42 (2 runs) Karnataka 167/3 (trail by 82 runs)
PJ Wiseman 14-2-60-1 (4nb) - BEML End
VST Naidu 38* (52b 6x4) VR Bhardwaj 51* (59b 10x4)
42.1 Astle to Naidu, no run, forward defensive, rebounds off the pad
away to cover
42.2 Astle to Naidu, no run, straight ball, a bit of in movement,
defends to extra cover
42.3 Astle to Naidu, no run, to Penn at cover
42.4 Astle to Naidu, no run, floats up a teaser outside off, Naidu
doesn't bite, lets it pass by
42.5 Astle to Naidu, no run, straight ball, defends back to teh bowler
42.6 Astle to Naidu, one run, strays well wide down the leg side, tucked
down to long leg
End of over 43 (1 run) Karnataka 168/3 (trail by 81 runs)
NJ Astle 2-0-5-0 - Pavilion End
VST Naidu 39* (58b 6x4) VR Bhardwaj 51* (59b 10x4)
Wiseman finally replaced after a run of 14 overs, taking 1 for 60
Christopher Zinzan Harris gets a go
43.1 Harris to Naidu, no run, defends on the off side
43.2 Harris to Naidu, no run, off the pad towards cover point
43.3 Harris to Naidu, no run, forward defensive to vacant silly mid off
just like for Astle, very much a one-day inner ring field set for
Harris
43.4 Harris to Naidu, (noball) no run, inexplicably, yet another slow
bowler no-balls from the BEML End, defends into the covers
43.4 Harris to Naidu, no run, turned straight to Cairns at short fine
leg
43.5 Harris to Naidu, no run, defends
43.6 Harris to Naidu, no run, struck on the pad coming forward in
defence, huge appeal from Harris alone, umpire Ravi will have
nothing of it
End of over 44 (1 run) Karnataka 169/3 (trail by 80 runs)
CZ Harris 1-0-1-0 (1nb) - BEML End
VR Bhardwaj 51* (60b 10x4) VST Naidu 39* (64b 6x4)
44.1 Astle to Bhardwaj, no run, driven up to Drum at mid on
44.2 Astle to Bhardwaj, no run, shuffles across towards off stump, and
defends to Drum again
44.3 Astle to Bhardwaj, one run, pushed into the covers, much hesitation
and almost a complete mix up, but they complete the run as the
throw is fired in at the keeper's end, Parore fells the stumps and
a big appeal is turned down
replays show it was close but umpire Ravi was spot on by a couple
of inches
44.4 Astle to Naidu, no run, defends on the off side
44.5 Astle to Naidu, FOUR, sweetly flicked fine and so well that it
beats Wiseman at long leg
and that's the 100 partnership in just 124 balls79 minutes, amazing
stuff
44.6 Astle to Naidu, no run, defends
End of over 45 (5 runs) Karnataka 174/3 (trail by 75 runs)
NJ Astle 3-0-10-0 - Pavilion End
VR Bhardwaj 52* (63b 10x4) VST Naidu 43* (67b 7x4)
45.1 Harris to Bhardwaj, no run, turned down to short fine leg
45.2 Harris to Bhardwaj, no run, defends to cover point
45.3 Harris to Bhardwaj, no run, jags back into the pad, sharp appeal
from Harris but kept brief, going far too far down leg to be
considered
45.4 Harris to Bhardwaj, one run, forward,turned through to square leg
45.5 Harris to Naidu, no run, forward, struck on the front pad in
defence with bat tucked behind, another big appeal mostly just
from Harris is met only by jeers from the tiers above
45.6 Harris to Naidu, no run, defends on the off side
End of over 46 (1 run) Karnataka 175/3 (trail by 74 runs)
CZ Harris 2-0-2-0 (1nb) - BEML End
VR Bhardwaj 53* (67b 10x4) VST Naidu 43* (69b 7x4)
46.1 Astle to Bhardwaj, no run, floated up full, driven hard but
straight to Penn at deep mid on
46.2 Astle to Bhardwaj, no run, leaves outside off stump
46.3 Astle to Bhardwaj, no run, forward defensive, to cver
46.4 Astle to Bhardwaj, two runs, driven firmly between the two fielders
at cover and cover point, both sprint in chase and it's Drum who
wins, can't prevent an easy couple though
46.5 Astle to Bhardwaj, no run, forward defensive on the leg side, Bell
in from midwicket to field
46.6 Astle to Bhardwaj, no run, forward defensive back down the pitch
End of over 47 (2 runs) Karnataka 177/3 (trail by 72 runs)
NJ Astle 4-0-12-0 - Pavilion End
VST Naidu 43* (69b 7x4) VR Bhardwaj 55* (73b 10x4)
and another huge firecarcker goes off, deafening the rest of the
crowd that isn't already from the previous explosions
47.1 Harris to Naidu, no run, driven up to wide mid off
47.2 Harris to Naidu, no run, Harris gets one to really ping up off a
length, surprising Naidu to no end, struck up on the chest and
away on the off side
47.3 Harris to Naidu, no run, defends to backward point
47.4 Harris to Naidu, no run, defends forward, drops in close on the off
side
47.5 Harris to Naidu, no run, pushed away from the body, to Drum at
backward point
47.6 Harris to Naidu, FOUR, driving outside off, gets a thick outside
edge that flies in the air but too fine of Drum and it's another
collection job
End of over 48 (4 runs) Karnataka 181/3 (trail by 68 runs)
CZ Harris 3-0-6-0 (1nb) - BEML End
VR Bhardwaj 55* (73b 10x4) VST Naidu 47* (75b 8x4)
48.1 Astle to Bhardwaj, no run, defends up towards mid off
48.2 Astle to Bhardwaj, no run, forward defensive to extra cover
48.3 Astle to Bhardwaj, no run, defends up to straight mid on where Penn
fields
48.4 Astle to Bhardwaj, no run, driven in the same area but wider to
Penn's right this time, well fielded down low
48.5 Astle to Bhardwaj, no run, forward defensive to cover
48.6 Astle to Bhardwaj, no run, worked from middle and off but straight
to Bell at midwicket
End of over 49 (maiden) Karnataka 181/3 (trail by 68 runs)
NJ Astle 5-1-12-0 - Pavilion End
VST Naidu 47* (75b 8x4) VR Bhardwaj 55* (79b 10x4)
49.1 Harris to Naidu, no run, off the pad to cover
49.2 Harris to Naidu, no run, defends to point again
49.3 Harris to Naidu, no run, defends in close on the off side
49.4 Harris to Naidu, (noball) no run, oversteps, defends towards mid on
49.4 Harris to Naidu, no run, pushed backward of point between two
fielders close together
49.5 Harris to Naidu, no run, and similar again
49.6 Harris to Naidu, no run, defends
End of over 50 (1 run) Karnataka 182/3 (trail by 67 runs)
CZ Harris 4-0-7-0 (2nb) - BEML End
VR Bhardwaj 55* (79b 10x4) VST Naidu 47* (82b 8x4)
50.1 Astle to Bhardwaj, no run, driven up to Penn at mid on
50.2 Astle to Bhardwaj, no run, foreceful drive but straight to Cairns
atmid off
50.3 Astle to Bhardwaj, one run, turned away to deep backward square leg
50.4 Astle to Naidu, FOUR, drifts down leg and is duly punished, firm
clip very fine from Naidu and immediately raises his bat towards
teh Pavilion in jubilation, in 83 balls, 8x4
50.5 Astle to Naidu, no run, outside off stump, too close to cut but
tries anyway, big appeal for caught behind, replays seem to
suggest an edge, Astle and Parore simple can not believe the
decision by Parthasarthy
50.6 Astle to Naidu, no run, defends
End of over 51 (5 runs) Karnataka 187/3 (trail by 62 runs)
NJ Astle 6-1-17-0 - Pavilion End
VR Bhardwaj 56* (82b 10x4) VST Naidu 51* (85b 9x4)
and Astle snatches his wide brimmed hat from the umpire at the end
of the over, not happy at all
51.1 Harris to Bhardwaj, no run, forward defensive to cover point
Harris back to bowling with his black cap on, to protect his
balding head, though the sun hops behind a couple of clouds just
as he comes on to bowl
51.2 Harris to Bhardwaj, no run, turned down to short fine leg
51.3 Harris to Bhardwaj, no run, defends to extra cover
51.4 Harris to Bhardwaj, no run, firmly played but to mid off
51.5 Harris to Bhardwaj, no run, dropped! the caught and bowled king
drops one! floated in, Bhardwaj scoops it out from under his feet,
Harris snatches at it to his left but it falls away
nothing going right for New Zealand after lunch, through their own
form, some bad luck, and some rampant batting by this pair
Wiseman replaces teh more threatening Astle
51.6 Wiseman to Bhardwaj, one run, spins down leg, turned away to long
leg
End of over 52 (1 run) Karnataka 188/3 (trail by 61 runs)
PJ Wiseman 14.1-2-61-1 (4nb) - BEML End
VR Bhardwaj 57* (88b 10x4) VST Naidu 51* (85b 9x4)
52.1 Wiseman to Bhardwaj, one run
52.2 Wiseman to Naidu, one run
52.3 Wiseman to Bhardwaj, no run
52.4 Wiseman to Bhardwaj, no run
52.5 Wiseman to Bhardwaj, no run
52.6 Wiseman to Bhardwaj, no run
End of over 53 (2 runs) Karnataka 190/3 (trail by 59 runs)
PJ Wiseman 15-2-63-1 (4nb) - Pavilion End
VST Naidu 52* (86b 9x4) VR Bhardwaj 58* (93b 10x4)
53.1 Wiseman to Naidu, no run
53.2 Wiseman to Naidu, no run
53.3 Wiseman to Naidu, no run
53.4 Wiseman to Naidu, no run
53.5 Wiseman to Naidu, no run
53.6 Wiseman to Naidu, no run
End of over 54 (maiden) Karnataka 190/3 (trail by 59 runs)
PJ Wiseman 16-3-63-1 (4nb) - BEML End
VR Bhardwaj 58* (93b 10x4) VST Naidu 52* (92b 9x4)
54.1 Wiseman to Naidu, no run
54.2 Wiseman to Naidu, no run
54.3 Wiseman to Naidu, OUT:
Karnataka 189/4, Partnership of 115
VST Naidu b Wiseman 52 (95b 9x4 0x6)
VR Bhardwaj 57* (93b 10x4) PJ Wiseman 16.3-3-63-2 (4nb)
54.4 Wiseman to Dravid, (noball) no run, oversteps, again, defended
54.4 Wiseman to Dravid, no run, defends on the off side
54.5 Wiseman to Dravid, no run, dabbed to backward point
54.6 Wiseman to Dravid, no run, defends
End of over 55 (0 runs) Karnataka 190/4 (trail by 59 runs)
PJ Wiseman 17-3-64-2 (5nb) - Pavilion End
VR Bhardwaj 57* (93b 10x4) R Dravid 0* (4b)
55.1 Harris to Bhardwaj, no run, defends
55.2 Harris to Bhardwaj, no run, played to wide mid on
55.3 Harris to Bhardwaj, no run, defends to short mid off
55.4 Harris to Bhardwaj, no run, defends in close on the leg side
55.5 Harris to Bhardwaj, no run
55.6 Harris to Bhardwaj, no run, zings up off the wicket, glove comes
off the handle as Bhardwaj has to fend down to point
End of over 56 (maiden) Karnataka 190/4 (trail by 59 runs)
CZ Harris 6-2-7-0 (2nb) - BEML End
R Dravid 0* (4b) VR Bhardwaj 57* (99b 10x4)
56.1 Wiseman to Dravid, FOUR, turns in but too far, down leg and Dravid
quickly flicks it very fine, and Dravid's off the mark
Wiseman begs to differ, believing Dravid was beaten and they were
leg byes
56.2 Wiseman to Dravid, one run, tucked down to Spearman at deep
backward square leg
56.3 Wiseman to Bhardwaj, no run, defends back to the bowler
56.4 Wiseman to Bhardwaj, no run, well forward again, back to Wiseman
56.5 Wiseman to Bhardwaj, one run, turned away quietly towards vacant
square leg, jog the single
56.6 Wiseman to Dravid, no run, defends one turning in back down the
wicket
End of over 57 (6 runs) Karnataka 196/4 (trail by 53 runs)
PJ Wiseman 18-3-70-2 (5nb) - Pavilion End
VR Bhardwaj 58* (102b 10x4) R Dravid 5* (7b 1x4)
57.1 Harris to Bhardwaj, one run, driven through extra cover, good work
by Horne who has a bit of distance to get across and dve, hauling
the ball back well before it got completely past him
57.2 Harris to Dravid, no run, defends back down the wicket
57.3 Harris to Dravid, no run, defends on the off side
57.4 Harris to Dravid, one run, turned around to short fine leg, real
hesitation ebfore they finally take the run, Dravid is slowest to
get going, throw is fired at teh bowler's end by Astle and Harris
drops the ball on to teh stumps but Dravid is home safely
57.5 Harris to Bhardwaj, no run, defends
57.6 Harris to Bhardwaj, no run, Harris coming around the wicket, leaves
End of over 58 (2 runs) Karnataka 198/4 (trail by 51 runs)
CZ Harris 7-2-9-0 (2nb) - BEML End
R Dravid 6* (10b 1x4) VR Bhardwaj 59* (105b 10x4)
and that is tea
124 runs in the two hour session, Bhardwaj and Naidu dominating the
New Zealand attack, particular Wiseman, who Fleming has persistest
with
Karnataka now trail by just 51 runs with 6 first innings wickets in
hand
play to resume in just under 20 minutes time
Match State: Tea - Day 2
players return to the field
Cairns to bowl from the Pavilion End first up, Dravid on strike
57.1 Cairns to Dravid, OUT: what an absolutely stunning start to play
after tea, Cairns gets one to come back in and Dravid plays all
around it, his off stump takes a little journey out of its snug
position in the ground
Karnataka 198/5, Partnership of 9
R Dravid b Cairns 6 (11b 1x4 0x6)
VR Bhardwaj 59* (105b 10x4) CL Cairns 8.1-2-25-1 (2nb)
the crowd were buzzing with anticipation 5 minutes before play
resumed, and gave Dravid (and Bhardwaj) a typically huge cheer
when they returned, this has just flattened all of that
Sunil Joshi the new batsman
57.2 Cairns to Joshi, no run, defends on the off side
57.3 Cairns to Joshi, no run, off spinner, read well, driven up to Drum
at straight mid off
3 slips, gully, point, mid off, mid on, square leg and long leg in
place
57.4 Cairns to Joshi, no run, leaves outside off stump
a few calls from the stands for "we want Joshi!", though nowhere
near as vocal as those for Dravid, and it is uncertain for what
exactly they want Joshi for ...
57.5 Cairns to Joshi, no run, good straight ball, Joshi has to defend
down into the pitch quickly
57.6 Cairns to Joshi, no run, shoulders arms outside off stump
End of over 58 (maiden) Karnataka 198/5 (trail by 51 runs)
CL Cairns 9-3-25-1 (2nb) - BEML End
VR Bhardwaj 59* (105b 10x4) SB Joshi 0* (5b)
Harris to continue
58.1 Harris to Bhardwaj, no run, forward defensive
59.1 Harris to Bhardwaj, no run, defends to short cover
59.2 Harris to Bhardwaj, no run, back to the bowler
59.3 Harris to Bhardwaj, no run, full ball, defends into the pitch, back
to Harris
59.4 Harris to Bhardwaj, FOUR, down the wicket and lofts well over mid
off, couple of bounces and into the fence
59.5 Harris to Bhardwaj, no run, defends towards midwicket
59.6 Harris to Bhardwaj, no run, defends
End of over 60 (4 runs) Karnataka 202/5 (trail by 47 runs)
CZ Harris 9-2-13-0 (2nb) - BEML End
SB Joshi 0* (5b) VR Bhardwaj 63* (112b 11x4)
60.1 Cairns to Joshi, no run, defends to gully
60.2 Cairns to Joshi, (noball) no run, oversteps, the 16th no-ball of
the innings, driven up to Drum at mid off
60.2 Cairns to Joshi, no run, straight ball, played up to mid on
60.3 Cairns to Joshi, no run, driven up to Drum at straight mid off
60.4 Cairns to Joshi, no run, leaves outside off stump
60.5 Cairns to Joshi, no run, bouncer, ducks underneath
60.6 Cairns to Joshi, no run, wider one well outside off, leaves
End of over 61 (1 run) Karnataka 203/5 (trail by 46 runs)
CL Cairns 10-3-26-1 (3nb) - Pavilion End
VR Bhardwaj 63* (112b 11x4) SB Joshi 0* (12b)
61.1 Harris to Bhardwaj, no run, played away to Drum at backward point
61.2 Harris to Bhardwaj, no run, and again
61.3 Harris to Bhardwaj, no run, turned away to midwicket
61.4 Harris to Bhardwaj, no run, defends back to Harris
61.5 Harris to Bhardwaj, no run, defends to short cover
61.6 Harris to Bhardwaj, no run, tapped backward of square leg, Bhardwaj
advances a few paces looking for a run but one isn't there
End of over 62 (1 run, maiden) Karnataka 204/5 (trail by 45 runs)
CZ Harris 10-3-13-0 (2nb) - BEML End
SB Joshi 0* (12b) VR Bhardwaj 63* (118b 11x4)
62.1 Cairns to Joshi, OUT: short rising ball outside off, Joshi guides
it straight into the awaiting hands of Spearman at third slip
Karnataka 204/6, Partnership of 6
SB Joshi c Spearman b Cairns 0 (13b 0x4 0x6)
VR Bhardwaj 63* (118b 11x4) CL Cairns 10.1-3-26-2 (3nb)
Kumble teh new batsman
62.2 Cairns to Kumble, one run, turned down to fine leg, excellent
fielding from a lot squarer by Penn, had a lot of ground to cover
then slid into it and kept it to just a single
62.3 Cairns to Bhardwaj, no run, defends
62.4 Cairns to Bhardwaj, (noball) no run, oversteps, defended away to
cover
62.4 Cairns to Bhardwaj, no run, defends to point
just one slip in for Bhardwaj, still a relatively defensive field
for the well set batsman, despite the quick couple of wickets
falling
62.5 Cairns to Bhardwaj, legbye: one run, turned down fine off the hip,
Penn into action again
62.6 Cairns to Kumble, two runs, Kumble nudges one solidly through the
covers and the crowd erupt, they love their international heroes
here, even Joshi
End of over 63 (5 runs) Karnataka 209/6 (trail by 40 runs)
CL Cairns 11-3-30-2 (4nb) - Pavilion End
VR Bhardwaj 63* (122b 11x4) A Kumble 3* (2b)
Harris runs in then doesn't let teh ball go
63.1 Harris to Bhardwaj, no run, floated up, watchfully defended down
towards midwicket
63.2 Harris to Bhardwaj, no run, defends to midwicket again
63.3 Harris to Bhardwaj, no run, and yet another of those Harris
shooters, pings up off the deck like nobody else seems to be able
to do, fended down wide of slip safely
63.4 Harris to Bhardwaj, no run, guided to Drum at backward point
63.5 Harris to Bhardwaj, no run, back, driven back to the bowler, Harris
makes a rare sloppy fielding mistake, through his hands but
doesn't cost anything as Penn is up from mid on
63.6 Harris to Bhardwaj, no run, defends
End of over 64 (maiden) Karnataka 209/6 (trail by 40 runs)
CZ Harris 11-4-14-0 (3nb) - BEML End
A Kumble 3* (2b) VR Bhardwaj 63* (128b 11x4)
a couple of biscuits and a drink brought out for Bhardwaj
new bowl pj
Fleming persistent in bowling Wiseman, replacing Cairns who had
bowled a spell of 3-1-5-2 after tea
64.1 Wiseman to Kumble, no run, defends to cover point
64.2 Wiseman to Kumble, no run, forward defensive to extra cover
64.3 Wiseman to Kumble, one run, turned down to deep backward square leg
64.4 Wiseman to Bhardwaj, FOUR, down the track and lofts it over mid on,
Bhardwaj enjoying the plentiful feast of Wiseman
64.5 Wiseman to Bhardwaj, no run, defends to short leg
64.6 Wiseman to Bhardwaj, no run, forward outside off, into the pad
End of over 65 (5 runs) Karnataka 214/6 (trail by 35 runs)
PJ Wiseman 18-3-74-2 (5nb) - Pavilion End
A Kumble 4* (5b) VR Bhardwaj 67* (131b 12x4)
65.1 Harris to Kumble, no run, forward defensive to short cover
65.2 Harris to Kumble, no run, defends on the off side
65.3 Harris to Kumble, no run, guided away to backward point
65.4 Harris to Kumble, no run, quietly defends to short cover
65.5 Harris to Kumble, no run, defends to short cover again
65.6 Harris to Kumble, no run, defends to midwicket
End of over 66 (maiden) Karnataka 214/6 (trail by 35 runs)
CZ Harris 12-5-14-0 (3nb) - BEML End
VR Bhardwaj 67* (131b 12x4) A Kumble 4* (11b)
66.1 Wiseman to Bhardwaj, no run, defends back down the pitch
66.2 Wiseman to Bhardwaj, bye: one run, through everyone, pops away from
Parore to short fine leg
66.3 Wiseman to Kumble, SIX, what an awesome shot from Kumble, down the
track and smashed that a mile high down the ground over long on,
and up into the media box 4 storeys up in the Pavilion
66.4 Wiseman to Kumble, no run, driven to extra cover
66.5 Wiseman to Kumble, no run, back on his stumps, pushed to Harris at
backward point
66.6 Wiseman to Kumble, no run, reaching well forward, driven to extra
cover
End of over 67 (7 runs) Karnataka 221/6 (trail by 28 runs)
PJ Wiseman 19-3-80-2 (5nb) - Pavilion End
VR Bhardwaj 67* (133b 12x4) A Kumble 10* (15b 1x6)
67.1 Harris to Bhardwaj, no run, forward defensive on the off side
67.2 Harris to Bhardwaj, no run, dabs towards point, Bhardwaj interested
in a single that Kumble isn't
67.3 Harris to Bhardwaj, no run, defends in close on the off side
67.4 Harris to Bhardwaj, no run, driven to short cover
67.5 Harris to Bhardwaj, FOUR, pulled hard through midwicket
67.6 Harris to Bhardwaj, one run
End of over 68 (5 runs) Karnataka 226/6 (trail by 23 runs)
CZ Harris 13-5-19-0 (3nb) - BEML End
VR Bhardwaj 72* (139b 13x4) A Kumble 10* (15b 1x6)
68.1 Wiseman to Bhardwaj, no run, driven back on the leg side of the
pitch to the bowler
68.2 Wiseman to Bhardwaj, no run, turns down the leg side, big appeal
for a catch behind teh wicket from a glove but umpire Parthasarthy
isn't interested
68.3 Wiseman to Bhardwaj, no run, stretches the front pad forward
outside off, kicks it away, Bell leaps to his left at short leg
spectaculaly to try and pull it in but can't, though no hint of a
catch there anyway, crowd 'ooh' in any case
68.4 Wiseman to Bhardwaj, one run, turned down to fine leg
68.5 Wiseman to Kumble, no run, goes for apowerful sweep, plays over the
top of it
68.6 Wiseman to Kumble, no run, advances forward, wristily turns it away
but straight into short leg, has to dive the bat back into the
crease for fear of a reflex throw back on to the stumps, but Bell
didn't stop it cleanly
End of over 69 (1 run) Karnataka 227/6 (trail by 22 runs)
PJ Wiseman 20-3-81-2 (5nb) - Pavilion End
VR Bhardwaj 73* (143b 13x4) A Kumble 10* (17b 1x6)
69.1 Harris to Bhardwaj, no run, defends
69.2 Harris to Bhardwaj, three runs, gives himself room to a shorter one
outside off, slaps it backward of point, well pulled bakc just
inside the rope by Drum
69.3 Harris to Kumble, no run, defends to short cover
69.4 Harris to Kumble, no run, pushed away from the body towards cover,
Astle from in closer goes back to field
69.5 Harris to Kumble, one run, drops it away square on the off side,
sub fielder Nash races in and fires at the keeper's end but can't
prevent a quick single
69.6 Harris to Bhardwaj, no run, driven straight to Nash at cover
End of over 70 (4 runs) Karnataka 231/6 (trail by 18 runs)
CZ Harris 14-5-23-0 (3nb) - BEML End
A Kumble 11* (20b 1x6) VR Bhardwaj 76* (146b 13x4)
the crowd on the scoreboard side of the ground has now returned
from out underneath the top tier shade with the sun disappearing
again and the conditions have become more friendly to watch
cricket in the open
Drum replaces Wiseman at the Pavilion End
70.1 Drum to Kumble, no run
70.2 Drum to Kumble, no run, ball keeps a bit low, Kumble has to chop
down on it
70.3 Drum to Kumble, no run, angling down the leg side, Parore dives
across to save well
70.4 Drum to Kumble, no run, pushed away from the body to Harris at
gully
70.5 Drum to Kumble, OUT: quick straight ball strikes Kumble low down,
looked very adjacent, umpire Parthasarthy agrees
Karnataka 231/7, Partnership of 27
A Kumble lbw b Drum 11 (25b 0x4 1x6)
VR Bhardwaj 76* (146b 13x4) CJ Drum 8.5-1-13-3 (3nb)
crowd considerably muted
Vettori brings on a couple of refreshments for the fielders, and
plays to the crowd by sprinting back at full pace with a bag in
each hand at his sides
Yalvigi the new batsman
70.6 Drum to Yalvigi, no run, defends back down the pitch
End of over 71 (maiden) Karnataka 231/7 (trail by 18 runs)
CJ Drum 9-2-13-3 (3nb) - Pavilion End
VR Bhardwaj 76* (146b 13x4) AR Yalvigi 0* (1b)
Wiseman replaces Harris at the BEML End
71.1 Wiseman to Bhardwaj, one run, flicked through to Cairns at deep
backward square leg
71.2 Wiseman to Yalvigi, no run, defends, but done for turn into the
body, half appeal from Wiseman
71.3 Wiseman to Yalvigi, no run, similar again, outside off
71.4 Wiseman to Yalvigi, no run, chooses to be more assured by planting
the front pad well forward and kicking it away outside off
71.5 Wiseman to Yalvigi, no run, driven to Astle at extra cover
71.6 Wiseman to Yalvigi, one run, shorter ball easily tapped away
backward of square on the leg side to get off the mark
End of over 72 (2 runs) Karnataka 233/7 (trail by 16 runs)
PJ Wiseman 21-2-83-2 (5nb) - BEML End
AR Yalvigi 1* (6b) VR Bhardwaj 77* (147b 13x4)
72.1 Drum to Yalvigi, no run, forward defensive, just jams the bat in
front of the pad in time to kep out a good straight ball
72.2 Drum to Yalvigi, no run, defends again towards cover
72.3 Drum to Yalvigi, no run, leaves outside off stump
72.4 Drum to Yalvigi, no run, leaves outside off stump, Drum really
bending his back
72.5 Drum to Yalvigi, no run, drops it away towards vacant midwicket,
sets off for a quick run ut Bhardwaj isn't so keen and Yalvigi
gets sent back as Wiseman swoops in from square leg
72.6 Drum to Yalvigi, no run, defends to cover
End of over 73 (maiden) Karnataka 233/7 (trail by 16 runs)
CJ Drum 10-3-13-3 (3nb) - Pavilion End
VR Bhardwaj 77* (147b 13x4) AR Yalvigi 1* (12b)
and it's time for another drinks break
Vettori with more antics, sprinting back out again with the two
bags, and jokingly tackled around the neck by one of the awaiting
thirsty Kiwis
in fact it was Nash this time, emulating Vettori from earlier, this
time when running back takes the long route in a circle just to
prolong the entertainment for the crowd who've been in good
spirits all day, probably numbering around three thousand now
73.1 Wiseman to Bhardwaj, one run, turned down to long leg
73.2 Wiseman to Yalvigi, no run, forward with the front pad, pops up and
over short leg who can't grasp it, not that there was a catching
chance in any case
73.3 Wiseman to Yalvigi, no run, props forward again, off the pad
towards short leg
73.4 Wiseman to Yalvigi, no run, a wild swing ends up with Yalvigi
embarrassingly half on the ground trying to restore his balance
and the ball in Parore's gloves
73.5 Wiseman to Yalvigi, FOUR, this time he nails a shot cleanly though,
lifted easily over extra cover
73.6 Wiseman to Yalvigi, one run, driven a bit straighter this time,
runs with the shot as mid off has to run across to his left and
field
End of over 74 (6 runs) Karnataka 239/7 (trail by 10 runs)
PJ Wiseman 22-2-89-2 (5nb) - BEML End
AR Yalvigi 6* (17b 1x4) VR Bhardwaj 78* (148b 13x4)
Karnataka now trailing by just 10
74.1 Drum to Yalvigi, OUT: pushes forward at one outside off, little
nick through to the keeper, appeal is met by a delayed raised
finger from Parthasarthy
Karnataka 239/8, Partnership of 8
AR Yalvigi c Parore b Drum 6 (18b 1x4 0x6)
VR Bhardwaj 78* (148b 13x4) CJ Drum 10.1-3-13-4 (3nb)
and Vettori is out there with the drinks, this has turned into a
real little sideshow
and on the way back, sweeps around in a big curve before departing
the field, trying to beat Nash in some little game between the
pair
Dodda Ganesh te new batsman
74.2 Drum to Ganesh, no run, defends
74.3 Drum to Ganesh, no run, beaten! poking forward outside off, past
the outside edge
74.4 Drum to Ganesh, one run, drops it away towards vacant midwicket,
easy single to get off the mark
74.5 Drum to Bhardwaj, no run, back on his stumps, forces it into the
pitch and back to the bowler
74.6 Drum to Bhardwaj, no run, ball comes in and keeps a bit low,
Bhardwaj has to chop down on it in a hurry as he is hopping up,
inside edge on to his pad and the ball comes to rest on the crease
just wide of the stumps
End of over 75 (1 run) Karnataka 240/8 (trail by 9 runs)
CJ Drum 11-3-14-4 (3nb) - Pavilion End
D Ganesh 1* (3b) VR Bhardwaj 78* (150b 13x4)
75.1 Wiseman to Ganesh, one run, dabbed backward of short third man,
good fielding can't prevent the quick single
75.2 Wiseman to Bhardwaj, no run, driven up to mid off
75.3 Wiseman to Bhardwaj, one run, turned away to Cairns at deep
backward square leg
75.4 Wiseman to Ganesh, no run, pads away outside off stump, spins
around it through to Parore
75.5 Wiseman to Ganesh, one run, back on his stumps and flicked down at
the feet of Bell at short leg, technically a chance but a nearly
impossible one, through to vacant midwicket for the single
75.6 Wiseman to Bhardwaj, no run, defends down off his hip, drops in
close near the stumps again
End of over 76 (3 runs) Karnataka 243/8 (trail by 6 runs)
PJ Wiseman 23-2-92-2 (5nb) - BEML End
D Ganesh 3* (6b) VR Bhardwaj 79* (153b 13x4)
76.1 Drum to Ganesh, no run, beaten! slides past the outside edge as he
pushes forward outside off
76.2 Drum to Ganesh, no run, angling down the leg side, Ganesh shuffles
across his crease to give himself a bit more glancing room, but in
the end gives himself too much as he can't get a flick on it
76.3 Drum to Ganesh, no run, good ball, short of a length and rising,
Ganesh is squared around and closes the face, squirts away off the
leading edge to Horne at point
76.4 Drum to Ganesh, no run, held it back a bit, wider outside off,
tempted Ganesh wo went for it, big swing but doesn't get a thing
on it
76.5 Drum to Ganesh, one run, turns it away towards vacant midwicket,
quick single taken as Bell at mid on scoots up and has a throw
that goes wide at the bowler's end
76.6 Drum to Bhardwaj, FOUR, super shot, wristly flick off his pads
through backward square leg, Penn had a long distance to cover
from straighter, did all the hard work, getting there and sliding
to partially stop it, but it got away from him again and over the
rope
End of over 77 (5 runs) Karnataka 248/8 (trail by 1 runs)
CJ Drum 12-3-19-4 (3nb) - Pavilion End
D Ganesh 4* (11b) VR Bhardwaj 83* (154b 14x4)
Karnataka just 1 behind New Zealand's first innings total now
77.1 Wiseman to Ganesh, no run, tight ball outside off, tries to cut but
only ends up bottom edging it behind the stumps, Fleming grabs a
reflext take on the bounce to his left at slip
77.2 Wiseman to Ganesh, no run, driven back to the bowler who fields
down low to his left
77.3 Wiseman to Ganesh, no run, off the pad to short leg
77.4 Wiseman to Ganesh, no run, back on his stumps, defends on the off
side
for the second time in the over, Wiseman stops just as he
approaches the crease in delivery stride
77.5 Wiseman to Ganesh, no run, pops up off the pad, Bell does well to
juggle then take the rebound but there's no willow in it, Bell
jokingly appeals before throwing back to Wiseman
77.6 Wiseman to Ganesh, no run, pads away to short cover
End of over 78 (maiden) Karnataka 248/8 (trail by 1 runs)
PJ Wiseman 24-3-92-2 (5nb) - BEML End
VR Bhardwaj 83* (154b 14x4) D Ganesh 4* (17b)
Chris replaces Chris at the Pavilion End, Harris for Drum
Drum will have to sit on his 4-wicket haul for now
78.1 Harris to Bhardwaj, no run, defends to point
78.2 Harris to Bhardwaj, FOUR, superb stand and delivery stuff from
Bhardwaj, driven through extra cover, infield barely moved
and Karnataka now have a first innings lead of 3
78.3 Harris to Bhardwaj, FOUR, and more, smacked back over the bowler's
head, everyone just stands and watches
Bhardwaj into the nineties
78.4 Harris to Bhardwaj, no run, defends to cover
78.5 Harris to Bhardwaj, no run, forward defensive, struck on the pad
angling down leg
the field is well spread now
78.6 Harris to Bhardwaj, no run, forward, drops it away in close on the
off side, half sets off for the run but Ganesh is too timid in
responding so stays at home
End of over 79 (8 runs) Karnataka 256/8 (lead by 7 runs)
CZ Harris 15-5-31-0 (3nb) - Pavilion End
D Ganesh 4* (17b) VR Bhardwaj 91* (160b 16x4)
at long last, another giant boom from a firecracker, haven't had
one of those in a while
excellent for shoo-ing the birds that like to roost in the rafters
of the various stands
79.1 Wiseman to Ganesh, no run, defends
79.2 Wiseman to Ganesh, one run, driven down to long on
79.3 Wiseman to Bhardwaj, no run, down the pitch, looks to smash him
down the ground but has to readjust the stroke to one coming wider
and flatter, digs it away to short third man
79.4 Wiseman to Bhardwaj, one run, turned down to Cairns at long leg
79.5 Wiseman to Ganesh, one run, nifty paddle sweep fine, Cairns in
action again
79.6 Wiseman to Bhardwaj, two runs, Bhardwaj emulates, getting it even
finer enabling a smart second run
End of over 80 (5 runs) Karnataka 261/8 (lead by 12 runs)
PJ Wiseman 25-3-97-2 (5nb) - BEML End
D Ganesh 6* (20b) VR Bhardwaj 94* (163b 16x4)
it may now be a race between Bhardwaj and Wiseman to see who makes
their century first
80.1 Harris to Ganesh, no run, forward defensive on the leg side
80.2 Harris to Ganesh, no run, watchfully defends a slow one back to the
bowler
80.3 Harris to Ganesh, no run, faster and flatter, props forward on the
front foot eraly, defends to short extra cover
80.4 Harris to Ganesh, FOUR, agricultural swing and gets away with it,
looking to hit over cover, endge up top edging it over backward
point
80.5 Harris to Ganesh, one run, drops it away towards midwicket,
excellent quick single taken to Bell in from midwicket
80.6 Harris to Bhardwaj, one run, drops it down squarer, even easier
thanks to the placement
End of over 81 (6 runs) Karnataka 267/8 (lead by 18 runs)
CZ Harris 16-5-37-0 (3nb) - Pavilion End
VR Bhardwaj 95* (164b 16x4) D Ganesh 11* (25b 1x4)
81.1 Wiseman to Bhardwaj, no run, defends the ball down into the pitch
at his toes, luckily rests pretty much on the spot, picks the ball
up and returns to the bowler himself
81.2 Wiseman to Bhardwaj, one run, down teh pitch, a bit of a swipe, but
gets it effectively down to long on
81.3 Wiseman to Ganesh, one run, turned down to Cairns at deep backward
square leg
81.4 Wiseman to Bhardwaj, no run, forward, chips it towards short
midwicket
81.5 Wiseman to Bhardwaj, no run, turns down the leg side, can't get a
touch on it
81.6 Wiseman to Bhardwaj, OUT: amazing once again, needing 4 for the
ton, he charged down the pitch and went for the big one to raise
it in emphatic style instead, crowd up as it looks good, but
around comes Horne and takes a very good catch in front of the
sightscreen
Karnataka 269/9, Partnership of 30
VR Bhardwaj c Horne b Wiseman 96 (169b 16x4 0x6)
End of over 82 (2 runs) Karnataka 269/9 (lead by 20 runs)
PJ Wiseman 26-3-99-3 (5nb) - BEML End
D Ganesh 12* (26b 1x4)
Horne had a fair way to cover from long on, and was running very
close to teh rope all the way, silenced the crowd like nothing
before, you could hear an unfired firecracker drop
Bhardwaj is met by a couple of fans running on to the field near
the rope, security escorts him away safely, looked like a couple
of tears coming from underneath the glasses
he may have fallen short of the milestone, but that shouldn't
detract from what was a commanding innings for much of the time,
comprehensively dealing to Wiseman and also to a lesser extend
Penn
a couple more explosions go off as Kumble has decided to declare,
with Karnataka leading by 20 on the first innings
there should be 6 overs to bowl at New Zealand tonight
3 groundstaff roll the pitch as Yalvigi warms up on the boundary,
play should resume in around 5 minutes time
players all out to the centre now, openers Horne and Bell to try
and negotiate things through to stumps safely
Ganesh to open up from the Pavilion End
Horne on strike with 3 slips, gully, point, mid off, mid on, square
leg, long leg
0.1 Ganesh to Horne, no run, leaves outside off stump
0.2 Ganesh to Horne, no run, more tempting, on a driveable length
outside off, Horne isn't interested and shoulders arms
0.3 Ganesh to Horne, no run, excellent ball, angling in and then moving
away on the line of the stumps, Horne forced to squarer around a
little to defend away
0.4 Ganesh to Horne, no run, played off the hip to midwicket
0.5 Ganesh to Horne, no run, shoulders arms outside off stump
0.6 Ganesh to Horne, no run, and again, this one a bit closer to off
stump than the rest
End of over 1 (maiden) New Zealanders 0/0 (trail by 20 runs)
D Ganesh 1-1-0-0 - Pavilion End
MD Bell 0* (0b) MJ Horne 0* (6b)
Bell to face Mansoor steaming in from the BEML End
1.1 Khan to Bell, no run, leaves outside off stump
Bell may be on a last life for a while here, if he fails, it
cwouldn't be inconceivable to think that his Test place is on the
line after tour scores of 21, 8, 0, 7 and 0 in order
1.2 Khan to Bell, no run, leaves outside off stump
1.3 Khan to Bell, no run, and leaves again
1.4 Khan to Bell, no run, shortish straight ball, defends down to
midwicket
slight thoughts ofa run but a loud no from Horne finishes the
matter
1.5 Khan to Bell, bye: one run, shoulders arms again, not too far from
off stump this time, sloppy keeping by Naidu opens the account for
the innings, a regulation take went partly through him
1.6 Khan to Horne, no run, leaves one that bounces just over and wide
of the stumps
End of over 2 (1 run, maiden) New Zealanders 1/0 (trail by 19 runs)
MA Khan 1-1-0-0 - BEML End
MD Bell 0* (5b) MJ Horne 0* (7b)
2.1 Ganesh to Bell, two runs, angling into the pads, classy stroke
through backward square leg, but fantastic fielding by Mansoor
helps stop what looked like a certain four
he came around from a long distance from long leg and dived and
stopped the ball dead just inches inside the rope and fired in a
good return and they had only managed a couple
2.2 Ganesh to Bell, no run, defends
2.3 Ganesh to Bell, no run, defends back to the bowler
2.4 Ganesh to Bell, no run, bouncer, ducks underneath
2.5 Ganesh to Bell, no run, beaten! past the outside edge
2.6 Ganesh to Bell, no run, slow floater passes by left alone outside
off
End of over 3 (2 runs) New Zealanders 3/0 (trail by 17 runs)
D Ganesh 2-1-2-0 - Pavilion End
MJ Horne 0* (7b) MD Bell 2* (11b)
Ganesh just gets the one over, Bhardwaj on to see if his luck is in
with the ball as well as bat today
4 men around the bat plus the keeper
3.1 Bhardwaj to Horne, no run, digs out a full ball to midwicket
3.2 Bhardwaj to Horne, no run, defends square on the off side
3.3 Bhardwaj to Horne, FOUR, back and playing away from his body, runs
it from a thick outside edge wide of slip to the boundary
3.4 Bhardwaj to Horne, FOUR, super shot, back on his stumps and just
flicked that through backward square leg with real power and
timing
there was a man posted out there in the deep but it was too good
for him
3.5 Bhardwaj to Horne, no run, defends to silly mid off
3.6 Bhardwaj to Horne, one run, tucked off the hip to deep backward
square
End of over 4 (9 runs) New Zealanders 12/0 (trail by 8 runs)
VR Bhardwaj 1-0-9-0 - BEML End
MJ Horne 9* (13b 2x4) MD Bell 2* (11b)
Kumble brings himself on in place of Ganesh
4.1 Kumble to Horne, no run, driven firmly to deep mid off
4.2 Kumble to Horne, no run, leaves outside off
4.3 Kumble to Horne, no run, defends to short leg
4.4 Kumble to Horne, no run, leaves again, goes through just past the
off stump, a little dicey
4.5 Kumble to Horne, no run, forward defensive with bat/pad together,
to silly mid off
4.6 Kumble to Horne, no run, shoulders arms outside off
End of over 5 (maiden) New Zealanders 12/0 (trail by 8 runs)
A Kumble 1-1-0-0 - Pavilion End
MD Bell 2* (11b) MJ Horne 9* (19b 2x4)
just 1 over to bowl today, as we're now 7 minutes overtime
it's got a fair bit darker, though clarity is still fine
Joshi replaces Bhardwaj, everyone getting a go this evening - 5
bowlers to share the first 6 overs of the new ball, 3 of whom are
spinners
5.1 Joshi to Bell, no run, dangerously leaves one outside off that
didn't turn away, not far from off stump, Naidu fumbles down low
5.2 Joshi to Bell, no run, defends off the pad past short leg
now 5 around the bat with short leg, 2 slips, silly point and silly
mid off in place
5.3 Joshi to Bell, no run, leaves another near suicidal one, so very
close to off stump
5.4 Joshi to Bell, no run, defends back to the bowler
now a third slip is brought in!
just short fine leg, mid off and cover that aren't in close, ast
open outfield
5.5 Joshi to Bell, no run, defends into the pitch
one ball left to survive ...
5.6 Joshi to Bell, no run, forward, defends along the pitch to the
bowler and he maanges to do so safely
End of over 6 (maiden) New Zealanders 12/0 (trail by 8 runs)
SB Joshi 1-1-0-0 - BEML End
MJ Horne 9* (19b 2x4) MD Bell 2* (17b)
a smattering of applause around the ground as New Zealand ends the
day trailing by 8 overall with all 10 second innings wickets in
tact
another interesting day's play, thanks to Fleming's generous
overnight declaration and entertaining batting by Bhardwaj and
Naidu
281 runs and 9 wickets in the 88 overs bowled today
teh giant cover is now being yanked from teh boundary edge by a
dozen helpers, in expectation of the evening rains that come
without fail each day, Shayne O'Connor and Daniel Vettori already
getting ready for net practice in the distance as another day d
if only this were a four day game, the numerous enthusiastic
spectators would probably be treated to a much better match and
day's cricket tomorrow, which unfortunately has the potential to
dissolve into a mere day long practice session for New Zealand
join us tomorrow at 10am local time, 0430GMT for the third and
final day's play from Bangalore, until then it's good evening from
Chinnaswamy Stadium
Match State: Stumps - Day 2
welcome to an overcast Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore for the
third and final scheduled day's play, unfortunately overnight rain
has caused damp patches on the outfield so the start will be
delayed by at least an hour
the umpires will be making an inspection at 10:30am local time
(0500GMT) with a view to a start at 11am (0530GMT)
not a lot of action in the stadium, just Paul Wiseman bowling a few
at a single stump with Craig Spearman keeping with a baseball
glove
the super sopper is slowly going up and down the outfield but
hasn't covered much distance so far
the umpires have had an earlier inspection and have decided upon a
10:45am local (0515GMT) start time, as there was just damp patch
on the outfield, near teh practice pitches used by Karnataka on
previous days
players out on the field ready to begin play a couple of minutes
early
Ganesh to open up to Matthew Horne from the Pavilion End
3 slips, gully, point, wide mid off, mid on, forward square leg and
long leg in place
6.1 Ganesh to Horne, no run, down the leg side, through to the keeper
6.2 Ganesh to Horne, no run, defends a good straight ball on off stump,
back to the bowler
6.3 Ganesh to Horne, no run, driven up to mid on
6.4 Ganesh to Horne, two runs, neatly clipped through midwicket, good
chase keeps them to a couple
6.5 Ganesh to Horne, no run, straight ball, mistimed stroke back along
the pitch
6.6 Ganesh to Horne, no run, good ball seaming away, edges down to
third slip, takien on the bounce
End of over 7 (2 runs) New Zealanders 14/0 (trail by 6 runs)
D Ganesh 3-1-4-0 - Pavilion End
MD Bell 2* (17b) MJ Horne 11* (25b 2x4)
Mansoor Ali Khan opening up from the other end to Bell, same exact
field set for Bell as Horne in the previous over
7.1 Khan to Bell, no run, leaves outside off stump
7.2 Khan to Bell, FOUR, overpitched and nicely driven straight of wide
mid off, has enough power to get to the boundary across a
relatively slow outfield
a slip moves out to cover after that shot
7.3 Khan to Bell, FOUR, and then Mansoor goes ahead and pitches one on
his feet, clipped through midwicket and evades the two men in
chase
7.4 Khan to Bell, no run, flicked straight to square leg
Bell off to a handy start this morning, though he'll need quite a
bit more than this to assure himself a berth in the second Test XI
at Kanpur
7.5 Khan to Bell, no run, outside off, Bell looks to play and then
withdraws the bat inside it late, safe enough
7.6 Khan to Bell, no run, watchfully patted back down the track to the
bowler
End of over 8 (8 runs) New Zealanders 22/0 (lead by 2 runs)
MA Khan 2-1-8-0 - BEML End
MJ Horne 11* (25b 2x4) MD Bell 10* (23b 2x4)
8.1 Ganesh to Horne, no run, angled down the leg side, Horne has a
swish but can't catch up with it
8.2 Ganesh to Horne, no run, turned away straigt to square leg
8.3 Ganesh to Horne, one run, well turned away towards vacant
midwicket, quick run with the shot as two fielders converge
8.4 Ganesh to Bell, three runs, neatly turned through square leg, beats
the fielder forwward of square, well run third
8.5 Ganesh to Horne, no run, super stuff from Naidu, almost deserved a
wicket, glanced down the leg side off the thigh pad, quite a big
deflection, and Naidu acrobatically dives across to take it,
appeal goes up but no response
8.6 Ganesh to Horne, no run, defends back on the off side
End of over 9 (4 runs) New Zealanders 26/0 (lead by 6 runs)
D Ganesh 4-1-8-0 - Pavilion End
MD Bell 13* (24b 2x4) MJ Horne 12* (30b 2x4)
9.1 Khan to Bell, no run, driven off the crease straight to extra cover
9.2 Khan to Bell, no run, turned away to midwicket, quick fielding from
forward square leg prevents the run
9.3 Khan to Bell, no run, leaves outside off stump
9.4 Khan to Bell, no run, firmly driven but straight to mid on
9.5 Khan to Bell, no run, leaves outside off stump
9.6 Khan to Bell, no run, defends to extra cover
End of over 10 (maiden) New Zealanders 26/0 (lead by 6 runs)
MA Khan 3-2-8-0 - BEML End
MJ Horne 12* (30b 2x4) MD Bell 13* (30b 2x4)
10.1 Ganesh to Horne, legbye: FOUR, flicks the pad fine down the leg
side, this time Naidu can only dive over the top of it
10.2 Ganesh to Horne, OUT: driving at a ball too short for the shot and
Horne pays the price, snicked through to the keeper at a
comfortable height to his right
New Zealanders 30/1, Partnership of 30
MJ Horne c Naidu b Ganesh 12 (32b 2x4 0x6)
MD Bell 13* (30b 2x4) D Ganesh 4.2-1-8-1
New Zealand now effectively 10/1 in an unlimited overs one-innings
match, Chris Harris the new batsman
3 slips, gully, point, mid off, wide mid on, square leg and fine
leg in place
10.3 Ganesh to Harris, no run, good testing short ball, Harris jumps on
his crease defending it down towards point
10.4 Ganesh to Harris, no run, forward defensive, pushed up to mid off
10.5 Ganesh to Harris, no run, shoulders arms outside off stump
10.6 Ganesh to Harris, no run, squirts an edge away to third slip on the
bounce
End of over 11 (4 runs, maiden) New Zealanders 30/1 (lead by 10 runs)
D Ganesh 5-2-8-1 - Pavilion End
MD Bell 13* (30b 2x4) CZ Harris 0* (4b)
11.1 Khan to Bell, no run, back to a ball seaming in, defends into the
pitch, Mansoor leaps to partially stop it, parrying it away to mid
off
11.2 Khan to Bell, no run, full on his toes, firmly struck but straight
to mid on
11.3 Khan to Bell, no run, leaves outside off stump
11.4 Khan to Bell, three runs, lovely flick through midwicket, beats the
man forward of square, all timing but the outfield is unforgiving
as it slows right up a metre inside the rope
11.5 Khan to Harris, no run, leaves outside off stump
11.6 Khan to Harris, no run, defends towards midwicket
End of over 12 (3 runs) New Zealanders 33/1 (lead by 13 runs)
MA Khan 4-2-11-0 - BEML End
MD Bell 16* (34b 2x4) CZ Harris 0* (6b)
interesting that with Harris' questionable technique against
shorter bowling that something of a one-day ring field was set,
seemingly to make him feel more at home, when a short leg could've
made life much more difficult
12.1 Ganesh to Bell, no run, shapes to play this raises the bat up over
a ball passing by outside off
12.2 Ganesh to Bell, no run, defends down to forward square leg, not in
the orthodox position but halfway between batsman and umpire
12.3 Ganesh to Bell, no run, shoulders arms outside off, passes through
not too wide of off stump
12.4 Ganesh to Bell, no run, forward defensive on off stump, up to mid
off
12.5 Ganesh to Bell, two runs, delivers from wide ofthe crease with teh
full slingshot action, somewhat ala baby Waqar, but drifts it well
down leg and Bell flicks it away backward of square
12.6 Ganesh to Bell, no run, defends a shortish ball back down on the
leg side
End of over 13 (2 runs) New Zealanders 35/1 (lead by 15 runs)
D Ganesh 6-2-10-1 - Pavilion End
CZ Harris 0* (6b) MD Bell 18* (40b 2x4)
Joshi replaces Mansoor at the BEML End
it could be suggested that this pair are in fact competing for one
spot in the Test XI at Kanpur
with Bell's poor form so far on tour, there is an option of
Spearman being moved up to open with Horne and Harris slotting in
at number three
13.1 Joshi to Harris, OUT: but Harris has probably just ruled himself
out, first ball from Joshi and he fends one straight to short leg,
who snatches an excellent reflex catch
New Zealanders 35/2, Partnership of 5
CZ Harris c Vijay b Joshi 0 (7b 0x4 0x6)
MD Bell 18* (40b 2x4) SB Joshi 1.1-1-0-1
Spearman the new batsman
13.2 Joshi to Spearman, no run, guides it away to second slip
13.3 Joshi to Spearman, no run, defends on the off side
13.4 Joshi to Spearman, one run, pushed through cover off the back foot,
super fielding keeps them to just the single
13.5 Joshi to Bell, no run, leaves outside off stump
13.6 Joshi to Bell, no run, defends down to short leg
End of over 14 (1 run) New Zealanders 36/2 (lead by 16 runs)
SB Joshi 2-1-1-1 - BEML End
CM Spearman 1* (3b) MD Bell 18* (42b 2x4)
14.1 Ganesh to Spearman, no run, defends to square leg
14.2 Ganesh to Spearman, OUT: absolutely absurd stuff, pads away to a
straight ball seaming back and his off stump is knocked out of its
foundation
New Zealanders 36/3, Partnership of 1
CM Spearman b Ganesh 1 (5b 0x4 0x6)
MD Bell 18* (42b 2x4) D Ganesh 6.2-2-10-2
the second loud explosion goes off in the stadium and the day's
play is only 40 minutes old
in a slight surprise, Chris Cairns is promoted up the order
14.3 Ganesh to Cairns, one run, full ball jammed into the ground, flies
straight into the slips where it is 'dropped' behind, or at least
that's what the crowd thought, and Cairns is off the mark
immediately
14.4 Ganesh to Bell, no run, angling wide down the leg side
14.5 Ganesh to Bell, no run, down leg again, no stroke offered, good
work by Naidu to prevent any byes
14.6 Ganesh to Bell, no run, leaves outside off stump
End of over 15 (1 run) New Zealanders 37/3 (lead by 17 runs)
D Ganesh 7-2-11-2 - Pavilion End
CL Cairns 1* (1b) MD Bell 18* (45b 2x4)
New Zealand now in considerable trouble, effectively 17/3 overall,
and what may have promised to be a day of batting practice for New
Zealand's top order, may turn out to be a battle for survival from
its middle and lower order
15.1 Joshi to Cairns, no run, played back to the bowler
15.2 Joshi to Cairns, no run, leaves outside off stump
15.3 Joshi to Cairns, no run, ooooh! gets himself into a remarkable
tangle, goes back to a straight one turning towards off, hits it
back into the ground and back on to his leg and just passes the
leg stump, drops away behind the keeper
15.4 Joshi to Cairns, no run, defends
15.5 Joshi to Cairns, no run, defends back down the pitch
15.6 Joshi to Cairns, one run, forward, runs it away wide of second
slip, backward point goes back to field
End of over 16 (1 run) New Zealanders 38/3 (lead by 18 runs)
SB Joshi 3-1-2-1 - BEML End
CL Cairns 2* (7b) MD Bell 18* (45b 2x4)
16.1 Ganesh to Cairns, two runs, overpitched on leg stump, ankle height
full toss is turned through midwicket for a couple
16.2 Ganesh to Cairns, no run, attempted bouncer, doesn't get up too
high and sails well down the leg side, Cairns ducks but probably
didn't need to
16.3 Ganesh to Cairns, no run, defends a shorter one down to straight
mid on
16.4 Ganesh to Cairns, one run, leans forward, dropped away on the off
side short of the ring fielders, well taken single
16.5 Ganesh to Bell, no run, forward defensive outside off, turns it
towards wide mid on
16.6 Ganesh to Bell, three runs, bowls from wide on the crease and again
fires it down leg, Bell neatly clips it through midwicket, quite a
bit of power on it but the ball pulls up by itself a metre inside
the rope, the outfield wins again
End of over 17 (6 runs) New Zealanders 44/3 (lead by 24 runs)
D Ganesh 8-2-17-2 - Pavilion End
MD Bell 21* (47b 2x4) CL Cairns 5* (11b)
17.1 Joshi to Bell, one run, on middle and leg, flicks it off bat and
then pad just past short leg in the air to his right, to vacant
square leg
17.2 Joshi to Cairns, two runs, well played through square leg, and
equally well fielded by Ganesh running around from long leg,
sliding and pushing it back inside the rope
17.3 Joshi to Cairns, no run, defends back to the bowler
17.4 Joshi to Cairns, no run, well forward in defence to a straighter
ball
17.5 Joshi to Cairns, no run, driven hard but well fielded by Kumble at
deep mid on
the field is already set relatively deep for Cairns, of those not
amongst the 4 fielding in close
17.6 Joshi to Cairns, one run, played well wider of Kumble this time,
enables the single
End of over 18 (4 runs) New Zealanders 48/3 (lead by 28 runs)
SB Joshi 4-1-6-1 - BEML End
CL Cairns 8* (16b) MD Bell 22* (48b 2x4)
18.1 Ganesh to Cairns, no run, down the leg side, can't get a touch,
Ganesh raises hands to head as if he nearly had Cairns there, but
it was a poor, wide ball
18.2 Ganesh to Cairns, OUT: this is suicide, Cairns tamely flicks up a
simple head high catch to A Vijay fielding halfway between batsman
and square leg
New Zealanders 48/4, Partnership of 12
CL Cairns c Vijay b Ganesh 8 (18b 0x4 0x6)
MD Bell 22* (48b 2x4) D Ganesh 8.2-2-17-3
Astle comes in at number 6, meaning captain and first innings
century scorer Fleming will bat no higher than 7
needless to say, a wicket fell so a firecracker went off in the
stands
New Zealand effectively 28/4 now, and a lot relies on Bell
anchoring an end, a real opportunity to prove his mettle with Test
selection on the line
18.3 Ganesh to Astle, FOUR, Astle off to a fine start, Ganesh straiys
down leg and Astle helps it well on its way with a strong shot to
fine leg, the long leg fielder has no chance of getting around
18.4 Ganesh to Astle, one run, forward, pushes to vacant cover, easy run
on offer
the New Zealand 50 is at last posted, in 83 minutes and 18.3 overs
18.5 Ganesh to Bell, one run, Bell rather adventuous, batting with just
a cap to Ganesh, and pulls well down through midwicket from a
short rising ball at shoulder height outside off
18.6 Ganesh to Astle, no run, beaten! Astle poking at one outside off
that was delivered from wide of the crease and angling in
slightly, used it well to get past the outside edge
End of over 19 (6 runs) New Zealanders 54/4 (lead by 34 runs)
D Ganesh 9-2-23-3 - Pavilion End
MD Bell 23* (49b 2x4) NJ Astle 5* (3b 1x4)
many arms raised in inquiry but that was rather optimistic, but
with Karnataka riding on the crest of a wicket tumbling wave it's
fair enough
19.1 Joshi to Bell, no run, defends in close on the off side
19.2 Joshi to Bell, no run, defends to short leg
19.3 Joshi to Bell, no run, defends back down the wicket to the bowler
19.4 Joshi to Bell, no run, jumps forward half a hop, covering with bat
and pad in defence back to the bowler
19.5 Joshi to Bell, no run, back on his stumps, defending tall back to
the bowler
19.6 Joshi to Bell, one run, uses his feet well and chips it in the air
part way towards Kumble at wide mid on, quick run with the shot
End of over 20 (1 run) New Zealanders 55/4 (lead by 35 runs)
SB Joshi 5-1-7-1 - BEML End
MD Bell 24* (55b 2x4) NJ Astle 5* (3b 1x4)
20.1 Ganesh to Bell, no run, bouncer, too short and going down leg, Bell
crouches well underneath, still daring to play the quick without a
helmet
20.2 Ganesh to Bell, no run, and another, doesn't get up too high
outside off, Bell down and sways the head away, it's clear Ganesh
is targeting the fact Bell is protectionless above the shoulders,
unless he has a metal plate in his skull
20.3 Ganesh to Bell, no run, slower ball floated up, watchfully defended
in close on the off side
20.4 Ganesh to Bell, no run, bowls from wide on the crease, angling well
down leg, again, brushes the body on the way through to an
athletically diving Naidu behind the stumps, big appeal for the
catch but umpire Parthasarthy indicates it came off pad/body
20.5 Ganesh to Bell, no run, again using the angle in, defends on off
stump
20.6 Ganesh to Bell, no run, keeps low outside off, Bell chops down on
it, bottom edge into teh turf and away towards the slips
End of over 21 (maiden) New Zealanders 55/4 (lead by 35 runs)
D Ganesh 10-3-23-3 - Pavilion End
NJ Astle 5* (3b 1x4) MD Bell 24* (61b 2x4)
21.1 Joshi to Astle, no run, defends in close on the leg side
21.2 Joshi to Astle, no run, defends away on the leg side again, short
leg jogs back to field
21.3 Joshi to Astle, no run, tries to turn it off pad but spins across
him and into the pad
21.4 Joshi to Astle, no run, forward defensive, up to Kumble at mid on
21.5 Joshi to Astle, one run, played forward of mid on, easy single on
offer
21.6 Joshi to Bell, no run, forward defensive on the leg side
End of over 22 (1 run) New Zealanders 56/4 (lead by 36 runs)
SB Joshi 6-1-8-1 - BEML End
NJ Astle 6* (8b 1x4) MD Bell 24* (62b 2x4)
Kumble brings himself on to replace Ganesh, who ripped through the
New Zealand top order today with a spell of 8 overs, taking 3 for
21
22.1 Kumble to Astle, no run, defends off the pad down the leg side
22.2 Kumble to Astle, no run, well down leg, Astle leaves, Naidu motions
to a stumping in practice
22.3 Kumble to Astle, legbye: FOUR, full down the leg side, flicks
Astle's pad fine of leg slip and it races down to the boundary
22.4 Kumble to Astle, no run, short ball on off stump, cut down to cover
a striaght slip, leg slip, short leg, long leg, mid on, mid off,
cover backward point and silly mid off in place
22.5 Kumble to Astle, no run, has a swing outside off to a shorter ball,
bottom edges into the pitch and away on the leg side
22.6 Kumble to Astle, no run, forward defensive to short leg
End of over 23 (4 runs, maiden) New Zealanders 60/4 (lead by 40 runs)
A Kumble 2-2-0-0 - Pavilion End
MD Bell 24* (62b 2x4) NJ Astle 6* (14b 1x4)
and that's lunch, the session abbreviated due to the earlier delay
due caused by overnight rain leaving a damp patch on the practice
pitches in the outfield
New Zealand are teetering at 60/4, an overall lead of just 40 runs
with 6 second innings wickets in hand, after losing all 4 wickets
today in 17 overs, whilst scoring 48
Matthew Bell has batted grittily through the carnage at the other
end, and much relies on his to stick around, if not score runs,
with Astle in with him and batsmen Fleming and Parore to come, and
to a lesser extent Penn
play will resume in just under 40 minutes time
Match State: Lunch - Day 3
23.1 Joshi to Bell, no run
23.2 Joshi to Bell, no run
23.3 Joshi to Bell, no run
23.4 Joshi to Bell, no run
23.5 Joshi to Bell, no run
23.6 Joshi to Bell, no run
End of over 24 (maiden) New Zealanders 60/4 (lead by 40 runs)
SB Joshi 7-2-8-1 - BEML End
NJ Astle 6* (14b 1x4) MD Bell 24* (68b 2x4)
Ganesh back into the attack
24.1 Ganesh to Astle, no run, wide down the leg side, left alone
24.2 Ganesh to Astle, no run, yorker length, dug out on the leg side
24.3 Ganesh to Astle, no run, angling into the pad, big appeal but going
well down leg
24.4 Ganesh to Astle, no run, wild slash and miss outside off stump,
very lucky to get away with not getting a touch on that
very much like Horne's dismissal, driving one too short for the
stroke, though Astle prefers to flay it away a bit squarer than
Horne intended
24.5 Ganesh to Astle, no run, defends straight back to the bowler
24.6 Ganesh to Astle, FOUR, lovely shot, angling into middle and leg and
Astle cracks it just wide of the fielder diving to his right at
mid on, races to the rope
End of over 25 (4 runs) New Zealanders 64/4 (lead by 44 runs)
D Ganesh 11-3-27-3 - Pavilion End
MD Bell 24* (68b 2x4) NJ Astle 10* (20b 2x4)
25.1 Joshi to Bell, no run, forward defensive square on the off side
25.2 Joshi to Bell, no run, similar again
25.3 Joshi to Bell, no run, beaten! back to it and played over the top
of one that went through flat, Naidu whips off the bails and
appeals to square leg but Bell was unmoved
25.4 Joshi to Bell, no run, leaves one turning and bouncing from off
stump away outside off
25.5 Joshi to Bell, no run, forward defensive in close on the leg side
25.6 Joshi to Bell, no run, defends to short leg
End of over 26 (maiden) New Zealanders 64/4 (lead by 44 runs)
SB Joshi 8-3-8-1 - BEML End
NJ Astle 10* (20b 2x4) MD Bell 24* (74b 2x4)
26.1 Ganesh to Astle, no run, straight ball, defends with vertical blade
back up towards mid off
26.2 Ganesh to Astle, three runs, another lovely stroke from his legs
through wide mid on, this time the outfield stops it from going
all the way
Bell pulls away on the crease halfway through Ganesh's run up, more
disturbance near the sightscren
26.3 Ganesh to Bell, no run, defends back to the bowler, Ganesh winding
up from wide of the crease to get the full arm action going
26.4 Ganesh to Bell, no run, driven to wide mid off where Joshi fields
26.5 Ganesh to Bell, no run, forward defensive to cover
26.6 Ganesh to Bell, two runs, bowls from wide out again, this time for
one of the few times he's tried it, he bowls it straight, except
it's too full and Bell drives nicely straight back past the stumps
at the bowler's end for a nippy couple
End of over 27 (5 runs) New Zealanders 69/4 (lead by 49 runs)
D Ganesh 12-3-32-3 - Pavilion End
NJ Astle 13* (22b 2x4) MD Bell 26* (78b 2x4)
27.1 Joshi to Astle, no run, forward defensive up to Kumble at mid on
27.2 Joshi to Astle, no run, defends to silly mid off
27.3 Joshi to Astle, no run, stretches well forward, off the pad on th
eleg side in close
27.4 Joshi to Astle, no run, forward, pops up off the pad and silly mid
off makes a good effort to dive forward and try and take it, but
nothing becomes of it
27.5 Joshi to Astle, one run, turned away wide of mid on for an easy
single
27.6 Joshi to Bell, no run, forward defensive in close on the off side
End of over 28 (1 run) New Zealanders 70/4 (lead by 50 runs)
SB Joshi 9-3-9-1 - BEML End
NJ Astle 14* (27b 2x4) MD Bell 26* (79b 2x4)
28.1 Ganesh to Astle, FOUR, too short and sits up nicely for Astle to
pull savagely through midwicket in the air, but with a wide open
gap there, it was always safe
28.2 Ganesh to Astle, no run, forward defensive on the off side of the
pitch, Ganesh across to field himself on follow through
28.3 Ganesh to Astle, no run, bowled from wide on the crease, Astle tall
in defending with high vertical bat, played down to mid on
28.4 Ganesh to Astle, no run, again from wide on the crease, slower ball
floated up, Astle watchfully defends with dead bat back down
towards mid on
28.5 Ganesh to Astle, FOUR, the crowd are revving up Ganesh as he really
winds into his run up and wide slinging delivery for the post
part, but it seems to be firing Astle up more, this time a
cracking stroke through vacant cover races to the fence
28.6 Ganesh to Astle, no run, Ganesh tries the straighter more orthodox
delivery with high arm action, gets a nice yorker length ball in
on middle and leg, Astle is equal to it however, digs it out to
mid on
End of over 29 (8 runs) New Zealanders 78/4 (lead by 58 runs)
D Ganesh 13-3-40-3 - Pavilion End
MD Bell 26* (79b 2x4) NJ Astle 22* (33b 4x4)
29.1 Joshi to Bell, OUT: Bell succumbs, forward defensive, strikes the
kneeroll of the front pad, rebounds away towards silly mid off
brushing the leading glove on the way through, Bell waits for the
finger to go up as the huge appeal is made
New Zealanders 78/5, Partnership of 30
MD Bell c Arun Kumar b Joshi 26 (80b 2x4 0x6)
NJ Astle 22* (33b 4x4) SB Joshi 9.1-3-9-2
Parore the new batsman, Fleming relegated to at least number 8
29.2 Joshi to Parore, no run, defends on the off side
29.3 Joshi to Parore, OUT: Joshi claims a double blow, Parore went
forward then came back to a Joshi straight ball that struck him
low down on the front pad and looked to be going on and hitting
middle and leg
New Zealanders 78/6, Partnership of 0
AC Parore lbw b Joshi 0 (2b 0x4 0x6)
NJ Astle 22* (33b 4x4) SB Joshi 9.3-3-9-3
New Zealand in all sorts of trouble now, leading by just 58
Penn the new batsman, still no Fleming, raises doubts about his
fitness now, though that's purely speculative since no official
word has come through
29.4 Joshi to Penn, no run, defends
29.5 Joshi to Penn, no run, defends on the off side
29.6 Joshi to Penn, no run, balloons away from the front pad, over the
two men in close on the off side crowding around the bat
End of over 30 (maiden) New Zealanders 78/6 (lead by 58 runs)
SB Joshi 10-4-9-3 - BEML End
NJ Astle 22* (33b 4x4) AJ Penn 0* (3b)
30.1 Ganesh to Astle, no run, defends up to mid on
the crowd is again solid today, perhap two thousand, and making
themselves well heard as an international scalp looms on the
horizon for this state team
Kumble sends the fields back into the deep
30.2 Ganesh to Astle, one run, Astle uses it to his advantage, defending
up towards long off, easy single created by the field change
30.3 Ganesh to Penn, legbye: FOUR, angling down the leg side, brushes
the pad on the way past keeper Naidu quite fine, no chance for
fine leg cutting it off
30.4 Ganesh to Penn, no run, judiciously leaves a full wide ball outside
off stump
Penn is no mug with the bat, with 4 first-class 50s including a
highest score of 90, averaging around 19, but to see him batting
in the middle with still over 54 overs to be bowled today, doesn't
inspire confidence in the New Zealand camp
30.5 Ganesh to Penn, no run, full ball, just dug out, Ganesh anguishes
over what might've ben
30.6 Ganesh to Penn, no run, leaves a slower ball outside off
End of over 31 (5 runs) New Zealanders 83/6 (lead by 63 runs)
D Ganesh 14-3-41-3 - Pavilion End
NJ Astle 23* (35b 4x4) AJ Penn 0* (7b)
31.1 Joshi to Astle, no run, defends to short leg
wide long off back for Astle, but Kumble is up at mid on, the rest
of the field is a mixture of attack and defence
31.2 Joshi to Astle, no run, defends off his pad on the oleg side
31.3 Joshi to Astle, no run, defends on leg again
31.4 Joshi to Astle, no run, quicker flatter ball, big appeal for lbw
but struck outside off stump, squirts away towards backward point
31.5 Joshi to Astle, no run, defends in close on the leg side
31.6 Joshi to Astle, no run, and again, stretching well forward
End of over 32 (maiden) New Zealanders 83/6 (lead by 63 runs)
SB Joshi 11-5-9-3 - BEML End
AJ Penn 0* (7b) NJ Astle 23* (41b 4x4)
the captain decides on twin spin, bringing himself in to replace
Ganesh who was hit around a little but Astle
32.1 Kumble to Penn, no run, gets plenty of bounce to teh tall Penn,
back on his crease defending down from his waist towards mid on
32.2 Kumble to Penn, no run, forward defensive, to silly mid off
32.3 Kumble to Penn, no run, thrusts te front pad out with bat behind,
rebounds towards mid off
32.4 Kumble to Penn, no run, defends back to the bowler
32.5 Kumble to Penn, one run, chips over short leg from his legs,k
towards vacant midwicket to get off the mark
32.6 Kumble to Astle, no run, Astle reaching for the drive wide outside
off, stroked along the ground to wide mid off
End of over 33 (1 run) New Zealanders 84/6 (lead by 64 runs)
A Kumble 3-2-1-0 - Pavilion End
AJ Penn 1* (12b) NJ Astle 23* (42b 4x4)
33.1 Joshi to Penn, no run, defends off middle and leg to short leg
33.2 Joshi to Penn, no run, forward defensive outside off, to silly mid
off
33.3 Joshi to Penn, no run, defends
33.4 Joshi to Penn, no run, forward defensive, to silly mid on who has
now been brought in, 5 men crowding the bat
2 on the on side, 2 slips and silly mid off
33.5 Joshi to Penn, no run, defends on the off side in close
33.6 Joshi to Penn, no run, well forward, defends back to the bowler
End of over 34 (maiden) New Zealanders 84/6 (lead by 64 runs)
SB Joshi 12-6-9-3 - BEML End
NJ Astle 23* (42b 4x4) AJ Penn 1* (18b)
34.1 Kumble to Astle, no run, full ball driven back along the pitch low
to the ground, just short of Kumble falling to his left, reaching
to his right for a possible caught and bowled
34.2 Kumble to Astle, one run, turned down to long leg
34.3 Kumble to Penn, OUT: oh dear, didn't really learn from Spearman or
any of the others like it this tour, pads well forward outside
off, but decides to raise the bat high over his head instead of
propped behind, and pays the price, off stump knocked back
New Zealanders 85/7, Partnership of 7
AJ Penn b Kumble 1 (19b 0x4 0x6)
NJ Astle 24* (44b 4x4) A Kumble 3.3-2-2-1
off stump, sneaks in a googly and Penn sinks New Zealand deeper
into trouble
finally Fleming comes out to bat at number 9, the explanation from
the dressing room merely that he wanted to give others a chance to
bat as he has had plenty of practice in his last two innings
34.4 Kumble to Fleming, no run, full, playe back to the bowler
34.5 Kumble to Fleming, no run, leaves outside off stump
34.6 Kumble to Fleming, one run, another near yorker length ball, digs
out towards vacant cover to get off the mark
End of over 35 (2 runs) New Zealanders 86/7 (lead by 66 runs)
A Kumble 4-2-3-1 - Pavilion End
SP Fleming 1* (3b) NJ Astle 24* (44b 4x4)
if there could be a positive side to all this at all for New
Zealand, it would be that at least teh first innings rescuing pair
are reunited
but it's hard to come up with positive sides when all 7 wickets
have fallen in a span of 55 runs rather poorly for the most part,
and they lead by a mere 66 overall
35.1 Joshi to Fleming, no run, defends back to the bowler
35.2 Joshi to Fleming, no run, forward defensive
35.3 Joshi to Fleming, no run, turned away straight to leg gully
35.4 Joshi to Fleming, no run, leaves outside off stump
35.5 Joshi to Fleming, no run, Joshi maintains bowling around the wicket
to the left hander as well as the righties, though for Fleming is
mostly delivering from very wide on the crease
35.6 Joshi to Fleming, no run, defends
End of over 36 (maiden) New Zealanders 86/7 (lead by 66 runs)
SB Joshi 13-7-9-3 - BEML End
NJ Astle 24* (44b 4x4) SP Fleming 1* (9b)
36.1 Kumble to Astle, no run, defends back to the bowler
36.2 Kumble to Astle, no run, well forward in defence, back to the
bowler
36.3 Kumble to Astle, no run, good ball, a bit shorter, Astle went back
and then it really turned in quite sharply and a bit low too,
Astle chops down on it in defence
36.4 Kumble to Astle, no run, frees the arms to a shorter lifting one
outside off, cracked straight to backward point
36.5 Kumble to Astle, two runs, flicks in teh air just past short leg,
to the fielder in the deep coming around to square
36.6 Kumble to Astle, no run, defends
End of over 37 (2 runs) New Zealanders 88/7 (lead by 68 runs)
A Kumble 5-2-5-1 - Pavilion End
SP Fleming 1* (9b) NJ Astle 26* (50b 4x4)
37.1 Joshi to Fleming, no run, forward defensive to short leg
37.2 Joshi to Fleming, no run, defends back to the bowler
37.3 Joshi to Fleming, no run, turned along the ground to short leg who
sharply scoops it up
37.4 Joshi to Fleming, one run, turned away towards midwicket, good
diving save but partially fumbled lets them get the run
37.5 Joshi to Astle, FOUR, shorter, Astle back and cracks it through
point bisecting the two fielders either side
37.6 Joshi to Astle, no run, forward defensive, back to teh bowler
End of over 38 (5 runs) New Zealanders 93/7 (lead by 73 runs)
SB Joshi 14-7-14-3 - BEML End
SP Fleming 2* (13b) NJ Astle 30* (52b 5x4)
38.1 Kumble to Fleming, no run, defends back to the bowler
38.2 Kumble to Fleming, no run, flighted up, well forward defending back
to the bowler.
38.3 Kumble to Fleming, no run, forward, bounces up into the top of the
front pad and away towards silly mid off
38.4 Kumble to Fleming, no run, defends back to teh bowler
38.5 Kumble to Fleming, no run, back on his stumps outside off, firmly
pushes towards wide mid on
38.6 Kumble to Fleming, no run, defends back to on the leg side,
stretching well forward
End of over 39 (maiden) New Zealanders 93/7 (lead by 73 runs)
A Kumble 6-3-5-1 - Pavilion End
NJ Astle 30* (52b 5x4) SP Fleming 2* (19b)
Vijay Bharadwaj on to bowl from the BEML End, replacing Joshi who
ends a spell of 8 overs, taking 2 for 7
39.1 Bhardwaj to Astle, three runs, Astle unfazed by the situation,
keeps on attacking with safe clean strokes, this time a good back
cut towards vacant third man, but the outfield again isn't helpful
39.2 Bhardwaj to Fleming, no run, jabs it down to short leg, crowd go up
for a chance, ut it bounced first and he didn't take it cleanly
anyway
39.3 Bhardwaj to Fleming, no run, defends
39.4 Bhardwaj to Fleming, no run, driven up to deep mid on
39.5 Bhardwaj to Fleming, no run, defends
39.6 Bhardwaj to Fleming, no run, pushed up to mid off
End of over 40 (3 runs) New Zealanders 96/7 (lead by 76 runs)
VR Bhardwaj 2-0-12-0 - BEML End
NJ Astle 33* (53b 5x4) SP Fleming 2* (24b)
and that's drinks, another tough hour's play for New Zealand,
scoring 36 runs but losing 3 wickets in the process
40.1 Kumble to Astle, no run, forward defensive, to short leg
40.2 Kumble to Astle, no run, well forward, bat and pad together in
defence back on the leg side
40.3 Kumble to Astle, no run, floated up, Astle leans on it in defence
to silly mid off
40.4 Kumble to Astle, OUT: last hope may have just disappeared for New
Zealand with that shot, fends to short leg and another safe catch
in close
New Zealanders 96/8, Partnership of 11
NJ Astle c Vijay b Kumble 33 (57b 5x4 0x6)
SP Fleming 2* (24b) A Kumble 6.4-3-5-2
stretching well forced, but done for a bit of bounce, provides
Vijay with his third catch of the innings
Wiseman the new batsman, only a moderately capable tail ender at
best, and Drum is a geuine last man standing
genuine, rather
40.5 Kumble to Wiseman, no run, forward in defence, prods down with the
bat and hits it into the ground which pops up to the keeper who
appeals strongly for a catch, not given
40.6 Kumble to Wiseman, no run, defends
End of over 41 (maiden) New Zealanders 96/8 (lead by 76 runs)
A Kumble 7-4-5-2 - Pavilion End
SP Fleming 2* (24b) PJ Wiseman 0* (2b)
41.1 Bhardwaj to Fleming, no run, tries to flick it through square leg,
taken on the pad, drops to short leg
41.2 Bhardwaj to Fleming, two runs, tickles it fine off the pad towards
fine leg, fumbled slightly but couldn't prevent the second anyway
41.3 Bhardwaj to Fleming, no run, again tries to whip it away torhough
square but gets struck on the pad
41.4 Bhardwaj to Fleming, OUT: super catch, Fleming turned it off his
pad and Vijay dives to his left and snatches it out of the air,
and just holds the ball above the grass
New Zealanders 98/9, Partnership of 2
SP Fleming c Vijay b Bhardwaj 4 (28b 0x4 0x6)
PJ Wiseman 0* (2b) VR Bhardwaj 2.4-0-14-1
in slightly controversial circumstances, Fleming hangs around in
his crease as the entire Karnataka team don't bother appealing but
join together in celebration, umpire Ravi waves 'hang on a minute'
and checks with Parthasarthy at square leg who says it'
New Zealand down to their last pair now and starying right down the
barrel of an embarrassing last day defeat from a situation they
should've never got themselves in
41.5 Bhardwaj to Drum, no run, defends
41.6 Bhardwaj to Drum, no run, forward defensive
End of over 42 (2 runs) New Zealanders 98/9 (lead by 78 runs)
VR Bhardwaj 3-0-14-1 - BEML End
PJ Wiseman 0* (2b) CJ Drum 0* (2b)
42.1 Kumble to Wiseman, no run, defends to silly mid off
2 slips, silly point, silly mid off, short leg, and 4 inner ring
fieldsmen making up the numbers
42.2 Kumble to Wiseman, no run, pads away outside off with bat raised
high above his head, half appeal by Kumble
42.3 Kumble to Wiseman, no run, defends down to short leg
42.4 Kumble to Wiseman, no run, defends down square on the off side,
second slip up to field
42.5 Kumble to Wiseman, no run, defends into the pitch and silly mid off
scoops up on the second bounce, appeas for the catch but there are
smiles all round as it was rather clear there was no catch there,
playing to the crowd who are right in behind the home team
42.6 Kumble to Wiseman, no run, defends
End of over 43 (maiden) New Zealanders 98/9 (lead by 78 runs)
A Kumble 8-5-5-2 - Pavilion End
CJ Drum 0* (2b) PJ Wiseman 0* (8b)
oddly enough, this vocal crowd have exploded the fewest
firecrackers of the match during this period of dramatic collapse,
too enthralled with onfield activities one supposes
43.1 Bhardwaj to Drum, no run, fends at one outside off, nearly played
on
43.2 Bhardwaj to Drum, no run, defends outside off
5 men around the bat still
43.3 Bhardwaj to Drum, no run, defends down to short leg, all very
ungainly stuff from the number 11
43.4 Bhardwaj to Drum, no run, forward, turned around the corner but
only as far as the leg gully under the helmet
43.5 Bhardwaj to Drum, no run, forward defensive, ball quietly dribbles
back along the pitch to the bowler
43.6 Bhardwaj to Drum, no run, keeps very low outside off, Drum plays
inside it, keeper Naidu can't take cleanly, oohs all around as it
wasn't far from off stump either
End of over 44 (maiden) New Zealanders 98/9 (lead by 78 runs)
VR Bhardwaj 4-1-14-1 - BEML End
PJ Wiseman 0* (8b) CJ Drum 0* (8b)
44.1 Kumble to Wiseman, no run, gets another to shoot low, Wiseman just
gets on top of it, defended into the pitch on the leg side
44.2 Kumble to Wiseman, no run, forward, drifts into the pad, drops away
on the leg side
44.3 Kumble to Wiseman, one run, forward, pushes up towards mid off and
decides on a quick single, looked risky to begin with but they
make it uite safely as the fielder at mid off was relatively deep
44.4 Kumble to Drum, no run, forward defensive, defends away to second
slip
44.5 Kumble to Drum, no run, flights it right up, inviting Drum to go
for it, and in his position he probably should too, instead just
meekly prods forward and is lucky that it spins back just past the
outside edge
44.6 Kumble to Drum, no run, forward with teh front pad, bounces up and
balloons away over the keeper and towards short fine leg, a slip
races across to try and catch, but can't even though there was no
bat on it
End of over 45 (1 run) New Zealanders 99/9 (lead by 79 runs)
A Kumble 9-5-6-2 - Pavilion End
PJ Wiseman 1* (11b) CJ Drum 0* (11b)
Joshi returns to replace Bharadwaj
45.1 Joshi to Wiseman, no run, defends in close on the off side
45.2 Joshi to Wiseman, one run, swept well and hard, but straigh tto
Ganesh at backward square leg, doesn't field cleanly as it
ricochets up off his leg above his head and swivels around not
knowing where it has gone, they get the easy single to post teh
100
a minor milestone is reached by New Zealand, Ganesh for added
effect threw down the stumps at the bowler's end, though Wiseman
was always safely home
45.3 Joshi to Drum, no run, defends
45.4 Joshi to Drum, no run, defends on the off side
45.5 Joshi to Drum, no run, pops up off the pad towards second slip,
just out of reach, typically everyone in close and in the crowd
was excited for a possible catch but too hard to say for sure
45.6 Joshi to Drum, no run, defends
End of over 46 (1 run) New Zealanders 100/9 (lead by 80 runs)
SB Joshi 15-7-15-3 - BEML End
PJ Wiseman 2* (13b) CJ Drum 0* (15b)
46.1 Kumble to Wiseman, no run
46.2 Kumble to Wiseman, three runs, forward, runs it away wide of the
slips, down to vacant third man
46.3 Kumble to Drum, no run, forward defensive, to silly point
46.4 Kumble to Drum, no run, played back to teh bowler
46.5 Kumble to Drum, no run, shorter, Drum slaps it back past the bowler
and charges a third of the way down the wicket for the quick
single but Ganesh was quickly across from mid off to force him
back
46.6 Kumble to Drum, no run, bat/pad falls just short of short leg,
could've been Vijay's 5th catch of the innings but wasn't quite
End of over 47 (3 runs) New Zealanders 103/9 (lead by 83 runs)
A Kumble 10-5-9-2 - Pavilion End
PJ Wiseman 5* (15b) CJ Drum 0* (19b)
47.1 Joshi to Wiseman, no run, shoulders arms outside off stump
47.2 Joshi to Wiseman, no run, forward defensive on the leg side, short
leg fields to his left
47.3 Joshi to Wiseman, one run, all sorts of confusion as they nearly to
conspire to run each other out, dabbed it backward of square on
the off side, neither could make up their mind on the run until
Drum finally asserted the 'yes' call
throw at the bowler's end just wide as Wiseman looked just home
anyway
47.4 Joshi to Drum, one run, played up wide of Kumble at mid on, another
run eked out
47.5 Joshi to Wiseman, OUT: forward defensive, pops away off the front
pad low down, across the front edge of the pad and Arun Kumar
takes another fine catch at silly mid off, grasping it to his left
New Zealanders 105/10, Partnership of 7
PJ Wiseman c Arun Kumar b Joshi 6 (19b 0x4 0x6)
PJ Wiseman 6* (19b) SB Joshi 15.5-7-17-4
4 wickets for Joshi as New Zealand fold for a disastrous 105, an
overall lead of just 85 runs
in rather harsh hindsight, Fleming's declaration after day one
looks awfully generous now
only Astle with some class and Bell with steely resolve looked like
holding up Karnataka's push for a remarkable last day victory
now it'll have to come from a bowler or two with stunning spells,
but that is a tall order to ask for on what is still a very good
batting surface
Karnataka will need 86 to win in a minimum of 35 overs when play
resumes in just over 5 minutes time
the players return to the field, the biggest cheer going up for
openers Somasunder and Arun Kumar
Cairns to open up from the Pavilion End with Somasunder on strike,
with 3 slips, gully, point, mid off, mid on, square leg and long
leg in place
0.1 Cairns to Somasunder, one run, off the mark straight away, drops it
down towards midwicket, good quick single, Bell sprints in but
holds on to teh ball realising there's no point in having a shy at
the bowler's end
0.2 Cairns to Arun Kumar, no run, defends to gully
0.3 Cairns to Arun Kumar, FOUR, a bit streaky, but when you only have
to chase 86, why not go for it?, slashes at a short one outside
off and it flies over the slips down to the vacant third man
boundary
0.4 Cairns to Arun Kumar, OUT: this time he isn't so lucky, genuine
edge guided straight into the awaiting hands of Spearman, crowd
goes silent
Karnataka 5/1, Partnership of 5
J Arun Kumar c Spearman b Cairns 4 (3b 1x4 0x6)
S Somasunder 1* (1b) CL Cairns 0.4-0-5-1
the crowd liven up again to extraordinary levels, no guesses as to
who the new batsman must be ... Rahul Dravid
Fleming stacks the off side field behind square
0.5 Cairns to Dravid, no run, short lifting ball outside off, defends
down towards point well
3 slips, 2 gullies and point in place
0.6 Cairns to Dravid, one run, taps it down forward of square on the
off side, with all that space a quick single is always on
End of over 1 (6 runs) Karnataka 6/1 (80 more runs req)
CL Cairns 1-0-6-1 - Pavilion End
R Dravid 1* (2b) S Somasunder 1* (1b)
Penn to open up from the BEML End, 3 slips, gully, point, mid off,
mid on, square leg and fine leg in place
1.1 Penn to Dravid, two runs, the crowd becomes more deafening than any
firecracker while Dravid is on strike, especially when scoring
runs, drops it away in close on the off side, another quick single
taken, Penn races up himself and has an underarm pass/throw
Parore can't get around and stop it fully and it trickles behind
him through to Cairns at long leg for the overthrow
1.2 Penn to Dravid, no run, defends to cover point
1.3 Penn to Dravid, no run, forward defensive, to wide mid off
1.4 Penn to Dravid, no run, back on his crease, defends into the pitch,
back to the bowler
1.5 Penn to Dravid, no run, taps it down on the leg side, sets off for
another quick single but this time Somasunder isn't so keen,
Dravid calmly skips back towards his crease as Drum has a fair way
to run in from mid on
1.6 Penn to Dravid, no run, short down hte leg side, Dravid sways out
of the way
End of over 2 (2 runs) Karnataka 8/1 (78 more runs req)
AJ Penn 1-0-2-0 - BEML End
S Somasunder 1* (1b) R Dravid 3* (8b)
2.1 Cairns to Somasunder, two runs, nice shot from a short lifter
outside off, drives down from a height through vacant cover,
Wiseman has to fetch at high speed from mid off
2.2 Cairns to Somasunder, no run, leaves outside off stump
2.3 Cairns to Somasunder, no run, good straight ball, defends solidly
back down teh wicket, Cairns approaches Somasunder on his follow
through to have a couple of 'friendly' words
the crowd tell Cairns a few friendly words too
2.4 Cairns to Somasunder, no run, leaves outside off stump
2.5 Cairns to Somasunder, no run, forward defensive, Wiseman across
from mid off to field
2.6 Cairns to Somasunder, no run, short ball, driven off teh back foot
straight up to Wiseman again
End of over 3 (2 runs) Karnataka 10/1 (76 more runs req)
CL Cairns 2-0-8-1 - Pavilion End
R Dravid 3* (8b) S Somasunder 3* (7b)
3.1 Penn to Dravid, one run, turned away towards vacant midwicket, Bell
from square leg forced to field again, nothing he can do to
prevent the quick single
3.2 Penn to Somasunder, no run, defends up to mid off
3.3 Penn to Somasunder, no run, tries to glance it off the hip, struck
on teh thigh pad and rolls towards square leg, contemplation of a
single is left at just that
3.4 Penn to Somasunder, no run, leaves outside off
3.5 Penn to Somasunder, (noball) no run, pversteps, defends back to the
bowler who fields on his follow through, tempted to have a few
words with the batsman as well
3.5 Penn to Somasunder, no run, leaves outside off stump
3.6 Penn to Somasunder, no run, again leaves a shorter ball passing
well over and just wide of off stump
End of over 4 (2 runs) Karnataka 12/1 (74 more runs req)
AJ Penn 2-0-4-0 (1nb) - BEML End
R Dravid 4* (9b) S Somasunder 3* (13b)
4.1 Cairns to Dravid, no run, short straight ball, jumps in defence,
played into the pitch
4.2 Cairns to Dravid, no run, driven firmly to Wiseman at mid off
4.3 Cairns to Dravid, no run, defends to cover
4.4 Cairns to Dravid, no run, partly beaten, seams back into the pad
but struck high up, Cairns persists with a big appeal right down
the pitch, but umpire Parthasarthy will have none of it
the crowd won't either, their hero Dravid is facing, Cairns isn't
winning many friends here
4.5 Cairns to Dravid, no run, defends
4.6 Cairns to Dravid, no run, defends on the off side
End of over 5 (maiden) Karnataka 12/1 (74 more runs req)
CL Cairns 3-1-8-1 - Pavilion End
S Somasunder 3* (13b) R Dravid 4* (15b)
and that's tea
Karnataka need a further 76 to win in a minimum of 30 overs, with 9
second innings wickets in hand
sounds elementary in numerical terms, but will it prove so? find
out after tea in around 20 minutes time
Match State: Tea - Day 3
players return to the field for the final session of the match,
whichever way it goes
5.1 Penn to Somasunder, (noball) no run, defends on the off side
5.1 Penn to Somasunder, no run, driven into the pitch, back to teh
bowler who takes at chest height to his right
5.2 Penn to Somasunder, FOUR, cracking square drive wide of point
5.3 Penn to Somasunder, one run, turned down to Drum at long leg
5.4 Penn to Dravid, two runs, driven through vacant cover, runs coming
freely already after tea
5.5 Penn to Dravid, no run, forward defensive to point
5.6 Penn to Dravid, one run, tucked away towards midwicket, Wiseman
across from mid on can't prevent the easy run, 9 off the opening
over after tea
End of over 6 (9 runs) Karnataka 21/1 (65 more runs req)
AJ Penn 3-0-13-0 (2nb) - BEML End
R Dravid 7* (18b) S Somasunder 8* (17b 1x4)
Drum replaces Cairns
6.1 Drum to Dravid, no run, defends to forward square leg
6.2 Drum to Dravid, no run, wide down the leg side, leaves alone
6.3 Drum to Dravid, no run, short, defends down towards mid on
6.4 Drum to Dravid, no run, defends back to teh bowler firmly
6.5 Drum to Dravid, no run, defends to mid on
6.6 Drum to Dravid, no run, defends in close on the off side
End of over 7 (maiden) Karnataka 21/1 (65 more runs req)
CJ Drum 1-1-0-0 - Pavilion End
S Somasunder 8* (17b 1x4) R Dravid 7* (24b)
tidy over from Drum to stem the flow
7.1 Penn to Somasunder, no run, leaves outside off stump
7.2 Penn to Somasunder, three runs, overpitches on leg, nicely clipped
through vacant midwicket for a treble, fair chase for sub Vettori
at mid on
7.3 Penn to Dravid, no run, short ball outside off, defends down to
backward point
7.4 Penn to Dravid, FOUR, classy stroke, on driven wide of Vettori, no
point in running for that one
7.5 Penn to Dravid, no run, defends square on the off side
7.6 Penn to Dravid, FOUR, this should be a treat to watch, wonderful
cover drive this time, Dravid on a clear mission after tea
End of over 8 (11 runs) Karnataka 32/1 (54 more runs req)
AJ Penn 4-0-24-0 (2nb) - BEML End
S Somasunder 11* (19b 1x4) R Dravid 15* (28b 2x4)
8.1 Drum to Somasunder, no run, firmly pushed to cover point
3 slips, gully and point, mid off, mid on, square leg and long leg
persisted with, not much other choice
8.2 Drum to Somasunder, no run, angling down leg, struck on the pad
high up, only Drum is really interested in the appeal, going well
down leg
8.3 Drum to Somasunder, no run, leaves outside off stump
8.4 Drum to Somasunder, no run, short of a length ball on off stump,
defends down to Horne at mid on
8.5 Drum to Somasunder, no run, firmly driven square on the off side
but Harris is roaming around to cut it off
8.6 Drum to Somasunder, no run, shorter again, tries to cut and not a
lot of room to do so, slices it away to Harris at gully on the
bounce
End of over 9 (maiden) Karnataka 32/1 (54 more runs req)
CJ Drum 2-2-0-0 - Pavilion End
R Dravid 15* (28b 2x4) S Somasunder 11* (25b 1x4)
Wiseman into the attack replacing Penn from the BEML End
it may just mean a change in which bowler gets taken to teh
cleaners, Penn finishing with 4 overs for 24 runs
9.1 Wiseman to Dravid, no run, Dravid immediately shows his intentions
against the spinner, advances and drives hard, but straight to
Penn at deep mid off
9.2 Wiseman to Dravid, one run, turned down to Drum at long leg
9.3 Wiseman to Somasunder, FOUR, flighted up, stand and deliver stuff
from Wiseman, cracked away through vacant cover, didn't move an
inch from the position in which he played the stroke
9.4 Wiseman to Somasunder, two runs, nicely dabbed fine, wide of
FLeming at slip, Horne has a chase from backward point
9.5 Wiseman to Somasunder, one run, back on his stumps to one turning
in, whips it around the corner off bat/pad towards long leg,
Wiseman 'ooh's as he thought it wasn't far off a chance at short
leg, but in reality it ws
short leg moves to backward shot leg in reaction of the previous
delivery
9.6 Wiseman to Dravid, two runs, worked away to deep midwicket, 30 from
the last 3 overs from the BEML End
End of over 10 (10 runs) Karnataka 42/1 (44 more runs req)
PJ Wiseman 1-0-10-0 - BEML End
S Somasunder 18* (28b 2x4) R Dravid 18* (31b 2x4)
though not a single run in the last three from the Pavilion End
however, curiously
10.1 Drum to Somasunder, no run, leaves one wide outside off stump
10.2 Drum to Somasunder, no run, jabs forward outside off stump, gets it
to move away a little and Somasunder is drawn to it, edges to
Astle at second slip but it was low, so could only field on the
second bounce
10.3 Drum to Somasunder, no run, forward, opens the face running it away
to point
10.4 Drum to Somasunder, one run, taps it in close on the off side,
quick single taken, Somasunder a little slower out of the blacks
than Dravid because he played it on the back foot, but the throw
fired in from Vettori hounding in from square leg goes wide anyway
10.5 Drum to Dravid, no run, solidly defends to Wiseman at wide mid off
10.6 Drum to Dravid, no run, defends down to mid on, Somasunder almost
backs up too far but quickly gets back into his crease as Horne is
nearby with ball in hand
End of over 11 (1 run) Karnataka 43/1 (43 more runs req)
CJ Drum 3-2-1-0 - Pavilion End
S Somasunder 19* (32b 2x4) R Dravid 18* (33b 2x4)
well spread field for Wiseman, awfully off side biased for some
reason
11.1 Wiseman to Somasunder, OUT: remarkable stuff, tries to pull and
mishits it completely, simply lobs up to Harris who doesn't have
to move a millimetre from midwicket
Karnataka 43/2, Partnership of 38
S Somasunder c Harris b Wiseman 19 (33b 2x4 0x6)
R Dravid 18* (33b 2x4) PJ Wiseman 1.1-0-10-1
still, Karnataka are already half way to their target, as Bharadwaj
walks to teh wicket to another raucous cheer
Somasunder really couldn't have picked out the lone man for miles
on the leg side if he tried
11.2 Wiseman to Bhardwaj, no run, defends on the off side
11.3 Wiseman to Bhardwaj, no run, turns down leg, through Parore who
doesn't field cleanly but it doesn't cost anything
11.4 Wiseman to Bhardwaj, no run, defends
11.5 Wiseman to Bhardwaj, no run, leaves outside off stump
11.6 Wiseman to Bhardwaj, no run, quietly forward in defence outside
off, trickles towards cover, and a wicket maiden for Wiseman
follows a 10-run over previously
End of over 12 (maiden) Karnataka 43/2 (43 more runs req)
PJ Wiseman 2-1-10-1 - BEML End
R Dravid 18* (33b 2x4) VR Bhardwaj 0* (5b)
12.1 Drum to Dravid, no run, excellent yorker length delivery, Dravid
equal to it, digging it up to mid on
12.2 Drum to Dravid, legbye: one run, drifts down the leg side, glanced
off the pad fine, wide of Parore, quick work by Penn from fine leg
keeps it to just one
12.3 Drum to Bhardwaj, no run, beaten!slides one past the outside edge
as Bharadwaj prods forward with the bat away from the body
Drum certainly the best bowler for New Zealand in this match, more
demanding and producing potential wicket balls than the rest
12.4 Drum to Bhardwaj, two runs, short outside off, sits up and
Bharadwaj slaps it down to vacant cover
12.5 Drum to Bhardwaj, one run, off bat/pad forward of square on the leg
side
Drum pulls out of his run up after a few paces, Dravid not ready
yet
12.6 Drum to Dravid, no run, bowls from a little wider on the crease,
angling into Dravid on off stump, defends back into the pitch
End of over 13 (4 runs) Karnataka 47/2 (39 more runs req)
CJ Drum 4-2-4-0 - Pavilion End
VR Bhardwaj 3* (8b) R Dravid 18* (36b 2x4)
13.1 Wiseman to Bhardwaj, no run, flighted full toss, driven straight
back to the bowler hard, partly fielded
13.2 Wiseman to Bhardwaj, no run, forward, defends down towards square
leg
13.3 Wiseman to Bhardwaj, SIX, flighted up on middle, inviting there to
hit over the leg side with such a weak field there, and Bharadwaj
isn't one to turn down such an invitation, hoists it over wide
long on
and that raises teh Karnataka 50
13.4 Wiseman to Bhardwaj, no run, defends
13.5 Wiseman to Bhardwaj, two runs, turned down to fine leg, Drum from
much squarer around to field
short leg moves behind square again
13.6 Wiseman to Bhardwaj, (noball) no run, oversteps, another cardinal
sin by the spinner, defends on the off side
13.6 Wiseman to Bhardwaj, no run, defends towards extra cover
End of over 14 (9 runs) Karnataka 56/2 (30 more runs req)
PJ Wiseman 3-1-19-1 (1nb) - BEML End
R Dravid 18* (36b 2x4) VR Bhardwaj 11* (15b 1x6)
14.1 Drum to Dravid, no run, defends up to Horne at straight mid on
14.2 Drum to Dravid, no run, defends back down the wicket to the bowler
14.3 Drum to Dravid, no run, fuller ball, turned away wide of mid on but
Horne is across in time to field, no run considered
14.4 Drum to Dravid, OUT: tries to pull one down fine from leg stump,
gets inside it but hits over it and only manages a touch from the
bottom of the glove, through to the keeper and the crowd are muted
one more time
Karnataka 56/3, Partnership of 13
R Dravid c Parore b Drum 18 (40b 2x4 0x6)
VR Bhardwaj 11* (15b 1x6) CJ Drum 4.4-2-4-1
keeper Thilak Naidu is the new batsman, has had an excellent match
with the gloves
14.5 Drum to Naidu, no run, defends down to point
14.6 Drum to Naidu, no run, beaten! great delivery, back of a length and
rising, Naidu was mesmorised, poking at it outside off
End of over 15 (maiden) Karnataka 56/3 (30 more runs req)
CJ Drum 5-3-4-1 - Pavilion End
VR Bhardwaj 11* (15b 1x6) VST Naidu 0* (2b)
Dravid's wicket is just reward for Drum, but in the context of the
match looks more likely to be a mere consolation prize
15.1 Wiseman to Bhardwaj, no run, gives himself some room outside off,
dabbed straight to Horne at short third man
15.2 Wiseman to Bhardwaj, no run, back on his stumps to one turning in,
defends with tall bat back to the bowler
15.3 Wiseman to Bhardwaj, FOUR, another 'hit me' ball, flighted up as a
nice juicy half volley, Bharadwaj helps himself to one lofted back
over the bowler's head
26 now required for victory
15.4 Wiseman to Bhardwaj, no run, turns back in low, defends out back to
the bowler
15.5 Wiseman to Bhardwaj, no run, defends towards mid on
15.6 Wiseman to Bhardwaj, two runs, full and wide outside off, chops
down on it and expertly guides it between the small gap between
backward point and cover point, Astle left near standing as it
passes
End of over 16 (6 runs) Karnataka 62/3 (24 more runs req)
PJ Wiseman 4-1-25-1 (1nb) - BEML End
VST Naidu 0* (2b) VR Bhardwaj 17* (21b 1x4 1x6)
16.1 Drum to Naidu, no run, short and rising straight ball, hops on the
crease to defend down towards extra cover
16.2 Drum to Naidu, one run, strays down leg, clipped to fine leg to get
off the mark
16.3 Drum to Bhardwaj, no run, drifts on leg stump again, but Bharadwaj
finds out Bell at square leg
16.4 Drum to Bhardwaj, no run, cut straight to point
16.5 Drum to Bhardwaj, no run, short ball outside off, jumps on the
crease to defend into the pitch on the off side
16.6 Drum to Bhardwaj, no run, wide down the leg side, superb leaping
save to his left by Parore
End of over 17 (1 run) Karnataka 63/3 (23 more runs req)
CJ Drum 6-3-5-1 - Pavilion End
VST Naidu 1* (4b) VR Bhardwaj 17* (25b 1x4 1x6)
17.1 Wiseman to Naidu, no run, back on his stumps, turns down leg
17.2 Wiseman to Naidu, no run, forward defensive outside off stump, back
to the bowler
17.3 Wiseman to Naidu, (noball) no run, second such indiscretion from
Wiseman this innings, turns in and nudged away to Horne at short
third man
17.3 Wiseman to Naidu, no run, forward defensive, off the pad towards
cover, Astle from cover point in to field
17.4 Wiseman to Naidu, no run, reaches forward outside off, wristily
working it on the leg side, but straight up towards Vettori at mid
on
17.5 Wiseman to Naidu, no run, outside off, through him, Parore whips
off the bails and appeals to square leg, but his back foot was
planted just inside the line
17.6 Wiseman to Naidu, FOUR, terrible short ball, sits up begging to be
hit and Naidu pulls him over midwicket
End of over 18 (5 runs) Karnataka 68/3 (18 more runs req)
PJ Wiseman 5-1-30-1 (2nb) - BEML End
VR Bhardwaj 17* (25b 1x4 1x6) VST Naidu 5* (11b 1x4)
Chris replaces Chris, Harris for Drum
18 runs needed for victory, 17 overs at least allowed for them to
do it in
18.1 Harris to Bhardwaj, no run, forward defensive, bakc along the pitch
18.2 Harris to Bhardwaj, no run, floated up, drifting into the toes,
driven out from under himself, back to the bowler, in teh air a
short way but quite safe
18.3 Harris to Bhardwaj, SIX, down the track and smashed high, wide and
handsome over long on
the remaining target is reduced by a third in one go
18.4 Harris to Bhardwaj, FOUR, and a third again, cracking drive through
extra cover
8 to win now
18.5 Harris to Bhardwaj, one run, back on his stumps, drops it away
towards vacant midwicket
18.6 Harris to Naidu, no run, defends, 11 off the over
End of over 19 (11 runs) Karnataka 79/3 (7 more runs req)
CZ Harris 1-0-11-0 - Pavilion End
VR Bhardwaj 28* (30b 2x4 2x6) VST Naidu 5* (12b 1x4)
all things going according to local plan, this will end up the last
over of the match
19.1 Wiseman to Bhardwaj, no run, forward defensive quietly towards
extra cover
19.2 Wiseman to Bhardwaj, no run, turned away wide of mi on, a little
hesitant in going for the run as Vettori gets across, in the end
they don't go
19.3 Wiseman to Bhardwaj, one run, flatter ball, turned around the
corner past backward short leg, to umpire Parthasarthy who isn't
allowed to pick it up
19.4 Wiseman to Naidu, two runs, back and tucked away in the air through
square leg, Drum from long leg around to field
4 to win now
19.5 Wiseman to Naidu, no run, back on his stumps, plays it up to wide
mid on
19.6 Wiseman to Naidu, no run, content to work it around the corner to
Harris running across to field at square leg
End of over 20 (3 runs) Karnataka 82/3 (4 more runs req)
PJ Wiseman 6-1-33-1 (2nb) - BEML End
VR Bhardwaj 29* (33b 2x4 2x6) VST Naidu 7* (15b 1x4)
so it stretches out to another over, with 4 required now
two loud booms from firecrackers going off, at long last that
pleasant sound returns
20.1 Harris to Bhardwaj, no run, pushed away to Vettori at backward
point
20.2 Harris to Bhardwaj, no run, a third boom from the same place goes
off just after Bhardwaj defends to Astle at wide mid on
20.3 Harris to Bhardwaj, no run, defends again, boom number four, Astle
across to field straighter on the leg side
20.4 Harris to Bhardwaj, FOUR, cut away behind Vettori at backward point
and it races away to teh rope, crowd all go up as a great final
day victory is completed
New Zealand humbled this morning and the rout completed in the
afternoon as Karnataka take an international scalp, winning by 7
wickets with over 14 overs to spare, even with 11 overs lost this
morning after a 45 minute delay due to damp spots on the
outfield
an area in front of the Pavilion is roped off, looks like we will
have a few presentations and possibly post mortems, so stick
around
this match doubled as the testimonial game for former Karnataka
Ranji Trophy representative Carlton Saldanha
the win would just about be benefit enough
Karnataka become the first Indian state team to beat a touring side
twice, after beating the West Indians by 11 runs at Ahmedabad in
1979
well, that was a bit of a let down, the roped off area has
disappeared and the only announcement made is one over the PA
system kindly asking for patrons to make their way to the exit
smartly
nobody is quite sure why such the hurry, given things have ended 45
minutes before the allowable close and this should be a time to
savour victory, but one guesses that will have to be done from
home now
New Zealand not having a favourable record at Bangalore in their
last two first-class visits, losing a Test inside three days in
1995, and now again in three days to the home state
but it's now off north to Kanpur in preparation for the second
Test, beginning on Friday the 22nd, with more questions posed than
answers found
that wraps up coverage from Chinnaswamy Stadium here in Bangalore
on what has been three glorious days and featured much good
cricket, until 10am local time (0430GMT) on the 22nd from Kanpur,
good afternoon
Match State: Karnataka won by 7 wickets
