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Mon, 11/15/2010 - 06:57
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Tendulkar misses 50th Test ton again; India 237/3 at lunch
Hyderabad, Nov 14 (PTI) Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman
survived a testing opening session after India lost Sachin
Tendulkar early on the third morning of the second cricket
Test against New Zealand at the Rajiv Gandhi International
Stadium here Sunday.
Resuming at a comfortable 178 for two, the hosts added 59
runs in the first session and went to lunch at 237 for the
loss of three wickets.
Dravid was batting on 33 along with Laxman (31).
Locals here filled the stands in anticipation that
Tendulkar would get to the coveted landmark of scoring his
50th Test century today, but their hopes were dashed when New
Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori had the champion batsman caught
at first slip by Ross Taylor in only the day's fifth over.
After a 20-minute stay during which he survived a run-out
scare and some uneasy moments, Tendulkar rushed down the track
without getting to the line of a delivery that turned away
after pitching on the leg stump.
The last-minute slog took the edge and Taylor stretched
to his right to complete a fine one-handed catch, much to the
delight of the visitors.
Local boy Laxman, playing his maiden Test in his hometown
during a 14-year-long career, joined Dravid and the two
ensured that India don't let go of the advantage, which
Virender Sehwag gave them with his blistering batting
Saturday.
Buoyed by the local support, Laxman started with a bang,
punching Chris Martin through the covers for a boundary.
Martin then tried to unnerve Laxman with a short one but the
stylish Hyderabadi was equal to task and pulled it over
midwicket for a four forcing the New Zealand captain to
replace the bowler with Tim Southee.
Dravid, at the other end, was biding his time and waited
for the bad deliveries. While there weren't many bad ones on
offer, but Dravid was quick to latch on to a bouncer from
Southee.
The Karnataka player rolled his wrists on it and managed
to send the ball to the boundary through a packed on-side
field that had a short leg, short square-leg and short
midwicket.
Laxman, meanwhile, flicked Southee to the boundary and
then whipped a Vettori delivery off his pads for same result.
PTI
survived a testing opening session after India lost Sachin
Tendulkar early on the third morning of the second cricket
Test against New Zealand at the Rajiv Gandhi International
Stadium here Sunday.
Resuming at a comfortable 178 for two, the hosts added 59
runs in the first session and went to lunch at 237 for the
loss of three wickets.
Dravid was batting on 33 along with Laxman (31).
Locals here filled the stands in anticipation that
Tendulkar would get to the coveted landmark of scoring his
50th Test century today, but their hopes were dashed when New
Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori had the champion batsman caught
at first slip by Ross Taylor in only the day's fifth over.
After a 20-minute stay during which he survived a run-out
scare and some uneasy moments, Tendulkar rushed down the track
without getting to the line of a delivery that turned away
after pitching on the leg stump.
The last-minute slog took the edge and Taylor stretched
to his right to complete a fine one-handed catch, much to the
delight of the visitors.
Local boy Laxman, playing his maiden Test in his hometown
during a 14-year-long career, joined Dravid and the two
ensured that India don't let go of the advantage, which
Virender Sehwag gave them with his blistering batting
Saturday.
Buoyed by the local support, Laxman started with a bang,
punching Chris Martin through the covers for a boundary.
Martin then tried to unnerve Laxman with a short one but the
stylish Hyderabadi was equal to task and pulled it over
midwicket for a four forcing the New Zealand captain to
replace the bowler with Tim Southee.
Dravid, at the other end, was biding his time and waited
for the bad deliveries. While there weren't many bad ones on
offer, but Dravid was quick to latch on to a bouncer from
Southee.
The Karnataka player rolled his wrists on it and managed
to send the ball to the boundary through a packed on-side
field that had a short leg, short square-leg and short
midwicket.
Laxman, meanwhile, flicked Southee to the boundary and
then whipped a Vettori delivery off his pads for same result.
PTI
