08/10Result
3rd Test, New Zealand tour of India at Indore, Oct 8-11 2016
India won by 321 runs
Player of the Match
Ravichandran Ashwin
Ravichandran AshwinIndia
08/10Result
3rd Test, New Zealand tour of India at Indore, Oct 8-11 2016
India won by 321 runs
Player of the Match
Ravichandran Ashwin
Ravichandran AshwinIndia

END OF OVER:
169 | 15 Runs | IND: 557/5

  • Rohit Sharma51 (63b)
  • Ravindra Jadeja17 (27b)
  • Matt Henry35-3-127-0
  • Trent Boult32-2-113-2

4.05pm New Zealand will have nine nervy overs to get through tonight. Possible that a majority of them will be bowled by the spinners? Who would have seen this total coming when India were tottering at 100 for 3 yesterday? That seems ages ago. A lot has happened since, and we're not even two full days into the Test. New Zealand's bowlers will be relieved to get off field. Their masseur will have a lot of work to do this evening.

Vinod Rajpal: "Pls explain the 5 penalty runs of Jadeja !! as of now cant see any deduction or addition ??" The five runs will be added to New Zealand's total.

"This rule of 5 penalty runs send ridiculous. The batsman can damage the pitch at the cost of 5 runs while the same offence from the bowler results in a ban for the rest of the innings. The right thing would be to give the batsman out, after two warnings due damaging the pitch." It is batsman-friendly here too. Totally agree, Ravi.

Kapil: "Can Jadeja run like, say 5 times in the middle of pitch and give 25 to NZ happily ... chuckles!!! to be fair penalty should have been batsman removed. Anyone will happily give 5 runs to destroy the pitch, specially spinner like Jadeja, who is master at exploiting the spots in the pitch. " Yes, it's quite unfair considering a bowler can possibly be taken off if he's told a third time by the umpires.

168.6
1
Henry to Sharma, 1 run, eased down the ground to long on and there's the declaration, finally
168.5
6
Henry to Sharma, SIX, full toss and he's swung that over the ropes at long-on. Third half-century of the series for Rohit and he's pleased as punch. Clean swing to get the power and timing
168.4
2
Henry to Sharma, 2 runs, full and veering back into the pads, flicked with the angle towards deep backward square leg
168.3
4
Henry to Sharma, FOUR, width and he finds the gap to perfection. Waited for the ball and then opened the bat face late to split the gap between point and a fine third man. Super timing, even better placement
168.2
1
Henry to Jadeja, 1 run, punched down the ground to long-on
168.1
1
Henry to Sharma, 1 run, bottom hand comes off the handle as he swings, one bounce to deep midwikcet

END OF OVER:
168 | 4 Runs | IND: 542/5

  • Ravindra Jadeja16 (26b)
  • Rohit Sharma37 (58b)
  • Trent Boult32-2-113-2
  • Matt Henry34-3-112-0
167.6
0
Boult to Jadeja, no run, cuts and misses. The ball kept a touch low

Jadeja has now received a second warning, this time from Bruce Oxenford. Penalty of five runs, which will be added to New Zealand's tally He ran straight down the middle of the pitch. Excellent call from the umpire. Got that spot on. Jadeja doesn't look happy, but the umpire was spot on with the call

167.5
0
Boult to Jadeja, no run, slower delivery that cuts back in from outside off, dabbed wide of the keeper
167.4
2
Boult to Jadeja, 2 runs, chops it wide of the keeper, enough time to come back for the second as Jeetan Patel slowly runs around the ropes to cut that off
167.3
1
Boult to Sharma, 1 run, steps out to pull over midwicket but gets a thick inside edge onto the pad, they scoot across despite the minute deflection off the pad
167.2
1
Boult to Jadeja, 1 run, swung across the line but can only get a toe-end on that slog, long-off comes around to fire a rocket throw at the bowler's end
167.1
0
Boult to Jadeja, no run, fetches a slog from outside off, the bottom hand comes off the bat, on the bounce to deep midwicket

END OF OVER:
167 | 3 Runs | IND: 538/5

  • Rohit Sharma36 (57b)
  • Ravindra Jadeja13 (21b)
  • Matt Henry34-3-112-0
  • Trent Boult31-2-109-2
166.6
0
Henry to Sharma, no run, full and wide outside off, Rohit was winding himself up to go over cover, but couldn't reach out to that delivery
166.5
1
Henry to Jadeja, 1 run, makes a bit of room and runs it down to third man
166.4
1
Henry to Sharma, 1 run, steps out and play a half-pull down to long-on. Cramped for room but went through with the stroke to that back-of-length delivery

Karun Nair was out with a message at the end of the last over. Kohli is also signalling to his batsmen to go for broke now. Two overs, maybe?

166.3
1
Henry to Jadeja, 1 run, thick inside edge down to fine leg as he looks to step out and go over cover
166.2
0
Henry to Jadeja, no run, slower delivery outside off, dabbed to the man coming in from point

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