God Will Only Save Kiwis from Indians

As I mentioned yesterday, kiwis will able to get early breakthrough to put stop mark on India’s 1st inning. They succeeded to do this easily without conceding more runs on the score board. From home side Chris Martin was only bowler who looks like getting wicket and hurrying Indian batsman. He claimed 4 wickets. Others bowlers Tim Southee, O’Brien and Skipper Vettori could not able to leave any mark, even though they have claimed wickets. Vettori could not get any help from wicket & look pretty ordinary in his spell of just 9 over’s.

When Indians came to field to defend their 1st inning total 379, all eyes were on how they will make use on new ball & early morning seaming conditions. Can Ishant & Zaheer will able to get early break through? These kinds of questions will be on every Indians mind.

Its Zaheer, who took responsibility as a senior bowling member in the team. He claimed his 7th time 5 wickets hall mark, in The Basin Reserve. He used weather conditions better than any other bowler. Even though he was bowling against wind, he got success. He put all his experience in count to claim 5 wickets. This was a match winning performance by him. Kiwi’s batsman has no answer to his swinging deliveries. Kiwi’s opener Martin Guptill was his first victim, then Flynn, McIntosh and kiwi’s new star batsman J. Ryder and Tim Southee are went to Zaheer.

On other hand Harbhajan has supported very well to Zaheer to keep pressure on both sides. He bowled with lot of flight and variation. Bounce of Basin Reserve also helped him a lot and he not missed to use it with good effect by claming 3 kiwi wicket including important wicket of B.McCullum. Bhajji always likes bouncy wickets. Ishant and Munaf claim one wicket each to restrict kiwis, with a massive match winning lead of 182 runs.

I think tomorrow, India will try to make sure to gone pass 400 figure mark. And looking at India’s heavy batting line up it should not be impossible for them. If this track hold tight and carries some bounce on day 4th and 5th I swore, their will be nobody except God to save kiwis from Turbinator.