New Zealand in India 2012

New Zealand Deny Yuvraj And India

Yuvraj Singh was denied a fairytale comeback by the narrowest of margins as New Zealand won the second T20 International in Chennai by a single run.

Yuvraj was out for 34 off 26 balls, leaving Rohit Sharma needing to hit six off the final two balls to complete the win. He could only manage a pair of twos as James Franklin held his nerve to end with figures of two for 26 from his four overs.

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Rain Postpones Yuvraj's Comeback

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Cricket World Player Of The Week - Virat Kohli

It is the absorbing second Test match between New Zealand and India in Bangalore that provides this week's winner. Ross Taylor hit a sublime 113 in the visitors' total of 365, but that effort was bettered by Virat Kohli, who scored 154 runs across two innings to help India to a series clean sweep.

India Triumph On Tense Fourth Day

India capitalised on the excellent start given to them by Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir to chase down the 261 runs that they needed for victory in the second Test against New Zealand in Bangalore. Jeetan Patel kept the visitors in the hunt with three wickets, but India's sixth-wicket pair of MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli added an unbroken 94 to ease them home by five wickets.

Indian Investors Bowled Over By New Zealand

The New Zealand government hosted a reception this week in Bangalore to allow local business people involved in trade and investment with New Zealand to meet the touring New Zealand cricket team the Black Caps. New Zealand is increasingly stepping up its promotional and engagement activities in India in the lead up to the signing of a Free Trade Agreement, currently being negotiated between the two countries.

Cricket World Player Of The Week - R Ashwin

It is Indian off-spinner R Ashwin who wins the award this week. He returned match figures of 12 for 85 and outbowled fellow spinner Pragyan Ojha, who didn't exactly disgrace himself, taking six for 92. Ashwin, nonetheless, was keen to stress the role that Ojha played in his success, saying, "Due credit needs to be given to him. When one spinner starts to take wickets, the other spinner can get carried away and doesn't really bog the batsman down."

Ashwin Spins New Zealand To Defeat

New Zealand's middle-order collapsed to the spin of R Ashwin and Pragyan Ojha for the second time in the match as they lost the first Test against India by an innings and 115 runs on the fourth day in Hyderabad. They began the day on 41 for one and progressed nicely to 98 before losing their second wicket as Brendon McCullum and Kane Williamson took their second-wicket partnership to 72.

Badrinath Drafted In To India Test Squad

S Badrinath has been called up by India as a replacement for the retired VVS Laxman in their squad for the two Test matches against New Zealand. Laxman had been included in India’s original 15-man squad, but announced his retirement from all international cricket with immediate effect yesterday.

Yuvraj Singh Makes Emotional Return

Yuvraj Singh will make his cricketing comeback following his battle with cancer in a Twenty20 International against New Zealand on 8th September. He has been named in the 15-man squad which will contest two Twenty20 Internationals against the Kiwis and then the World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka later that month.

Jeetan Patel Replaces Injured Daniel Vettori In NZ Squad

New Zealand have been dealt a blow ahead of their tour of India after Daniel Vettori was ruled out of the Test leg with a groin injury. He has been replaced in the squad by Jeetan Patel, while fellow spinner Tarun Nethula retains his place. The other change from the squad that toured the West Indies is the axing of batsman Dean Brownlie in favour of all-rounder James Franklin.

Fixtures & Results

23rd-27th August: 1st Test, Hyderabad
IND 438 beat NZL 159 & 164 by inns & 115 runs: Report

31st August-4th September: 2nd Test, Bangalore
IND 353 & 262-5 beat NZL 365 & 248 by 5 wickets: Report

8th September: 1st T20I, Visakhapatnam
Match abandoned - rain: Report

11th September: 2nd T20I, Chennai
NZL 167-5 beat IND 166-4 by 1 run: Report

Statistics

India Test Statistics

New Zealand Test Statistics

India ODI Statistics

New Zealand ODI Statistics

India T20I Statistics

New Zealand T20I Statistics

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