Rohit runs back and nearly pulls off a catch running backwards! McCullum flat-bats a length ball and mishits it over the off side, Rohit is a little too close at mid-off and the ball beats him in the air as he runs back, he fails to get a hand to it, really Brendon McCullum would have had his heart in his mouth, nevertheless, it's been a terrific game
New Zealand vs India, 2nd T20I at Wellington, Feb 27 2009 - Ball by Ball Commentary
RESULT
2nd T20I (N), Wellington, February 27, 2009, India tour of New Zealand
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end of over 2012 runs
NZ: 150/5CRR: 7.50
Brendon McCullum69 (55b 8x4 1x6)
Nathan McCullum1 (2b)
Irfan Pathan 4-0-41-2
Yuvraj Singh 2-0-17-1
Brendon McCullum plays the hero again but in more trying circumstances. He remains unbeaten on 69 and New Zealand claim a clean-sweep of the Twenty20s. Nothing to differentiate the two sides today. Credit to India for nearly defending 150. Just a reminder that Rohit Sharma was in the field for Ishant Sharma who injured his shoulder while fielding.
This close contest nicely sets up the five one-dayers. Stay with us for the presentation.
Dhoni: "The approach was good but we could have played better. The two-three wickets we lost in the middle were crucial. The spinners bowled well. There was chat around the camp to bowl one more seamer. I can't really update you on Ishant's injury."
Vettori: "Pleased with the bowling effort. Guys like Ryder stepped up really well. We had an opportunity to attack their fifth bowler but it didn't work. I thought Irfan bowled superbly at the end. But I thought those two fours by McCullum were crucial."
Brendon McCullum is the Man of the Match. He gets the champagne.
Thanks for your company and the mails. We'll be back for the 1st ODI in Napier on March 3. It's a day-night game. From all of us here, it's goodbye!
19.6
1
Pathan to McCullum, 1 run
The scores are level. Now it appears as if we have crowd trouble again. What a shame. There's a bit of debris on one side of the ground. If it's a tie we have a Super Over. Everyone in the ring
19.5
4
Pathan to McCullum, FOUR runs
McCullum goes one better! The ball is pitched up on middle and leg, he scoops it over the bowler's head and long-off dives in despair
19.4
4
Pathan to McCullum, FOUR runs
McCullum gets under this pitched up ball and swings over midwicket, that's a cracker of a shot
19.3
1
Pathan to McCullum, 1 run
Irfan gets it right again, he bowls another unplayable inswinger on the off stump and he digs it out to the off side
19.2
1
Pathan to McCullum, 1 run
full and swinging in and he fails to put away the yorker, the ball rolls to the on side
A bit of confusion here. Someone from the crowd has flung something in Zaheer's Khan direction and Dhoni has a word with the umpire. Did we need this? Dhoni maneuvers the field.
19.1
1lb
Pathan to McCullum, 1 leg bye
swings it on the pads, the ball clips the pads and rolls to the on side, they scamper a single
12 needed off the last over, the tension mounts! Here's Irfan again
end of over 1911 runs • 1 wicket
NZ: 138/5CRR: 7.26 • RRR: 12.00
Brendon McCullum59 (51b 6x4 1x6)
Nathan McCullum0 (0b)
Yuvraj Singh 2-0-17-1
Irfan Pathan 3-0-30-2
18.6
4
Yuvraj to McCullum, FOUR runs
that was slammed through the off side like a tracer bullet, shades of Klusener! The fielder at sweeper cover had no chance
18.5
•
Yuvraj to McCullum, no run
swing and a miss, the ball is much shorter
18.4
W
Yuvraj to Broom, OUT
and it's Irfan again, Broom gets on his knee to a flighted delivery and tries to slog him over midwicket but the top edge is skied to Irfan at midwicket
Neil Broom c Pathan b Yuvraj Singh 5 (3b 1x4 0x6 5m) SR: 166.66
18.3
4
Yuvraj to Broom, FOUR runs
Broom finds the gap, he makes room to a full ball and slams it wide of backward point on the front foot
18.2
1
Yuvraj to McCullum, 1 run
makes room and slams it just wide of cover, all power
18.1
2
Yuvraj to McCullum, 2 runs
steps down and smacks him wide of cover, the ball dares to beat Raina but he times his dive to perfection and saves 2 precious runs
Interesting move. Here's Yuvraj. 23 needed off 12. Anyone's game
end of over 185 runs • 2 wickets
NZ: 127/4CRR: 7.05 • RRR: 11.50
Brendon McCullum52 (47b 5x4 1x6)
Neil Broom1 (1b)
Irfan Pathan 3-0-30-2
Zaheer Khan 4-0-30-1
17.6
1
Pathan to McCullum, 1 run
he gets on his knee to a full delivery and fetches it from the off stump and places the ball to deep square-leg
17.5
•
Pathan to McCullum, no run
McCullum tries to throw the bowler off balance by shuffling across early but Irfan bowls it fast and straight and forces McCullum to defend
17.4
1
Pathan to Broom, 1 run
swings it on the pads and he clips it with ease down to deep square-leg
Irfan's on a hat-trick. Neil Broom takes strike
17.3
W
Pathan to Oram, OUT
That's two in two! What a bowling change! It's a rank bad delivery outside off and Oram has himself to blame, he chases a short and wide delivery, tries to slice it over the slips and tamely edges it to Dhoni,
Jacob Oram c †Dhoni b IK Pathan 0 (1b 0x4 0x6 1m) SR: 0
Game on. Here's Oram. 25 needed off 16
17.2
W
Pathan to Taylor, OUT
that's a classic delivery and Irfan has done it for his captain, he bowls a searing inswinging yorker angling in on the off stump, Taylor makes a bit of room to forces it through the off side but the speed and movement beats him and clips the off stump
Ross Taylor b IK Pathan 27 (25b 2x4 0x6 35m) SR: 108
17.1
2
Pathan to Taylor, 2 runs
bowls a superb inswinging yorker, he manages to dig it out on the full to long-off
27 needed off 18
17.1
1w
Pathan to Taylor, 1 wide
the intention was right but the bouncer was just a little too high for Taylor, it's signalled a wide
Irfan returns. Will this be a gamble? Mid-off comes up
end of over 177 runs
NZ: 122/2CRR: 7.17 • RRR: 9.33
Ross Taylor25 (23b 2x4)
Brendon McCullum51 (45b 5x4 1x6)
Zaheer Khan 4-0-30-1
Yuvraj Singh 1-0-6-0
16.6
1
Khan to Taylor, 1 run
mows it to midwicket and there's a fumble
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