India v New Zealand,2nd Test, Hyderabad, 1st day
Cricinfo staff
12-Nov-2010
7.4 Sreesanth to McIntosh, 1 no ball, 135.4 kph, Out but not out! Sreesanth got the edge and the batsman was walking when Dharmasena decided to check for the no ball. And it's a no ball! A smiling Guptill walks back to the middle! Sreesanth is bowling superbly here in Hyderabad. It landed on a length around off and curves away late. Guptill pushes at it, bat away from the body, and follows the delivery. And gets the edge! But he had overstepped. Dharmasena has doubts about the no ball and goes upstairs. He was proven right.
14.4 Harbhajan Singh to Guptill, 1 run, 80.5 kph, Dropped by Dhoni That's not quite a full topspinner but the one that didn't turn in much but Dhoni has clanged it. Guptill went for the cut but the ball went on almost straight and edged it to DHoni who couldn't hold on. And it bounded wide of a lunging Laxman. It wasn't an easy chance and it wasn''t too difficult either. The replays show Dhoni's error: He was going towards his left and when the edge came, he wasn't in a great position to take it.
49.5 Ojha to Guptill, OUT, 84.6 kph, Out for 85! A very fine innings but its over now. He shuffled too far across. It landed on the leg and middle line and straightened a touch. Guptill shuffled across and tried to work it to square-leg region for a single but missed it completely. Trapped! It would have hit the leg stump.
68.1 Khan to Taylor, OUT, 129.6 kph, That round-the-stumps angle has worked for Zaheer. This landed well outside the off stump but perhaps that angle forced Taylor to flirt with it. The ball shaped away, with the shiny side, after landing and took the edge. It was an halfhearted attempt in the end; he just sort of wafted at it.
88.2 Khan to McIntosh, OUT, 126.7 kph, Fatal inside edge. It was a length delivery outside the off stump line and McIntosh pushed out at it, bat away from the body, and stabbed outside the line. The ball collided with the inside edge and fell on the stumps. McIntosh departs after setting up a good base for New Zealand.