India vs New Zealand, 2nd Test at Kolkata, Sep 30 2016, New Zealand tour of India

RESULT
2nd Test, Eden Gardens, September 30 - October 03, 2016, New Zealand tour of India
316 & 263
(T:376) 204 & 197

India won by 178 runs

Player Of The Match
54* & 58*
wriddhiman-saha
Match centre 
Scores: Thilak Ram | Comms: Karthik Krishnaswamy
Scorecard summary
India 316/10(104.5 overs)
1st INNINGS
3/46 (20)
2/46 (20.5)
New Zealand 204/10(53 overs)
1st INNINGS
36 (80)
3/70 (18)
India 263/10(76.5 overs)
2nd INNINGS
82 (132)
3/38 (17.5)
58* (120)
3/59 (20)
New Zealand 197/10(81.1 overs)
2nd INNINGS
74 (148)
3/41 (20)
32 (60)
3/46 (18.1)

5.10pm Phew. That's all from my aching fingers. Time to rest them and prevent (or postpone) the onset of carpal tunnel syndrome. Hope you enjoyed this Test match, I certainly enjoyed bringing it to you. Until next time, goodbye!

5.00pm Presentation time. Bhuvneshwar Kumar is the 'Bankable player of the match, so I assume he's not the Man of the Match. That award goes to Wriddhiman Saha.

"I'm very happy for winning the series and getting my first man of the match," Saha says. "My teammmates and the crowd supported me a lot. Not much pressure. I'm just going in to bat, defending the good balls, rotating the strike, and putting the bad ball away to the boundary. The West Indies hundred boosted my confidence, but I didn't score much in Kanpur, that's why I took my time in the initial few balls. I just did my job behind the stumps, nothing much. I just keep watching the ball till the last, and soft hands, that's it."

Ross Taylor: "Very impressive, the way the bowlers got stuck in in hot, humid conditions, we put India under pressure, but credit to them for withstanding it, Saha in both innings. To be honest, we thought the pitch would be different. A good cricket wicket, it's just been relaid, and is going to get better and better. I guess anytime you have a 112-run deficit, you're always under pressure. We got some early wickets, but the partnership between Saha and Rohit took it away from us. I thought Tom Latham was outstanding today. Never been to Indore before, it will be interesting to see what the wicket will be like. Good to see Kane Williamson at the ground today, still a bit pale, but knowing him, he'll be back in the nets tomorrow."

Virat Kohli: "Lovely Test match, a brilliant Test wicket, apart from the variable bounce here and there, it will get better and better. Those extra runs in the end, Saha, and Bhuvi and Shami contributing in the end, was crucial. Saha was brilliant, he's the best keeper in the country, he's doing a great job in Test cricket. That hundred in West Indies really improved his confidence, he understands how to bat with the tail now. First innings, we understood we threw it away with a few loose shots, second innings the New Zealand bowlers really put us under pressure. Really happy for Rohit as well, stuck it out, handled the pressure really well, and you know his love affair with Eden. More than anything, the crowd helped us pick up those wickets today. Especially someone like Shami, running in, it makes a big difference to a bowler's mindset. Our objective is to keep playing consistent cricket, having rankings and getting to number one and dropping it is not in our hands, but with this long season, it's in our control in my opinion."

James: "New Zealand's problem seems to be their batting. They've only got past 250 once, and 401 for 2 innings won't win many tests in India."

Murli: "The disappointment in this series so far is Ross Taylor. His under performance is hurting Kiwis more than anyone/anything else. He is the difference between the two teams so far. But well played Kiwis. Great competitors. The scoreline does not justify their performance."

Ashok Datti: "Indian Pacers : 12(6+6) & Indian Spinners: 8 (4+4). NZ Pacers: 14 (5+6+3) & NZ Spinners : 6(4+2) Looks like a good pitch."

Pradeep: "Out of 40 wickets 26 for Seamers, completely opposite from the Match Preview. Very good performance from bowlers. So only issue with Indian Team is their Top order need to be consistent. They definitely deserves 1st Rank after this match :)"

Pallav: "From 103-1 to 197 all out, I think 350+ was too much to chase and without Williamson their batting struggled, but I think credit goes to Indian bowlers to keep focusing and always looking for wicket. We are Numero UNO!"

Bhuvneshwar Kumar: "In India we generally don't get these kinds of wickets. When you get one, you just try to make the most of it. When you contribute to a win, it's something special for you. Thanks to physio and trainer, they worked hard with me [on ankle injury]. Shami is the most lazy person in the team, but when he's on the field he always gives it 100%. It's a sweet victory, because you don't generally get these sorts of wickets [in India] which help seamers."

4.47pm Each of the four Indian bowlers has looked like taking wickets in this innings, and right through this match. Three each to Shami, Ashwin and Jadeja, and one to Bhuvneshwar, who got five in the first innings. It means New Zealand were always under pressure, and even though they began well, there was always the danger of a collapse once India broke into the middle and lower order. India climb to No. 1 in the ICC Test rankings, and they've done it with a superb all-round performance on a tricky pitch that gave New Zealand's bowlers as much assistance as it did theirs.

81.1
W
Shami to Boult, OUT

bouncer, and Boult backs away from the line and gives it an almighty heave. Top-edges it high in the air, and Vijay moves backwards and to his right from first slip, calling "mine", loudly, and completes a commanding Indian performance

Trent Boult c Vijay b Mohammed Shami 4 (14b 0x4 0x6 21m) SR: 28.57

Light getting a bit murky now.

end of over 815 runs
NZ: 197/9CRR: 2.43 
Neil Wagner5 (43b)
Trent Boult4 (13b)
Bhuvneshwar Kumar 12-4-28-1
Mohammed Shami 18-5-46-2
80.6
Bhuvneshwar to Wagner, no run

ooh, this one is much closer to off stump, opens up Wagner as he defends from the crease, and beats his edge

80.5
Bhuvneshwar to Wagner, no run

outswinger to the left-hander from around the wicket, starts too wide to make Wagner play

80.4
1
Bhuvneshwar to Boult, 1 run

back of a length, swinging in towards leg stump. Boult walks across the crease, exposes his leg stump, and clips it to the right of short leg, plays the shot with his front leg in the air. That is so typically Boult

Boult on strike. Bhuvneshwar back over the wicket, and short leg comes in.

80.3
1
Bhuvneshwar to Wagner, 1 run

inswinger, starts from a fifth-stump line, presses forward and pokes towards deep point, Shami, who runs to his left and keeps it down to one run

Around the wicket now, to Wagner.

80.2
2
Bhuvneshwar to Wagner, 2 runs

full, swings in towards off stump, Looks to play down the ground and it runs off the inside half of the bat through square leg

80.1
1
Bhuvneshwar to Boult, 1 run

full inswinger on middle, clipped to the right of midwicket

Second new-ball is due now. They've taken it, and Bhuvneshwar Kumar comes on

end of over 80Maiden
NZ: 192/9CRR: 2.40 
Neil Wagner2 (39b)
Trent Boult2 (11b)
Mohammed Shami 18-5-46-2
Ravindra Jadeja 20-3-41-3
79.6
Shami to Wagner, no run

fullish, close to off, defended to mid-off

79.5
Shami to Wagner, no run

and again, angles in and moves away. The line is straighter, and Wagner, looking to defend down the pitch, gets a thickish edge into the point region

79.4
Shami to Wagner, no run

now he finds the edge, again it straightens from a good length outside off. Defends with fairly soft hands, so it falls short of Rahane at wide second slip

79.3
Shami to Wagner, no run

wow. Length ball, angling in and straightening in the corridor. Beats Wagner's defensive prod

79.2
Shami to Wagner, no run

full-toss outside off, pushed to short cover

79.1
Shami to Wagner, no run

whoa, looked close. Swings in to Wagner to beat his inside edge as he defends from the crease. Big inside-edge onto front pad

Now Shami comes around the wicket again

end of over 79Maiden
NZ: 192/9CRR: 2.43 
Trent Boult2 (11b)
Neil Wagner2 (33b)
Ravindra Jadeja 20-3-41-3
Mohammed Shami 17-4-46-2
78.6
Jadeja to Boult, no run

fuller and straighter, Boult keeps it out

78.5
Jadeja to Boult, no run

is that it? Not quite. Boult isn't quite to the pitch to defend, and pushes at it with his hands as it turns away from middle stump. Gambhir dives forward from silly point, and drops a low chance

78.4
Jadeja to Boult, no run

full on leg stump, clipped back to the bowler

78.3
Jadeja to Boult, no run

fullish outside off, defended off the front foot

78.2
Jadeja to Boult, no run

fuller, blocked back to the bowler

78.1
Jadeja to Boult, no run

beautifully left by Boult. Read the line well, length ball outside off, and withdrew his bat inside the line

end of over 78Maiden
NZ: 192/9CRR: 2.46 
Neil Wagner2 (33b)
Trent Boult2 (5b)
Mohammed Shami 17-4-46-2
Ravindra Jadeja 19-2-41-3
77.6
Shami to Wagner, no run

length ball attacking off stump, blocked back to the bowler

Left-arm Right-arm over now

Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
CA Pujara
87 runs (219)
17 fours0 six
Productive shot
cut shot
28 runs
6 fours0 six
Control
90%
RG Sharma
82 runs (132)
9 fours2 sixes
Productive shot
cover drive
19 runs
3 fours0 six
Control
89%
Best performances - bowlers
B Kumar
O
15
M
2
R
48
W
5
ECO
3.2
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
3W
LEGOFF
LHB
1W
1W
RA Jadeja
O
20
M
3
R
41
W
3
ECO
2.05
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W
1W
LEGOFF
LHB
1W
Match details
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
TossIndia, elected to bat first
Series
Season2016/17
Player Of The Match
Series resultIndia led the 3-match series 2-0
Match numberTest no. 2222
Hours of play (local time)09.30 start, Lunch 11.30-12.10, Tea 14.10-14.30, Close 16.30
Match days30 September, 1,2,3 October 2016 - day (5-day match)
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