{"id":9450,"date":"2012-08-25T11:25:55","date_gmt":"2012-08-25T11:25:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=9450"},"modified":"2012-08-25T11:25:55","modified_gmt":"2012-08-25T11:25:55","slug":"india-in-vantage-position-as-rain-stops-play","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=9450","title":{"rendered":"India vs NZ Test: India in vantage position as rain stops play"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"images\/cricket\/00%20cheteshwar.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"India in vantage position as rain stops play\" width=\"200\" style=\"margin: 6px; float: left;\" \/>New Delhi:<\/strong> Skies opened mid-way into the third day\u2019s play of the first test between India and New Zealand which forced the umpires to abandon \u00a0the day\u2019s play well ahead of the regulation time. <\/p>\n<p>Following on into the second innings, New Zealand were 41\/1 when umpires decided to stop the match due to poor light.<\/p>\n<p>Pragyan Ojha took the first wicket of the second innings after he trapped Martin Guptill in front of the wicket for an individual score of 16.<\/p>\n<p>Brendon McCullum and Kane Williamson remained unbeaten on 16 and 3 respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in the day, the Black Caps coming onto bat at the overnight score of 106 for 5 still requiring 133 to save the follow on were routed for 159, thanks to some disciplined bowling by Indian spin pair of R Ashwin and Pragyan Ojha.<\/p>\n<p>Indian spinners shared nine wickets amongst them with Ashwin dismissing six New Zealand batsmen whereas Ojha took three. Umesh Yadav accounted for one casualty.<\/p>\n<p>Starting the day\u2019s proceedings James Franklin and Kruger Van Wyk started off cautiously but Wyk soon fell prey to Umesh Yadav.<br \/>Wyk\u2019s dismissal exposed the tail and Ojha got their act together to exploit the conditions well and cleaned up the tail-enders without much hassle.<\/p>\n<p>Franklin was the only batsmen who looked at ease against the Indian bowling and top-scored with 43.<\/p>\n<p>Ashwin who returned with figures of 31-6 registered his third fifth wicket, whereas Ojha ended the day with 44-3.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Brief Score:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>159 (Franklin 43*, Ashwin 6-31, Ojha 3-44) &amp; 41 for 1, India 438 ( Cheteswar Pujara 159, MS Dhoni 73, Jeetan Patel 100-3, Trent Boult 93-3.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi: Skies opened mid-way into the third day\u2019s play of the first test between India and New Zealand which forced the umpires to abandon \u00a0the day\u2019s play well ahead of the regulation time. 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