f51514 t1915	New Zealand v India
	India in New Zealand 2008/09 (1st Test)
Venue	Seddon Park, Hamilton on 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st March 2009 (5-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	India won the toss and decided to field
Result	India won by 10 wickets
Umpires	IJ Gould (England), SJA Taufel (Australia)
TV umpire	GAV Baxter
Referee	AG Hurst (Australia)
Reserve Umpire	KC Manley
Close of play day 1	India (1) 29/0 (Gambhir 6*, Sehwag 22*; 7 overs)
Close of play day 2	India (1) 278/4 (Tendulkar 70*, Yuvraj Singh 8*; 90.5 overs)
Close of play day 3	New Zealand (2) 75/3 (Flynn 24*; 31 overs)
Player of the Match	SR Tendulkar
Articles	India cruise to win in New Zealand
	Tendulkar's ton puts India in control
	Tendulkar lead India's charge
	India take Day One honours after Kiwi fightback
Pictures	Jesse Ryder scores his maiden Test century

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New Zealand first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
TG McIntosh	c Sehwag b Sharma	12	52	75	1	-	43
MJ Guptill	c Dravid b Khan	14	20	28	2	-	15
DR Flynn	c Dhoni b Khan	0	3	7	-	-	3
LRPL Taylor	b Sharma	18	37	58	2	-	29
JD Ryder	c Laxman b Sharma	102	162	269	14	-	108
JEC Franklin	c Dhoni b Sharma	0	2	3	-	-	2
+BB McCullum	c Laxman b Patel	3	8	10	-	-	6
*DL Vettori	c Dhoni b Patel	118	164	196	14	2	112
KD Mills	b Patel	0	1	2	-	-	1
IE O'Brien	st Dhoni b Harbhajan Singh	8	19	29	1	-	14
CS Martin	not out	0	5	5	-	-	5
Extras	(1 lb, 3 nb)	4
Total	(all out, 345 minutes, 78.2 overs)	279
Fall of wickets:
1-17 (Guptill, 6.5 ov), 2-17 (Flynn, 8.2 ov), 3-40 (McIntosh, 16.2 ov), 4-51 (Taylor, 20.4 ov), 5-51 (Franklin, 20.6 ov), 6-60 (McCullum, 23.1 ov), 7-246 (Vettori, 70.2 ov), 8-246 (Mills, 70.3 ov), 9-275 (O'Brien, 77.1 ov), 10-279 (Ryder, 78.2 ov)

India bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Khan	16	3	70	2	-	2	67	9	1
Sharma	19.2	4	73	4	-	-	84	10	-
Patel	18	4	60	3	-	-	76	7	-
Harbhajan Singh	22	7	57	1	-	-	100	7	-
Sehwag	3	0	18	0	-	1	9	1	1

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India first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
G Gambhir	c McCullum b Martin	72	135	173	11	-	101
V Sehwag	run out (Franklin)	24	21	40	5	-	12
RS Dravid	b O'Brien	66	138	182	12	-	110
SR Tendulkar	c Taylor b O'Brien	160	260	397	26	-	187
VVS Laxman	c Taylor b Martin	30	91	108	4	-	79
Yuvraj Singh	b Martin	22	50	72	4	-	41
*+MS Dhoni	c McCullum b O'Brien	47	123	143	7	-	100
Harbhajan Singh	c Vettori b Mills	16	27	34	2	1	22
Z Khan	not out	51	46	62	8	-	23
I Sharma	c McCullum b Vettori	6	13	26	1	-	10
MM Patel	c Martin b Vettori	9	20	22	1	-	15
Extras	(6 b, 3 lb, 8 nb)	17
Total	(all out, 634 minutes, 152.4 overs)	520
Fall of wickets:
1-37 (Sehwag, 9.2 ov), 2-142 (Gambhir, 41.4 ov), 3-177 (Dravid, 53.2 ov), 4-238 (Laxman, 81.2 ov), 5-314 (Yuvraj Singh, 97.3 ov), 6-429 (Dhoni, 133.4 ov), 7-443 (Tendulkar, 137.6 ov), 8-457 (Harbhajan Singh, 140.4 ov), 9-492 (Sharma, 146.3 ov), 10-520 (Patel, 152.4 ov)

New Zealand bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Martin	30	9	98	3	-	-	142	20	-
Mills	22	4	98	1	-	5	96	17	-
O'Brien	33	7	103	3	-	-	153	16	-
Franklin	23	1	98	0	-	-	93	14	-
Vettori	35.4	8	90	2	-	3	165	9	1
Ryder	9	5	24	0	-	-	45	5	-

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New Zealand second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
TG McIntosh	c Tendulkar b Khan	0	3	2	-	-	3
MJ Guptill	c Sehwag b Harbhajan Singh	48	86	115	7	1	67
DR Flynn	c Gambhir b Harbhajan Singh	67	183	289	10	-	151
KD Mills	lbw b Patel	2	19	20	-	-	18
LRPL Taylor	c Sehwag b Patel	4	30	58	-	-	26
JD Ryder	lbw b Harbhajan Singh	21	27	36	2	1	20
JEC Franklin	c Patel b Harbhajan Singh	14	44	51	1	-	37
+BB McCullum	c Laxman b Yuvraj Singh	84	135	168	11	-	89
*DL Vettori	c Dhoni b Harbhajan Singh	21	41	51	2	-	28
IE O'Brien	c Laxman b Harbhajan Singh	14	45	100	3	-	40
CS Martin	not out	0	2	4	-	-	2
Extras	(1 b, 3 lb)	4
Total	(all out, 450 minutes, 102.3 overs)	279
Fall of wickets:
1-0 (McIntosh, 0.3 ov), 2-68 (Guptill, 25.3 ov), 3-75 (Mills, 30.6 ov), 4-110 (Taylor, 43.3 ov), 5-132 (Ryder, 51.2 ov), 6-154 (Franklin, 63.5 ov), 7-161 (Flynn, 65.6 ov), 8-199 (Vettori, 77.5 ov), 9-275 (O'Brien, 101.4 ov), 10-279 (McCullum, 102.3 ov)

India bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Khan	28	7	79	1	-	-	133	10	1
Sharma	22	7	62	0	-	-	108	9	1
Patel	17	2	60	2	-	-	74	9	-
Harbhajan Singh	28	2	63	6	-	-	128	7	-
Yuvraj Singh	7.3	2	11	1	-	-	38	1	-

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India second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
G Gambhir	not out	30	18	23	6	-	8
RS Dravid	not out	8	14	23	2	-	12
V Sehwag	did not bat
SR Tendulkar	did not bat
VVS Laxman	did not bat
Yuvraj Singh	did not bat
*+MS Dhoni	did not bat
Harbhajan Singh	did not bat
Z Khan	did not bat
I Sharma	did not bat
MM Patel	did not bat
Extras	(1 b)	1
Total	(no wicket, 23 minutes, 5.2 overs)	39

New Zealand bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Martin	3	0	17	0	-	-	13	4	-
Mills	2.2	0	21	0	-	-	7	4	-

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Notes
--> The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
--> Day 1 Lunch: New Zealand (1) 61/6 (JD Ryder 13*, DL Vettori 0*; 25 overs)
--> Day 1 Tea: New Zealand (1) 162/6 (JD Ryder 50*, DL Vettori 64*; 54 overs)
--> Day 2 Lunch: India (1) 108/1 (Gambhir 58*, Dravid 23*; 32 overs)
--> Day 2 Tea: India (1) 197/3 (Tendulkar 25*, Laxman 4*; 61 overs)
--> Day 3 Lunch: India (1) 384/5 (Tendulkar 135*, Dhoni 22*; 123 overs)
--> Day 3 Tea: India (1) 520 all out
--> Day 4 Lunch: New Zealand (2) 146/5 (DR Flynn 62*, JEC Franklin 7*; 57 overs)
--> Day 4 Tea: New Zealand (2) 216/8 (BB McCullum 30*, IE O'Brien 5*; 85 overs)
--> New Zealand first innings: 50 in 18.3 overs
--> New Zealand first innings: 100 in 40.2 overs
--> New Zealand first innings: 150 in 50.5 overs
--> New Zealand first innings: 200 in 62.2 overs
--> New Zealand first innings: 250 in 71.3 overs
--> India first innings: 50 in 13.2 overs
--> India first innings: 100 in 28.3 overs
--> India first innings: 150 in 44.6 overs
--> India first innings: 200 in 62.3 overs
--> India first innings: 250 in 84.2 overs
--> India first innings: 300 in 93.3 overs
--> India first innings: 350 in 109.2 overs
--> India first innings: 400 in 127.1 overs
--> India first innings: 450 in 138.5 overs
--> India first innings: 500 in 147.3 overs
--> New Zealand second innings: 50 in 17.5 overs
--> New Zealand second innings: 100 in 41.6 overs
--> New Zealand second innings: 150 in 59.4 overs
--> New Zealand second innings: 200 in 78.5 overs
--> New Zealand second innings: 250 in 94.4 overs
--> MJ Guptill made his debut in Test matches
--> KD Mills made his last appearance in Test matches
--> JD Ryder (1) 50 in 102 balls with 7 fours
--> JD Ryder (1) passed his previous highest score of 91 in Test matches
--> JD Ryder (1) made his first century in Test matches
--> JD Ryder (1) 100 in 161 balls with 14 fours
--> JD Ryder (1) passed 500 runs in Test matches when he reached 56
--> JD Ryder (1) passed 3000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 91
--> DL Vettori (1) 50 in 85 balls with 7 fours and 1 six
--> DL Vettori (1) 100 in 139 balls with 13 fours and 1 six
--> G Gambhir (1) 50 in 97 balls with 8 fours
--> RS Dravid (1) 50 in 108 balls with 10 fours
--> SR Tendulkar (1) 50 in 118 balls with 8 fours
--> SR Tendulkar (1) 100 in 168 balls with 15 fours
--> SR Tendulkar (1) 150 in 241 balls with 25 fours
--> SR Tendulkar (1) passed 12500 runs in Test matches when he reached 71
--> MS Dhoni (1) passed 4000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 25
--> Z Khan (1) 50 in 45 balls with 8 fours
--> DR Flynn (2) 50 in 118 balls with 8 fours
--> DR Flynn (2) passed 500 runs in Test matches when he reached 29
--> DR Flynn (2) passed 2000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 2
--> BB McCullum (2) 50 in 85 balls with 6 fours
--> BB McCullum (2) passed 2000 runs in Test matches when he reached 7
--> IE O'Brien (2) equalled his previous highest score of 14 in Test matches
--> MJ Guptill made his debut for New Zealand in First-Class matches
--> MM Patel made his debut in New Zealand in First-Class matches
--> MM Patel made his debut in New Zealand in Test matches
--> I Sharma made his debut in New Zealand in First-Class matches
--> I Sharma made his debut in New Zealand in Test matches
--> MS Dhoni made his debut in New Zealand in First-Class matches
--> MS Dhoni made his debut in New Zealand in Test matches
--> Yuvraj Singh made his debut in New Zealand in First-Class matches
--> Yuvraj Singh made his debut in New Zealand in Test matches
--> G Gambhir made his debut in New Zealand in First-Class matches
--> G Gambhir made his debut in New Zealand in Test matches
--> Z Khan reached 200 wickets in Test matches when he dismissed TG McIntosh, his 1st wicket in the New Zealand second innings
--> JD Ryder (26) and DL Vettori (27) added 50 in 118 balls for the New Zealand 7th wicket in the first innings
--> JD Ryder (37) and DL Vettori (64) added 100 in 183 balls for the New Zealand 7th wicket in the first innings
--> JD Ryder (50) and DL Vettori (98) added 150 in 242 balls for the New Zealand 7th wicket in the first innings
--> G Gambhir (37) and RS Dravid (15) added 50 in 101 balls for the India 2nd wicket in the first innings
--> G Gambhir (57) and RS Dravid (42) added 100 in 191 balls for the India 2nd wicket in the first innings
--> SR Tendulkar (22) and VVS Laxman (27) added 50 in 112 balls for the India 4th wicket in the first innings
--> SR Tendulkar (34) and Yuvraj Singh (17) added 50 in 66 balls for the India 5th wicket in the first innings
--> SR Tendulkar (31) and MS Dhoni (16) added 50 in 86 balls for the India 6th wicket in the first innings
--> SR Tendulkar (58) and MS Dhoni (37) added 100 in 194 balls for the India 6th wicket in the first innings
--> MJ Guptill (34) and DR Flynn (16) added 50 in 104 balls for the New Zealand 2nd wicket in the second innings
--> BB McCullum (40) and IE O'Brien (9) added 50 in 96 balls for the New Zealand 9th wicket in the second innings

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New Ball Taken: India 238/3 after 81.1 overs (SR Tendulkar 40, VVS Laxman 30)
New Ball Taken: New Zealand 205/8 after 82.1 overs (BB McCullum 23, IE O'Brien 1)
JD Ryder (26) and DL Vettori (27) added 50 in 118 balls for the New Zealand 7th wicket in the first innings
JD Ryder (37) and DL Vettori (64) added 100 in 183 balls for the New Zealand 7th wicket in the first innings
JD Ryder (50) and DL Vettori (98) added 150 in 242 balls for the New Zealand 7th wicket in the first innings
G Gambhir (37) and RS Dravid (15) added 50 in 101 balls for the India 2nd wicket in the first innings
G Gambhir (57) and RS Dravid (42) added 100 in 191 balls for the India 2nd wicket in the first innings
SR Tendulkar (22) and VVS Laxman (27) added 50 in 112 balls for the India 4th wicket in the first innings
SR Tendulkar (34) and Yuvraj Singh (17) added 50 in 66 balls for the India 5th wicket in the first innings
SR Tendulkar (31) and MS Dhoni (16) added 50 in 86 balls for the India 6th wicket in the first innings
SR Tendulkar (58) and MS Dhoni (37) added 100 in 194 balls for the India 6th wicket in the first innings
MJ Guptill (34) and DR Flynn (16) added 50 in 104 balls for the New Zealand 2nd wicket in the second innings
BB McCullum (40) and IE O'Brien (9) added 50 in 96 balls for the New Zealand 9th wicket in the second innings