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IND win 2 - 0 IND gains 15 points; NZ loses 15 points
Draw 1 - 1 NZ gains 0 points; IND loses 0 points
NZ win 2 - 0 NZ gains 15 points; IND loses 15 points
Ahmedabad
8 - 12 October 2003
India won the toss and elected to bat first.� New Zealand struck in the eleventh over to dismiss Sehwag (29) to have India 1 for 35.� However, New Zealand was unable to further capitalise on the breakthrough and at lunch, India was well placed at 1 for 76.� New Zealand fought their way back to an even position by dismissing Chopra (42) and Tendulkar (8) during the afternoon session before India went to tea at 3 for 149.� However, India took control during the evening session and batted through to stumps without losing another wicket to be 3 for 249 after Dravid posted his 15th Test century.
New Zealand dismissed Laxman (64) early on the second morning before India then batted through to the lunch break to be 4 for 320 and seemingly in control of the match.� India took the total to 4 for 438 during the afternoon session, effectively shutting New Zealand out of contention for a win in the Test.� New Zealand finally removed Dravid (222) after tea, but not before he had posted his third Test double century.� When Ganguly had posted his own century and the score was neatly on 5 for 500, the Indians declared the innings closed.� Vettori was the more successful bowler with 2 for 128 off 44 overs.� In reply, New Zealand faced 19 overs before stumps and lost Richardson (6), Vincent (7) and Fleming (1) to be 3 for 41 with seemingly little chance of avoiding an innings defeat.
New Zealand continued to revive their shattered innings on the third morning and took the total to 108 before the fourth wicket of Styris (34) fell.� India was unable to take further wickets in the morning session and it was not until late in the afternoon session that they dismissed McMillan (54) when the score was 5 for 199.� India had more success after tea when they dismissed Astle (103), Oram (5) and Hart (15) before New Zealand finished the day at 8 for 282. �New Zealand still require another 19 runs on the fourth morning to avoid any chance of having to follow on and to significantly improve their chances of securing a draw.
New Zealand passed the follow on target on the fourth morning before Wiseman (27) and Vettori (60) were dismissed and New Zealand was all out for 340.� India began adding to their 160 run first innings lead by losing Sehwag (17) at 1 for 20.� However, India then settled and took the total to 97 before losing the wicket of Chopra (31).� New Zealand then increased the pressure and dismissed Tendulkar (7) before India went to tea at 3 for 126 and a lead of 266 runs.� New Zealand dismissed Dravid (73), Laxman (44) and Ganguly (25) before India declared at 6 for 209 after having struggling to add runs quickly enough to leave enough time to bowl the tourists out.� Wiseman was the best of the bowlers with 4 for 64 off 11.5 overs.� New Zealand began their unlikely quest for the 370 runs required for victory, but lost Richardson (21) shortly before the end of play, when the score was 1 for 48.
New Zealand gave away any thought they may have held of winning the Test after Tuffey (8), Fleming (8) and Styris (0) were out at 4 for 86.� By lunch, New Zealand was 4 for 101 and India had the ascendancy with a result looking to be only a matter of time.� However, New Zealand dug in and refused to collapse during the afternoon and lost only Vincent (67) and Oram (7) to be 6 for 195 at tea.� New Zealand continued their stiff resistance during the final session and India was unable to take any further wickets.� At stumps and the draw declared, New Zealand was still 98 runs short of the victory target at 6 for 272 with McMillan (83*) and Astle (51*) the not out batsmen.� Kumble was the best of the bowlers with 4 for 95 off 39 overs.
Second Test
Mohali
16 - 20 October 2003
New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat first.� India?s acting captain for this Test, Dravid, missed a regulation slips catch when Richardson had ten runs in the third over.� The miss proved costly as New Zealand then batted through to lunch to be 77 without loss.� India was unable to breakthrough during the afternoon session as New Zealand took the total to 168.� The misery continued for India until toward the end of the evening session, Vincent (106) was dismissed after posting his second Test century.� At stumps, New Zealand was firmly in control of the match at 1 for 247.
New Zealand ploughed onwards during the second morning on a very flat track.� India was unable to dismiss either batsmen and by lunch, New Zealand was 1 for 316.� India finally dismissed Richardson (145) at 2 for 382 and then Fleming (30) and Styris (119) to be 4 for 447.� India's final wicket of the day was Astle (18) before New Zealand finished the day at 5 for 536. However, New Zealand's slow scoring rate may be increasing the chances of an eventual draw.�
New Zealand resumed on the third morning and lost Hart (11) in the third over of the morning at 6 for 540.� However, upon McMillan� (100*) reaching his century, New Zealand declared at 6 for 630 with Vettori (48*) the other not out batsman.� Kumble was the most successful bowler with 3 for 181 off 66 overs.� India faced five overs before going to lunch at 15 without loss.� Having batted for over two days, New Zealand now experienced the flat track from the other perspective.� They were unable to take a wicket during the afternoon session and India reached 0 for 114 at tea.� New Zealand made only one breakthrough during the evening session and dismissed Chopra (60) at 1 for 164.� India ended the day at 1 for 203 after Sehwag posted his fourth Test century, still 228 runs short of the follow on target.� However, a draw seems inevitable given the flat wicket.
New Zealand needed to tear through the Indian batsmen on the fourth morning to have any chance of a result in the match.� The dismissed Dravid (13) in the second over of the day and then Sehwag (130) two overs later to have India 3 for 218.� However, New Zealand was unable to keep taking wickets and at lunch, India was 3 for 267.� India continued to score slowly through an uneventful afternoon and went to tea at 3 for 330 having added 63 runs in the session.� New Zealand then struck in the over after tea to dismiss Tendulkar (55) and then later Yuvraj Singh (20) and Patel (18) before India finished the day at 6 for 390.� India is still 41 runs short of the follow on target and an inevitable draw looms even larger after India added only 187 runs in 90 overs at two runs per over on day four.
In a copy of� the previous day, New Zealand again took a wicket in the second over of the final morning, this time Kumble (5) was run out.� Soon afterwards, Harbhajan Singh (8) was also run out.� New Zealand went on to dismiss Balaji (4) and Zaheer Khan (0) in successive balls with India needing only seven more runs to avoid the follow on.� India was all out for 424 with Tuffey the best of the bolwers with 4 for 80 off 29 overs.� New Zealand enforced the follow on and quickly sent Sehwag (1) back to the pavilion at 1 for 6 and then Dravid (5) on the ball before lunch when the score was 2 for 12.� Shortly after lunch, New Zealand dismissed Tendulkar (1).� However, India then batted dourly through to tea without further loss of wickets to be 3 for 68.� New Zealand kept trying in the final session and managed to dismiss Chopra (52). However, there was never going to be enough time and the match was declared a draw with when India was 4 for 136.
