31 August, 2012 9:00 AM, Both the Captains Ross Taylor and MS Dhoni face each other for the toss. It was a good start for New Zealand as they won the toss. Ross Taylor Said "Pitch looks good and it looks like that bowl will swing for the first hour.So, we will bat first and try not to loss our wickets and post a big score". Tim Southee replace for Chris Martin. Sunil Gavaskar says it is a typical Indian pitch, it will turn later as the match progresses, but will be good for batting first couple of days. Some movement for the quicks is expected, more because of the overcast conditions.
Anyway, MS Dhoni wants Indian pitches to turn more. The Hyderabad wicket wasn't exactly a turning track, he said yesterday. He is right too, it was the bounce that was more threatening in Hyderabad.
As the opners came into bat. M Guptill scored 53, while BB McCullum got out for zero.LRPL Taylor played a perfect Captains Knock for New Zealand and scored his 7th Test Century while he gave his wicket to P Ojha at 113, for India P Ojha was the top wicket taker as New Zealand post a total of 328/6 (CFK van Wyk 63* ,DAJ Bracewell 30*, P Ojha 4/90).
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