By Abhishek Manroa
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| Ravichandran Ashwin had another day filled with wickets |
NEW DELHI (TheSportsNext)
September 3, 2012: New Zealand fast bowler Tim Southee recorded best Test
figures while Indian offspinner Ravichandran Ashwin took another five-wicket
haul as 14 wickets fell on a busy third day of Bangalore Test leaving the Test
evenly poised with tourists leading by 244 runs with only one wicket in hand.
India started the day at 283 for 5 and soon right-hand
Indian batting sensation Virat Kohli proved his worth in the Test squad as he scored
his second Test hundred. Once Virat Kohli fell after scoring 103 runs, things
looked shaky for the home side as skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni (62) soon
followed and the tail-enders managed to add 43 runs into the total.
Fast bowler Tim Southee stole the limelight and captured seven
wickets for 64 runs and gave New Zealand a slender 12-run first innings lead.
Ravichandran Ashwin remained not out at 32 from 40 hitting five boundaries as
he ran out of partners at the other end.
New Zealand lost both openers in the space of 10 deliveries
as Martin Guptill, who had hit half century in the first innings, failed to
emulate on his performance and fell to Umesh Yadav for seven runs while Brendon
McCullum once again failed to prove his worth in the top-order and fell to
Yadav for only 23 runs.
Kane Williamson (13) showed promise before becoming first
victim of Ashwin but skipper Ross Taylor (37) and Daniel Flynn (31) added 42
runs for the fourth wicket. Flynn also was involved in a 29-run partnership
with James Franklin, who came out as the top-scorer of the innings.
With Franklin and Kruger van Wyk (31) looked settled at the
crease, New Zealand looked good to give India a 300-plus target but a reckless
shot selection by James Franklin (41) opened floodgates for the Indian spinner Ashwin
who rattled the lower order and India restricted the Kiwis to nine down for 232
at stumps on day 3.
Ravichandran Ashwin captured five wickets for 69 runs while
Umesh Yadav took two wickets for 62 runs.
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