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Sunday, April 5, 2009

Zaheer Khan strikes


Zaheer Khan

Left-arm paceman Zaheer Khan’s five-wicket haul powered India to a commanding position on the second day of the third Test in Wellington on Saturday। Replying to India’s 379, New Zealand was dismissed for 197

Seeking a Test series triumph in New Zealand after 40 years, India was 51 for one at stumps. The visitors are ahead by 233 runs with nine second innings wickets remaining on a surface continuing to offer lift and movement to the pacemen.

While Zaheer (five for 65) and off-spinner Harbhajan Singh (three for 43) combined to inflict the maximum damage, skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni became the first Indian keeper to hold six catches in a Test innings.