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06 Dec 2013 10:49 #166964
by chairman
New Zealand's ability to bowl sides out twice is being questioned after they could only snare four wickets on the fourth day of the Dunedin Test as the West Indies avoided an innings defeat.
They head into the final day with a 47-run lead and four wickets remaining and a chance of saving the Test that looked beyond them after being asked to follow on 396 runs behind.
But an unbeaten 210 from Darren Bravo and other handy contributions as well as three dropped catches ruined New Zealand hopes of earning a day off after starting the day needing eight wickets.
However leg-spinner Ish Sodhi, who toiled for 28 overs for just one scalp in the day, said they had to see their frustrating day in the context of the match.
"On the scoreboard I'd say we're still on top.
"There's still a lot of hard work to do and if we can knock a couple over early in the morning hopefully we cannot have too many more to chase," the 21-year-old said.
"There's still a tough day of work ahead, but still 90 overs to get into our work and make a game of it."
New Zealand failed to bowl out England at Eden Park in March and they have already had four and a half sessions in the field in Dunedin and have picked up just the six wickets.
Key to their hopes of winning their first Test this year will be removing Bravo early and the 24-year-old Trinidadian is determined to build on his score and leave the hosts a tricky target to chase.
"I think it's still a decent wicket bat on.
"Hopefully we can carry on where we left off from today. We can score pretty fast. Hopefully we can leave New Zealand some sort of runs to get," said the 26th West Indian to score a double century.
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06 Dec 2013 11:21 #166988
by ketchim
They are so physically exhausted and mentally fatigued after 200 overs of Bowling ~
This chap had nightmares ...he gonna be a wreck on Day 5 !!
Bravo dropped on 82 : including a 2nd attempt !
WAGNER Concerto ! ::LOL::
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06 Dec 2013 11:51 #167003
by elcosteno
He is a class act no doubt about that and today he further enhanced his reputation by scoring a superb double hundred in a crisis. No one can come close to Brian LARA but Bravo certainly has compelled the cricket lovers all round the world to admit that he is not only a look alike of Lara but also has the talent to achieve greater things in cricket. Today at stumps when he was walking back to the dressing room I recalled moments when Brian used to play such innings of great character. No one would have thought that the match would go to last day, but it was bravo's innings which made this situation possible. The inning has everything sublime stroke play, patience, forgetting the dropped chances or rash shot. I think this innings has proved that he is come of age.
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06 Dec 2013 12:00 #167006
by ketchim
NZ bowlers
may have until LUNCH :
to wrap things up b4 the Rains arrive .
All we gotta do is " Stay there "
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