Shikhar Dhawan missed a second consecutive hundred by two runs as India scored 347 for 6 when reports last came in on day two of the second and final cricket Test against New Zealand at Wellington. Dhawan scored 98 runs off 127 balls at the Basin Reserve, following his hundred in the first Test in Auckland which India lost by 40 runs.Skipper M.S. Dhoni with 67 runs and Ajinkya Rahane at 81 were at the crease when reports last came in.Earlier, India bundled out New Zealand for a paltry score of 192 on the opening day yesterday. Ishant Sharma's 6-wicket haul for 51 runs helped India take early control of the match. Mohammed Shami took the remaining 4 wickets for 70 runs. Ishant Sharma justified captain MS Dhoni's decision to bowl first on a greentop as the lanky pacer kept the host batsmen on their toes with his testing line and length.
News On AIR | February 15, 2014 9:14 AM
Shikhar Dhawan misses a century by two runs in the second test against New Zealand at Wellington