India 239 for 7 (Pujara 87, Rahane 77, Henry 3-35) v New ZealandScorecard and ball-by-ball detailsSince 2015-16, most of Indias Tests at home have been played on pitches that were prone to turn in the first hour. Kanpur wasnt as extreme, but there was nothing there for the fast bowlers. New Zealand would have arrived in Kolkata expecting more of the same. The grass on the pitch could well have been arranged to spell surprise. Kane Williamson was stuck in the dressing room with a fever, but his men gave him a get well card that read Skipper, we applied pressure for longer as they reduced India to 239 for 7.Matt Henry helped them forget they had lost another toss. He courted the outside edge and Eden Gardens was only too willing a wingman. The entire square had been dug up and relaid for the new season and bowling back of a length posed a serious challenge to the batsman because of inconsistent bounce. Henry bowled Shikhar Dhawan in his first over of the match and then dismissed the in-form M Vijay with a beauty. Trent Boult set a trap for Virat Kohli and sprung it before the batsman could reach double-digits.India needed someone capable of playing time. They lost three wickets in the morning session, but with the sun beating down, conditions would change. If a batsman could last the early stages, he could really cash in. Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane did for nearly 50 overs, each setting himself up for a century. But New Zealand didnt let them get to the landmark. In the final session of play, Neil Wagner had Pujara caught at short cover for 87 and Jeetan Patel deceived Rahane with pace to trap him lbw for 77.Part of New Zealands success was down to their ability to keep the runs down. Even when they couldnt pick up any wickets in the second session, they allowed India only 79 runs in 31 overs. By doing so, they were able to make sure India couldnt bat them out of the Test as they had done in the second innings in Kanpur. Ross Taylors captaincy and field placements were important in that regard. He had catching men on the drive and the flick, knowing the pitch was offering extra bounce. His bowlers were either wide outside off stump, testing the batsmens patience, or at the stumps, knowing they had protection on the leg side, where India could secure only 12 boundaries. These were either scored off overpitched deliveries - Pujaras flicks early in his innings - or really good shots - Rahanes flick in the 61st over after getting on top of a Santner delivery turning away from him.Indias run-rate struggled to get over three, but they had two batsmen who could lay the foundation for a big first innings. The thing was, when they made the mistake, New Zealand pounced on it. Pujara drove on the up, was caught by Martin Guptill, on his birthday, and a 141-run partnership was broken. Rahane was trapped by a quicker ball from Jeetan Patel after he had forced the batsman back into his crease. The 36-year old offspinner had long abandoned hopes of playing international cricket again. He was chosen ahead of Ish Sodhi despite having only a day and a bit to acclimatise. But his control of line and ability to drift the ball made him dangerous.Only four batsmen reached double-figures for India. Dhawans comeback was limited to 10 balls, Henry making him drag a cut onto his stumps. The 24-year old fast bowler repeatedly beat the right-handers outside edge by straightening the ball off the seam and eventually dismissed Vijay by going a bit wider of the crease, although that may just have been a quirk of fortune because Henry had just been warned for running onto the danger area by umpire Rod Tucker.Kohli had come out had come out seeming determined not to let the bowling get the better of him. He had made a point to prepare for the ball bouncing awkwardly and was quite circumspect when Wagner banged it in. He was 5 off 24 balls when, from the other end, Boult presented a full, but not quite overpitched, delivery. It was hit through the covers for four. The width on offer had triggered the run-scoring instincts in Kohli. In trying to repeat the stroke, to a ball even wider outside off stump, a ball that he probably could have left, he nicked to gully where Tom Latham took a super catch over his head.Henry finished the day on a high for New Zealand with the second new ball, pinning R Ashwin lbw in the 84th over, although replays indicated it may have slid down leg. They would know, though, that Indias bowlers are capable of being as disciplined as they were and they have to win without their best batsman to stay alive in the series. Pirates Jerseys 2020 . -- Edmontons Val Sweeting is two wins away from a trip to Winnipeg to play in Canadas Road of the Rings in December. 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Western Sydney coach Tony Popovic is looking for his team to build on the momentum from a draw in Perth to take on Melbourne Victory in a game they always look forward to.The sixth-placed Wanderers have one win this A-League season and three successive draws since after Sundays 2-2 draw against Glory.As much as he knows the challenge the Victory present on Saturday night at Etihad Stadium, he dearly wants to earn the three points.Weve had fantastic matches against Melbourne Victory, they are a very good side and fantastic club, but they are the games you look forward to, he said.Popovic left Perth reasonably happy with the point especially after going down a goal in the second half before Brendon Santalab snatched the equaliser in the 67th minute.All in all, against a very good team who is dangerous in attack we held firm to get a point away from hhome.ddddddddddddIt capped another strong performance by Santalab who continued to make a strong case to remain a starter with an impressive game in Perth.What Santy is doing is not a surprise to us and whether he is on the bench or whether he starts, its always for the good of the team and what we believe is the best decision for that game. 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