India 566 for 8 dec. (Dravid 191, Dhoni 98, Gambhir 78, Sehwag 74) beat New Zealand 193 (Ryder 59, Ishant 4-43, Ojha 3-57) and 175 (Ishant 3-15, Harbhajan 3-56) by an innings and 198 runs
It was probably too much to expect New Zealand to have wrenched a draw in this game after being dominated in the first three days, but you'd have expected them to at least take the match till late into the fourth day.
Vettori and the rest of the New Zealand team come out of the dressing-room and shake hands with the Indians as they troop off the ground
Almost everything has gone right for India in this game, perhaps some runs from Raina would have made it perfect. Two men who weren't in their best form, Gambhir and Dhoni, spent time in the middle, Ishant Sharma and Sreesanth seemed to be in rhythm, and the spinners did their job as well in Nagpur. The win means India take the series 1-0, and they are now haven't lost a series since the Mendis inspired Sri Lanka to victory in mid-2008.
It's not all doom-and-gloom for New Zealand, who were widely expected to be thumped 3-0 Brendon McCullum's audition as a Test opener was also a success.
India vs New Zealand Series 2010 - 3rd Test
Teams: India vs New Zealand
Venue: Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur
Date: 20-24 November 2010
Timing: 09:30 local | 04:00 GMT
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India vs New Zealand 3rd Test Live Streaming
India: 1 Virender Sehwag, 2 Gautam Gambhir, 3 Rahul Dravid, 4 Sachin Tendulkar, 5 VVS Laxman, 6 Suresh Raina, 7 MS Dhoni (capt & wk), 8 Harbhajan Singh, 9 Ishant Sharma, 10 Pragyan Ojha, 11 Sreesanth
New Zealand: 1 Tim McIntosh, 2 Brendon McCullum, 3 BJ Watling, 4 Ross Taylor, 5 Jesse Ryder, 6 Kane Williamson, 7 Daniel Vettori (capt), 8 Gareth Hopkins (wk), 9 Tim Southee, 10 Andy McKay, 11 Chris Martin
