Taylor hits 50 from 46 balls
August 31, 2012  12:30
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NZ 1st inns: 141-3 (33 ovs)


Zaheer is back in the attack and he replaces Ashwin, who bowled just one over after the break.

He starts from round the wicket as the first ball is down the leg side while Taylor defends the next ball. Taylor then finds the gap to perfection in the cover region as Ojha sprints after the ball and makes a diving stop on the ropes to stop a boundary and give three runs. That stop has hurt Ojha on the right elbow as the physio rushes out to attend him.

Taylor gives Ojha further pain with back to back boundaries to start his next over. He hits the first ball through the thirdman region and then plays the fine sweep to get two fours in a row,

The Kiwi captain brings up his half-century in some style as he slaps a full delivery through the covers for a boundary. Taylor took just 46 balls to bring up his fifty and he lofts the final ball of that over the point fielder for another boundary to make it four fours in that row.

Ojha was hit for 16 runs in that over as Taylor went after him.
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