Fast bowling all-rounder Doug Bracewell admitted that New Zealand felt the heat after Mumbai hammered 402 on Day Two of their only warm-up match here on Saturday.
Doug Bracewell
Doug Bracewell
New Delhi: Fast bowling all-rounder Doug Bracewell admitted that New Zealand felt the heat after Mumbai hammered 402 on Day Two of their only warm-up match here on Saturday.
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Mumbai ended the day at 431-5 in reply to NZ’s 324-7 declared. “They played pretty well. We spoke about being patient (before the start of day’s play) and playing the long game out there. To be fair, they put us under a bit of pressure and played pretty well... credit to them. We look at the positives and got another day tomorrow as well,” said Bracewell. It was long day for the bowlers especially the spinners, who failed to get much out of the surface.
The first Test between India and New Zealand starts in Kanpur from September 22.
Mumbai coach Chandrakant Pandit was happy with the team’s performance barring Rohit’s batting. The Indian batsman, who is battling for a spot in the Test, fell cheaply for 18 while most of his Mumbai mates were amongst the runs. “It would have been nice if Rohit got a hundred too. But, overall, it was a good batting performance. In a way, I would like to think that we have helped the Indian team (by playing NZ’s bowling well). As far as declaration goes, we are yet to decide on that,” said Pandit.
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