Gambhir was solid for almost 11 hours from day 3 evening to day 5 afternoon scoring his 5th and most important and slow century.VVS gave him company with his very very special rescuing innings once again as he did so many times before,Even on the third day evening, when he spoke to the press, He was very confident that they can survive the 2 days.
For the second day running Daniel Vettori and his bowlers had struggled to raise themselves in a match they appeared to have in the bag not too long ago. India were on the back foot for three days, but New Zealand failed to keep them there.The flat track offered them nothing, but some bounce here and there.
Tendulkar gone early in the day, nicking a loose drive behind for 64.But Gambhir and Laxman make sure that india were out of danger.Gambhir innings remained out of character but was just what India needed to bind the innings together. He only scored 17 runs all morning and 21 in the afternoon, going past his previous longest Test innings, the 550 minutes he batted for a double-century against Australia last year.
India should have been 13 for 4 but Iain O'Brien juggled and dropped an absolute sitter at mid-on when Gambhir chipped Vettori in the air.Gambhir was finally dismissed, given lbw to Jeetan Patel,which was once again a dubious decision.His 137 spanned 642 minutes and 436 deliveries.
Later VVS was in the middle walking the talk and helped India pull off a great escape with his 14th Test century along with a fifty from yuvraj singh.
The contributions of Rahul Dravid and Tendulkar in both innings also need a mention. It was a great escape indeed.
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