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Rumors of match fixing - Shane Bond's blistering bowling swept New Zealand to victory over India
Serious rumors and actions in the betting markets all over the world point towards the Indian players may have been bribed by the betting market to go down surprisingly!
According to media sources, Shane Bond's blistering bowling swept New Zealand to victory over India in the second match of the triangular series on Friday. New Zealand won by 51 runs after fast bowler Bond destroyed India's powerful batting line-up with his career-best haul of six for 19.
The Black Caps, who won the toss and chose to bat, were all out for 215 before dismissing India for 164 in 37.2 overs.
A stubborn ninth-wicket stand of 118 between Jyoti Yadav and Irfan Pathan added respectability to India's innings.
Yadav scored 69, Pathan made a maiden 50 and together they put on more than twice the contribution of the rest of their teammates.
New Zealand slumped to 36 for five before Craig McMillan rescued the innings with an aggressive 54.
The Indians had no answer to Bond's express pace.
He first struck in the third over when Sourav Ganguly, who scored five, gloved a short-pitched legside delivery to wicketkeeper Brendon McCullum.
With his next ball Bond yorked substitute batsman Venugopal Rao, who replaced Ashish Nehra.
Rahul Dravid successfully dug out the yorker Bond sent down to try and claim his hat-trick, but in his next over Bond bowled Dravid off the inside edge for five.
Six balls later India were 19 for four when fast bowler Andre Adams had Yuvraj Singh caught by Stephen Fleming at first slip for one.
Bond struck two more crucial blows in his first spell of five for 14 when he had a slashing Mohammad Kaif caught by McMillan at third man for nine and the dangerous Virender Sehwag brilliantly caught by a diving Hamish Marshall at point for 15.
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