Dhoni his characteristic brutal shots, and New Zealand no respite. Just before and after tea, though, both the batsmen struggled with mobility, ambling for their runs. When the pain became too much, Dhoni asked for a runner, but the lack of footwork hurt his shots, and he gave Vettori a return catch in the latter's 196th over of the series.
Dhoni, who has also faced a lot of flak of late for his subdued batting, looked to hit his way out of bad patch with a flurry of boundaries off Kiwi pacers. He chose Andy McKay for some special treatment hitting him for three successive boundaries through mid-on, point and over cover respectively.
The most delightful of all Dhoni's strokes was the six he hit off McKay as he launched into the fullish delivery and heaved it over long.
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