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All this for three hours' cricket. Twenty20 games can be a bit like a Christchurch-Wellington flight - more time goes in reaching the airport, checking in, and waiting for the aircraft, than the actual 30-minute flight. For India it will be more of a mental check-in before they go in to try and save the series. The first question will be, do they play an extra specialist bowler? The ease with which Irfan Pathan was taken for runs on Wednesday could outweigh his value as a batsman.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni wasn't too displeased, though, with the XI India fielded in the first game. "With an extra seamer the batting order is not as long and as deep as you would prefer in a Twenty20 game," Dhoni said. "I was quite happy with the kind of combination that we played." It will be interesting if Dhoni goes in with one of the potent pair of Munaf Patel or Praveen Kumar.

Vettori, though, will want more of the same from Wednesday night: precise bowling, quick fielding and sensible batting. And Vettori himself will be the key bowler. Among bowlers who have played more than eight Twenty20 internationals, Vettori is behind only Umar Gul in terms of economy rate. And though the format is still young, those two have been the best bowlers in Twenty20 internationals. It is a testimony to his skill that he did well at the ridiculously small AMI Stadium.

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Feb 27th 2009

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"We thought we'd have to chase 300 for the first time in a Twenty20," Vettori said. "We knew that's the way India were going to play. They are very aggressive. They are going to put us under pressure throughout the series. So I'm pleased to see that the guys fronted against it. But it was reasonably daunting at the start.

New Zealand have, for the second time in a row, have made a confident start to a series. Like the ODI series in Australia, they have set this up beautifully. Unlike against Australia, they would want to finish India off in two days' time instead of waiting for the opposition to make mistakes.

And, whether they talk it up or not, New Zealand will know a 2-0 loss in the Twenty20s cannot be a good start for a team that failed miserably the last time they were here.

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Revised schedule

• 1st Twenty20 international- February 25, Christchurch
• 2nd Twenty20 international- February 27, Wellington
• 1st ODI- March 3, Napier
• 2nd ODI- March 6, Wellington
• 3rd ODI- March 8, Christchurch
• 4th ODI- March 11, Hamilton
• 5th ODI- March 14, Auckland
• 1st Test- March 18-22, Hamilton
• 2nd Test- March 26-30, Napier
• 3rd Test- April 3-7, Wellington

India's tour of New Zealand has been extended to include a third Test and a second Twenty20 international. The extra fixtures have been included at the expense of the tour match which means India will have no practice games during their visit that includes two Twenty20 matches, five ODIs and three Tests.

India will arrive in New Zealand on February 20, eight days earlier than originally scheduled, and will begin the tour with a Twenty20 match in Christchurch on February 25. Napier will host the additional Test, the second of the three-match series, from March 26 to 30. The reworked schedule resulted in the dates for the second Twenty20 game and the first three ODIs being brought forward. The three-day warm-up match against a New Zealand XI in Lincoln between the ODIs and Tests has also been scrapped.

BCCI secretary N Srinivasan said he was delighted that both the boards were able to agree on an extended tour. "My thanks go to New Zealand Cricket for responding positively to our request for an extended Test series," he said. "There have been a number of issues for both boards to resolve to accommodate the new schedule and I am pleased we have been able to work together to achieve a high quality programme. To have such a strong mix of Tests, one-day internationals and Twenty20s will be good for both teams, and for cricket followers in India and New Zealand."

NZC chief executive Justin Vaughan said the opportunity for an extended tour by India was great for the game in New Zealand. "India are probably the most exciting side in the world at present - packed with superstar players, and the chance to see six more days of high quality international competition will be welcomed by all New Zealand cricket fans, and give our team a great chance to prove themselves against the world's best," he said.

"We have worked hard to keep as much of the schedule as possible intact - the result is a tour where more fans will be able to see more games in more places."

India last toured New Zealand in 2002-03 and were beaten 0-2 in the Tests and 2-5 in the ODIs.