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An impressive display from Rohit Sharma - who scored a 132-ball 82 - helped India take control of the second Test against New Zealand, with a sizeable 339-run second innings lead at Eden Gardens on Sunday.The surface at Kolkata - like it did on the first two days of the Test - offered assistance to the seamers and New Zealand looked to Trent Boult and Matt Henry to strike early. The duo didnt disappoint and dismissed Indias top four batsmen for just 43 runs in 14 overs.The triple blow gave the tourists hope of restricting Indias lead. But they came up against Virat Kohli and Sharma, who carefully negotiated the moving ball. New Zealands bowlers attempted to rattle Kohli first with the short ball and - when that failed - with fuller length, but Kohli refused to budge and added 45 runs from 65 deliveries before he departed.When Kohli was dismissed, India had stretched the lead to 203. A free-flowing Sharma took the game even further away from New Zealand, as he eased to his 50 from 89 balls.Spectators at Eden Gardens - have seen Sharma destroy attacks at the ground in the past - were treated to cover drives and cuts that saw him race to 82 off 132. When he departed, two overs before stumps on day three, Indias lead was 321. Wriddhiman Saha and Bhuvneshwar Kumar will attempt to stretch the lead further on day four, with Mohammed Shami yet to bat.New Zealands batsmen face an uphill task, when they do take the crease, as no team has ever made as many in the fourth innings and the highest target chased down at the venue was a mere 117.It was important from the teams perspective. We lost wickets initially and wanted to build partnerships. Virat got out unfortunately at the wrong time, but we have a lower-middle order that can get runs, Sharma said.Saha and I just spoke about playing according to the merit of the ball. 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Miley pitched eight effective innings and had a three-run double in the second inning, helping Arizona jump on Colorado early in an 11-1 rout of the Rockies on Saturday night. "He was really efficient with his pitches, his pitch count," Diamondbacks manager Kirk Gibson said. "It was just what we needed to give the bullpen a rest." The Diamondbacks returned to the desert on Friday after a 10-game road trip that ended with a long series against the Mets that included rain delays and two games that each lasted at least 15 innings. Arizona beat Colorado 5-0 in the opener behind Skaggs eight innings and jumped on Drew Pomeranz (0-2) for five runs in the first three innings in the second game. Miley got it started with his third career double in the second inning and Paul Goldschmidt, named to the NL All-Star team earlier in the day, hit his 21st homer in the third. The Diamondbacks poured it on after that, adding a three-run homer by Miguel Montero and a two-run shot by Martin Prado. Cody Ross tied a team record and set a career high with five of Arizonas 12 hits and scored three runs. That gave Miley (5-7) the leeway to work around the edges of the plate, giving the Rockies few good pitches while sending the NL West-leading Diamondbacks to their fourth straight win. "The bullpen got used a lot in New York with all those (extra-inning) games and I was just trying to extend it, just go as long as you can to give them a break," Miley said. "It was good." The Rockies had four baserunners in the series opener and were only marginally better against Miley. All-Star Carlos Gonzalez hit his NL-leading 24th homer and had four hits after missing Fridays game with a sore back, but the rest of the Rockies went 2 for 26, including 0 for 7 with runners in scoring position. "I dont know what the numbers are but it seemed like he went strike one with just about every batter," Rockies manager Walt Weiss said. "It is a lot easier to pitch that way. When you are 0-1 there are a lot more options that way and that is what he did." Miley pitched 5 2-3 scoreless innings his last outing, but didnt get the decision in a game that went 13 innings. Staked with a big early lead against the Rockies, the left-hander was effective with runners on, helped by a pair of double plays in the first four innings. Miley stretched his scoreless sttreak to a career-high 13 2-3 innings -- 16 overall by Arizona pitchers -- before Gonzalez led off the seventh with a long homer to centre.dddddddddddd The left-hander pleaded with Gibson to stay in for a chance at his first career complete game, but was lifted for a pinch hitter in the eighth inning. Miley allowed a run on five hits and struck out five to win for the first time in five starts. "It was going good," Miley said. "I was locating the fastball early to get ahead and kind of expand the plate a little bit. I was able to get some guys to make some awkward swings and put in play, and we made plays." Pomeranz, who made 22 starts for Colorado last season, spent most of this year at Triple-A Colorado Springs before being called up to pitch against San Francisco on Sunday. He allowed four runs on seven hits -- two of those homers -- in 4 1-3 innings of a 5-2 loss. The left-hander laboured from the start, needing 10 pitches to get leadoff hitter A.J. Pollock and going over 40 the first two innings. He walked two to load the bases in the second inning and Miley followed with his fourth hit of the season, a three-run double slapped into the corner in left. Pomeranz opened the third inning with a walk, then left a letter-high fastball up to Goldschmidt, who hit it into the second deck in left for a two-run homer that put Arizona up 5-0 and increased his NL-leading RBI total to 73. Pomeranz worked out of a bases-loaded jam in the fourth inning after walking Goldschmidt, but was lifted after that. He allowed five runs on five hits and walked five. "It is frustrating, but I have to put my team in a better spot to win the game," said Pomeranz, who has lost seven of his past eight decisions, dating to last season. "You cant do that being down 5-0 after three innings." Arizona didnt let up after that, either. Prado hit his eighth homer in the seventh inning and Montero sneaked his sixth just over the wall in right in the eighth to make it 11-1. Notes: Ross became the 16th player in Arizona history with five hits, the first since Aaron Hill on Sept. 4, 2012, against San Francisco. ... The Diamondbacks had an extra-base hit in their 71st straight game, matching the sixth-longest streak in team history (2006). ... Colorados Michael Cuddyer had a double in the seventh inning to extend his road hitting streak to 15 games. ... Arizona LHP Patrick Corbin will make his seventh attempt at reaching 10 wins against the Rockies on Sunday. The All-Star is 0-1 over his last six starts. ... RHP Roy Oswalt will try for his first win since signing with the Rockies in May in the series finale against Arizona. Hes made three starts since being called up, going 0-3 with a 7.88 ERA. ' ' '