India takes on New Zealand at Wellington for the first Test.
Kiwi pacer Tim Southee's five-wicket haul caused an Indian batting collapse for the second time in the match as New Zealand cruised to a 10-wicket win on day four of the first Test at Basin Reserve in Wellington on Monday (February 24).
With this victory, the Blackcaps have taken a 1-0 lead in the two-match Test series.
This was also India's first loss in the ongoing World Test Championship. Meanwhile, New Zealand registered their 100th Test match win in their history.
As play resumed for day four, the visitors managed to add just 47 more runs to their 144/4 total from yesterday before getting bowled out by a steaming Kiwi pace attack.
Overnight batsmen, Ajinkya Rahane (29) and Hanuma Vihari (15) were sent back to the dressing room early on in the day by Trent Boult and Tim Southee.
Ravichandran Ashwin's stay at the crease was cut short by Southee, who dismissed him on 4.
Rishabh Pant came in next and tried his best to keep the scoreboard ticking with Ishant Sharma. However, Collin de Grandhomme broke the partnership when he dismissed Ishant (12) via LBW, reducing India to 189/8.
Pant's 25-run knock was next brought to an end by Southee. Tim delivered the final blow and picked up Jaspirt Bumrah's wicket as India finished on 191/10 and took a 8-run lead.
New Zealand achieved the score in just 1.4 overs. Tom Latham and Tom Blundell remained unbeaten on 7 and 2 respectively.
Southee was in red-hot form on the day as he took five wickets with fellow pacer Trent Boult bagging four. This was also Southee's tenth five-fors in the longest format for the game.
India vs New Zealand Day 4: Scorecard
NZ: 9/0 in 1.4 over (NZ win by 10 Wickets)
IND: 191/10 in 80.4 overs (165) (8-run lead)
NZ: 348/10 in 100.2 overs (183-run lead over India)
SQUAD:
New Zealand: Tom Latham, Tom Blundell, Kane Williamson (c), Ross Taylor, Henry Nicholls, BJ Watling (wk), Colin de Grandhomme, Kyle Jamieson, Tim Southee, Ajaz Patel, Trent Boult, Daryl Mitchell, Matt Henry
India: Prithvi Shaw, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (c), Ajinkya Rahane, Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Ravindra Jadeja, Wriddhiman Saha, Umesh Yadav, Navdeep Saini, Shubman Gill
1. Day 4 begins!
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Ajinkya Rahane (25*) and Hanuma Vihari (15*) are in the middle to resume day four action for the visitors.
New Zealand will be looking to pick up one or two early wickets to find their feet in the match again.
PLAYING 11:
New Zealand (Playing XI): Tom Latham, Tom Blundell, Kane Williamson(c), Ross Taylor, Henry Nicholls, BJ Watling(w), Colin de Grandhomme, Kyle Jamieson, Tim Southee, Ajaz Patel, Trent Boult
India (Playing XI): Prithvi Shaw (14), Mayank Agarwal(58), Cheteshwar Pujara(11), Virat Kohli(c) (19), Ajinkya Rahane, Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant(w), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah
2. Rahane departs early!
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Trent Boult's darting over the wicket delivery takes a nibble off Ajinkya Rahane's bat as BJ takes an easy catch behind the stumps.
Brilliant start from the home side again. Rahane scored 29 runs off 75 deliveries.
3. Southee strikes twice
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Tim Southee strikes twice in quick succession as India lose two early wickets.
First, Hanuma Vihari (15) was sent back to the dressing room by Southee after he knocked out his stumps with a darting delivery.
Then he cut-short Ravichandran Ashwin's stay at the crease with a fuller delivery. Ashwin scored just 4 runs before he was given out by the umpire via LBW.
4. Grandhomme strikes!
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De Grandhomme removes Ishant Shamra with excellent full-length delivery.
Sharma made 12 on the day.
5. IND all out!
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Time Southee puts the final nail in the coffin for India as he bags 5.
Southee dismisses Rishabh Pant (25) and Jasprit Bumrah (0) as India finish on 191/10.
New Zealand need 9 runs to win the first test!
6. New Zealand take 1-0 lead
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New Zealand absolutely outclasses India in the first Test match in Wellington as they cruised to victory.
With this victory, the Kiwis have now taken a 1-0 lead in the two-match Test series.
