| 1.1 : 1.1: Kyle Jamieson to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Shubman Gill gets the innings started in fine style. Kyle Jamieson starts off with a half-volley on the pads. Gill plays the drive through mid-wicket and picks up a boundary. India are up and running now. |
| 1.2 : 1.2: Kyle Jamieson to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Two in a row! Full and wide, shaping away nicely. Shubman Gill leans into the drive and creams it through cover for another boundary. |
| 2.1 : 2.1: Tim Southee to Mayank Agarwal, FOUR! Mayank Agarwal gets off the mark with a shot almost identical to Gill's first shot. On middle and leg, nicely clipped through mid-wicket and into the fence. |
| 1.6 : 1.6: Kyle Jamieson to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Uppish but safe! On the pads yet again from Jamieson and Gill flicks this one in front of square and picks up a boundary. |
| 5.2 : 5.2: Kyle Jamieson to Mayank Agarwal, FOUR! Edgy! Length again, just around the off pole. Mayank Agarwal gets squared up but goes at it with soft hands. The outside edge goes past the slip cordon and into the third man fence. |
| 11.2: Ajaz Patel to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Up and over! Lovely stroke! Steps out and gets to the pitch of the ball. He lofts it over covers, goes inside-out and bags a boundary. |
| 12.1 : 12.1: Kyle Jamieson to Shubman Gill, EDGY FOUR! Gill won't mind though. That went all along the ground. Length and on off, this lands and moves away. Gill looks to defend, it goes off the outside edge, past first slip and into the third man fence. |
| 13.4 : 13.4: Ajaz Patel to Mayank Agarwal, SIX! That is a lovely shot! Goes all the way. First of the game. Mayank Agarwal dances down the track and this time gets to the pitch of it. He lofts it over the bowler's head and over long off for a biggie. |
| 18.2 : 18.2: William Somerville to Mayank Agarwal, FOUR! Just wide! That is more off the inner half! Agarwal comes down the track, he looks to go over mid on but the ball turns back in, it goes more off the inner half wide of the mid-wicket fielder and into the fence. |
| 20.6 : 20.6: William Somerville to Shubman Gill, SIX! A sweet, sweet strike from Shubman Gill. Tossed up, on middle. Gill dances down the track and slogs it with the spin, well over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie. |
| 26.2 : 26.2: William Somerville to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Short and wide, thoroughly punished by Shubman Gill. Gill rocks back and cuts it away into the cover-point fence. |
| 26.4 : 26.4: William Somerville to Shubman Gill, FOUR! On middle, Shubman Gill gets down on one knee and sweeps it into the mid-wicket fence. |
| 27.3 : 27.3: Ajaz Patel to Shubman Gill, OUT! TAKEN! They do get it this time as Taylor makes no mistake. Blundell will be a relieved man. A well-deserved wicket for Ajaz Patel. He has been brilliant. He once again gives it air, lands it on off and gets it to turn away. Gill pushes at it, he does so ahead of his body. It goes off the outside edge and Taylor at first slip takes it. Gill does not make most of the start he got. Can New Zealand now make most of this? |
| 29.2 : 29.2: Ajaz Patel to Cheteshwar Pujara, OUT! Cleaned up! Ajaz Patel is spinning a web here! Just like the first wicket, close shave on the previous delivery and the next delivery brings the wicket. Tossed up, around middle and leg. Cheteshwar Pujara steps down the track and ends up playing all around it as he almost yorks himself. The ball goes off the pads and hits top of off. Pujara goes early yet again and Ajaz Patel is elated. |
| 29.6 : 29.6: Ajaz Patel to Virat Kohli, OUT! LBW! Mighty close and this is a hair-scratcher for the third umpire but the decision is made and Virat Kohli is out for a duck! On off and turning in, Kohli looks to stride out and push it out. Kohli misses and the ball raps him on the pads, plumb in front. The visitors appeal and the finger is raised but VK reviews it rightaway. The replays roll in and on UltraEdge we can see that there is bat involved. The third umpire has a good hard look at it and ther |
| 31.5 : 31.5: Ajaz Patel to Mayank Agarwal, SIX! Over the fence! Beautiful. Agarwal is into the 40s. He is set and now needs to make it big. Steps out, makes room, gets to the pitch of it and lofts it over covers for a biggie. |
| 31.6 : 31.6: Ajaz Patel to Mayank Agarwal, FOUR! Pulled away! Way too short, maybe he was worried about Agarwal coming down the track. Mayank Agarwal stays back and pulls it over mid-wicket. 10 from the last two balls and this over releases the pressure some what. |
| 32.5 : 32.5: Tim Southee to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR! Beautiful! Iyer plays that really well. It was not very full and it was shaping away. Iyer leans into it and strokes it through covers. Boundary. |
| 33.6 : 33.6: Ajaz Patel to Mayank Agarwal, FOUR! Put away! Short and outside off, sits up to be hit, this is cut through point for a boundary. Runs coming thick and fast now. |
| 36.3 : 36.3: Rachin Ravindra to Mayank Agarwal, FOUR! Nicely played and Mayank Agarwal brings up his fifty! Quicker one, just outside off. Agarwal stays deep in his crease and plays it really late as the ball ends up in the third man fence. |
| 38.2 : 38.2: Tim Southee to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR! Uppish but in the gap! Full and wide, driven on the up and through the hands of Tom Latham at short cover. The ball races away into the fence. |
| 40.2: Tim Southee to Mayank Agarwal, FOUR! Right off the middle! A length ball, outside off and inviting the drive. Mayank Agarwal leans into the cover drive and punches it through the cover region and picks up a boundary. |
| 43.1 : 43.1: Ajaz Patel to Mayank Agarwal, FOUR! Brilliant use of the feet from Mayank Agarwal. Tossed up delivery, around off. Agarwal skips down the track, gets to the pitch of the ball and lofts it over cover for a boundary. |
| 43.2 : 43.2: Ajaz Patel to Mayank Agarwal, FOUR! Two in a row! Full, on off. Agarwal drives this one along the ground and through the gap on the off side for another boundary. |
| 44.3 : 44.3: William Somerville to Mayank Agarwal, SIX! All the way! Flighted delivery, on off stump. Mayank Agarwal dances down the track but doesn't quite get to the pitch of the ball. He still manages to slice it over the wide long off fence for a maximum. |
| 46.5 : 46.5: William Somerville to Mayank Agarwal, FOUR! Up and over and the 150 is up! Agarwal uses his feet again and makes room too. He gets to the pitch of it again and lofts it with ease over covers. This is an outstanding innings from Agarwal so far. He is into the 80s. |
| 46.6 : 46.6: William Somerville to Mayank Agarwal, FOUR! Nicely played! A boundary on the leg side now! Down the leg side, Agarwal sweeps it fine and this one goes to the fine leg fence. |
| 47.3 : 47.3: Ajaz Patel to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR! Swept powerfully! Down the leg side, Iyer plays the sweep, it goes quickly through square leg for a boundary. |
| 47.4 : 47.4: Ajaz Patel to Shreyas Iyer, OUT! TAKEN! Ajaz Patel has another one and the stand which was looking dangerous has been broken. This is the straighter one. It is angled into the pads, Iyer looks to defend but it hits the inside edge, then the pad and lobs towards the keeper who takes it. New Zealand will hope this opens the floodgates. |
| 53.4: Ajaz Patel to Wriddhiman Saha, SIX! Wriddhiman Saha opens his account in style. Tossed up, on middle, Saha dances down the track and lifts it back over the bowler's head for a maximum. |
| 54.5 : 54.5: Kyle Jamieson to Wriddhiman Saha, FOUR! Overpitched and punished. Full and wide, Saha leans into the cover drive and gets it through the infield as the ball races away into the fence. |
| 55.6 : 55.6: Rachin Ravindra to Mayank Agarwal, FOUR! Dragged down and Mayank Agarwal is onto it in a flash. Shorter one, on middle, Agarwal rocks back and pulls it into the mid-wicket fence for a boundary. |
| 57.3 : 57.3: Rachin Ravindra to Wriddhiman Saha, FOUR! Down the leg side, Wriddhiman Saha gets low and plays the paddle sweep really fine. The ball races away into the fine leg fence. |
| 58.1 : 58.1: Daryl Mitchell to Mayank Agarwal, FOUR! What an innings and Mayank Agarwal is absolutely pumped! Full and wide, slapped away through covers for a boundary. Agarwal gets to his century with that and he gets a standing ovation from the Indian dug-out as well. |
| 59.5 : 59.5: Rachin Ravindra to Wriddhiman Saha, FOUR! Flatter one, on the pads. Wriddhiman Saha goes on the back foot and tickles it fine and picks up a boundary. |
| 62.5: Daryl Mitchell to Mayank Agarwal, FOUR! Classy cover drive from Mayank Agarwal. A genuine half-volley from Daryl Mitchell, Agarwal leans into the cover drive and gets it through for a boundary. |
| 69.5: Ajaz Patel to Mayank Agarwal, SIX! Mayank Agarwal takes the bait but plays a confident shot. Tossed up, on off. Agarwal skips down the track and lifts it well over the long off fence for a biggie. |
| 71.4 : 71.4: Ajaz Patel to Wriddhiman Saha, OUT! LBW! Ajaz Patel gets the breakthrough right away and picks up his fifth wicket. Quicker and flatter, just outside off. Wriddhiman Saha rocks back looking to cut it away with the spin but this one goes on with the arm and Saha gets rapped on the pads. The visitors appeal and the finger is raised. What a start from Ajaz Patel. India have been rocked early here. |
| 71.5 : 71.5: Ajaz Patel to Ravichandran Ashwin, OUT! Cleaned up! Ajaz Patel with a ripper of a delivery! Nicely flighted, around middle stump. Ravichandran Ashwin presses forward to defend but the ball then grips and turns away sharply, going past the outside edge and hitting top of off. The umpires are just making sure that the ball did hit the stumps and weren't disturbed by the keeper. The replays show that everything is fine and Ajaz Patel is on a hat-trick! Ravichandran Ashwin walks back for a gol |
| 72.3 : 72.3: Tim Southee to Mayank Agarwal, FOUR! Southee strays onto the pads and Agarwal flicks it into the fine leg fence. |
| 75.3: Ajaz Patel to Axar Patel, FOUR! Nicely done! On middle and turning down the leg side. Axar Patel waits for it and then just turns it past the man at leg gully and picks up a boundary. |
| 80.1 : 80.1: Tim Southee to Axar Patel, FOUR! Swing straightaway but really well played! This starts on off, it tails back in late. Patel does brilliantly to get his front leg out of the way and flick it past mid-wicket. Boundary. 250 up for India. |
| 83.6 : 83.6: Kyle Jamieson to Axar Patel, FOUR! Put away! Short and wide outside off, width on offer and it is put away. Patel cuts it through point, this one races away to the fence. |
| 91.5 : 91.5: Ajaz Patel to Mayank Agarwal, FOUR! On middle, Mayank Agarwal skips down the track, gets to the pitch of the ball and thumps it right back over the bowler's head for a boundary. |
| 93.5: Ajaz Patel to Axar Patel, FOUR! Flighted ball, around off. Axar Patel plays the slog sweep this time and gets it in front of square, beating the deep mid-wicket fielder for a boundary. The fifty partnership is up between these two as well. |
| 99.4 : 99.4: Ajaz Patel to Mayank Agarwal, FOUR! Put away and yet another milestone for Mayank Agarwal as he gets to 150. Short and wide, cut away behind point and the ball races away into the fence. A third score of 150 or more for Mayank Agarwal. |
| 99.5 : 99.5: Ajaz Patel to Mayank Agarwal, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! 150 and out for Mayank Agarwal! Yet another peach of a delivery from Ajaz Patel as he tosses it up, on off and this one drifts in a bit. The ball pitches on off and grips, then turns away ever so slightly and there's extra bounce on offer as well. Mayank Agarwal looks to block it out but gets a slight feather on it as Tom Blundell takes a sharp catch behind the stumps. End of a colossal innings from Mayank Agarwal and Ajaz Patel has go |
| 100.1 : 100.1: William Somerville to Axar Patel, FOUR! Short and wide, easily put away by Axar Patel. Patel hangs back and cuts it through point for a boundary. |
| 100.2 : 100.2: William Somerville to Axar Patel, SIX! With Agarwal now gone, Axar Patel wants to get some quick runs. Nicely tossed up, on off and spinning away. Axar Patel stands tall and lofts it with the spin, all the way over the extra cover fence. 300 comes up for India. |
| 105.6 : 105.6: Ajaz Patel to Jayant Yadav, FOUR! A tad bit short, around off. Jayant Yadav rocks back and cuts it behind square on off side and picks up a boundary. |
| 107.5 : 107.5: Ajaz Patel to Axar Patel, OUT! THREE REDS AND THAT IS A BRILLIANT, BRILLIANT REVIEW! Ajaz Patel has his 8th. Axar Patel can't believe he has to walk back but really good use of the technology by New Zealand. Not sure if they took it out of desperation or what but they won't care. They have got the big wicket of Axar and are now into the bowlers. This lands well outside off and turns back in. Patel looks to leave it with a stride forward but this hits his pads. An appeal but it is turned d |
| 108.2 : 108.2: William Somerville to Jayant Yadav, EDGY FOUR! William Somerville would have loved that to go to hand. He has had a tough time in this tour and nothing is going his way too. Outside off, Yadav looks to drive, it goes off the outside edge past the diving Ross Taylor at first slip and into the third man fence. |
| 109.2: Ajaz Patel to Jayant Yadav, OUT! TAKEN! Number 9 for Ajaz Patel! What a feat this is! Second New Zealander to take 9 wickets in an innings in Tests. He has 4 balls to go in this over to take 10. Yadav looks to up the ante, he steps out but gets too close to the pitch of the ball. Still goes for the shot but hits it way too flat as he fails to get under it. It goes to long off where it is taken by the fielder. |
| 109.4 : 109.4: Ajaz Patel to Mohammed Siraj, FOUR! Ajaz Patel looks for the blockhole and Mohammed Siraj looks to take him one. Siraj gets an inside edge which goes past the leg stump and into the boundary. |
| 109.5 : 109.5: Ajaz Patel to Mohammed Siraj, OUT! TAKEN! HISTORY HAS BEEN MADE! Test cricket has been played since 1877 and today is only the third time that a bowler has picked up all 10 wickets in an innings! Take a bow Ajaz Patel. The man who spent his childhood in Mumbai, has written his name in golden letters in cricketing history in the very same city. Tosses this one up, on middle. Mohammed Siraj swings wildly across the line but gets a top edge. The ball is skied towards mid on and its swirling |
| 1.4 : 1.4: Mohammed Siraj to Will Young, FOUR! Nicely timed by Will Young. On the pads, nudged through the mid-wicket region and the ball races away into the fence. |
| 2.6 : 2.6: Umesh Yadav to Tom Latham, FOUR! Streaky! Yadav hurls across a fullish ball, around off. Tom Latham looks for the expansive drive but gets a thick outside edge which flies well past the slip cordon and into the third man fence. |
| 3.1 : 3.1: Mohammed Siraj to Will Young, OUT! CAUGHT! Mohammed Siraj gets the early breakthrough for India! A length ball, angled into middle stump. This one just straightens a bit after pitching and Will Young gets squared up. Young pushes at it with hard hands and gets an outside edge towards second slip. Virat Kohli, over there takes a sharp catch, diving low to his right. Great start for the hosts and Will Young will be disappointed. |
| 3.4 : 3.4: Mohammed Siraj to Tom Latham, FOUR! Cracking straight drive from Latham! On a length, on middle and Latham punches it back past the bowler and picks up a boundary. |
| 3.6 : 3.6: Mohammed Siraj to Tom Latham, OUT! CAUGHT! Two wickets in the over and Mohammed Siraj is elated! Another short one, banged in around the leg stump. This one is directed right around the helmet. Tom Latham looks to take it on and get on top of the bounce but falls over a little as he connects the pull shot. The ball goes aerially straight towards the who is kept a bit deep at backward square leg and Shreyas Iyer takes the catch. Tom Latham is left in disbelief and has to make the long wa |
| 5.1 : 5.1: Mohammed Siraj to Ross Taylor, OUT! TIMBER! Siraj, you beauty! What a delivery, what a delivery, just unplayable and Siraj is breathing fire here. He has his third and things falling apart a little too quickly for the Kiwis. He steams in and lands it on a length around middle and off. This lands and then straightens. Taylor plays down the wrong line. It goes past the outside edge and uproots the off pole. He is on a hat-trick. |
| 5.5 : 5.5: Mohammed Siraj to Henry Nicholls, FOUR! Up and over! Lovely stroke to get off the mark! Short and outside off, Nicholls upper cuts it over the slip cordon for a boundary. |
| 8.1 : 8.1: Axar Patel to Daryl Mitchell, OUT! THREE REDS AND THE KIWIS ARE 4 DOWN! Axar Patel gets his first and Micthell does not survive this time. He takes a review along with him too. The Kiwis still 99 runs away from avoiding the follow-on. The one that goes on with the arm does the trick. It is angled in from wide of the crease. Mitchell lunges and defends but does so outside the line. He misses and gets hit on the pads. An appeal and the finger is raised. Review taken after a chat between the t |
| 13.1: Ravichandran Ashwin to Henry Nicholls, OUT! BOWLED! Ravichandran Ashwin comes in and knocks Henry Nicholls over off the very first delivery! Ashwin starts from around the wicket and pushes it through a bit quicker and on the off stump. Henry Nicholls looks to stride and defend with the spin but this one just goes on with the arm. Nicholls completely misses it and the ball goes through the gap between bat and pad, crashing into off stump. New Zealand in dire straits now. Rachin Ravindra |
| 16.4 : 16.4: Jayant Yadav to Rachin Ravindra, OUT! TAKEN! Jayant Yadav strikes in his first over as well as the umpires signal for the Tea break. Just like the first delivery Yadav bowled, this one is drifted in, on middle stump. The ball yet again grips and turns away sharply. There is extra bounce on offer as well. Rachin Ravindra presses forward to defend but this time the outside edge is found. Virat Kohli, at first slip takes a sharp catch to his right and Jayant Yadav is elated. |
| 18.1 : 18.1: Jayant Yadav to Tom Blundell, FOUR! Poor delivery, dragged down, on leg stump. Tom Blundell has all the time in the world to rock back and pulls it into the square leg fence. |
| 18.3 : 18.3: Jayant Yadav to Kyle Jamieson, FOUR! Precious runs for New Zealand these. Tossed up, on middle and leg. Kyle Jamieson plays it with the spin and clips it through wide mid on for a boundary. |
| 19.4 : 19.4: Ravichandran Ashwin to Tom Blundell, OUT! TAKEN! Another good bit of catching and down goes the seventh wicket for New Zealand! Ravichandran Ashwin tosses it up again, on off stump. The ball turns in and Tom Blundell doesn't really come forward as he looks to push it out. Blundell gets an inside edge, back onto the pads and towards backward short leg. Cheteshwar Pujara takes a good low catch to his right and Tom Blundell's short resistance comes to an end. |
| 19.6 : 19.6: Ravichandran Ashwin to Tim Southee, OUT! CAUGHT! Ravichandran Ashwin is in a hurry to clean up the New Zealand tail now. Ashwin loops it up, around the off pole and allows the pitch to do the rest. The ball spins in as Tim Southee looks to press forward and poke at it. The ball goes off the inside edge, onto the pads and loops up towards short leg. The substitute fielder, Suryakumar Yadav dives forward and takes a good catch. William Somerville walks in at number 10 for New Zealand. |
| 22.2 : 22.2: Axar Patel to Kyle Jamieson, FOUR! Short ball and punished! Shorter length outside off. Kyle Jamieson goes deep in his crease and punches it through covers for a boundary. Good effort by Mohammed Siraj there but ball goes over the fence. |
| 27.5 : 27.5: Ravichandran Ashwin to William Somerville, OUT! The resistance of William Somerville comes to an end! It was a gritty 26 ball duck for William Somerville but he has to depart now. Ravichandran Ashwin tosses it up, on off and Somerville looks to clear mid on. He though ends up chipping it straight towards Mohammed Siraj at mid on and the catch is taken. Ashwin gets his fourth now and just one wicket remains for the visitors. |
| 28.1 : 28.1: Axar Patel to Kyle Jamieson, OUT! CAUGHT! It's all over! New Zealand have been bundled out for 62. Their lowest ever total against India! Axar Patel bowls this slower in the air on off. Kyle Jamieson looks to hit it away but the ball catches the outside edge of his blade and goes to Wriddhiman Saha behind the stumps. The ball hits him and loops in the air towards the off side. Shreyas Iyer at silly point dives to his left and takes a fantastic catch. The umpire gives that out but Kyl |
| 0.6 : 0.6: Tim Southee to Mayank Agarwal, FOUR! Just angled down the leg side and Mayank Agarwal is underway. On the pads, tickled away fine and into the fine leg fence. |
| 1.1 : 1.1: Ajaz Patel to Cheteshwar Pujara, FOUR! Easy pickings! Shorter ball, down the leg side. Pujara works it to the fine leg fence. |
| 1.4 : 1.4: Ajaz Patel to Cheteshwar Pujara, FOUR! Punished! Short ball, outside off. Pujara rocks back and cuts it past point for a boundary. |
| 5.4: Ajaz Patel to Cheteshwar Pujara, FOUR! Excellent shot! Pujara gets to the pitch of the ball and drives it past the diving cover fielder for a boundary. |
| 6.6 : 6.6: Tim Southee to Mayank Agarwal, FOUR! Beautiful stroke! Length ball, around off. Mayank Agarwal drives it well. The man at mid off gets to his left and dives over the ball. Boundary. |
| 11.6: Ajaz Patel to Cheteshwar Pujara, SIX! Dragged down, on middle. Cheteshwar Pujara uses the crease well as he goes deep inside the crease and lifts it all the way, over the mid-wicket fence. |
| 13.1 : 13.1: Ajaz Patel to Mayank Agarwal, FOUR! Tossed up, around off. Mayank Agarwal dances down the track and hits it inside out, with the turn and over extra cover for a boundaryy. |
| 14.4 : 14.4: Kyle Jamieson to Mayank Agarwal, FOUR! Mayank Agarwal was ready for the short ball and takes full advantage of it. Short one, on off and this is pulled away in front of square for a boundary. |
| 19.2 : 19.2: Rachin Ravindra to Mayank Agarwal, FOUR! Bowled on a driving length, outside off. Agarwal has a push at it but gets an outside edge down towards the third man fence for a boundary. |
| 20.4 : 20.4: William Somerville to Mayank Agarwal, FOUR! Tossed up, on off. Mayank Agarwal skips down the track and crunches it back over the bowler's head for a boundary. |
| 21.5 : 21.5: Ajaz Patel to Cheteshwar Pujara, FOUR! Positive intent from the get go from Cheteshwar Pujara. Flighted, on middle and leg, Pujara comes down the track and clips it through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 21.6 : 21.6: Ajaz Patel to Cheteshwar Pujara, FOUR! And again! Very full, around the pads and Pujara works it through the huge gap at mid-wicket and picks up another boundary. |
| 22.4 : 22.4: Tim Southee to Mayank Agarwal, FOUR! Southee strays onto the pads and gets punished. Fullish ball, down the leg side and Agarwal flicks it away into the fine leg fence. |
| 23.3 : 23.3: Ajaz Patel to Cheteshwar Pujara, FOUR! Shorter in length, on off. Cheteshwar Pujara uses the depth of the crease well and lifts it over mid-wicket and collects yet another boundary. Ajaz Patel being put under pressure here. |
| 25.1 : 25.1: Ajaz Patel to Mayank Agarwal, SIX! Yet another half-century for Mayank Agarwal. He's just growing in confidence now. Tossed up, around off and Agarwal skips down the track to lift it well over the extra cover fence for a biggie. |
| 25.2 : 25.2: Ajaz Patel to Mayank Agarwal, FOUR! Pushed through quicker, on off. Mayank Agarwal thrashes it uppishly through the cover region for another boundary. |
| 31.1 : 31.1: Ajaz Patel to Mayank Agarwal, FOUR! Glorious! He is a top player of spin. Lovely use of the feet, makes room and lifts it over covers for a boundary. |
| 31.2 : 31.2: Ajaz Patel to Mayank Agarwal, OUT! TAKEN! Agarwal holes out! 11th wicket in the game for Ajaz Patel and New Zealand finally manage to get a breakthrough. It is tossed up. Agarwal comes down the track again and looks to go over long off this time. The ball though just turns a bit and hence, it is more off the outer half. Young at long off moves to his left and takes it. Another classy innings by Agarwal. Kiwis will hope this opens the floodgates. |
| 35.5 : 35.5: Ajaz Patel to Cheteshwar Pujara, OUT! c Ross Taylor b Ajaz Patel. |
| 38.6 : 38.6: Kyle Jamieson to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Short ball outside off this time. Shubman Gill backs away and slaps it wide of the diving mid off fielder for a boundary. |
| 48.5 : 48.5: William Somerville to Shubman Gill, SIX! Just over! Nicely tossed up, on off. Shubman Gill skips down the track and lifts it really high towards the cow corner fence. The fielders from deep mid-wicket and long on converge but can't get to it as the ball sails over the fence. |
| 50.2 : 50.2: William Somerville to Shubman Gill, FOUR! On off and Gill slogs it away with the turn and finds the mid-wicket fence. |
| 50.4 : 50.4: William Somerville to Virat Kohli, SIX! All the way! Somerville tosses it up, outside off. Virat Kohli skips down the track and uses his wrists to slog it away, well over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie. |
| 52.2 : 52.2: William Somerville to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Shubman Gill gets a bit funky now. On a length, around off. Gill reverse sweeps it behind square on the off side for a boundary. |
| 57.4 : 57.4: Rachin Ravindra to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Up and over! This is way too short, Kohli rocks back and pulls it over mid-wicket for another boundary. |
| 59.4: Rachin Ravindra to Shubman Gill, OUT! TAEKN! Stop the press, finally another someone other than Ajaz Patel has taken a wicket for the Kiwis. Soft dismissal. This is short. Gill lines up to cut it but this one comes in with the angle. He then tries to push it but does so uppishly and straight into the hands of Tom Latham at covers. |
| 60.2 : 60.2: William Somerville to Shreyas Iyer, SIX! Into the stands. Solid use of the feet. Steps down the track and heaves it with the spin over mid-wicket. That was just the third ball Iyer faced. He's come out with intent. |
| 60.3 : 60.3: William Somerville to Shreyas Iyer, SIX! Back-to-back biggies! The message is clear now, India are going for quick runs. Once again comes down the track, this is tossed up, Iyer whips it well over the mid-wicket fence for a maximum. |
| 61.2 : 61.2: Ajaz Patel to Shreyas Iyer, OUT! STUMPED! Iyer has nothing behind the crease and that is probably the right decision. Ajaz Patel strikes again. What a game this guy is having. What a beauty of a delivery. It is tossed up on middle, it lands and then turns away. Iyer lunges to defend but is beaten. The keeper whips the bails off and enquired in a polite manner. It is referred and replays show that Iyer is short. Another batter comes and another goes but no declaration. |
| 61.6 : 61.6: Ajaz Patel to Wriddhiman Saha, FOUR! Swept and done so nicely! On middle, this is played through square leg. Boundary. |
| 62.1 : 62.1: Rachin Ravindra to Virat Kohli, OUT! Dragged on! Virat Kohli is left in disbelief as he chops it on. Rachin Ravindra bowls it a bit short and wide, spinning away. Virat Kohli looks to cut it off the back foot but doesn't quite rock back into the correct position to play the shot. In the end, he is left fetching for it a bit and the ball comes off the bottom edge and goes on to hit the off stump. New Zealand get two quick wickets and they will be a bit relieved now. |
| 64.5 : 64.5: Rachin Ravindra to Wriddhiman Saha, FOUR! Up and over! On middle, Saha gets down on one knee and swings against the turn. He gets a good connection and the ball ends up in the vacant mid-wicket fence. |
| 65.4 : 65.4: Ajaz Patel to Axar Patel, SIX! High and handsome! Tossed up, on off. Axar Patel skips down the track and hits it with the spin as he clears the wide long on fence with ease. The lead is over 500 now. |
| 66.2 : 66.2: Rachin Ravindra to Wriddhiman Saha, OUT! TAKEN! Rachin Ravindra gets his third wicket and Wriddhiman Saha has to depart. Saha went for one too many and paid the price. Tossed up, on a length, around middle and leg. With the ball turning away, Saha looks to lift it against the spin. The ball goes high and behind mid on. Kyle Jamieson back-paddles and takes a fine catch. Also, Jayant Yadav walks out to bat. |
| 66.3 : 66.3: Rachin Ravindra to Axar Patel, FOUR! Dragged down, on middle and spinning in. Axar Patel rocks back and pulls it powerfully past the short leg fielder and into the fence. |
| 66.4 : 66.4: Rachin Ravindra to Axar Patel, SIX! Huge-hit! Tossed up, outside off. Axar Patel skips down the track, gets to the pitch of the ball and smokes it with the spin. The ball sails way over the long on fence. |
| 66.6 : 66.6: Rachin Ravindra to Axar Patel, SIX! Another one! Full and wide, Patel whacks it over the long off fence for yet another maximum. |
| 68.2 : 68.2: Rachin Ravindra to Axar Patel, SIX! On a length, on middle and turning in. Axar Patel dances down the track but doesn't quite get to the pitch of the ball. Patel still keeps his shape and hits it over the mid-wicket fence. |
| 68.3 : 68.3: Rachin Ravindra to Axar Patel, FOUR! Short and wide, Patel waits for it and cuts it really late and fine. The ball goes quickly pst the first slip and runs away into the fence. |
| 69.1 : 69.1: Ajaz Patel to Axar Patel, FOUR! Hammered! Axar comes down the track and gets to the pitch of it. He smashes it down the ground to the long on fence. |
| 69.3 : 69.3: Ajaz Patel to Jayant Yadav, SIX! Yadav now joins the act! He skips down the track, does not quite get to the pitch of it but still clears long on for a biggie. |
| 69.6 : 69.6: Ajaz Patel to Jayant Yadav, OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Ajaz Patel gets his 14th wicket of the Test match and that's the best ever bowling performance by any bowler against India in Test matches. Take a bow! Drifted into middle and leg, spinning away. Jayant Yadav looks to turn it on the leg side but closes the face of the bat a bit too early. The ball goes off the leading edge and Ajaz Patel takes an easy return catch. Virat Kohli decides that it's time to declare. INDIA LEAD BY 539 RUNS |
| 36.1 : 36.1: Tim Southee to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Short ball, around leg stump. Shubman Gill makes room and pulls it through mid-wicket and picks up a boundary. |
| 0.2 : 0.2: Mohammed Siraj to Will Young, FOUR! Young is off the mark in style! Down the leg side, Young flicks it, it races away to the fine leg fence. |
| 1.3 : 1.3: Ravichandran Ashwin to Tom Latham, FOUR! Swept nicely! On middle, the sweep comes out, it is played through square leg for a boundary. Second of the chase. |
| 3.6 : 3.6: Ravichandran Ashwin to Tom Latham, OUT! LBW! Down goes the first wicket and Ravichandran Ashwin gives India the perfect start. This is nicely drifted into middle and leg and this one goes on with the angle a bit. The finger is raised. Tom Latham plays for the spin but misses and gets rapped on the pads. Latham does review it but UltraEdge shows there's no bat involved and Ball Tracker comes up with three reds. The Kiwi skipper departs early yet again and New Zealand right on the back fo |
| 7.2 : 7.2: Ravichandran Ashwin to Will Young, FOUR! On middle and leg, Young looks to flick it away but gets it off the inside edge and beats backward square leg. The ball races away into the fence. |
| 8.1 : 8.1: Mohammed Siraj to Daryl Mitchell, FOUR! Lovely shot from Daryl Mitchell. Slanting on off, Mitchell punches it on the up and gets it through mid off for a boundary. |
| 10.2 : 10.2: Axar Patel to Daryl Mitchell, FOUR! Thumped! Daryl Mitchell comes down the track, he gets to the pitch of the ball and hammers it down to the long on fence. |
| 11.2: Jayant Yadav to Daryl Mitchell, FOUR! Really good intent from Mitchell and good use of the feet too. Steps out and lofts it over mid on for a boundary. |
| 12.1 : 12.1: Ravichandran Ashwin to Will Young, FOUR! Another excellent stroke! These two are using their feet really well. Young is quickly out, gets to the pitch of it and hits it over the bowler's head for a boundary. |
| 12.5 : 12.5: Ravichandran Ashwin to Will Young, FOUR! Quicker but on the shorter side, this is pushed through covers for a boundary. |
| 14.3 : 14.3: Ravichandran Ashwin to Will Young, OUT! That is quite clearly off the glove! Kohli knew that and hence, he just reviewed it immediately. Young now walks back. That is a beauty of a delivery. Turn, bounce, just unplayable. This lands outside off, Young goes back to block, it turns back in sharply and also there is extra bounce. Goes off something to the fielder at short leg. The Indians are appealing, actually celebrating. The umpire shakes his head. Kohli reviews straightaway and it is a g |
| 15.3: Axar Patel to Ross Taylor, FOUR! Close! Fired in at leg stump. Ross Taylor steps out of his crease but ends up yorking himself. The ball gets a faint inside edge and goes past the leg stump, into the fence. |
| 16.1 : 16.1: Ravichandran Ashwin to Ross Taylor, OUT! TAKEN! Ross Taylor looked edgy out there and his brief stay at the crease has ended. Ravichandran Ashwin tosses it up, on off and turning in. Taylor gets low looking to slog it away. The ball goes off the top edge and is skied towards backward square leg. Cheteshwar Pujara runs behind from leg slip and takes a good diving catch. New Zealand reeling now with three back in the hut and Ashwin gets another one. |
| 17.3 : 17.3: Axar Patel to Daryl Mitchell, SIX! Excellent use of the feet from Daryl Mitchell. Tossed up, around off. Mitchell skips down the track and gets to the pitch of the ball and whacks it over the long on fence for a biggie. |
| 19.2 : 19.2: Axar Patel to Henry Nicholls, FOUR! Short and wide, punished! Henry Nicholls rocks back and thrashes it through cover-point for a boundary. |
| 21.2: Umesh Yadav to Henry Nicholls, EDGED AND OVER! FOUR! Outside off, Nicholls throws his bat at it, it flies off the outside edge over the slip cordon for a boundary. |
| 25.6 : 25.6: Umesh Yadav to Daryl Mitchell, FOUR! Attempted short ball, on off and this one sits up nicely for the batter. Daryl Mitchell hangs back and pulls it aerially and the ball races away into the square leg fence. |
| 28.2 : 28.2: Jayant Yadav to Daryl Mitchell, FOUR! Tossed up, around off. Daryl Mitchell attempts the reverse sweep and gets right on top of the bounce as he also finds the backward point fence. Good shot. |
| 28.6 : 28.6: Jayant Yadav to Henry Nicholls, FOUR! Dragged down, on middle. Henry Nicholls hops on the back foot and pulls it through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 29.2 : 29.2: Umesh Yadav to Daryl Mitchell, FOUR! Edgy boundary! A length ball, outside off. Daryl Mitchell throws his hands at it and gets a thick edge which runs down into the third man fence. The fifty partnership comes up between these two as well. |
| 29.3 : 29.3: Umesh Yadav to Daryl Mitchell, FOUR! A fifty of the highest quality for Daryl Mitchell. Attempted slower one, down the leg side. Mitchell tickles it fine and picks up another boundary. |
| 30.2 : 30.2: Jayant Yadav to Henry Nicholls, FOUR! New Zealand are getting boundaries at regular intervals now! Tossed up on off. Henry Nicholls gets on his knees and sweeps it to deep square leg for a boundary. |
| 32.6 : 32.6: Axar Patel to Henry Nicholls, FOUR! Henry Nicholls gets the final ball away for the boundary! On middle and off. Henry Nicholls gets on his knees and reverse-sweeps it towards third man fence for a boundary. |
| 34.2 : 34.2: Axar Patel to Daryl Mitchell, SIX! A clean strike by Daryl Mitchell! Tossed up on off. Daryl Mitchell skips down the track and lifts this straight down the ground for a biggie. |
| 34.3 : 34.3: Axar Patel to Daryl Mitchell, OUT! Daryl Mitchell departs! He tries to play the same shot like the previous one but miscues this time and pays the price! Slower in the air on off by Axar Patel. Daryl Mitchell skips down the track and tries to go downtown again. But miscues this time. He gets it off the bottom of his blade towards deep extra-cover fielder. Jayant Yadav in the deep there takes a fine catch and Daryl Mitchell, after playing a fine knock has to walk back. |
| 36.5 : 36.5: Axar Patel to Tom Blundell, OUT! RUN OUT! Mix-up there in the middle and Tom Blundell pays the price! Tossed up on off. Tom Blundell drives it to mid off and sets off for a single. Henry Nicholls sents him back as there is no run there. Tom Blundell tries to go back but throw from the substitute fielder, Srikar Bharat is accurate and Wriddhiman Saha whips the bails off as Tom Blundell is short of his crease.One wicket brings two here! |
| 38.2 : 38.2: Jayant Yadav to Henry Nicholls, FOUR! A touch short, on off and spinning away. Henry Nicholls rocks back and cuts it behind square for a boundary. |
| 40.4 : 40.4: Jayant Yadav to Henry Nicholls, FOUR! Edged...but safe! Henry Nicholls has batted pretty well and maybe deserves a bit of luck. On a length, around off and turning away sharply. Nicholls looks to cut but the extra bounce makes him get it off the outside edge. The ball flies past first slip and ends up in the fence. |
| 47.2 : 47.2: Jayant Yadav to Rachin Ravindra, FOUR! Put away. It's important to capitalize on poor deliveries and stay positive. Short and around off, Rachin Ravindra goes deep inside the crease and cracks it through covers for a boundary. |
| 47.6 : 47.6: Jayant Yadav to Rachin Ravindra, FOUR! Punished! Short and wide outside off, Rachin Ravindra pounces onto it and slaps it square of the wicket on the off side for another boundary in the over. |
| 50.3 : 50.3: Ravichandran Ashwin to Henry Nicholls, FOUR! The broom is out! Full and around middle, a bit too full, Henry Nicholls brings out the sweep shot and nails it to the deep square leg fence. |
| 51.3: Jayant Yadav to Rachin Ravindra, FOUR! Boundaries have come this morning. This was courtesy of some sloppy fielding by Mohammed Siraj. Fullish and around leg, Rachin Ravindra sweeps it towards backward square leg where Siraj doesn't account for spin and misses. It races behind. |
| 51.4 : 51.4: Jayant Yadav to Rachin Ravindra, FOUR! Down the leg side, skidding further down, Rachin Ravindra sweeps it down fine for a boundary at fine leg. |
| 53.2 : 53.2: Jayant Yadav to Kyle Jamieson, OUT! LBW! Jayant Yadav comes up with a perfect off spinner, he lands it outside off and gets it to spin back sharply into the batsman. Kyle Jamieson is caught on the back foot as he tries to defend. He misses and is rapped on the back leg. They appeal and the finger has gone up. Kyle Jamieson is not convinced and opts for the DRS. The UltraEdge shows no wood while the Ball Tracker finds everything in line. Three reds. New Zealand have lost their seventh wi |
| 53.4 : 53.4: Jayant Yadav to Tim Southee, OUT! BOWLED! Jayant Yadav has three wickets. A nothing shot from Tim Southee. He thought to attack the bowler but perished. A pair for him. Yadav slows it up and delivers yet another off spinner, it lands and spins back in, Southee is down the track for a big heave across the line but misses. The ball brushes the flap of his back pad and deflects onto the stumps. Things unravelling rather too quickly for the Kiwis. |
| 51.5 : 51.5: Jayant Yadav to Rachin Ravindra, OUT! CAUGHT! Two boundaries and a wicket. After two loose deliveries, it's a fabulous ball served by Jayant Yadav. He gets the line right and dishes it around off, Rachin Ravindra tries to defend the trajectory but the ball spins away to take a healthy outside edge. Cheteshwar Pujara is alert at second slip and makes no mistake. India are 4 wickets away as a gritty little knock from Rachin Ravindra is over. |
| 55.1 : 55.1: Jayant Yadav to William Somerville, OUT! CAUGHT! Cleanly done in the end. Jayant Yadav is having a happy Monday morning. His off spinners are doing the damage. He calmly delivers it close to off and the ball spins back in to take the inside half of William Somerville's defensive bat. The ball hurries to Mayank Agarwal at short leg who goes down low to take the catch. He fails in the first attempt but then gathers it cleanly in the second. The two umpires get together and refer it upstair |
| 56.3 : 56.3: Ravichandran Ashwin to Henry Nicholls, OUT! STUMPED! There it is, there is the last wicket. INDIA WIN BY A MASSIVE 372 RUNS! Ashwin bags the last wicket. Floats it up. Nicholls comes down the track, he does not get to the pitch of the ball. Still goes for the big shot. He misses as the ball turns away. Saha collects and whips the bails off. Ashwin gets his 4th and India, along with the game, win the series too. |
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