Ravichandran Ashwin, right handed bat, comes to the crease
New Zealand migth resort to the short ball here, leg-slip in place along with three conventional slips. Ashwin is on a king pair
Just about to resume after tea. It's gone a little overcast again
15:28 Local Time, 09:58 GMT, 15:28 IST: Those three quick wickets have put New Zealand on top again.
90.2
William ORourke to Rahul, out Caught by Blundell!! Rahul c Blundell b William ORourke 12(16) [4s-2]
William ORourke to Rahul, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
90.1
William ORourke to Rahul, no run, oh bounced extra from shortish length and hit KL on the glove. But he handled that well by taking the hand off the handle
Duck and 150-plus score in the same Test for India 0 & 163* - Madhav Apte vs WI, Port of Spain, 1953 152 & 0 - Nayan Mongia vs AUS, Delhi, 1996 0 & 150 - Sarfaraz Khan vs NZ, Benglaluru, 2024
New Zealand enjoying their outing with the second new ball. They are asking a lot of questions. India need to see off this phase with the pair intact if they are to stand any chance of winning
89.6
Matt Henry to Jadeja, no run
89.5
Matt Henry to Jadeja, no run
89.4
Matt Henry to Jadeja, no run, Jadeja offers no shot and escapes LBW
Most dismissals in 90s in Tests for India 10 - Sachin Tendulkar 9 - Rahul Dravid 7 - Rishabh Pant 5 - Sunil Gavaskar 5 - MS Dhoni 5 - Virender Sehwag
Pant and Dhoni are the only keepers to have been dismissed in the 90s on five or more occasions in Tests.
89.3
Matt Henry to Jadeja, FOUR, to long-off
89.2
Matt Henry to Jadeja, no run, very loose push from the from the body by Jadeja. Full and nipping away, Jadeja looks to play through cover and misses
New Zealand have an issue with the ball. Passes the ring test though
89.1
Matt Henry to Rahul, 1 run, to short mid-wicket
Rishabh Pant’s last five knocks in 3rd innings of a Test 100*(139) vs SA, Cape Town, 2022 50(31) vs SL, Bengaluru, 2022 57(86) vs ENG, Edgbaston, 2022 109(128) vs BAN, Chennai, 2024 99(104) vs NZ, Bengaluru, 2024
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