IND Vs NZ 1st Test, Highlights: India On Top After Day 4 As Ashwin Gets Early Wicket
IND Vs NZ 1st Test, Day 4, Live Score: Keep refreshing this space for live updates and scores from the first Test between India and New Zealand.
Background
IND Vs NZ Day 4: The fourth day of the Kanpur Test looks promising as the match lies in balance. As of now, India is 14/1 in the second innings with a lead of 63 runs. Shubman Gill lost his wicket to Kyle Jamieson for just 1 run. Earlier on Day 3, Axar Patel and Ravi Ashwin spun a web around Kiwi batsmen, as they picked up 8 out of 10 wickets. Axar, in fact, picked up a five-wicket haul.
After a great start, the Kiwis could not capitalise and lost their last nine wickets for 99 runs.
What India would want ideally, is to score at least 200 more runs till the end of Day's play today and then pose a challenging score close to 300 for NZ to chase. As the trajectory of Kanpur's pitch goes, it has not been easy chasing on Day 5 at this ground.
There is an update in the Indian team on Day 3 as Wriddhiman Saha has been replaced by KS Bharat due to injury.
UPDATE - Wriddhiman Saha has stiffness in his neck. The BCCI medical team is treating him and monitoring his progress. KS Bharat will be keeping wickets in his absence.#INDvNZ @Paytm
— BCCI (@BCCI) November 27, 2021
It won't be easy to play shots for batsmen on the concluding days of the Test match as the dry pitch at Kanpur has been showing constant signs of having uneven bounce that is puzzling the batsmen.
New Zealand vs India, Day 5: NZ (2nd Innings) - 165/9 Runs (97.6 Overs)
New Zealand vs India, Day 5: NZ (2nd Innings) - 165/9 Runs (97.5 Overs)
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