Jasprit Bumrah delivered an early blow to New Zealand on Day 5 of the India vs New Zealand Test in Bengaluru as he dismissed the Kiwi captain Tom Latham for a duck on the second ball of the day. With the target of only 107 for New Zealand, India needed somehting special early on Day 5 to lift the side up and instill doubt in New Zealand batters and Bumrah did exactly that by removing Latham.
Resuming the first over of the fourth innings, which had been interrupted by poor light the previous day, Bumrah drew the first blood for India by getting Tom Latham out LBW. He bowled a length delivery on off-stump which came back in sharply. Latham played for the line of the ball but the ball beat his inside edge and hit him on his knee roll. Umpire Michael Gough raised his finger without any hesitation sending the Bengaluru crowd raucous.
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The pitch at the M Chinnaswamy had visible cracks on Day 5, making it favourable to the pacers with the new ball.
Watch the dismissal here:
India Post Strong Fightback After 46 All Out
Earlier in the match, India registered their lowest innings total in Tests by getting all out for 46 in the first innings of the IND vs NZ Test. After an excellent bowling performance, New Zealand responded big with bat as well, positing 402 runs on the board with help of centiry from Rachin Ravindra.
India, cornered in the match, put up an incredible fight as they posted 462 with help of a century off Sarfaraz Khan's bat and a well-made 99 by Rishabh Pant.