Cricket News Desk. On the fourth day of the first Test between India and New Zealand, the host team will be eyeing a lead. On the other hand, Sarfaraz Khan is now moving towards a century and will be expected to play a big innings.
Jadeja out after scoring five runs
After tea, India got the seventh blow in the form of Ravindra Jadeja. He was caught by Rourke at the hands of Will Young. He could score only five runs. Kuldeep Yadav has come in to bat at number nine. Ashwin is present at the crease to support him. India's score is 441/7 and lead is 85 runs.
India gets another blow before tea time
After Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul also returned to the pavilion. He could score only 12 runs. Roarke made him his victim. By tea time, India's score is 438/6 and the lead is 82 runs.
Pant out after scoring 99 runs
Rishabh Pant, who was looking in great form, returned to the pavilion after scoring 99 runs. Rourke bowled him out. If he had managed to score a century in this match, it would have been his seventh century in Test. However, he became a victim of the nervous 90's. Ravindra Jadeja has come in to bat at number seven. KL Rahul is present at the crease to support him. India's score is 433/5 and lead is 77 runs.
Sarfaraz out after scoring 150 runs
Young Indian batsman Sarfaraz Khan was out after scoring 150 runs. Tim Southee got him caught by Ejaz Patel. There was a partnership of 177 runs for the fourth wicket between Sarfaraz and Pant. KL Rahul has come in to bat at number six. Pant is present at the crease to support him.
India's score crosses 400 runs
With the brilliant partnership of Sarfaraz and Pant, India's score has crossed 400 runs in the second innings. In this way, India has achieved a lead of 46 runs against New Zealand so far. Sarfaraz is present at the crease after scoring 147 runs and Pant has scored 87 runs.
Great partnership of Pant-Sarfaraz
The partnership of more than 150 runs for the fourth wicket has been completed between Rishabh Pant and Sarfaraz Khan. Pant is currently playing after scoring 82 runs in 80 balls, while Sarfaraz Khan is present at the crease after scoring 137 runs.
India gained lead
The Indian team has taken the lead in the second innings of the first Test match against New Zealand on the basis of the brilliant partnership of Sarfaraz Khan and Rishabh Pant. New Zealand had scored 402 runs after all out India for 46 runs in the first innings and took a lead of 356 runs. However, India batted well in the second innings and managed to take the lead. At present, Sarfaraz Khan is at the crease with 127 runs and Pant with 70 runs.
match restarted
The play of the second session of the fourth day of the first Test match between India and New Zealand has started. Sarfaraz Khan and Rishabh Pant are present at the crease for India, who have so far made a century partnership for the fourth wicket.
extended play time during the day
It has been decided to extend the playing time due to rain on the fourth day of the first Test match between India and New Zealand. The second session will start at 1:50 pm and will continue till 3:30 pm. Whereas, the third session starts from 3:50 pm
Light rain still occurring in Bangalore
It is still raining lightly in Bangalore due to which the ground is covered with covers. Due to rain, there is a delay in starting the play of the second session of the fourth day.
Rain disrupted the match
The play on the fourth day of the first Test match between India and New Zealand has been stopped due to rain. India strengthened its position on Saturday with brilliant century innings from Sarfaraz Khan and Rishabh Pant. During this period, Sarfaraz scored the first century of his Test career, while Rishabh Pant also scored a fifty. By the time the game was stopped, India had scored 344 runs for three wickets in the second innings and were currently trailing New Zealand by 12 runs. Sarfaraz Khan is present at the crease after scoring 125 runs and Pant has scored 53 runs.
Pant's fifty
Rishabh Pant batted brilliantly and scored a half-century in the second innings against New Zealand. Pant got injured while keeping wickets on the second day and went out of the field. He made a comeback and was successful in scoring a fifty.
Century partnership between Pant-Sarfaraz
The century partnership between Sarfaraz Khan and Rishabh Pant for the fourth wicket has been completed. Both the batsmen batted brilliantly on the fourth day and got India out of trouble. India is now 21 runs behind New Zealand and is close to taking the lead.
50 run partnership
There is a partnership of 50 runs between Sarfaraz Khan and Rishabh Pant. Both of them made this partnership in just 66 balls. Now India is just 75 runs behind. Due to this the New Zealand team is in tension.
Sarfaraz scored the first century of his career
Sarfaraz Khan batted brilliantly in the Bengaluru Test and scored the first century of his career. For this he faced only 109 balls. Sarfaraz scored his first century with a four. During this, he hit 13 fours and 3 sixes. He is currently present at the crease after scoring 101 runs on 112 balls.
India's score crosses 250 runs
Sarfaraz Khan and Pant made a great start to the fourth day and took India's score beyond 250 runs. Sarfaraz is currently playing on 89 runs and is slowly moving towards a century. Pant is also with him at the other end. India has scored 252 runs for three wickets and is currently behind New Zealand by 104 runs.
Fourth day's play begins
The fourth day of the first Test between India and New Zealand has started at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. Wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant has come to the crease along with Sarfaraz Khan. Pant was injured while keeping wickets on the second day of the match, but he came to bat on Saturday. India started the second innings at 231 runs for three wickets in which Sarfaraz is playing on 70 runs while Pant is yet to open his account.
Will Rishabh Pant come to bat?
Rishabh Pant, who got injured while keeping wickets on the second day of the first match, can come out to bat on the fourth day. Pant was seen taking batting practice before the start of the match on Saturday, indicating that the star wicketkeeper-batsman is ready to take the field once again.
450+ runs scored on the third day
A total of 453 runs were scored and 10 wickets fell on the third day of the first match between India and New Zealand at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. This is the second highest score in a day in any test match played in India. The highest number of runs in a single day of a Test match in India was scored between India and Sri Lanka in 2009. He scored a total of 470 runs on the second day of the test match.
Strong partnership of Sarfaraz-Kohli
Zealand scored 402 runs in its first innings and took a huge lead of 356 runs. India batted well in the second innings and struggled to recover with half-centuries from captain Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Sarfaraz Khan. There was a brilliant partnership between Kohli and Sarfaraz Khan which was broken by Glenn Phillips by dismissing Kohli. Both the batsmen made a partnership of 136 runs for the third wicket.
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