New Zealand started their reply brilliantly though. As far as the bowling is concerned, Tim Southee was the start as he took a 5-wicket haul and demolished the Indian middle order early on Day 2. The rest of the batters did get starts but it was Iyer who bailed them out from a tough situation and got them to a respectable score. But nature had different plans and bad light denied them a victory.Įarlier in the game, it was Shreyas Iyer who was the hero for India in the first innings. Ravindra Jadeja was the main bowler in the last session though as his 3 wickets in that session put India just 1 wicket away from a memorable victory. Axar Patel started things off by taking the wicket of Henry Nicholls and that triggered a collapse. They received another big blow in the form of Ros Taylor just before Tea and Kane Williamson was the lone man standing.īut the Indian spinners ruled the roost post Tea. Somerville fell and Latham too had to walk back to the hut. New Zealand did not lose a single wicket in the first session of Day 5 and there would have been plenty of nerves in the Indian camp. The Kiwis did lose Will Young in their chase but William Somerville and Tom Latham were very impressive with the way they batted. Rachin Ravindra and Ajaz Patel would have had their hearts in the mouth in the last half hour of play but they have managed to save this Test!
It looked like India would seal this one but the light has worked in their favor. Phew, what a finish! What a finish! New Zealand have saved the Test by the barest of margins here. Read more around! What a nail-biting finish! THE FIRST TEST ENDS IN A DRAW!
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