IND Inngs
Prasidh to Mitchell, out Lbw!! This is a big wicket for India. Mitchell goes with still 14 balls remaining. Nonetheless, a fine hand comes to an end. Prasidh changes his length and immediately reaps rewards. He goes full and straight, Mitchell is standing deep in the crease with the front leg out of the way, miesses the heave to the leg-side and is pinned on the back pad. The impact was right in front of the stumps and ball-tracking showed it to be smashing into leg-stump. Mitchell would feel it was in the slot and he missed out.. Mitchell lbw b Prasidh 84(71) [4s-5 6s-3]
Siraj to Foulkes, out Bowled!! Dragged on! Foulkes does not last long. New Zealand continue to lose wickets regularly. Good length ball around off, Foulkes is hanging back to defend whereas he should have been forward, dangles his bat out and gets a toe-end onto the off-stump. The ball skidded through and didn't bounce as much as Foulkes expected it to. Foulkes b Siraj 1(2)
Harshit Rana to Mitchell, out Michael Bracewell Run Out!! 1 run completed. Brilliant work by Iyer. This is a massive wicket as Bracewell has a good record against India especially while batting at this stage of the innings. Harshit spears it into the blockhole, Mitchell digs it in front of long-on and Bracewell called him for the second. He had to hurry as Iyer swoops in from the rope, picks the ball up cleanly and hits the target at the non-striker's end. Bracewell was just short of the crease. Only a direct-hit would have had Bracewell and Iyer hit the bullseye. Michael Bracewell run out (Shreyas Iyer) 16(18) [4s-1]
Prasidh to Mitchell Hay, out Bowled!! Cleaned up! That's a beauty and Hay has no clue about it - nips back in sharply, was it a case of reverse swing? Jagged back into the right-hander and catches Hay in the crease, burst past the inside edge and crashes into the top of middle-stump - that's a corker and Prasidh has broken through for India. Mitchell Hay b Prasidh 18(13) [4s-2]
Kuldeep Yadav to Phillips, out Caught by Shreyas Iyer!! Lovely bowling and Phillips falls to the guile of Kuldeep - tossed up slower and on off, draws Phillips forward and the ball then dips wickedly onto the right-hander - Phillips goes through with the drive, but the bottom-hand comes off on impact and he ends up spooning a sitter to Shreyas at cover-point. Phillips c Shreyas Iyer b Kuldeep Yadav 12(19) [4s-1]
Siraj to Will Young, out Caught by Rahul!! Third wicket for India. It is the pacers doing the damage. Two for Harshit and now Siraj strikes in his second spell. They have identified that bowling into the wicket with pace off is the way to go and Siraj is doing that since returning for this spell. 126ks short of length delivery, bowled into the wicket and the line is close to off, Young arches back and tries the ramp but since there's no pace, he gets a feather and Rahul takes a simple low catch. Will Young c Rahul b Siraj 12(16)
Harshit Rana to Conway, out Bowled!! Dragged on! Harshit has come back and removed the two set openers in consecutive overs. He's pumped and why not! 142.2ks fullish delivery, lands on the seam and nips in a little, Conway thinks it is there for the drive and pushes his hands well away from the body, gets a thick inside edge and the ball crashes into leg-stump. India pulling things back and starting to squeeze New Zealand. Conway b Harshit Rana 56(67) [4s-6 6s-1]
Harshit Rana to Nicholls, out Caught by Rahul!! Was that a set-up? Bowled a couple of short of length deliveries and gave away two fours, then slips in the slower one and breaks the partnership. 113ks off-cutter outside off, would have been a wide had Nicholls let go, but he reaches and squeezes it off the outside edge, the ball lobs to the left of Rahul and he dives across to hang on. Much needed wicket as the tempo had started to pick in the last few overs. Nicholls c Rahul b Harshit Rana 62(69) [4s-8]