IND vs NZ 1st Test Day 4 Highlights: The first Test match between India vs New Zealand being played in Bengaluru has reached an exciting turn. The fourth day’s play was ended prematurely due to bad light and heavy rain. By the end of the fourth day’s play, New Zealand played only 4 balls, in which the team could not even open its account. New Zealand has to score 107 runs to win the match.
By the end of the third day’s play, India had scored 231 runs at the loss of 3 wickets. On the morning of the fourth day, Team India moved its scoreboard forward. The first two sessions of the fourth day were in the name of India as there was an important partnership of 177 runs between Sarfaraz Khan and Rishabh Pant. Sarfaraz scored 150 runs, while Rishabh Pant was out after scoring 99 runs. But after this, Team India kept losing wickets at regular intervals.
The match was overturned in one session
At one time India had scored 408 runs at the loss of 3 wickets. But after the fall of Sarfaraz Khan’s wicket, Team India’s batting went into struggling mode. The situation was such that India lost the last 7 wickets in just 54 runs. In the last session of the fourth day, KL Rahul could score only 12 runs in front of the lethal bowling of Matt Henry and William O’Rourke, while Ravindra Jadeja could also score only 5 runs. In this way, Team India’s second innings was reduced to 462 runs.
New Zealand has a target of 107 runs
At one time the Indian team seemed to be in a very strong position. But the last session of the fourth day has turned the match towards New Zealand. The Kiwi team has to score 107 runs to win in the fourth innings. By the end of the fourth day’s play, the visiting team could play only 4 balls. New Zealand had not been able to play even a single over, then thick dark clouds appeared over the field. In such a situation, the umpires declared stumps prematurely due to bad light. After some time it started raining heavily.
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