New Delhi:
Ind vs NZ, Ist Test Match Kanpur: Day 2
Indian bowlers toiled hard without much success as New Zealand came up with a resolute performance to be 152/1 before rain washed out the final session on the second day of the opening cricket Test.
Kane Williamson and Tom Latham have displayed good technique against spin and shown solid mental fortitude to take New Zealand past the century mark.
Live Cricket Score: Ind vs NZ, Ist Test, Day 2
#Day 2 Play has been called off
#Rain halts play at Kanpur post Tea session
#Rain forces early tea, Williamson and Latham register half centuries to help the Kiwis post 152
#Williamson and Latham help NZ cross the century mark
#Play resumes after lunch, Kiwis look to build on
#Lunch on Day2, Kiwis post 71 for the loss of one wicket
#Williamson and Latham have pulled back things for the Kiwis by stringing a good partnership
#Kiwis lose their first wicket,Yadav traps Guptill legbefore
#Kiwis off to a breezy start
#Jadeja has been introduced quite early as the Kiwis have been traditionally known to be weak against Spin
#Shami and Yadav shall share the new ball for India
#Guptill and Latham open for the Kiwis
Day 1, Summary:
The Kiwis have made a resounding comeback in the Kanpur Test match after India looked to be in the drivers seat till the lunch session of Day 1. The Indians squandered away a solid start courtesy a good partnerhsip between Murali VIjay and Cheteshwar Pujara.
The Kiwi spinners cast a web around the Indian middle-order to them reduced to 291 for 9 on the opening day of the first cricket Test against New Zealand.
After electing to bat in the historic 500th Test, India were well placed at 154 on the back of a well stitched 112-run second wicket stand between Vijay (65) and Pujara (62).
However, the Kiwi spinners bowled some tight spells after lunch to buckle down the Indian batsmen. What followed was some brilliant bowling by the New Zealanders and poor shot selection by the Indians which saw the Indians losing four quick wickets for just sixteen runs.
