10.28am India have done the first bit of the job this morning which is to wrap up the last five New Zealand wickets. Now for the much tougher job of chasing down 359. Only once have India chased down a steeper target to win a Test at home. Can they do it again? New Zealand are certainly not going to make it easy for them
Roshan: "Best bet is Sarfaraz khan playing number 3 and Gill playing number 5/6. To win this they need a good batsman when ball is old."
69.4
W
Jadeja to Phillips, 1 run, OUT, Has Jadeja conjured a wicket out of nowhere? Oh, he has. He shortens the length outside off as Phillips goes up and over to Washington at deep cover, who was a tad slow. They hare back for two and look to be cruising as the throw comes in at the non-striker's end. O'Rourke gets a little complacent while completing the second run, and Jadeja just taps the ball back onto the stumps to find him short. New Zealand's lead is cut short at 358.
W O'Rourke run out 0 (8m 3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
69.3
0
Jadeja to Phillips, no run, Belted to deep cover, does not take the run
69.2
6
Jadeja to Phillips, SIX, Clears long-off! That is a lovely strike. Quicker through the air on middle, he clears his front leg, goes downtown and all the way. Hadn't connected as clearly
69.1
0
Jadeja to Phillips, no run, Rocks back to the flatter length ball and slaps this to deep cover
Jadeja will continue from around the wicket. A slip and a gully in place
END OF OVER:69 | 7 Runs | NZ: 248/9
- Glenn Phillips41 (78b)
- William O’Rourke0 (3b)
- Ravichandran Ashwin25-2-97-2
- Ravindra Jadeja19-3-65-3
68.6
1
Ashwin to Phillips, 1 run, And he gets the single. Floated outside leg, but GP goes back and works this behind square for a run
The field comes up
68.5
0
Ashwin to Phillips, no run, Flatter on middle, he pushes to midwicket
68.4
6
Ashwin to Phillips, SIX, Slog sweep and he clears deep midwicket. Tossed up on middle, he got a lot of height and just enough distance. The lead is 350 now
68.3
0
Ashwin to Phillips, no run, Goes reverse, but does not take the single to deep point
68.2
0
Ashwin to Phillips, no run, Eyes a slog sweep but misses. Slower through the air, on middle and leg, looks for cross-batted mow, can only manage a thick inside edge onto the pad
68.1
0
Ashwin to Phillips, no run, Not yet. Flatter on middle and leg, pushed to midwicket.
Thanks, Monga. Reckon Phillips will look for a few big ones
END OF OVER:68 | (wicket maiden) | NZ: 241/9
- William O’Rourke0 (3b)
- Glenn Phillips34 (72b)
- Ravindra Jadeja19-3-65-3
- Ravichandran Ashwin24-2-90-2
Time for Ashish Pant to take over
67.6
0
Jadeja to O'Rourke, no run, a really full ball, turns past the outside edge. Pitch doing all sorts
67.5
0
Jadeja to O'Rourke, no run, full and straight, defended
67.4
0
Jadeja to O'Rourke, no run, sharp turn, hits the back pad. Half a shout, but no review. Might have pitched outside leg. Also height is an issue
Last man in is William O'Rourke
67.3
W
Jadeja to Patel, OUT, lovely catch from Washington at deep midwicket. Hurting his own chances of a five-for here, but that is not what you play for. Also shows how difficult the pitch is. Ajaz slog-sweeps a full ball but doesn't get all of it. Going straight of deep midwicket, but Sundar takes it running to his right
AY Patel c Washington Sundar b Jadeja 1 (9m 12b 0x4 0x6) SR: 8.33
67.2
0
Jadeja to Patel, no run, appeal for a catch at slip. They don't review it because replays show that it has hit the front pad onto the back pad
67.1
0
Jadeja to Patel, no run, Patel stays back to defend a length ball
Jadeja continues from around the wicket
END OF OVER:67 | 1 Run | NZ: 241/8
- Glenn Phillips34 (72b)
- Ajaz Patel1 (9b)
- Ravichandran Ashwin24-2-90-2
- Ravindra Jadeja18-2-65-2
66.6
0
Ashwin to Phillips, no run, stays back to defend a length ball
66.5
0
Ashwin to Phillips, no run, full, defended back to him
66.4
1lb
Ashwin to Patel, 1 leg bye, what happened here? This has turned from leg, and turned big to go between Pant and slip. Ashwin wants a review for lbw, but he has no support. Replays show it has taken the flap of the back pad on the way. Might have pitched outside leg anyway. Nope, the replays show, pitched leg, hitting off. India have missed an lbw here
66.3
0
Ashwin to Patel, no run, slows it down, 84ks, gets sharp turn from a full length, goes past the outside edge. Pant also fails to collect it cleanly
66.2
0
Ashwin to Patel, no run, on a good length, no turn, defended back again
