IND vs NZ 2nd Test Commentary - Mumbai (03 December 2021)

Angled into the pads, Nicholls looks to flick but misses to get hit on the pads. 

Outside off, left alone.

OUT! STUMPED! There it is, there is the last wicket. INDIA WIN BY A MASSIVE 372-RUN MARGIN! Ashwin bags the last wicket. Floats it up. Nicholls comes down the track, he does not get to the pitch of the ball. Still goes for the big shot. He misses as the ball turns away. Saha collects and whips the bails off. Ashwin gets his 4th and India, along with the game, win the series too.

OUT! CAUGHT! Cleanly done in the end. Jayant Yadav is having a happy Monday morning. His off spinners are doing the damage. He calmly delivers it close to off and the ball spins back in to take the inside half of William Somerville's defensive bat. The ball hurries to Mayank Agarwal at short leg who goes down low to take the catch. He fails in the first attempt but then gathers it cleanly in the second. The two umpires get together and refer it upstairs. The soft signal is out and it will remain out as the replays find that Mayank has done everything correct. 

Almost the 5th! Lands on off and then turns away. Patel is beaten.

Again! Tossed it up, fuller and on off, Patel looks to drive again but it turns and goes past the outside edge. Good take by Saha who whips the bails off quickly but Patel is in.

Flatter and on middle, defended.

Quicker this time and on off, Patel is solid in defense.

On off, kept out.

Loopy and on middle, Henry Nicholls gets back and nudges it towards square leg for a run.

Nicely tossed up, full and around off, William Somerville leans forward and across to defend and does so in front of short leg.

Slower through the air, full and around off, William Somerville gets forward and defends it back.

Goes on the back foot to a shortish ball and taps it down in front of short leg.

Flatter and shorter on off, William stands back and plays it down to point for a single.

'CATCH' is the shout! Perhaps, it lands short. Full and flighted outside off, Henry Nicholls aims for a booming drive but fails to connect well. It drops in front of the cover fielder.

Flatter and a touch shorter on off, Nicholls eases himself on the back foot and pushes it towards covers for one. It's called a no ball for overstepping.

Tossed up ball around off, turning down sharply, Kyle offers no shot and takes it on his pads.

OUT! LBW! Jayant Yadav comes up with a perfect off spinner, he lands it outside off and gets it to spin back sharply into the batsman. Kyle Jamieson is caught on the back foot as he tries to defend. He misses and is rapped on the back leg. They appeal and the finger has gone up. Kyle Jamieson is not convinced and opts for the DRS. The UltraEdge shows no wood while the Ball Tracker finds everything in line. Three reds. New Zealand have lost their seventh wicket.

Turning back in from around off, Southee has his bat close to the front pad in defense.

OUT! BOWLED! Jayant Yadav has three wickets. A nothing shot from Tim Southee. He thought to attack the bowler but perished. A pair for him. Yadav slows it up and delivers yet another off spinner, it lands and spins back in, Southee is down the track for a big heave across the line but misses. The ball brushes the flap of his back pad and deflects onto the stumps. Things unravelling rather too quickly for the Kiwis.

Leans forward to a full ball around off and defends it towards short leg.

Sharp spin from outside off, William fails to defend and is pinged on the front pad. The impact appeared to be outside off this time. End of an exemplary over.

Plenty of away spin on this delivery as it lands outside off, Henry Nicholls is caught pushing and missing inside the line.

Fuller and around middle, this time Nicholls covers the spin and defends it to the off side.

Some extra air time to this delivery, full and outside off, it's left alone.

Fullish and close to off, Henry Nicholls stretches forward and defends it with firm hands to the off side.

Goodness me! Sharp turn and bounce from around off, too venomous. Nicholls is beaten on the outside edge and Saha also fails to gather it. They steal a bye.

Floated and around off, fuller in length, Jamieson tries to defend but it takes the inner half and sneaks past Mayank Agarwal at short leg.

Turning away from around off, Rachin Ravindra gets forward but then offers no shot as he pulls his bat away. He was looking to play inside the line initially.

Loopy and around off, drifting in and turning out, Rachin Ravindra looks to defend but is beaten by the away spin.

FOUR! Boundaries have come this morning. This was courtesy of some sloppy fielding by Mohammed Siraj. Fullish and around leg, Rachin Ravindra sweeps it towards backward square leg where Siraj doesn't account for spin and misses. It races behind.

FOUR! Down the leg side, skidding further down, Rachin Ravindra sweeps it down fine for a boundary at fine leg.

OUT! CAUGHT! Two boundaries and a wicket. After two loose deliveries, it's a fabulous ball served by Jayant Yadav. He gets the line right and dishes it around off, Rachin Ravindra tries to defend the trajectory but the ball spins away to take a healthy outside edge. Cheteshwar Pujara is alert at second slip and makes no mistake. India are 4 wickets away as a gritty little knock from Rachin Ravindra is over.

Flatter and a touch shorter outside off, Kyle Jamieson punches it from the back foot to point. Slight fumble from Mohammed Siraj but no run conceded.

Floated, full and on middle, and dipping in, Henry Nicholls brings his bat down quickly in defense.

Fuller and around off, Henry defends it soundly off his front foot.

FOUR! The broom is out! Full and around middle, a bit too full, Henry Nicholls brings out the sweep shot and nails it to the deep square leg fence.

Loopy and around off, Henry Nicholls defends it by getting forward.

Fuller and outside off, left alone.

Gives it some extra air time and lands it full on middle, Henry Nicholls stretches forward and defends it safely.

Short and outside off, Henry cuts it to sweeper cover and now there is a protection in the deep. Only a run.

Edged but safe! Full and around off, landing and breaking away, Rachin pushes inside the line with firm hands and gets a soft outside edge. Doesn't carry to the slip fielders.

The batsman has just blocked that from his crease.

Flighted and outside off, Rachin Ravindra watches it carefully before making a leave.

Appeal for an lbw, not given. Tossed up around middle, turning and bouncing a lot as Rachin is again squared up in defense. It pings him on the pads but the appeal is not entertained.

Beauty, unplayable. Jayant Yadav lands it close to off and the ball spins away sharply, Ravindra has a tame push inside the line and misses.

A touch short and around middle, Nicholls gets back and helps it in the gap at mid-wicket for a run.

Floated and around middle, Rachin is forward and defends it on the leg side.

Presses forward to a full ball around off and blocks it to the off side.

Fuller and on off, Ravindra drives off the front foot but finds the cover fielder.

Extra loop on this time but the line is outside leg, Ravindra nudges it towards square leg.

Slower one, full and around off, Rachin Ravindra deals with it comfortably from the back foot. 

Tossed up, around off Rachin Ravindra defends it by pressing forward.

FOUR! Put away. It's important to capitalize on poor deliveries and stay positive. Short and around off, Rachin Ravindra goes deep inside the crease and cracks it through covers for a boundary.

Flatter and around off, Rachin stays back and defends it late to the off side.

Shout for an lbw! The finger stays down. That looked very tight. Virat Kohli has a word with his bowler and keeper and decides against reviewing it. Loopy and full, landing around leg and curving away. Ravindra is squared up in defense and gets beaten by the turn. It hits him on the back leg, they appeal but the umpire disagrees. The replays find it to be the umpire's call.

Fuller and on off, defended off the front foot.

FOUR! Punished! Short and wide outside off, Rachin Ravindra pounces onto it and slaps it square of the wicket on the off side for another boundary in the over.

Starts with a flighted delivery on off, Henry Nicholls stretches forward and defends it back.

Slower through the air, full and on middle, again Nicholls defends it by getting forward.

Slightly flat, full and around off, skidding in, Henry is forward as he blocks.

Beauty! Full and floated, around off, a tentative front-foot prod from Nicholls as he looks to defend but it spins past the blade.

And again. Spinning away from the batsman, Henry tries to defend but is beaten by the turn.

Fuller and on off, the batsman has just watchfully blocked this out.

Beaten straightaway! A perfect start from Jayant. He tosses it up and lands around off, Ravindra tries to defend but the ball spins away to beat the outside edge.

Fullish and around off, this time Rachin Ravindra is forward in defense and does well to block it away.

Another full ball, this time the line is around leg, Rachin helps it towards mid-wicket.

The line moves to outside off now, a loopy delivery, turning away, Rachin covers his stumps and shoulders arms.

Lands it full and around off, skidding in, Ravindra brings his bat in front in defense.

Quicker and around leg, turn and bounce again, Rachin gets back to block but it takes his thigh pad and drops near silly point.

Floated it up, around middle. Henry Nicholls defends it off the front foot.

On middle, nudged onto the leg side.

On middle and leg, Nicholls presses forward and fends it away onto the leg side.

Peach! Ashwin drifts this one in, around off stump but the ball just grips and turns away sharply after pitching. Henry Nicholls looks to defend but the ball goes past the outside edge and Saha with a great take yet again.

Tossed up, on off. Nicholls presents the full face of the bat and plays it towards mid off.

Tossed up, on a driving length but well outside off. Henry Nicholls doesn't take the bait as he lets it through. The umpires call for Stumps. NEW ZEALAND END THE DAY ON 140/5!

Around off, Ravindra strides forward to defend.

Quicker one, on middle and Ravindra keeps it out on the leg side.

On off and played towards point.

On a length, around off and spinning in. Rachin Ravindra defends it off the back foot.

Around off again and Ravindra keeps it out with ease.

End of another maiden over. Slightly slower, on middle. Rachin Ravindra presses forward and defends it back to the bowler.

Tossed up, on off and kept out by Nicholls.

Flighted delivery, on middle. Nicholls puts out a big stride forward to defend.

Quicker one, around middle and leg. Nicholls fends it away.

A touch short and wide, played off the back foot towards point.

Floated up, full and around middle. Henry Nicholls defends it off the front foot.

Nicely tossed up, but well outside off. Easy leave for Henry Nicholls and its a maiden over.

Flatter one, on off and turning in. Rachin Ravindra plays it off the back foot and dabs it down towards short leg.

On the pads, kept down towards leg slip.

On middle and leg, defended out on the leg side.

Floated up, full and on off. Rachin Ravindra squirts it out on the off side.

No shot offered but easily pitching outside leg. Quicker one, around leg stump and angled across. Rachin Ravindra strides out but doesn't offer a shot and gets rapped on the pads. The Indian players appeal but not given. The replay confirms that it was pitching well outside leg.

Fuller one, around off and edged down towards third man for a couple.

Drifted in on leg stump and this one straightens. Henry Nicholls defends it out.

Around off and turning away, left alone.

On middle and leg, Nicholls strides forward to defend.

FOUR! Edged...but safe! Henry Nicholls has batted pretty well and maybe deserves a bit of luck. On a length, around off and turning away sharply. Nicholls looks to cut but the extra bounce makes him get it off the outside edge. The ball flies past first slip and ends up in the fence.

On middle, Nicholls presses forward to defend.

Around off, Nicholls stays solid in defense.

Tossed up, on middle and kept out by Ravindra.

Beaten! Slightly quicker, on a length and around leg. This one turns square and Ravindra is comprehensively beaten.

Attacking the stumps this time, Ravindra stays solid in defense.

Floated up, at the pads and nudged onto the leg side.

Around middle and leg, driven towards mid on.

Full and wide, Rachin Ravindra drives it firmly but straight to mid off. Maiden over from Ashwin.

Drifted into middle and leg, kept out by Henry Nicholls.

FOUR! A touch short, on off and spinning away. Henry Nicholls rocks back and cuts it behind square for a boundary.

Flighted delivery, around the off stump and well left by Henry Nicholls.

Sharp turn and bounce. Around off again and Nicholls makes another good leave.

Quicker one, on middle and leg, pushed towards mid on.

Angled in at middle stump, Nicholls defends it off the back foot.

On middle. Henry Nicholls presses forward to defend but gets as inside edge onto his pads.

On middle and leg. Turned away to mid-wicket for a single.

Tossed up on on off. Defended off the front foot.

On off and turning away. Rachin Ravindra leaves it alone.

Nicely tossed up on middle again. Rachin Ravindra defends this off the front foot.

Fuller on off. Rachin Ravindra drives it to covers.

Quicker on middle. Defended off the front foot towards the on side.

Shorter length on middle. Worked away to mid-wicket.

Quicker and flatter on middle. Tom Blundell gets well forward to defend it.

Tossed up on off. Defended off the front foot.

OUT! RUN OUT! Mix-up there in the middle and Tom Blundell pays the price! Tossed up on off. Tom Blundell drives it to mid off and sets off for a single. Henry Nicholls sents him back as there is no run there. Tom Blundell tries to go back but throw from the substitute fielder, Srikar Bharat is accurate and Wriddhiman Saha whips the bails off as Tom Blundell is short of his crease.One wicket brings two and New Zealand have lost half of their side now.

Tossed up on off. Rachin Ravindra defends this off the front foot.

Fuller on middle. Henry Nicholls sweeps but excellent fielding by Shreyas Iyer at square leg.

Quicker on off and turing away sharply. Henry Nicholls looks to defend but gets beaten by the turn.

Slower in the air on off. Henry Nicholls defends this off the front foot.

Quicker again and flatter on off. Defended off the back foot.

Fuller on off. Defended off the front foot.

Carrom ball this time and outside off. Henry Nicholls looks to push at it but misses.

Quicker and on a shorter side by Axar Patel. Henry Nicholls pushes it to covers for a single.

SIX! A clean strike by Daryl Mitchell! Tossed up on off. Daryl Mitchell skips down the track and lifts this straight down the ground for a biggie.

OUT! CAUGHT! Daryl Mitchell is gone now! He tries to play the same shot like the previous one but miscues this time and pays the price! Slower in the air on off by Axar Patel. Daryl Mitchell skips down the track and tries to go downtown again. But miscues this time. He gets it off the bottom of his blade towards deep extra-cover fielder. Jayant Yadav in the deep there takes a fine catch and Daryl Mitchell, after playing a fine knock has to walk back.

On middle, Nicholls strides forward and defends it off the inner half of the bat.

Tossed up delivery, Henry Nicholls comes down the track and pushes it towards long on for one.

Around off, Tom Blundell presses forward and keeps it out on the off side.

Tossed up on off. Daryl Mitchell nicely defends it off the front foot.

Quicker and flatter on off. Defended off the back foot.

Fuller this time. Safely defended by Daryl Mitchell.

On leg and turning into the batter. Daryl Mitchell leaves it alone.

Quicker this time on middle. Daryl Mitchell looks to defend but gets hit high on the pads.

Ravichandran Ashwin bowls this quicker and flatter outside off. Defended off the front foot towards the off side.

Slower in the air on off. Defended off the front foot.

Shorter length and outside off this time. Pushed to deep cover for a single.

Fuller on middle. Clipped to deep square leg for another single.

Tossed up on off this time. Carefully blocked off the front foot.

Slightly quicker on off. Pushed to covers for a quick single.

FOUR! Henry Nicholls gets the final ball away for the boundary! On middle and off. Henry Nicholls gets on his knees and reverse-sweeps it towards third man fence for a boundary.

Shorter length on off and skids through. Daryl Mitchell pushes it to the off side and gets a quick single.

Fuller on middle and leg. Clipped to mid on.

Beautifully bowled! Tossed up on middle. Henry Nicholls presses forward to defend but the ball misses the outside edge of his blade as it turns away sharply. 

Another play and a miss! Tossed up again nicely on middle and leg. Henry Nicholls tries to defend it off the front foot but the ball misses the blade by whisker. Ravichandran Ashwin is getting good purchase out there.

Beaten again! Three in a row! Loopy delivery on off. Henry Nicholls puts his bat down to block it but the ball misses the outside edge of his blade. Saha says it had hit the off pole, replays indicate nothing as the batter is covering the stumps.

Fuller on off. Henry Nicholls defends this off the front foot. End of an outstanding over by Ravichandran Ashwin.

Tossed up on off. Henry Nicholls gets forward and defends it to the off side.

FOUR! New Zealand are getting boundaries at regular intervals now! Tossed up on off. Henry Nicholls gets on his knees and sweeps it to deep square leg for a boundary.

Quicker on off. Defended off the front foot.

Around off and turning away. Henry Nicholls lets it turn and taps it to point.

Fuller on off. Henry Nicholls defends this off the front foot and gets the inside half of his blade towards mid-wicket.

Slightly shorter on middle and turning away. Henry Nicholls blocks it comfortably off the back foot.

Fullish ball, on off and ahint of reverse on this occasion. Daryl Mitchell stays solid in defense.

FOUR! Edgy boundary! A length ball, outside off. Daryl Mitchell throws his hands at it and gets a thick edge which runs down into the third man fence. The fifty partnership comes up between these two as well.

FOUR! A fifty of the highest quality for Daryl Mitchell. Attempted slower one, down the leg side. Mitchell tickles it fine and picks up another boundary.

Good-length ball, outside off and left alone.

Another one slanting down the leg side. No need to play at that one.

Yadav ends with a good bouncer. It's over middle and going down leg. Daryl Mitchell ducks under it.

FOUR BYES! Wrong line from Jayant Yadav. On middle and turning way down the leg side. Daryl Mitchell looks to defend, but the ball deflects off the pads and goes into the fence. Given as byes though.

FOUR! Tossed up, around off. Daryl Mitchell attempts the reverse sweep and gets right on top of the bounce as he also finds the backward point fence. Good shot.

Slightly flatter, on off. Daryl Mitchell bunts it on the off side and scampers through for a quick single.

Tossed up, on off and defended out.

NO BALL! Flighted delivery, on middle. Henry Nicholls comes down the track but gets completely undone in flight. The ball turns away and it's a difficult one for the keeper to take. Wriddhiman Saha is unable to gather as the stumping chance goes begging. A no ball is called for overstepping and Saha will be a relived man.

On off and kept out.

FOUR! Dragged down, on middle. Henry Nicholls hops on the back foot and pulls it through mid-wicket for a boundary.

Attacking the pads as this one is angled in from off stump. Mitchell does well to keep it out.

A length ball, around off and coming back in. Mitchell keeps it out on the leg side.

Fullish ball, on middle. Daryl Mitchell gets squared up a bit but manages to fend it away.

Good-length ball, outside off and left alone.

Around the off pole and tailing back in. Daryl Mitchell defends it on the leg side.

LEG BYE! Slanting down leg, Mitchell looks to flick but misses. The ball goes off the pads towards short fine leg and they get a leg bye.

Fuller one, on off and kept out by Nicholls.

Around middle and leg, nudged onto the leg side.

Tossed up, on off and Nicholls stays solid in defense.

Quicker one, flighted around off and turning away sharply. Henry Nicholls makes a good leave.

Flatter one, on off, worked towards cover.

Turn, bite and bounce. Tossed up, around off and turning away sharply. Nicholls leaves it alone and Saha makes a good take. Maiden over.

A length ball, around off and driven firmly towards covers.

A well-directed bouncer, on off and angling at the helmet. Henry Nicholls sways away from it.

Back of a length, around off and angled at the body. Henry Nicholls taps it off the back foot to point.

On off and nipping back in sharply. Henry Nicholls falls over a bit as he looks to play the on drive and inside edges it onto the pads. The replay shows that there was no inside edge and the ball was crashing into middle and leg.

Length again, on off and nudged towards wide mid on for a quick single.

FOUR! Attempted short ball, on off and this one sits up nicely for the batter. Daryl Mitchell hangs back and pulls it aerially and the ball races away into the square leg fence.

Down the leg side, left alone.

Floats it up on off, Mitchell keeps it out.

Fires it on middle, Daryl Mitchell stands back and blocks.

On off, blocked.

Angled into middle, this is worked to mid-wicket.

Two more! On the pads, Mitchell nudges it trough mid-wicket for two.

 Down the leg side, the batter looks to flick but no connection. 

NOT OUT! It is off the pad! Down the leg side, Mitchell looks to flick but misses. There is a sound as it passes the batter. Saha dives to his left and takes it. An appeal but turned down. Saha indicates he did not hear anything. Kohli takes a review but Ultra Edge shows it is not off the bat.

Another one on off, it is pushed to covers.

Angled into the pads, this is worked down to fine leg for one.

On off, Nicholls blocks.

BEATEN! Outside off, Nicholls leans and looks to defend.

Comes down the track does Mitchell, it is blocked.

Loopy ball on off, kept out.

Yet another floated up delivery on off, defended.

On off, this is pushed towards cover for one.

On off, defended.

On the pads, Nicholls sweeps, it goes off the inner half through backward square leg for two.

Angled into the pads, this is worked through square leg for one.

EDGED AND OVER! FOUR! Outside off, Nicholls throws his bat at it, it flies off the outside edge over the slip cordon for a boundary.

Good length and on the stumps now, defended.

On the stumps again, it is defended.

Outside off, Nicholls leaves it alone.

Outside off, fuller, this is driven to covers.

Tossed up outside off, it is pushed towards cover for one.

Floats it up on middle, defended.

Fuller and on off, the driven comes out. It goes down to long off for one.

Loopy ball on the pads, Mitchell looks to flick but misses to get hit on the pads.

On middle, this is worked to mid-wicket for one.

Gives it air and lands it on middle, defended.

Tossed up, on off. Henry Nicholls skips down the track and pushes it back to the bowler.

FOUR! Short and wide, punished! Henry Nicholls rocks back and thrashes it through cover-point for a boundary.

Tossed up, on middle. Henry Nicholls steps out yet again and drives it firmly back towards the bowler.

Slowed up and bowled outside off. Henry Nicholls presses for ward to defend.

Patel goes full and bowls it around off. Henry Nicholls squeezes it out on the off side.

Another short one, outside off. Henry Nicholls goes on the back foot but can't get it past backward point.

Tossed up, on off and Mitchell stays solid in defense.

Fuller one, around off. Daryl Mitchell looks to reverse sweep but gets a bottom edge towards the slip cordon.

On middle and defended off the front foot.

Gives it a bit of air, on off. Daryl Mitchell presses forward to defend.

Flatter one, from 'round the wicket and outside off. Mitchell keeps it out.

NOT OUT! Good review from Daryl Mitchell in the end. On middle and leg, turning in. Mitchell strides out to defend but the ball goes off the inside edge onto the pads. The umpire raises his finger but Mitchell reviews it straightaway. UltraEdge confirms that there is a deflection and Ashwin will not get his fourth wicket yet.

On off and kept out on the off side.

On middle, Mitchell plays it towards mid on.

SIX! Excellent use of the feet from Daryl Mitchell. Tossed up, around off. Mitchell skips down the track and gets to the pitch of the ball and whacks it over the long on fence for a biggie.

Flatter one, on off and punched through mid off for a run.

Tossed up, on off. Henry Nicholls strides out to defend.

Quicker one, around off. Henry Nicholls strides out again to defend but gets rapped on the pads. A stifled appeal, not given, probably hitting outside the line of off stump.

OUT! TAKEN! Ross Taylor looked edgy out there and his brief stay at the crease has ended. Ravichandran Ashwin tosses it up, on off and turning in. Taylor gets low looking to slog it away. The ball goes off the top edge and is skied towards backward square leg. Cheteshwar Pujara runs behind from leg slip and takes a good diving catch. New Zealand reeling now with three back in the hut and Ashwin gets another one.

Beaten! Quicker one, around off and this one straightens. Mitchell looks to block but gets beaten on the outside edge.

On off, Mitchell presses forward and gets an inside edge on the leg side for one.

Quicker one, on middle and kept out.

On the pads, Henry Nicholls looks to flick it away but misses.

Slowed up, on middle and pushed back to the bowler.

Sharp chance! On middle, defended to the left of short leg. Suryakumar Yadav gets his foot in the way and makes a good stop.

On a length, around off and cut away towards point.

FOUR! Close! Fired in at leg stump. Ross Taylor steps out of his crease but ends up yorking himself. The ball gets a faint inside edge and goes past the leg stump, into the fence.

Tossed up, on off. Taylor skips down the track and drives it towards mid off for a quick run.

On off and blocked out by Mitchell.

Slowed up, on off and turning away. Mitchell keeps it out on the off side.

Loopy ball on off, kept out.

Tossed up, around the off pole. Will Young keeps it out.

OUT! That is quite clearly off the glove! Kohli knew that and hence, he just reviewed it immediately. Young now walks back. That is a beauty of a delivery. Turn, bounce, just unplayable. This lands outside off, Young goes back to block, it turns back in sharply and also there is extra bounce. Goes off something to the fielder at short leg. The Indians are appealing, actually celebrating. The umpire shakes his head. Kohli reviews straightaway and it is a good review. India now 8 wickets away. Still 30 overs left in the day.

FOUR BYES! Ashwin could have had two in two! What a beauty of a nut again. This is tossed up. It lands outside off and turns back in. Taylor looks to drive against the turn but it sneaks between the gap of bat and pad and goes over middle pole. The keeper does not collect it. Boundary.

Slows it up and bowls it outside off. Taylor looks to sweep but misses.

Outside off, this is pushed towards cover for one.

Fuller and on middle, this is pushed to mid on.

Outside off, this is pushed through covers for two.

On middle, defended.

Angles it into the stumps, kept out.

Floats it up on off, Mitchell lunges and keeps it out.

Another one on the stumps, defended.

FOUR! Another excellent stroke! These two are using their feet really well. Young is quickly out, gets to the pitch of it and hits it over the bowler's head for a boundary.

Floats it up on off, Young defends.

Gives it air and lands it on off, Young keeps it out.

Flighted ball on off, Young defends it.

FOUR! Quicker but on the shorter side, this is pushed through covers for a boundary.

On off, blocked.

A little too full and on off, this is jammed back to the bowler.

FOUR! Really good intent from Mitchell and good use of the feet too. Steps out and lofts it over mid on for a boundary.

Fuller and on middle, this is pushed down to long on for one.

BEATEN! This lands outside off, Young looks to defend inside the line, probably for the turn. This goes on with the arm and beats the outside edge.

Swept and swept hard but only for one! On middle, this is hit through mid-wicket.

On middle, this is worked to mid-wicket.

On middle, defended.

FOUR! Thumped! Daryl Mitchell comes down the track, he gets to the pitch of the ball and hammers it down to the long on fence.

Flatter and on off, Mitchell lunges and defends.

On off, this is guided to point.

Slightly shorter and on off, this is pushed through covers for two.

Really well bowled! This is flatter, from wide of the crease, it is angled into middle, this lands and turns away. Mitchell looks to defend but it goes off the outside edge towards short third man for one.

Flighted ball, pushed wider. Will Young steps out but yorks himself.

On off and turning in, Young keeps it out on the leg side.

Tossed up, on a length, around middle. Young steps out and gets beaten in flight but manages to keep it out towards short mid-wicket.

What happened here! Shorter delivery, around off and turning in. Will Young tries to fend it off but the ball hits him on the pads, then pops up off the arm and takes a glove on the way as well. Wriddhiman Saha tries to guess where the ball is going but it falls down the leg side.

On off, kept out.

Tossed up, outside off. Young presses forward to defend.

FOUR! Lovely shot from Daryl Mitchell. Slanting on off, Mitchell punches it on the up and gets it through mid off for a boundary.

A length ball, on middle and leg. Mitchell keeps it down on the leg side.

Slightly fuller, skidding onto middle. Mitchell manages to block it out.

Another bouncer, going down the leg side. Mitchell ducks under it.

Good shot for no run. On off, Daryl Mitchell drives on the up and Siraj gets down low to his right to make a good stop.

Good-length ball, around off and dabbed down towards silly mid off.

Bowled from wide of the crease and angled into middle but this one straightens. Young keeps it out.

FOUR! On middle and leg, Young looks to flick it away but gets it off the inside edge and beats backward square leg. The ball races away into the fence.

Around off, Young defends it off the front foot.

Tossed up, around off and turning in. Young keeps it down towards short leg.

Around middle, kept out on the leg side.

This one is pushed through quicker, on off. Will Young goes on the back foot and does well to keep it out.

Fiesty bouncer, angled right at the batter's helmet. Daryl Mitchell awkwardly sways away from it.

Fuller one, outside off and swinging in late. Daryl Mitchell makes an easy leave.

A length ball, again outside off and this one shapes away. Mitchell isn't interested in playing at that one.

On off and jagging back in. Mitchell stays solid in defense.

Another spicy bouncer at 141 kph, over middle and going down leg. Daryl Mitchell ducks under it well.

Full and a little wide, Mitchell pushes it back to the bowler off the inner half of the bat. A testing over ends in a maiden.

Mitchell comes down the track but yorks himself. It is jammed back to the bowler.

On off, this turns back in.Mitchell looks to defend, it hits the pad and lobs to short leg.

A single now as this is eased down to long on.

Flatter and on off, Young hangs back and blocks.

On off, this is pushed to covers.

On middle, defended.

Siraj starts off with a bouncer, over middle and going down leg. Will Young ducks under it.

A length ball, wide of off stump. Young lets it through to the keeper.

Good-length ball, angled into off stump. Young gets right behind the line of the ball to block it.

Length again, outside off and shaping away a bit. Young shoulders arms.

Yet another harmless delivery outside off, not played at.

NOT OUT! Always looked like slanting down leg. Fuller delivery, attacking the pads and angling in. Will Young looks to flick it away but misses and gets rapped on the pads. The LBW shout is turned down but the review is taken. Ball Tracker confirms that it is missing leg stump and Young survives.

On off and Latham keeps it out towards silly point.

This is slowed up, around the off pole. Latham strides forward to defend.

Slightly quicker, on off and Latham stays solid in defense.

Tossed up, on off. Latham pushes it out on the off side.

A bit of extra bounce on this occasion. Drifted into middle and leg, turns away after pitching. Latham looks to defend but the ball hits the splice of the bat.

OUT! LBW! Down goes the first wicket and Ravichandran Ashwin gives India the perfect start. This is nicely drifted into middle and leg and this one goes on with the angle a bit. The finger is raised. Tom Latham plays for the spin but misses and gets rapped on the pads. Latham does review it but UltraEdge shows there's no bat involved and Ball Tracker comes up with three reds. The Kiwi skipper departs early yet again and New Zealand right on the back foot now. NZ also lose a review.

Angled into the pads, this is worked through square leg for one.

Back of a length and on off, Latham stands tall and defends.

On the pads, this is worked through square leg for one.

Back of a length and on off, defended.

Attacks the stumps yet again, blocked nicely.

A harmless nut to end, outside off, left alone.

On off, defended.

Floated up on middle, kept out again.

FOUR! Swept nicely! On middle, the sweep comes out, it is played through square leg for a boundary. Second of the chase.

Lovely ball and nicely taken! This is tossed up on off, this lands and spins away. Extra bounce too. Saha hops and takes it brilliantly after it beats the outside edge of Latham's bat.

Almost! On the pads, Latham looks to swee again, it hits his pad and then his hand, Latham falls over byt realizes the ball is rolling onto the stumps, he manages to push it away with his bat.

On middle, defended.

On middle, this is worked towards mid-wicket for one. New Zealand and Latham are underway.

FOUR! Young is off the mark in style! Down the leg side, Young flicks it, it races away to the fine leg fence.

Now angles this one on middle, Young blocks it onto the ground.

Yet another delivery, on the pads, Young flicks it through square leg for two.

Now an outswinger, shaping away from outside off. Left alone.

Another dot to end! Outside off, easy leave for Young.