The rain stopped play in Bengaluru after Sarfaraz Khan's maiden ton and Rishabh Pant's fiery fifty.
The rain has stopped play, with India trailing by just 12 runs here in the second innings. Sarfaraz Khan has completed his maiden Test century and is still going strong as India are putting up a solid fightback here in Bengaluru. Meanwhile, Rishabh Pant, who came out to bat with heavy strapping on his knee, started a bit cautious here but put his foot on the accelerator to score a 55-ball fifty.
Sarfaraz Khan, Virat Kohli led India's fightback on Day 3 of the ongoing first Test match against New Zealand, as the hosts posted 231/3 at Stumps. India trail by 125 runs, but the match doesn't seem bleak anymore. New Zealand posted 402 in their first innings, taking a lead of 336 runs.
Rohit Sharma (52) and Yashasvi Jaiswal (35) gave India a strong start, but lost their wickets to Ajaz Patel. Then, Virat Kohli and Sarfaraz Khan led India's fightback, with the former losing his wicket in the last ball. Kohli departed for 70 off 102 balls. Meanwhile, Sarfaraz remained unbeaten at 70* off 78 deliveries.
Kohli and Sarfaraz also raised a century stand in 101 balls, but the former's wicket could prove to be a turning point in the second innings for India. On Day 4, we could see Pant come first to bat with Sarfaraz as he was padded up on Day 3. After Pant, we could see KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja and R Ashwin next in the batting order. The pitch is good for batting and India will hope to get ahead with wickets in hand.
Key Highlights of India vs New Zealand 1st Test Day 4-
- Rain stopped play in Bengaluru. India 344/3 (S Khan 125*, R Pant 53*) on Day 4, trailed New Zealand (402) by 12 runs.
- Rishabh Pant slammed 55-ball half-century.
- Sarfaraz Khan smashed his maiden Test century off 110 balls.
- Rishabh Pant came out to bat alongside Sarfaraz Khan with his knee heavily strapped.
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