Stumps, Day 2 | That's the end of day's play. What a day this has been for New Zealand. Openers Tom Latham and Will Young finish unbeaten and have added 129 runs for the opening wicket. Both the openers have completed their half-century. Will Young is batting on 75 while Tom Latham is on 50. The Kiwis now trail by 216 runs with ten wickets in hand. Do join us back tomorrow for day three's action.
Will Young has gone past his half-century as the opening partnership between him and Tom Latham now surpasses the hundred-run mark. India's search for first wicket continues as we near the end of day's play.
Tea Break, Day 2 | What a day this has turned for New Zealand thus far. First with the ball and now with the bat. Opening batsmen Will Young and Tom Latham are off to a fine start. Young is on 46 while Latham is batting on 23.
That's half-century up for New Zealand. Brilliant display by New Zealand openers. Will Young is batting on 34 while Tom Latham is on 18.
Slow but watchful start this for New Zealand. Three bowlers used thus far by Ajinkya Rahane including Ravi Ashwin. Tom Latham and Will Young will be looking for a solid start here.
What India needs at this juncture is wickets. On the other hand, Tom Latham and Will Young are taking their time to settle down and then pace up their innings.
Tom Latham and Will Young are on the crease and look to give New Zealand a good start. The Kiwis restricted India on a score of 345 runs.
Ajaz Patel finishes things off in style after the lunch break. He picks two quick wickets as India have been bowled out for 345. Kiwis will be pleased with their effort thus far. Having restricted India under 350 on a decent batting track is no mean feat.
Lunch Break | The session hands down belongs to New Zealand. But it would have been fitting for them had they taken the remaining two wickets as well. Ravi Ashwin is making sure that India's total goes past 350-run mark or even close to 400. He is batting on 38 off 54 balls and alongside him is Umesh Yadav. Do join us back for more live updates after the break.
OUT! Tim Southee has another one, fourth this morning for the senior pacer. And with this he completes his five-wicket haul. Axar Patel edges one to the wicketkeeper. Southee becomes first visiting fast bowler to take a five-wicket haul in Kanpur since Jan 1980. Axar c Blundell b Southee 3(9)
Fighting half-centuries by Shreyas Iyer, Ravindra Jadeja, and Shubman Gill helped India take the honours on the first day of the first Test against New Zealand at the Green Park Stadium. The hosts will now be looking to make a move on day two and add to their overnight tally. India begin day two at 258/4 with Iyer (75 not out off 136 balls) and Jadeja (50 not out off 100 balls) at the crease. India vs New Zealand 1st Test Day 2 Live Streaming Online: Get Free Live Telecast of IND vs NZ Test Series on TV With Time in IST.
The duo has thus far shared unbeaten 113-run stand after Kyle Jamieson and Tim Southee reduced India to 145/4 in 49.2 overs. the visitors had clawed back their way in the second session after Gill had helped India take honours in the first session by scoring his third Test half-century (52 off 93 balls).
After winning the toss and electing to bat first on a pitch that had some cracks and variable bounce, India had done all things right in the morning, propped up by a 61-run partnership between Gill and Cheteshwar Pujara (26). Gill, after surviving lbw calls early on, was at ease against Ajaz Patel, taking him for four fours and oozed confidence in smashing the left-arm spinner for a straight six while marching towards his fourth half-century in the format. Everything was going serene for India till New Zealand fought back in the second session, taking three wickets for 72 runs in 27 overs, with Jamieson being the chief destroyer on a day in which spinners went wicketless and bled runs in 52 overs. India vs New Zealand 1st Test 2021 Day 1 Stat Highlights: Shreyas Iyer, Ravindra Jadeja and Shubman Gill Fifties Help India End at 258/4 As Kyle Jamieson Takes Three Wickets
India Playing XI: Shubman Gill, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane (c), Shreyas Iyer, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav.
New Zealand Playing XI: Tom Latham, Will Young, Kane Williamson (c), Ross Taylor, Henry Nicholls, Tom Blundell (wk), Rachin Ravindra, Kyle Jamieson, Tim Southee, Ajaz Patel, William Somerville.