IND vs NZ Highlights, Day 4 Stumps, 1st Test: Rain stops play; New Zealand needs 107 runs to win after India all out for 462

New Zealand will hope the rains stay away tomorrow to get the chase going. 

Bengaluru weather forecast for Sunday, October 20: Will rain impact day 5 of India vs New Zealand Test?

IND vs NZ: Rain is likely to affect the final day of the opening Test between India and New Zealand at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.

It doesn’t look like we will see any more action today. Groundsmen are covering the entire field as the rain starts. Pelting down! That should be Stumps on Day 4.

Bumrah to start with the ball. Jurel will continue keeping. Conway and Latham at the crease. It looks extremely overcast and India might be hoping for some rain anytime now. BUmrah getting a lot of movement. Huge shout for lbw! Pitching outside leg and review lost. 

A lot happening this over. Light meter out and players have been asked to exit the field. Play is stopped due to bad light. India not having any of it and a long discussion with the umpires. But visuals of heavy rain just outside the stadium have prompted the covers to come on.

India would have wanted to get more runs on the board but New Zealand made the most of the new ball, not letting the host run away with the lead. The Kiwis need 107 runs to win and have 21 overs remaining today. Can India stand in the way? All to play for.

Now Kuldeep has opened his arms. Two terrific shots, certain boundaries, but slow outfield cuts it down to doubles. Edged and gone! Bumrah goes back for a duck. Henry strikes again. Siraj is the last man in. And that’s it. Siraj out on the second ball. 

Henry. Ashwin is given LBW! Nip backer beats Ashwin. Umpire immediately raises his finger. Ashwin took a review but he has to go since wickets it comes down to umpire’s call. 

Bumrah is the new man in. 

Ashwin has been timing the ball well. However slow outfield isn’t giving value to his shots. India has taken a 100-plus lead now. 

Ashwin is just beginning to open up. However, the situation isn’t allowing to take more risk. Has played some superb shots in the last 10 minutes including one lofted straight drive for four. 

O’Rourke. OUT! Jadeja pulls straight to midwicket. Indian middle order has collapsed all of a sudden with not much lead. Jadeja goes for five. O’Rourke is bowling a terrific spell. Kuldeep Yadav is the new man in. 

Matt Henry from the other end. Full ball on the pads and Ashwin flicks the ball towards midwicket and runs a double. 

O’Rourke continues his over. Ashwin is the new man in. Wasn’t that comfortable on the four deliveries he faced. 

O’Rourke continues. New ball bounces onto Rahul’s gloves. Next ball, edged and taken! Rahul has to go. Not looking for India now. A lot of discussions will go on at both camps as tea is taken. 

Heartbreaking for Pant! His bail comes off. Falls short of a century by a run. Pant goes for 99 and Jadeja walks in. O’Rourke takes his first wicket of the innings. Rahul takes a quick singe but could have been the game for him. Jadeja would also be hoping to get off the mark and does so in style. Straight down the ground for a four. 

Misses everything and goes for four byes down leg. AND THAT GOES OUT THE STADIUM! Pant with a cracking shot, 107m!! Takes a single. Looks like Pant is limping a bit, holding his left leg. He continues, gives a thumbs-up. Rahul finds the ropes again, goes down and beats the mid-on fielder. Pant keeps strike. 

Southee with the breakthrough. Sarfaraz is out. Doesn’t time that properly and is caught at catching cover. KL Rahul is in. He needs to get off the mark to avoid yet another duck. Wicket maiden for Southee. Those cracks coming in to play. Rahul off the mark with a four through slips. Should be giving out a huge sigh of relief. Seven off the over. 

Four runs off Southee’s over. Henry back. And that’s 150 for Sarfaraz! What a day it has been for him. And the perfect occasion to rise up to. Beats Pant on the last. 

Matt Henry from the other end. Beats Sarfaraz’ outside edge off the first ball. Good tight over. New ball has made things a bit tricky. 

New Zealand has taken the new ball. Tim Southee into the attack. Plenty of movement on offer. He has beaten Sarfaraz on three balls out of four. Sarfaraz pulls the ball for a single off the last ball. 

New Zealand has kept a spread-out field, making it easy for Indian batters to keep rotating the strike. 400-up for India! New ball is available now for New Zealand. 

Full toss by Phillips and Sarfaraz drives the ball square for another boundary. India cruising right now. 

Ravindra. Full ball and Pant lofts it over cover for four! Terrific hit again. Another seven-run over. Easy singles. 

Phillips into the attack. Length ball and Pant cuts the ball past point for four! Superb shot. 

O’Rourke. Cheeky by Sarfaraz! Short ball and he upper cuts it over keeper for four. Nine more runs added in that over. Plenty of singles on offer. 

Ravindra. Sharp turn beats Pant and keeper has appealed for caught behind. No response from umpire. Blundell convinces his captain to take the review. No spike, New Zealand loses review. Pant reverse scoops the ball over first slip for four! What a way to take the lead. Eight runs in that over. 

O’Rourke into the attack. Pant comes down the track and slaps the ball just past the bowler for four. Pant takes a single and India has leveled scores with New Zealand. 

Players are back in the middle. Rachin Ravindra to bowl. Pant attempts a sweep, gets an inside edge and the ball hits his pads and first slip catches it. Umpires are checking if ball hit the ground first. It has. Not out. Off the next ball, Pant slog sweeps and smacks the ball over long for a huge SIX. 

Match to restart at 1:50 PM IST. 

Tea to be taken at 3:30 PM IST. 

A minimum of 74 overs to be bowled today. 52 overs more to be bowled today. Play can be extended till 5.45 PM IST.

Covers are off! Stumps are being put in place. We are not far away from restart. 

“The crowd erupts as the ground staff comes on. The rain has completely stopped,” says Dhruva Prasad. 

“There’s hardly even a drizzle now but still very overcast and gloomy,” Dhruva with another positive update. 

Some good news. “A glimmer of hope. It’s down to a drizzle right now,” Dhruva Prasad says. 

We are here with not-so good news as the forecast suggests there’s rain till 6 PM today. This could be it for the day. We’ll keep you updated. 

It looks like the rain has stopped now but it is still overcast. Umpires and team staff taking a walk on the ground. We could see action resuming soon. 

Lunch. Second session is expected to begin at noon if the weather gets better. 

Four to get to his half-century! Pant, who walked off the field on Day 2 after getting hit on the knee, has delivered for India at a crucial time. And that’s the end of play for now. It has started to rain in Bengaluru. 

Piling on the pressure. Brings up the 100-run partnership with a four! India now trails by 22 runs. Ravindra brought into the attack. Cheeky shot again and Conway does it again. Saves two runs. Lead down to 19 runs. 

On the shoulder and goes just over the slip. Takes two runs. Four off the over. Pant getting creative. Sarfarazing didn’t time that properly and drags it to deep mid-wicket. Another four-run over. 

Very overcast in Benglauru. Looks like it can rain any minute. Maiden over. Ajaz back and Pant welcomes him with a Six! And another one! Gets hit on the pads and umpire gives it. What a turnaround. Pant reviews it immediately. He knows better, huge edge. Pant is safe! Another review, this by NZ. And another edge. Smiles all around as the game has come alive. Fielder tried to dive for a catch at long off but bounces away to the ropes. What an over!

Ajaz back. Sarfaraz tried a paddle sweep but only got the top edge. Enough height on it but Conway does well to save two behind. Gets it right time. Four! A single to end the over. 

Glenn Phillips into the attack now. Three singles in that over. Drinks. 

Pant begins the Southee over with a massive SIX straight over the bowler’s head. Brilliant shot. And he ends the over with another four. A bit luck to as he gets a four past the second slip. 

Runs have dried a bit in the last 10 minutes. Pant is trying to break free against the spinner but hasn’t been able to time the ball well. 

Ajaz Patel into the attack. Just a single in that over. 

Southee. Century for Sarfaraz Khan!! Punches off the backfoot towards cover and gets a boundary. What a way to get to his maiden Test hundred. He reaches the milestone in 110 balls. 

Henry. Massive miscommunication between Pant and Sarfaraz. Sarfaraz plays the ball towards deep third. Pant wanted a second, but Sarfaraz screams no but Pant keeps running for the second. Blundell grabs the ball but doesn’t see batting end is vacant. Pant is back in the crease and New Zealand are shocked. Pant hits over mid on and gets a boundary. 

Southee into the attack. The gully fielder is pretty close to Sarfaraz, almost a suicidal slip. 

Henry. Keeper is up for Pant. Fuller ball, Pant opens the face and the ball goes in between the legs of the slip fielder for four! Trail is now less than 100 runs. FOUR! Sarfaraz plays another late cut past second slip. 

O’Rourke. Close fifth stump, Sarfaraz once again goes for the cut, gets a very fine edge that goes between keeper and second slip for four. 

Henry. Pant is off the mark with a single. Sarfaraz plays the late cut again, deep point fielder dives and might have touched the rope. Third umpire checks and confirms it’s a four. 

William O’Rourke from the other end. Wide and short, Sarfaraz upper cuts it for four! Nice way to begin the over. Another width on offer and Sarfaraz once again cuts it, this time from the right of gully for four. 

Rishabh Pant has come out to bat with Sarfaraz Khan. 

Matt Henry to begin proceedings today. Sarfaraz takes a single off fifth ball and brings Pant on strike. Pant defends. 

Rachin Ravindra became the first New Zealand batter since 2012 to score a Test hundred in India. The last player to do so was Ross Taylor when he scored 113 off 127 balls at the same venue. 

After a whopping 453 runs were scored on the third day of the first Test between India and New Zealand here at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Kuldeep Yadav said the pitch didn’t offer much turn and the ground dimensions didn’t help.

IND vs NZ, 1st Test: Kuldeep rues lack of turn off the pitch after run-fest on Day 3

The 453 runs scored on the day was only second on the list of the most prolific days in Test cricket in India, with 470 at Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai being the record.

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There is a good chance of rain affecting today’s game. It is currently overcast and even raining in some parts of the city. The forecast shows continuous showers throughout the day. 

The 453 runs scored on day 3 was only second on the list of the most prolific days in Test cricket in India, with 470 at Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai being the record. 

“It was difficult to control runs on this wicket. Even the good deliveries were being hit. There wasn’t much turn off the pitch. Maybe because it was damp yesterday, today it had become hard. This ground also has a history. It is a small ground, and runs are easily scored here,” Kuldeep Yadav said after day’s play. 

“No rain, but an overcast morning. There were some overnight showers,” Dhruva Prasad with an important update. 

Virat Kohli’s wicket off the final ball gives New Zealand a slight advantage ahead of the fourth day. 

Here’s Dhruva Prasad’s report from third day: 

IND vs NZ, 1st Test, Day 3: Virat Kohli wicket off last ball leaves bitter aftertaste as India tries to mount comeback

Rachin Ravindra shines with a century as New Zealand dominates India in a historic Test match at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium.

- New Zealand quick wickets early in the day before Rachin Ravindra and Tim Southee put on century-plus stand for the eighth wicket. 

- Ravindra scored his century and Southee hit a fifty as the Kiwis took 356-run lead. 

- Indian openers provide a better start. Rohit Sharma goes on to make a half-century. 

- Sarfaraz Khan and Virat Kohli share 136-run partnership for third wicket. Both score fifties. 

- Kohli gets out off the last ball of the day. India still trails by 125 runs with seven wickets in hand. 

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