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BENGALURU: Fifties from Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Sarfaraz Khan lifted India to fight back after Rachin Ravindra steered New Zealand to a massive 356-run lead on Day 3 of the rain-hit first Test here at M Chinnaswamy Stadium.

India got to 231/3 at Stumps, trailing New Zealand by 125 runs after Glenn Phillips dismissed Virat Kohli on the final delivery of the day.

The home side got off to a steady start as Yashasvi Jaiswal and skipper Rohit Sharma added 72 runs for the first wicket.

The opening stand lasted when Ajaz Patel got Jaiswal stumped on an anchoring 35, which featured six boundaries.

Rohit, known for his aggressive strokeplay, soon raced to his half-century in 59 balls but failed to convert it into a big knock as he too, fell victim to Patel.

He struck eight fours and a six on his way to a 63-ball 52.

India’s batting maestro Virat Kohli was then joined by young Sarfaraz Khan and the duo unleashed the demolition of New Zealand bowlers with a marathon stand, which yielded 136 runs.

However, Kohli had an agonizing end to his knock as he fell on the last delivery of an eventful third day of the rain-hit Test and had to settle for a well-crafted 70, laced up with eight fours and a six.

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Sarfaraz Khan, unbeaten on 70, will resume India’s second innings on the penultimate day with wicketkeeper batter Rishabh Pant.

For New Zealand, Ajaz Patel bagged two wickets while Phillps had one to his name.

Earlier in the day, New Zealand resumed their first innings at 180/3 with Rachin Ravindra and Daryl Mitchell, unbeaten on 22 and 14 respectively.

The duo, however, could add 13 runs to their overnight partnership as Mohammed Siraj got rid of Mitchell, who managed 18.

The visitors lost three more wickets in quick succession and had slipped to 233/7 but an astounding eighth-wicket partnership between Rachin Ravindra and Tim Southee set New Zealand to amass a massive total.

The pair frustrated Indian bowlers and added 147 runs for the eighth wicket until Siraj finally sent Southee packing after a defiant 65 with the help of five fours and four sixes.

Meanwhile, Rachin Ravindra was the last man to be dismissed as New Zealand were booked on 402.

Ravindra remained the top-scorer for the BlackCaps with a sensible 134, peppered with 13 fours and four sixes.

Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav bagged three wickets each, followed by Siraj with two, while Jasprit Bumrah and Ravichandran Ashwin shared two between them.

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Skipper Rohit Sharma on Thursday said he was “hurting” after opting to bat first on a seaming pitch as hosts India fell to a dismal 46 all out against New Zealand.

Kiwi fast bowlers Matt Henry and William O’Rourke wreaked havoc in overcast conditions to dismiss India in 31.2 overs on the first Test’s second afternoon in Bengaluru.

It was India’s third-lowest Test score ever and lowest at home, worse than their 75 against the West Indies in New Delhi in 1987.

Their lowest overall is 36 against Australia in a pink-ball Adelaide Test in 2020. They fell for 42 against England at Lord’s in 1974.

“We felt there was not much grass on the pitch and it will do whatever it has to do in the first couple of sessions and then it is going to take a turn as the game goes on,” Rohit told reporters.

“We expected the wicket to be flatter than what it turned out to be. So clearly misjudgement of the pitch.

“Obviously I didn’t read the pitch enough and we sit in that situation today.”

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Five Indian batsmen including Virat Kohli got out for a duck as Henry and O’Rourke shared nine wickets between them in a rare show of domination by opposition bowlers in India.

“I am hurting a little bit because I made that call,” said Rohit. “But we want to challenge ourselves.

“This time it didn’t come off, the challenge that was thrown at us.”

Former captain Tim Southee drew first blood as he bowled Rohit Sharma through the gate.

Fellow quick O’Rourke silenced the crowd when he sent back Kohli for nought.

Henry wrapped up the innings with a five-wicket haul and his last strike of Kuldeep Yadav was his 100th Test wicket.

“It was a good toss to lose,” said Henry.

“It was quite nice when those clouds started coming in.

“I think we were expecting it to be a flatter wicket but there was plenty of assistance this morning.

“It was great that we could make the most of it.”

New Zealand have the upper hand on India with a lead of 134 as they ended the day on 180-3 after Devon Conway’s 91.

Henry warned his team against letting their guard down.

“We can’t be complacent at all,” he said.

“We’ve just got to keep mounting pressure.”

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BENGALURU: Devon Conway scored a brisk 91 and powered New Zealand to attain a 134-run lead after pacers booked India on a record-low 46 on Day 2 of the first Test here at M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Thursday.

New Zealand had reached 180/3 before bad light forced an early Stumps on Day 2. At the culmination of an eventful day, Rachin Ravindra and Daryl Mitchell were unbeaten on 22 and 14 respectively.

The touring side got off to a decent start to their innings as openers Tom Latham and Devon Conway built a solid foundation with a 67-run partnership.

The opening stand was dominated by Conway, while Latham played defensively for his 49-ball 15 before Kuldeep Yadav trapped him lbw in the 18th over.

Conway carried on dominating the spin-laden Indian bowling attack and was involved in another important partnership for New Zealand when he added 75 runs for the second wicket with Will Young, who made an anchoring 33.

Devon Conway had an agonizing end to his brilliant knock as he fell just nine short of a well-deserved century. He remained the top-scorer for New Zealand with 91 off just 105 deliveries, laced up with 11 fours and three sixes.

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For India, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja made one scalp apiece.

Earlier, India succumbed to their lowest Test total at home as New Zealand pacers ran through their strong batting unit.

New Zealand pacers William O’Rourke and Matt Henry wreaked havoc on the second day of the opening Test after the first day was washed out due to rain.

The two pacers shared nine wickets to bundle India for a meagre 46 runs, which is their lowest total at home, meanwhile, overall it is their third lowest.

Previously, 75 was India’s lowest total at home, which they registered against West Indies at Delhi’s Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium in 1987.

Meanwhile, their lowest total in Test cricket was 36 during their thumping eight-wicket loss against Australia in 2020.

India’s lowest totals in Test cricket

• 36-all out vs Australia in Adelaide in 2020
• 42-all out vs England in London in 1974
• 46-all out vs New Zealand in Bengaluru in 2024*
• 58-all out vs Australia in Brisbane in 1947
• 58-all out vs England in Manchester in 1952

India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and opted to bat first, however, the decision backfired as New Zealand breathed fire.

Sarfaraz Khan was included in the line-up in place of unfit Shubman Gill, meanwhile, New Zealand replaced injured Kane Williamson with Will Young.

Sharma was the first wicket to fall for the hosts followed by Virat Kohli, who bagged a rare duck leaving India reeling at 9-2.

Sarfaraz Khan followed suit and got out without opening his account. Yashasvi Jaiswal scored a cautious 13 off 63 before O’Rourke sent him back to the pavilion.

Rishabh Pant held on to one end and played a gutsy knock of 20 runs amidst a ferocious spell of pace bowling.

Jaiswal and Pant were the only Indian batters who managed to reach double-figures, meanwhile, five batters bagged a duck.

Matt Henry took the final wicket of Kuldeep Yadav (2) to skittle India for 46, completing his five-wicket haul. Meanwhile, O’Rourke returned with bowling figures of 4-22.

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BENGALURU: India registered an unwanted record as they were bundled for their lowest total at home in Test cricket during the first of the three-match series against New Zealand at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Thursday.

New Zealand pacers William O’Rourke and Matt Henry wreaked havoc on the second day of the opening Test after the first day was washed out due to rain.

The two pacers shared nine wickets to bundle India for a meagre 46 runs, which is their lowest total at home, meanwhile, overall it is their third lowest.

Previously, 75 was India’s lowest total at home, which they registered against West Indies at Delhi’s Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium in 1987.

Meanwhile, their lowest total in Test cricket was 36 during their thumping eight-wicket loss against Australia in 2020.

India’s lowest totals in Test cricket

• 36-all out vs Australia in Adelaide in 2020
• 42-all out vs England in London in 1974
• 46-all out vs New Zealand in Bengaluru in 2024*
• 58-all out vs Australia in Brisbane in 1947
• 58-all out vs England in Manchester in 1952

Indian captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and opted to bat first, however, the decision backfired as New Zealand breathed fire.

Sarfaraz Khan was included in the line-up in place of unfit Shubman Gill, meanwhile, New Zealand replaced injured Kane Williamson with Will Young.

Sharma was the first wicket to fall for the hosts followed by Virat Kohli, who bagged a rare duck leaving India reeling at 9-2.

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Sarfaraz Khan followed suit and got out without opening his account. Yashasvi Jaiswal scored a cautious 13 off 63 before O’Rourke sent him back to the pavilion.

Rishabh Pant held on to one end and played a gutsy knock of 20 runs amidst a ferocious spell of pace bowling.

Jaiswal and Pant were the only Indian batters who managed to reach double-figures, meanwhile, five batters bagged a duck.

Matt Henry took the final wicket of Kuldeep Yadav (2) to skittle India for 46, completing his five-wicket haul. Meanwhile, O’Rourke returned with bowling figures of 4-22.

India Playing XI: Rohit Sharma (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj

New Zealand Playing XI: Tom Latham (c), Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell (wk), Glenn Phillips, Matt Henry, Tim Southee, Ajaz Patel, William O’Rourke

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New Zealand captain Kane Williamson said his side’s experience of playing in front of partisan crowds would serve them well when they face hosts India in a blockbuster ICC World Cup 2023 semi-final.

A capacity crowd of over 33,000 is expected at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium — the home ground of India captain Rohit Sharma — for Wednesday’s clash

New Zealand, losing finalists at the last two World Cups but yet to lift the trophy, knocked India out at the semi-final stage in a rain-affected two-day clash in Manchester four years ago.

Bad weather, however, is unlikely to be an issue in Mumbai and while India had plenty of support at Old Trafford, star batsman Williamson knows that it will be nothing compared to the passionate backing they’ll have on Wednesday.

When a reporter told Kane Williamson during a pre-match press conference on Tuesday that the capacity of the Wankhede is 33,108 and “33 of them will be in blue (India’s colour),” he jokingly replied: “There’ll be more than that.”

Williamson, who knows India well from playing in the lucrative Indian Premier League, added: “We’re expecting a fairly blue crowd that will be supporting their team.

“We remember over the years, a number of different crowds that we’ve had that haven’t always been your own fans.

“We have got a small country that doesn’t always fill out the stadiums but you still appreciate the atmosphere it brings.

“Not many people get that opportunity, cricket in India, playing against India in a World Cup semi-final, is special and something to appreciate and look forward to.”

Williamson is particularly glad to be involved after fearing he might not make it to the World Cup before a freak injury threatened to cut short his participation.

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After spending nearly seven months out with a serious knee injury, he missed New Zealand’s opening wins over champions England and the Netherlands during the ongoing tournament.

He marked his comeback with 78 not out during an eight-wicket victory over Bangladesh in Chennai only to suffer a broken left thumb following a wayward throw while running between the wickets.

The 33-year-old then missed several more games before returning with 95 against Pakistan in Bengaluru.

“An interesting journey for sure,” said Kane Williamson.

“From sort of it not being a chance (of playing at the World Cup) to getting close and it becoming a reality and something to target…Then to get back and then break my thumb. It was quite frustrating and testing.”

But a 10-team round-robin event gave Williamson hope he could still feature later on in the tournament.

“I still felt it hadn’t ruled me out, so I was grateful for that and it’s nice to be sitting here.”

India defeated New Zealand by four wickets in a hard-fought ICC World Cup 2023 group match in Dharamsala last month but Williamson played down the impact of that fixture and the 2019 semi-final ahead of Wednesday’s clash.

“They (India) are a side that’s been playing extremely well, but we also know come finals time, everything sort of starts again.”

Kane Williamson was more forthcoming about New Zealand rising star Rachin Ravindra, with the 23-year-old left-handed opener having already scored three centuries at his debut World Cup.

“He’s burst onto the scene and in a big way,” said Williamson.

“It’s not just the volume of runs that he’s achieved so far, but how he’s been scoring them and how it’s been geared towards trying to move the team forward.”

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DHARAMSALA: Virat Kohli’s gutsy 95-run knock in the run chase powered India to edge New Zealand by four wickets and climbed to the summit of the ICC World Cup 2023 standings on Sunday.

Set to chase 274, India completed the pursuit for the loss of six wickets and 12 balls remaining to stay unbeaten in the mega event.

Notably, this was India’s first victory over New Zealand after 20 years in an ICC tournament.

Indian openers Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill gave the hosts a flying start as they notched up a 71-run opening stand before Lockie Ferguson stepped up for New Zealand, removing both openers in his successive overs.

Sharma fell just shy of his half-century, scoring a 40-ball 46, hitting four boundaries and as many sixes while Gill scored a cautious 26. His 31-ball knock included five boundaries.

Following back-to-back blows, Shreyas Iyer joined Virat Kohli and they put together an anchoring 52-run partnership before the former perished in the 22nd over.

He scored 33 in 29 balls, smashing six boundaries.

Kohli was then involved in another crucial partnership for India with KL Rahul, who scored a 35-ball 27 before the home side lost two more wickets as the wicketkeeper batter and Suryakumar Yadav (2) fell in the span of 11 deliveries.

The back-to-back dismissals fueled New Zealand with momentum and their bowlers piled pressure on the Indian batters but set batter Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja did not deter.

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The duo batted sensibly and put India in touching distance of a long-awaited victory over New Zealand with Virat sniffing his second century of the ICC World Cup 2023.

However, Matt Henry barred Kohli from equalling Sachin Tendulkar’s record of most ODI centuries (49), dismissing the star batter on 95.

Virat Kohli hit eight boundaries and two sixes on his way to a 104-ball 95.

Meanwhile, Jadeja carried his bat all the way through with an unbeaten 39 and steered India to glory.

His 44-ball knock featured three boundaries and a six.

Lockie Ferguson bagged two wickets for New Zealand, while Matt Henry, Mitchell Santner and Trent Boult made one scalp each.

India opted to field first after winning the toss and their bowlers justified the decision by dismissing both opening batters inside ten overs with a meagre 34 runs on board.

Rachin Ravindra and Daryl Mitchell then knitted a formidable third-wicket partnership to stabilize New Zealand innings.

Together they added 159 runs from 152 balls before Ravindra attempted to send Shami’s slower one to the stands but was caught by Shubman Gill on the boundary.

Ravindra’s 87-ball innings of 75 featured six boundaries and one six.

Mitchell then saw Kiwi skipper Tom Latham going back to the pavilion after getting lbw off Kuldeep Yadav.

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Glenn Phillips (23) then supported Mitchell to add 38 runs for the fifth wicket before ballooning up Kuldeep Yadav’s ball only to be caught by Rohit Sharma.

Indian bowlers did not let New Zealand recover and gave only 30 runs for the last five wickets, as none of the lower-order batters could reach double figures.

Mitchell stood firm on the other end and hit Shami for ten runs in the final over before being caught by Virat Kohli in an attempt to hit the third boundary of the over.

He recorded his highest ODI score 130 off 127 balls with the help of nine boundaries and five sixes.

Shami topped the Indian bowling charts with his five-fer while Kuldeep Yadav picked two wickets for 73 runs.

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DHARAMSALA: India have won the toss and elected to field first against New Zealand in the 21st match of the ICC World Cup 2023 at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association [HPCA] Stadium.

New Zealand

Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (c & wk), Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Mitchell Santner, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult

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India

Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj

HEAD TO HEAD RECORD:

Overall ODIs: Matches 116, India 58, New Zealand 50, NR 7, Tied 1

ODI World Cup: Matches 9, India 3, New Zealand 5, NR 1

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Star all-rounder Hardik Pandya has been ruled out of India’s ICC World Cup 2023 clash with New Zealand after suffering an injury in the win over Bangladesh, the BCCI said in a statement Friday. 

Pandya twisted his ankle Thursday just three balls into his stint as the first change in the ninth over, after being hit for consecutive boundaries by Liton Das.

Following prolonged on-field treatment, he tried running in to bowl but could only hobble towards the crease and eventually limped off the field.

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) boss Jay Shah said Pandya would not fly to Dharamsala for Sunday’s match with the Kiwis.

He would instead “join the team directly in Lucknow where India play England” for their next match on the following Sunday, Shah said in a statement.

Hardik Pandya’s departure saw Kohli bowl for the first time in six years when he took charge for the rest of the over.

India defeated Bangladesh by seven wickets with Virat Kohli making his 48th ODI century to close in on Sachin Tendulkar’s record of 49 hundreds in the format.

Chasing a modest 257, India comfortably raised 261 for the loss of three wickets and 51 balls to spare.

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Indian captain Rohit Sharma once again scripted a flying start for his side in the run chase as he, alongside Shubman Gill, scored 88 runs for the first wicket stand.

Rohit, who majorly dominated the opening stand, fell just shy of his half-century as he perished after scoring a 40-ball 48 which featured seven boundaries and two sixes.

Virat Kohli then joined Shubman Gill at the crease and together another crucial partnership for India, adding 44 runs to the total before the latter perished soon after amassing his half-century.

He remained a notable contributor to India’s fourth victory in the ICC World Cup 2023 with a brilliant 53. His 55-ball knock included five boundaries and two boundaries.