IND vs NZ 1st Test Day 5 Live Score: The first match of the three-match Test series between India and New Zealand is being played at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. This match ended early due to rain on the fourth day. Team India gave a target of 107 runs to New Zealand. After which Tom Latham and Devon Conway remained at the crease for the Kiwi team who came to bat in the second innings.
New Zealand eyes victory
Actually, on Saturday, Sarfaraz Khan and Rishabh Pant started playing with the score of 231 at the loss of 3 wickets. Due to the brilliant batting of Pant and Sarfaraz, India’s score crossed 400 runs. There was a partnership of 177 runs between the two players for the fourth wicket. The New Zealand team got its first wicket in the second session on the fourth day. Tim Southee sent Sarfaraz to the pavilion by getting caught by Ejaz Patel. Sarfaraz played a strong inning of 150 runs. Then Pant also became a victim of a nervous 90 and missed the seventh century by just one run. In this match, Pant scored 99 runs in 105 balls with the help of nine fours and five sixes.
Let us tell you that after lunch on the third day, New Zealand’s first innings was all out for 402 runs in 91.3 overs. After which the Kiwi team got a lead of 356 runs against India. India’s first innings was reduced to just 46 runs. After which, on the last ball of the third day, Virat Kohli was caught out by Tom Blundell behind the wicket. Virat Kohli scored 70 runs. Whereas captain Rohit Sharma scored 52 runs and Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 35 runs. Apart from this, Sarfaraz Khan scored 150 runs in the second innings. Now New Zealand is eyeing victory by defeating Team India.
