IND vs NZ 1st Test Day 4 LIVE Score Updates: Sarfaraz Khan eyes a ton.© AFP
IND vs NZ 1st Test Day 4 LIVE Scorecard: Sarfaraz Khan played high-risk shots to reach his first Test century on Day against New Zealand. He has been joined by Rishabh Pant in the middle as Indian cricket team starts their charge towards negating the New Zealand lead. India added 49 runs in the first 10 overs of Day 4, cutting New Zealand’s lead significantly. “If Pant bats till lunch, India will take lead,” Anil Kumble has opined. The live visuals show that it is overcast in Bengaluru. That might be a problem for India, as the Kiwis have a terrific fast bowling line-up and we all saw what they are capable of on Day 1. (Live Scorecard)
Here are the LIVE Score Updates of India vs New Zealand 1st Test Match Day 4, Straight from Bengaluru
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10:29 (IST)
India vs New Zealand Day 4 Live: 300 up for India
Sarfaraz continues his fancy strokeplay, scoops it over. The ball seemed to be running away for four, but an excellent bit of work by Conway saves two. Next ball, Sarfaraz scoops again, and gets 4! 300 up for India!
IND 302/3 (64 overs)
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10:23 (IST)
India vs New Zealand Day 4 Live: India steadily going along
Drinks being taken. A good hour of play for India. 63 runs added to the total, and NZ’s lead is only 62 now. No wickets lost, Sarfaraz has reached his first Test century, and Pant is steadily progressing.
IND 294/3 (63 overs)
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10:20 (IST)
India vs New Zealand Day 4 Live: Glenn Phillips into the attack
Glenn Phillips, the man who got Virat Kohli out on the last ball of Day 3, is now into the attack. New Zealand switching from pace to spin, as we move into the second hour of play on Day 4.
IND 292/3 (62.1 overs)
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10:14 (IST)
India vs New Zealand Day 4 Live: Bad light concern?
It’s just past 10 AM, but the floodlights are already on at Bengaluru’s M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. Overcast conditions, a lot of cloud cover. Let’s hope bad light doesn’t play spoilsport to an enthralling Test match.
IND 291/3 (61 overs)
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10:12 (IST)
India vs New Zealand Day 4 Live: First maximum of Day 4!
Rishabh Pant hits it big and handsome over long-off for six. He wants to enter the party now, and put pressure on the bowlers. Angles it past the slips for 4 on the final ball as well. 10 off the over, Pant up to 22.
IND 291/3 (61 overs)
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10:09 (IST)
India vs New Zealand Day 4 Live: 50 partnership!
Quickfire 50-run partnership between Sarfaraz Khan and Rishabh Pant, scored in less than an hour on Day 4. Excellent batting, despite the high-risk. Led by Sarfaraz, and supported well by Pant.
India trail New Zealand by 75 runs.
IND 281/3 (60 overs)
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10:08 (IST)
India vs New Zealand Day 4 Live: Ajaz Patel targets the slips!
A delivery by Ajaz Patel flies off Pant’s gloves and towards the slips. Luckily for him, it is beyond the first slip, but NZ have brought Ajaz to stop things.
IND 280/3 (59.4 overs)
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10:03 (IST)
India vs New Zealand Day 4 Live: Smashed by Sarfaraz!
Sarfaraz stands tall, deals with length, punched off the back foot through the offside. Exquisite strokeplay. Not just the high-risk aerials, Sarfaraz’s baseline technique is phenomenal too.
IND 280/3 (58.2 overs)
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10:02 (IST)
India vs New Zealand Day 4 Live: India trail by 80 runs
It has been a fascinating first 45 minutes on Day 4. India have added 45 runs in 45 minutes, courtesy some brave strokeplay by Sarfaraz Khan.
IND 276/3 (58 overs)
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10:00 (IST)
India vs New Zealand Day 4 Live: Sarfaraz’s crazy wagon-wheel
48 runs through gully and third man, 25 runs through fine leg and square leg. Just 2 runs out of 102 through the V. Exceptional wagon wheel showcasing Sarfaraz’s skill and composure. New Zealand have thrown the short ball at him, and he has responded in style.
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09:56 (IST)
India vs New Zealand Day 4 Live: HUNDRED FOR SARFARAZ!
Punched through the covers for four! Sarfaraz Khan completes his maiden Test century! India’s run-machine in domestic cricket is now delivering on the international stage. From a duck in the first innings to a magnificent hundred now. He has taken the risks, and it has paid off! He reaches his century in 110 balls.
IND 275/3 (57 overs)
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09:50 (IST)
India vs New Zealand Day 4 Live: Huge run-out chance missed!
What’s gone on there? Pant wanted 2 runs, Sarfaraz can be seen jumping about trying to deny a second run. Pant was way outside his crease, but New Zealand completely mess up the run out chance! Pant survives. Rohit Sharma is stunned in the dressing room at the miscommunication, Sarfaraz appears livid!
Pant counts his lucky stars and goes over mid-on for four!
IND 270/3 (55.5 overs)
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09:41 (IST)
India vs New Zealand Day 4 Live: Another risky stroke for four!
Rishabh Pant on this occasion! Angles with soft hands towards the slip cordon, falls just short of Tom Latham in short third man, and goes for four. New Zealand’s lead now UNDER 100.
And then Sarfaraz plays it high across third man for four. Risky, again, but it’s paying off!IND 261/3 (54 overs)
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09:36 (IST)
India vs New Zealand Day 4 Live: 250 up for India
So risky (or clever?) from Sarfaraz! This time he edges it between the wicket-keeper and first slip for his fourth boundary of Day 4, and brings up India’s 250. Calculated risk-taking or rush of blood? So far, it’s paying off for Sarfaraz.
New Zealand have a fielder at gully standing with a helmet on!IND 251/3 (53 overs)
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09:31 (IST)
India vs New Zealand Day 4 Live: Risky strokeplay by Sarfaraz!
Sarfaraz is really trying his luck out there. Counter-attacking New Zealand. Playing the aerial game, putting them and the fielders under pressure, and it’s working! Devon Conway makes a slip-up in the deep, and Sarfaraz gets four more. He is in the 80s now.
IND 245/3 (52 overs)
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09:28 (IST)
India vs New Zealand Day 4 Live: Rishabh Pant off the mark
Pant off the mark off his third delivery. Flicks it to leg-side for a single. India edging towards 250 early on Day 4. New Zealand still have a significant lead of 115.
IND 241/3 (51.3 overs)
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09:27 (IST)
India vs New Zealand Day 4 Live: Sarfaraz continues charge
Two boundaries off Will O’Rourke’s over. Great start by Sarfaraz Khan to Day 4 proceedings. Sarfaraz is not afraid, and goes for the aerial route once again, between the fielders, for four. Brave stuff.
IND 240/3 (51 overs)
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09:23 (IST)
India vs New Zealand Day 4 Live: What a shot!
Sarfaraz is back in the mood on Day 4. Uses the short ball to upper cut it over the slip cordon for four. Excellent application by the set batter.
IND 236/3 (50.1 overs)
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09:20 (IST)
India vs New Zealand Day 4 Live: Rishabh Pant it is!
Rishabh Pant has joined Sarfaraz Khan in the middle! Sarfaraz faces the first over of the day, bowled by Matt Henry, picks up a run. Pant faces the final ball and it’s a solid defence. That completes 50 overs of the Indian innings!
IND 232/3 (50 overs)
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09:13 (IST)
India vs New Zealand Day 4 Live: Pant strapped knee
The floodlights are on in Bengaluru. It’s dark but we might still have a start sometime soon. meanwhile, Pant can be seen jogging. His leg is strapped. It would be interesting to see if he gets to bat next.
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09:07 (IST)
ND vs NZ Live: Great Expectations from Pant
Anil Kumble repeats again, “If Rishabh Pant can bat till lunch, India will certainly be ahead of New Zealand.” If it’s coming from the great man, there is a big logic to it. We all know what he did in Brisbane in 2021 and what he almost pulled off in Sydney on the same Tour.
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09:04 (IST)
India vs New Zealand Day 4 Live: Pitch report
“There are cracks. If it hits the front of the crack it keeps low, if it hits the end of the crack kicks up. It does seam off the cracks too. Runs are there to be had but it is definitely not a bad day to be bowling too,” say Simon Doull and Murali Kartik.
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09:00 (IST)
Live Score 1st Test: Kumble’s prediction
Former India captain Anil Kumble, a TV expert with the official broadcasters, said: “The match is still in favour of New Zealand. But if Rishabh Pant can bat till lunch, it will be match on. He will be key. Sarfaraz Khan is a confident cricketer, he is a street-smart cricketer.”
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08:49 (IST)
India vs NZ 1st Test Live Updates: India Starts Training
But will rain play a spoilsport today in Bengaluru? There was no play possible on Day 1. Fresh Visuals show it’s gloomy but there is no rain. The Indian team is training already and Virat Kohli can be seen talking to KL Rahul, the man who should come next to bat along with Sarfaraz – if the team management does not opt for any surprise.
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08:41 (IST)
India vs New Zealand Day 4 Live: Challenge for KL Rahul
Sarfaraz Khan and Virat Kohli looked good yesterday until Kohli fell on the final ball on Day 3. Had it not happened, India would have been a far more comfortable spot. With a stiff deficit still, new batter KL Rahul will have his task cut out while Sarfaraz Khan, at the other end, will be eyeing a ton.
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08:31 (IST)
1st Test Day 4 Live Score: A record Day 3
A total of 453 runs were scored on Day 3 – the second highest in a day’s play in India. The result was that after New Zealand took a huge lead by scoring 402 in the first innings in reply to India’s 46, India ended the day on 231/3 at stumps. The deficit is still 125 with Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswala and Virat Kohli back in the hut.
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08:14 (IST)
IND vs NZ Live: Good morning!
Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the Day 4 of he 1st Test between India and New Zealand. Things can be quite interesting for both the teams today.
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