IND vs NZ: The Day 4 of the ongoing IND vs NZ 1st Test is expected to be crucial for both sides trying to gain an upper hand. On Day 3 of the IND vs NZ 1st Test, the home team made a decent comeback after losing just 3 wickets and scoring 231 runs thanks to the fifties from Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Sarfaraz Khan. With team India still lagging behind, let us take a look at the IND vs NZ Day 4 weather report.
IND vs NZ Day 4 weather report
As per Accuweather, it will remain cloudy in the morning in Bengaluru with only a 8% chance of rain in the morning session. It is expected to remain cloudy for a considerable period before the chances of rain increase to 20% around 1 PM. However, the last session of the IND vs NZ Day 4 is expected to be clear for play. Overall, the fans can expect some high voltage cricket between the two cricketing giants.
IND vs NZ Day 3 highlights
Speaking about IND vs NZ Day 3 highlights, New Zealand walked out to bat with their overnight score of 180/3. Rachin Ravindra, who smashed 134 off 157 and batted throughout the innings. The first half of the morning session belonged to New Zealand who continued to stretch their lead and batted with some positive intent. Just before the lunch break, India chipped in with a couple of wickets, and New Zealand at lunch were 345/7.
Rachin Ravindra, along with Tim Southee, added 137 runs together for the 8th wicket and frustrated the home side who wanted to wrap up the tail as soon as possible. Handy knock with the bat from Tim Southee (65) down the order as New Zealand were eventually bundled out for 402 runs in 91.3 overs.
India walked out to bat with a mammoth task in front of them. The home side were 356 runs behind. The two openers batted positively in better batting conditions in the afternoon session.
In the final session of the day, Yashasvi Jasiwal threw away his wicket, attempting a big shot, and was sent back to the pavilion for 35. He was soon followed by his skipper. The pair of Virat Kohli and Sarfaraz Khan (70*) settled at the crease, looked really solid and paced their innings to perfection. They added 136 runs together as we were a minute away from stumps! Then came the twist, in the final delivery of the day, Virat Kohli (70 off 102) was dismissed by Glenn Phillips catching the faint outside edge and New Zealand were all of the place in joy.
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