India vs New Zealand, Day 5, 1st Test: New Zealand Save Test

India vs New Zealand, 1st Test, Day 5

New Zealand Save test. Match ends in a draw. 

Southee lbw b Jadeja 4(8) [4s-1]

Jamieson lbw b Jadeja 5(30)

New Zealand - 147/8 in 86 overs

Blundell b Ashwin 2(38)

New Zealand - 138/7 in 79 overs

Williamson lbw b Jadeja 24(112) [4s-3]

New Zealand - 131/6 in 70 overs

Nicholls lbw b Axar 1(4)

New Zealand - 128/5 in 65 overs

Ross Taylor lbw b Jadeja 2(24)

Tea: New Zealand: 125/4 in 63.1 overs

Latham b Ashwin 52(146) [4s-3]

New Zealand - 118/3 in 55 overs

Ravichandran Ashwin Overtakes Harbhajan Singh!
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.#Cricket #indiancricket #teamindia #INDvNZ #ravichandranashwin pic.twitter.com/uQohwprmdK

— CRICKETNMORE (@cricketnmore) November 29, 2021

Somerville c Shubman Gill b Umesh Yadav 36(110) [4s-5]

New Zealand - 80/2 in 36 overs

New Zealand - 79/1 in 35 overs

Wriddhiman Saha felt stiffness in his neck while keeping in the second innings. It was affecting his movement while wicket-keeping. KS Bharat will keep wickets in his absence on Day 5.

Update : Wriddhiman Saha felt stiffness in his neck while keeping in the second innings. It was affecting his movement while wicket-keeping. KS Bharat will keep wickets in his absence on Day 5.#TeamIndia #INDvNZ @Paytm pic.twitter.com/h3BfWYGnft

— BCCI (@BCCI) November 29, 2021

Day 4 saw India taking a lead of 283 runs, courtesy of Shreyas Iyer and Wriddhiman Saha's timely half-centuries after New Zealand reduced them to 51/5 at one stage. Tim Southee and Kyle Jamieson picked three wickets each. Saha remained not out on 61 when India declared at 234/7. 

In reply, New Zealand lost the wicket of Will Young early. Score 4/1 at Stumps.