After Mayank got out on 13 in the eighth over, Kiwis kept Jamieson and Southee from one end while introducing Ajaz Patel from the other end who challenged the stumps of both Gill and the new batter Cheteshwar Pujara.
However, Patel kept delivering one loose ball per over on which Gill latched on to keep the scoreboard going. Gill used his leg against spin, played on backfoot to cut, and drove his way to an 81-ball-50.
Gill and Pujara have so far added 61 runs for the second wicket.
