India vs New Zealand LIVE Score, 1st Test, Day 4: Sarfaraz Khan On The Charge Towards 1st Ton With Rishabh Pant By His Side

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.

IND 245/3 (52 overs)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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. 

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. 

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.

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.”

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. 

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. 

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. 

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.