India declared their second innings at 377 for five.
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Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin claimed three wickets to leave New Zealand reeling at 93 for four at stumps with India tightening their grip on the first Test match in Kanpur Sunday.
Ajinkya Rahane (40) missed his fifty but Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja smashed unbeaten half-centuries and featured in an unbroken century stand to virtually bat New Zealand out of the contest.
A little “impromptu” sword celebration of mark the record. Ashwin is also India’s most successful Test bowler at home in the last two years, ahead of Jadeja and leg-spinner Amit Mishra.
Left-arm orthodox Santner had been the standout bowler of the morning after 11 straight overs to start the day reaped one wicket for just 21 runs.
India’s Virat Kohli plays a shot on the fourth day of the first cricket test against New Zealand in Kanpur.
3- This is the third instance when New Zealand spinners have picked up taken a combined tally of 10 or more wickets in a Test match against India. Virat Kohli was the lone failure with the bat as his team, which had started Day 4 on 159/1, compiled 377 runs in the second innings before the skipper made a decision to have a crack at the New Zealand batsmen. Joining hands once again, they had added only 26 runs to their overnight partnership before Vijay fell first. Kohli and Pujara played on merit of the balls and found occasional boundary. Kohli’s impatience pushed him into a sweep that only ended in a top-edge to deep midwicket. Turn and bounce from Sodhi undid the resolute Pujara (78) when he failed to push forward enough to a leg side delivery that spun sharply and took the edge. India declared immediately and tea was taken.
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Fifteen minutes before the lunch break, Williamson handed the ball for the first time to paceman Neil Wagner but the Indian batsmen saw him off to go to lunch without anuy further damage.
