न्यूजीलैंड vs भारत, चौथा वनडे Commentary, Live Updates

Into the final lap we go - Just when India looked ready to put their feet up, New Zealand have thrown the series wide open. A thumping 244-run win has pulled the Kiwis back to 1-2. New Zealand can't win the series from here, but they can stop India from taking it. They have exposed India's vulnerabilities against the moving, bouncing ball, leaving the Men in Blue with plenty to find answers to, and quickly. That's that from the penultimate game, then. The fifth and final ODI will be played at the same venue - Bay Oval - on Sunday, 15th November, with the first ball scheduled to be bowled at 2 am GMT (7.30 am IST). But as you know the drill, do join us in advance for the buildup as well. Cheers!

The captain of New Zealand - Mitchell Santner says he is pretty happy with the win, joking that it was nice not having to bowl again. Credits Will Young for setting up a good total, although he feels they left a few runs out there, with 360 being the target they had in mind. Reckons another 20 runs from each partnership could have got them there, but India kept chipping away with wickets. Reveals that Matt Henry was keen to play today and felt he was the ideal man to exploit the conditions with the new ball. Adds that the pacers will get some rest tomorrow, while he will have to put in some overs himself. Will assess the pitch and conditions on Sunday before deciding on the approach.

The Indian captain - Shreyas Iyer reflects on this crushing defeat. He notes that there was a huge difference in the pitch between the two innings. He credits Matt Henry for the way he bowled. On the short-ball tactics and ideal lengths, Iyer says India tried almost everything in the first innings as New Zealand played on the rise. He believes the surface was a belter for batting, given the total posted by the home side. He adds that, at the interval, they felt they could cruise through the chase, but the ball seamed in and out, making it difficult to commit to a plan. He stresses that no one threw their wicket away, but the deliveries were simply good. Looking ahead, Iyer says it is important to forget this result, analyse what went wrong with both bat and ball, and draw inspiration from the two wins in the series. He wants the side to return with a fresh mindset for the next match.

PLAYER OF THE MATCH - Matt Henry takes home the award for career-best figures of 6/27 from 9.4 overs, including 2 maidens. Henry says it is great to be back after what has been a funny old year with injuries. Adds that the collision with Devon Conway was far from ideal and admits he takes some responsibility for it as well. Thankfully, he is doing alright now, although the incident pushed his return back a little. Emphasises that managing his workload and being careful after the head knock were key to his recovery, especially with a huge summer ahead. Jokes that the conditions were quite funny during his triple-wicket maiden, with the strong wind making it important to keep things simple and stick to a straightforward game plan. Explains that with the way the wind was blowing, he wasn't too concerned about getting swing and instead focused on playing to his strengths and bringing the stumps into play. Mentions that he knew there was a small window with the new ball to put the batters under pressure and wanted to keep things as simple as possible. Admits that when the ball moves sharply in the first over, it can be particularly challenging for batters facing their first deliveries. He is pleased with the performance against a world-class Indian side but is keen not to get carried away, stressing that it is just one game and the focus is now on levelling the series. Adds that he will join the Test squad for a training camp, get some time with the red ball and prepare for next week.

... The post-match Presentation ...

Young made India pay - Seifert and Young set the tone with an 85-run opening stand, but New Zealand soon slipped to 125 for 3. Finn Allen and Will Young then stitched together a 90-run partnership to pull things back. Young, dropped twice in successive balls, made India pay with a resilient hundred. He found useful support along the way, though neither he nor the middle order could see the innings through. Late hits from Santner, Clarke and Jamieson helped New Zealand scrape to 333. Axar Patel led India’s attack with two wickets and the best economy rate of 3.9. Nabi and Brar also picked up two apiece, though at a slightly higher cost, while Kuldeep endured a difficult day. Arshdeep and Dhir pulled things back nicely at the death, but had India held on to the chances early on, the Kiwis could well have been restricted to a far lower total.

Undone by pace and bounce - Rohit Sharma. Virat Kohli. Shreyas Iyer. India's most dangerous and experienced names were all back in the pavilion before they had scored a run, and Matt Henry was the man responsible who bowled a first over of the ages on his return from a concussion layoff. It is hard to remember a more destructive opening over in recent years, and you could argue there hasn't been a better one. The collapse kept coming. Ruturaj Gaikwad had no answer to the lift and movement on offer, and Kyle Jamieson matched Henry's fire from the other end, leaving India reeling at 9/4. Axar Patel and Ishan Kishan dug in and added 44, a brave stand under the circumstances. Fisher ended it, but Henry was only getting started. He returned for a second spell, ran through the rest of the order and completed a six-for, never letting the tourists settle.

Metronomic Matt rips the heart out of India - A sensational bowling effort from the Kiwis, led by Matt Henry. They have skittled India to their sixth-lowest ODI total and handed the Men in Blue their second-biggest defeat in the format, in terms of runs. What looked like a slightly underwhelming finish at the halfway stage has proved more than enough for the hosts to get the job done. On a brighter note, New Zealand's pace attack bowled with purpose and precision, tightening the noose with every delivery. Fisher's impressive three-for provided valuable support to Henry's six-wicket haul, but it was the relentless pressure from the entire unit that left India with no room to breathe.

OUT! CLEANED HIM UP! Softened up with the short ball before the fuller one did the damage. Matt Henry finishes with career-best figures of 6/27 as New Zealand hand India a crushing 244-run defeat. Cross-seam ball, fuller in length, bowled at 127.3 kph, in line with the off stump, from around the stump. Brar hangs low and has a tentative prod at the ball. He plays down the wrong line and the ball sneaks past the outside edge to crash into the off stump.

That will hurt! Henry digs it in short and angles it into the left-hander. Brar looks to fend it away but takes his eyes off the ball, and one hand also comes off the bat handle. The ball pings Brar on the right shoulder but he does not show any grimace.

Outside off, on a length. Gurnoor pokes away from his body and is beaten past the outside edge.

Keeps it around the off pole, on a good length. Fisher plays for the ball that angles into him but this straightens a bit to go past the outside edge.

Wide! A bumper by Henry but this sails over the batter's head. Brar ducks under it.

How did that miss the stumps? Matthew Fisher can't believe it and his hands on his head. Fisher attacks the stumps with a good-length ball. Singh premeditates as he walks across to the off side and has a swipe across the line. The ball bounces a bit more to go over the sticks.

Wide! Following the batter with a back-of-a-length delivery. Arshdeep has a swing at it but misses. Tim Seifert flings himself to his right and gathers it superbly.

After pushing the batter back with the short ball, Fisher comes up with a yorker, but it is not at the stumps, landing well outside the line of the leg stump. Arshdeep backs away to jam it down but the ball sneaks under the blade.

Another ball dug into the deck, on middle. Arshdeep backs away and attempts to drag the pull. Gets a bottom edge as it trickles behind towards the keeper.

Going away with the angle, on a short of a length. Gurnoor guides it from the crease to the right of backward point for a single.

Wide! A bit fuller and down leg. Brar looks to pick it up off the pads but misses.

Hits the bat hard, on off. Brar is hurried and gets into a bit of a tangle as he dabs it down.

At 141 kph, on a hard length at the ribs. Brar leans inside the line and fends it off whilst taking the bottom hand off the bat handle. Brar had got right in Tim Seifert's face while celebrating his wicket earlier in the day, and the Kiwi opener is now giving it back. Seifert can be heard saying, No talk now!

Bashes the hard length, on off. Brar rises up on his toes and glides it down to deep third for a single.

Hits the back of a length, on off. Brar rides the bounce and drops it down on the off side.

Switches to over the wicket and this is pushed across the off stump, on a back of a length. Gurnoor looks to cover the line to defend, but the ball jags away to go past the blade.

Wide! Dug in way too short, over middle. Brar leaves it alone as the ball sails over his head.

Sticks to the short ball, on middle. Brar gets his hands high to fend it down. It drops off the inner half well away from the reach of Will Young at short leg to his left.

Bends his back and digs it in short, it flies past the right shoulder as Brar ducks inside the line.

Into the wicket, nibbling away, on off. Brar has a tentative push at the ball and is beaten past the outside edge.

Arshdeep Singh is the last man in. New Zealand are now on course to register their second-biggest win by runs in ODI cricket. Their biggest victory margin is 290 runs, while their second-highest currently stands at 210. Matt Henry will bowl his 9th over with a slip and a short leg in place.

OUT! TAKEN! Fisher has his third wicket as he ends Naman's little cameo. Hammered in hard at length, pitching outside off. Dhir goes for the big swing across the line but the ball gets big on him and he can only get it off the top half, sending it high into the sky over mid off. Santner runs to his left from mid off, adjusts well and takes the catch. India are 83/9, and New Zealand need just 1 wicket to win.

High up in the night sky, and lands safely! A short ball, outside off. Dhir swings hard to pull, but gets a top edge that hangs up in the air for ages towards deep mid-wicket. Jamieson gives chase, back-tracking under it from mid on, but the ball lands well clear and plugs into the outfield. A couple of runs are picked up.

Smell that leather, mate! Short and angled into the off stump. Naman tries to ride the bounce, looking to steer it through third man, but the ball keeps rising up to beat the bat.

SIX! My word, he has picked it up so well! Short of a length by Fisher, on top of off, Naman Dhir stands tall and nails the pull shot, dumping it into the crowd behind deep mid-wicket.

SIX! Clean as a whistle! A juicy half-volley outside off, and Naman Dhir waits for it before loading up and launching it over wide long off for a massive six.

A change of bat for Naman Dhir.

Back of a length, around off, Dhir heaves it off the inner half towards mid on.

Gurnoor Brar walks in next, and all eyes will be on how the Kiwis welcome him after that little exchange picked up on the stump mic earlier. Kyle Jamieson is seen having a word with Brar, seemingly asking him if he has the chest guard on.

OUT! KNOCKED HIM OVER! Henry has his five-for. Richly deserved. He has just been on the money tonight. Stays 'round the stumps and slams it on a length. Gets it to nip back in sharply and outfoxes Kuldeep. He prods half-forward to block but the ball rifles into him, cutting him in half, beating the inside edge and clipping the top of off. A beautiful sight for any fast bowler. India are 69/8 in the chase of 334 runs.

Banged short around off, Dhir shimmies down the track and controls the pull shot through square leg for a single.

Hits the deck hard, on off, Dhir covers the line and blocks it to covers.

Full and a bit slow at 126 kph, Dhir walks a couple of steps out of the crease and taps it carefully to the off side.

Length ball, outside off, Kuldeep stands up on his toes and steers it to deep point for one more.

Short of a length, on off, Naman jabs it through backward square leg for a single.

Back of a length, swinging away from outside off. Kuldeep dangles his bat loosely and gets beaten on the outside edge.

Bouncer on the stumps, Yadav ducks underneath it.

As New Zealand were celebrating the wicket, the stump mic picked up someone asking, Where's Brar? Looks like the Kiwis are keenly awaiting his arrival and might have a few words of their own for him, given how vocal he has been throughout the series. For now, though, it's Kuldeep Yadav who walks out to the middle.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Too hot to handle for Nabi, and Fisher celebrates. A well-directed bouncer angled in around off stump, following the batter as Auqib backs away. Nabi takes his eyes off the ball as it climbs on him. He arches back to get out of the line but keeps his gloves up, and the ball brushes them on its way through to Tim Seifert behind the stumps. India are 66/7, and it's wrapping up quickly now.

Sharp short ball that nips in, over off, Nabi hangs back and dabs it to point.

Fuller delivery, at 143 kph, outside off, Nabi pats it to cover-point.

Hits the back of a length, on middle, Auqib tucks it off the back foot and it goes on the bounce to Michael Bracewell. He dives forward but his fingers get yorked.

Straigthens off the pitch, on a good length, Dhir walks a couple of steps forward and dabs it down to backward point.

Short of a length, 129 kph, on top of middle, Nabi swivels and pulls it firmly to deep square leg for a single.

FOUR! Gets it through the gap! A little too full, angled in at the pads, Nabi flicks it behind square leg and picks up his first boundary.

Skiddy delivery, on a good length, nipping back in, Nabi looks to pull but misses and is struck on his thigh pad.

Outside off on a length, knocked into covers.

A bit of a scare for Matt Henry there, as he thought the umpires were checking for a No Ball. Auqib Nabi comes out to the middle. Two slips in place for the new batter.

OUT! DRAGGED ON! Henry can do no wrong tonight. He has his fourth, and with Kishan gone, one end is exposed now. Comes from around the stumps and lands it on a good length just outside off. It nips in sharply, flummoxing Kishan, who tries to play at it. Gets an inside edge and the ball rattles the timber. India are 61/6, needing 273 more.

Matt Henry (6-2-16-3) is back on, replacing Michael Bracewell.

Hits the back of a length, outside off. Naman rides the bounce and glides it to backward point.

Wide. Bouncer attempted by Fisher, but he gets the line wrong. It is down leg as Naman ducks under the ball.

Bowled on a back of a length, on middle. Dhir closes the bat face and nudges it to mid-wicket.

Mixes his length as this is fuller, on off. Dhir springs onto the front foot and angles the drive to the right of cover for a couple of runs.

At 144 kph, banged in short, over middle. Dhir ducks under it.

Matt Henry is loosening up. He might return soon for his second spell.

That took off. At 141 kph, on a hard length, on off. Dhir tries to drop his hands and sway away but the ball jags back in with a bit of extra bounce. It brushes the left glove before pinging the right forearm and dribbling away to point.

Delivers it on a length, around off. Dhir pushes it to cover from the crease.

Wide. Drifts down leg. Dhir walks inside the line but misses out on the glance.

A little too straight, on the pads. Kishan drops to one knee to play the paddle, but he can't get it past short fine leg.

At 91 kph, full and at the stumps. Dhir knocks it to long on and turns the strike over.

Fired in full, on middle. With a bit of a whippage, Kishan works it to long on for a single.

Flighted up, drawing the batter forward, on off. Ishan lunges and eases it back to the bowler.

Sliding on with the arm, on a good length, on off. Kishan steers it to point.

Dropped short, on off. Dhir taps it to long on for a run.

Sticks to the full length and brings the stumps into play. Dhir brings his wrists into play and works it wide of mid on, where Mitchell Santner makes a tumbling stop to his right. Naman is off the mark with a single.

Cranks it up at 144 kph, around off. Naman plays a punchy drive to mid off.

Pushes the length up, attacking the front pad. Dhir stays balanced, brings his bat out in front and whips it to mid on.

Into the deck, on middle. Dhir is solid in defence.

Half a shout for LBW. Matthew Fisher thinks it is going down leg and bails out of the appeal. Nip-backer off a good length, on middle. Dhir plays down the wrong line due to the seam movement and gets hit high on the thigh pad.

Half of the Indian side is back in the hut. Naman Dhir is in at number 7. The last recognised batting pair for the tourists is in the middle now. Two slips in place.

OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Wonderful bowling from Matthew Fisher. Just too good for Axar Patel. An effort ball by Fisher as he hits the deck hard, on middle. Axar waits back to defend the line of the ball. It nips away off the seam to open up the left-hander completely. It catches the outside edge and flies straight into the waiting hands of Finn Allen at slip, who takes the catch at waist height. India are now 53/5.

Floated up, on off. Axar gets forward and powers the drive to the right of long off for a single.

This is slowed down, and the length is pulled back, on off. Axar is not to the pitch of the ball as he checks his drive to cover.

Pushed through on the pads. Axar is rooted to the crease. He is beaten on the flick and gets hit on the front pad.

Tossed up, full and on middle. Kishan hangs low and eases it to long on for another single.

Sliding onto the pads. Axar clips this full ball to deep square leg for a single.

A bit of turn first up for Bracewell. Starts with a flighted delivery from around the wicket, on a length, on middle. Axar defends it off.

A poor review from New Zealand. They have one more review left. Michael Bracewell has been brought into the attack now. He replaces Kristian Clarke.

Rapped on the pads! Not given by the umpire. Mitchell Santner checks with his teammates whether there was an inside edge. It may have also pitched outside leg, but Santner is happy to take the review. Bowled on a back of a length, on middle. Kishan is up on his toes as he looks to defend by keeping the bat close to the front pad. The replays indicate that there is an inside edge onto the pads and the UltraEdge confirms the same. New Zealand burn a review.

Continues to be around the off stump, on a short of a length. Kishan lets the ball come on and taps the ball on its head, dabbing it to the left of deep third for a couple of runs. India's 50 comes up.

Skidding through at 139 kph, on a back of a length. Kishan hops across the stumps and defends it out.

On the shorter side, on off. Kishan chops it down from the crease to cover.

Fuller and across the off stump. Axar drives it a bit uppishly but between cover and mid off for a single.

FOUR! Third boundary in the last 6 balls for India. Not all that short, but Axar gets the width to work with. He punches it into the turf, and it flies past the outstretched left hand of Nick Kelly, who leapt acrobatically to his left.

Drinks Break! India are under a lot of pressure with the asking rate shooting up to 8.31. Rohit, Virat and then Iyer, three of India's most experienced batters were sent packing in the very first over by Henry, leaving them firmly on the back foot. Gaikwad, too, had no answer to the bouncing, moving ball as Henry and Jamieson kept hammering it hard into the surface, reducing India to 9 for 4. They could well have been five down had Kelly not put down Axar's catch, and since then the left-handed duo have worked hard to steady the ship, with Kishan leading the charge. It is a long, long way back for the tourists, and these two will need to dig deep. New Zealand know they are just a wicket or two away from slamming the door shut.

FOUR! Put away. Clarke loses his radar again as this is short and wide on off. Kishan climbs all over it as he spanks it past backward point. Nick Kelly covers good ground to his right in the deep and dives, but in vain. 10 runs off the over. At the end of 15 overs, India are 43/4, needing 291 runs from 210 balls.

Very full at the sticks. Kishan brings his wrists into play and whips it to mid on.

Delivers it on a good length, slanting back in at the off stump. Kishan leans across to block it off.

Fractionally short, outside off. Axar gets on top of the bounce and punches it firmly through covers. There is protection in the deep this time and the fielder gets around to his left to mop it up. Just a single.

FOUR! Through the gap. Clarke errs in both line and length. Short and wide on off, there to be put away. Axar frees his arms and thumps it into the ground before the ball races through the vacant point region.

From around the wicket, bowled into the deck with the keeper up to the stumps. Kishan is rushed on the pull but manages to get it to the left of deep square leg for a run.

A bumper at 142 kph, sailing over the right shoulder. Axar takes his eyes off the ball as he ducks. He leaves his bat hanging like a periscope, but the ball passes harmlessly.

That has zipped through! At 141 kph, on a nagging length, on middle. Axar hangs back to defend but is beaten for pace as the ball goes past the inside edge.

A hint of an inward shape, full and on middle. Kishan gets forward for the drive but shanks it off the inner half to the left of mid on. They cross.

Overpitched on off. Kishan gets his hands through the line and drives well but it goes straight to mid off.

Nibbling away off the seam, on a good length. Kishan is squared up on the back foot as he steers it to backward point.

Angled across the left-hander, on a length. Axar pats it without much foot movement. It goes through the gap between cover and mid off for a single.

Double change. Matthew Fisher replaces Kyle Jamieson. There's a slip in place.

Clarke dishes out the bumper, angled in at the batter. Axar gets his hands high and pivots for the hook. He keeps it down and plays it towards deep fine leg for a single.

A little bit of width offered, on a good length. Axar punches it on the rise, but Will Young at cover-point is quick to his left and slides to mop it up.

Former Kiwi pacer Neil Wagner is in the house, proudly watching New Zealand's seam attack operate on a postage stamp tonight.

Outside off, Axar goes for the cut but the ball is not short enough for the shot. Chops it down to backward point.

Goes wide on the crease and hurls it on a back of a length, on off. Axar stays beside the line and with a slightly open bat face, this is sliced to cover-point.

Bowled on a good length, angled in at the pads. Axar nurdles it between square leg and deep fine leg for a couple of runs.

This does not rise much, short and wide on off, flirting with the tramline. Axar flashes but the ball sneaks under the blade.

Both opening bowlers have now bowled six overs on the bounce. And here's the first change in bowling as Kristian Clarke replaces Matt Henry.

Bangs it in short but the line is a little too straight, around leg. Kishan ducks to let the ball go through to the keeper.

Delivers it on a length at 133 kph, on off. Kishan gets on the front foot and stabs it down right under his eyes.

This is dug in short but this does not rise much and it goes away from the left-hander. Kishan drops his hands and sways away.

Attacks the sticks with a full ball. Ishan plants his front foot across and plays a wrisy drive around his front pad towards mid on.

Goes full, not much movement through the air, around off. Kishan lunges and drives it along the ground to mid off.

Pushed across the off stump, on a good length. Kishan stays back and angles it to backward point.

This is fuller in length, in the channel, inviting the drive. Axar is happy to let it go.

Fractionally short, on off. Patel gets on top of the bounce and punches it square but can't get it past cover-point.

Hurls it on a good length, on off and middle. Axar stays beside the line and dabs it to point.

Jagging back in off the surface. Kishan hops back to a full ball and tries to cover the line. It catches the inside edge and goes wide of mid-wicket. Axar Patel hurries to the other end and gets home before the throw arrives.

A bit fuller than the previous ball and closer to the off stump as well. Patel extends his hands and knocks it to the left of Mitchell Santner at mid off for a single.

Bowls it on a length, outside off. Patel does not move his feet at all and reaches out for the drive. He mishits it to the right of the bowler.

That's the first Powerplay done. New Zealand can now have 4 fielders outside the 30-yard circle, but with India on the back foot, Mitchell Santner will be keen to keep the pressure on and continue to attack. Matt Henry to continue.

Beaten! Jamieson switches to around the stumps and bangs the length in hard, angling it down the leg side. Using his height, he extracts extra bounce as Ishan Kishan gets inside the line to pull, only for the ball to keep climbing and sail over his angled bat. There's a bit of an appeal for caught behind by Seifert, but it's turned down by the umpire. No interest from Jamieson, though. India end their Powerplay on 26/4.

Nice and full, outside off, Ishan lunges across to defend it to short cover.

Landing it outside leg and angling across, Ishan presses back and punches it to covers.

FOUR! Gloriously struck! In-between length, outside off, Ishan Kishan gets the width he desires, hops off and punches it behind square on the off side, finding the gap through the backward point region for a boundary.

Back of a length, deviating in with bounce, Ishan shoulders arms as the ball flies over the off stump.

Beats the outside edge! Kyle angles it across the left-hander, full and just outside off. Ishan Kishan is drawn onto the front foot to defend, but the ball keeps moving away, nibbling past the outside edge.

Short from around the stump. Lands it outside off and Axar leaves it alone.

FOUR! Terrific shot! Henry keeps hammering the short length outside off, but Axar rises onto his toes, rides the bounce and carves a crisp square cut along the ground through the gap between backward point and cover-point for four.

Short on off and it rears up a bit. Axar rides the bounce and taps it gently towards point.

Half-tracker outside off, Ishan steers it between backward point and cover-point for a quick single.

FOUR! No half measures on that one! Henry overpitches and pays the price. It is outside off and Kishan hits it through the line, leaves nothing in the tank and thumps it over mid off for a boundary. One bounce and into the fence.

Nipping in off the seam, on a good length, Ishan Kishan gets a bit across on the crease and tucks it to the mid-wicket fielder.

Maiden over! Short of a length, around off, Patel waits for it to arrive and fends it to the point region.

Three-quarter length, across off, Axar Patel tries to drive it through covers, but gets a thick inside edge and the ball squirts to mid-wicket.

Angling away from the left-hander, on a hard length. Patel rocks back and taps it to cover.

Banged in short at the armpits, Patel rides the bounce and drops it beside the pitch on the leg side.

A touch fuller than the previous ball, Axar watchfully knocks it back to the bowler.

BEATEN! Jamieson extracts more bounce off a good length, on top of off, nipping in. Axar Patel dangles his bat loosely away from his body and is beaten all ends up on the inside edge.

Slams it on a length, on off, Ishan rocks back by covering the stumps and bunts it to the off side.

FOUR! That's been punished! Much fuller and outside off, Ishan Kishan advances down the track, gets a good piece of wood on that and smashes it to the left of mid off for a boundary.

Nagging length, on leg, Kishan tucks it to short mid-wicket.

Moving away a bit, on the fuller side, on off. Kishan is caught in his crease but manages to stab it down on the off side.

Out comes the short ball, across off at 132 kph. Kishan thinks about going for a pull but then drops his hands and ducks under it.

Hits the top of the off stump, nibbling away. Kishan hangs back and tucks it to mid-wicket.

Short of a length, pitching on middle and leg. Axar stays put and tries to work it across, but gets late to bring his bat down and wears it on the thigh pad.

A bit full and outside the off stump. Axar drives it to pierce the gap at cover, but the fielder makes a diving stop to his left.

DROPPED! Kelly has shelled an easy chance here. On a back of a length and angled across from the leg-stump line. Axar is rushed by the bounce and finds himself in an awkward position. He tries to fend it away on the off side, and the ball gets chipped straight to Nick Kelly at backward point, who dives forward and spills the chance.

Axar Patel is in at number 6.

OUT! CAUGHT AT SECOND SLIP! And just like that, the Indian top four have been blown away in the wind. Good length, angled into the channel of off at 134 kph. The ball moves away off the surface as Gaikwad pushes forward to defend. Goes with hard hands and gets a thick outside edge. Bracewell at second slip gets low to his right and takes it cleanly. India are reeling at 9/4, chasing 334 runs.

What a peach of a delivery! Jamieson lands it around off stump, not quite full in length. Gaikwad steps forward to drive through the off side, but the ball kicks off the surface and nips sharply back in, cutting him in half. It beats the inside edge and carries through to the keeper.

Wide outside off, very full, inviting the drive. Kishan tries to smear it away, but gets an outside edge through the vacant short third region for a single.

Fuller ball, at 131 kph, on off, Ruturaj walks forward to negate any seam movement and flicks it to short mid-wicket.

Short on the bodyline, Ishan Kishan swivels and pulls it on the bounce to deep backward square leg for a single.

Slightly full on the stumps, Ishan skips down the track to whack it downtown, but gets the timing all wrong. Loses his shape a bit and hits it off the bottom end of the bat towards mid on.

Oh, a sharp nip-backer from outside off, Ishan Kishan gets on the front foot and looks to drive it to the off side, but gets an inside edge to the leg side.

Slams it into the pitch, on the leg stump, Ishan stabs it down the pitch.

Good length, outside off, Ishan covers the stumps and pats it to cover-point.

Fuller-length delivery, outside off, Ruturaj Gaikwad strides across on the front foot and slices it to the left of the diving backward point fielder for two more.

A tempter! Back of a length, in the channel of off, Ruturaj Gaikwad gets half-forward to block but sees the ball nibble away off the seam and zip past his bat.

Slightly short on the leg stump, Gaikwad uses his wrists to steer it through the gap between square leg and mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

Pushed down the leg stump, looking to swing back into the stumps, but it holds the line and goes straight on. Ruturaj Gaikwad misses his flick.

On top of off, short of a length, Ruturaj Gaikwad hops on his toes and dabs it with soft hands toward backward point.

Curves away, outside off on a good length, Ruturaj lets it through.

Full and stump-to-stump, Ruturaj Gaikwad presses forward and blocks it right under his eyes.

Full ball, outside off, Kishan gets on the front foot and stabs it to cover.

Fuller than a length, on off and shaping back in a touch, Ishan strides forward and pushes it back to Henry.

Skids through off a length, outside off, Ishan flashes hard at it to cut it square but ends up chopping it behind to the keeper.

At 131 kph, good length, around off, Ishan rocks back and punches it to short cover.

Length outside off, Ishan weighs back and cuts it to the point region. The fielder makes a sharp diving stop to his right.

Beats the bat! Jags back in with a bit of extra bounce on middle, Ishan Kishan is cramped for room, looks to work it across. Gets beaten on the inside edge and is struck on the flap of his front pad.

Swings away a shy bit, on a good length. It is wide of off and Gaikwad shoulders arms.

Short of a length, on leg, Kishan steers it to deep backward square leg for a single.

Rears up from the pitch, on a good length, Ishan Kishan rides the bounce and fends it to the leg side with soft hands.

Finally, India are off the mark! Length-delivery, outside off, Gaikwad steers it behind backward point for a single.

Back of a length, outside off, nipping away, Gaikwad is happy to leave this one too.

Good length, seaming away from outside off. This is left alone by Gaikwad.

Well, well, a spectacular start with the ball for New Zealand. Ishan Kishan makes his way out to bat. Kyle Jamieson will take the other new ball. He is starting with a couple of slips.

OUT! LBW! Henry lands another gut-punch on India. He is on fire today. On a length and angled in from outside off, the ball nips back towards middle stump. Iyer, rooted in his crease, looks to defend but is beaten by the inward movement. The ball squeezes past the inside edge and thuds into the back pad, plumb in front of the stumps. A big shout for LBW, but it's turned down by Kumar Dharmasena. Henry is certain that he has got his man and convinces Santner to take the review. A flat line on the UltraEdge and the Ball Tracking confirms three reds, with the ball projected to crash the leg stump. India are in deep, deep trouble with 3 down and no runs on the board yet.

A horror start for India. The skipper, Shreyas Iyer, walks in at number 4.

OUT! BOWLED! It keeps getting better and better for Henry, who has removed two of India’s most prolific batters in the very first over. Henry switches it up after the out-swingers, getting one to shape back in from a length. It stays a touch low, and Kohli, caught in his crease while attempting to defend, is undone by the movement as the ball grazes the inside edge and crashes into the stumps. Virat is left stunned at the crease, and India are 0/2 in a chase of 334.

Short of a length, angled into the channel outside off at 130 kph. Virat hops back, opens the bat face and steers it to the right of backward point.

Good-length delivery on middle and leg. Kohli flicks it to the fielder at mid-wicket.

Nearly gets the edge! Fuller than a good length, in the channel. It lands and nips away as Kohli looks to drive it away, but gets beaten on the outside edge.

A perfect start for New Zealand. Virat Kohli is in early.

OUT! EDGED AND CAUGHT! Henry couldn't have asked for a better start than this. He has had Rohit's number before as well, and he strikes first ball here. Henry finds extra bounce, and Rohit is completely squared up. The ball climbs awkwardly, kisses the shoulder of the bat and flies straight to slip, where Allen does the rest with a sharp catch. Rohit falls for a golden duck, and India are 0/1, chasing 334 runs.