New Zealand 186/4 (64.3 ov) New Zealand trail by 132 runs with 6 wickets remaining in the 1st innings
Ashwin to Williamson, out Bowled!! How do you play that? That's a cruel delivery. Unplayable! Just one of those deliveries that you can't do much about. Williamson did the right thing here to go on the back foot on seeing the ball being dropped a little short, it was well outside off stump to go for the cut as well, but it hit a rough patch and turned viciously, KW tried to adjust and block but it was all too late as it sneaked through and crashed into middle and off. The wry smile on Ashwin's face tells that even he didn't expect it to turn so much. All that hard grind has to end this way. Well played KW! What a morning for India. Three wickets in 24 balls. Williamson b Ashwin 75(137) [4s-7]
Jadeja to Ross Taylor, out Lbw!! Okay, don't take your eyes off! Jadeja and Ashwin seem extremely confident about their bowling at the moment. We could be in for a ripper of a session. Easy call for the umpire Richard Kettleborough this time around. Ross Taylor grabs a silver duck and all of a sudden, New Zealand have slumped from 159/1 to 160/3. Jadeja is very good with his sliders, Taylor was only trying to defend, he plays for turn and ends up playing outside the line, the ball sneaks past the bat and thuds the pad in front of middle stump. The angle was a concern but on the replay it looked that it was at least crashing into leg stump. On seeing the replay of his dismissal in the dressing room, Taylor was very disappointed. Not sure if he wasn't happy with the umpire's decision. Ross Taylor lbw b Jadeja 0(2)
Ashwin to Latham, out Lbw!! This was coming. This is an excellent beginning for India. This is a classic thing of who seizes those small moments in a game. Batsmen weren't stepping out and shuffling around in the crease, the bowler was allowed to hit a consistent area and it's Ashwin, who gets the better of Latham. Amazing what a big break can do. How did KW and Latham not do what they did yesterday! India won't mind though. With the ball turning and being beaten, Latham was concerned at the crease. This was a little quicker and looked like the slider, didn't turn much, it was very full and Latham was trying to defend on the front foot. His bat hit the boot and that meant he couldn't make contact with the ball and was struck plumb in front. Latham lbw b Ashwin 58(151) [4s-5]
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