India 276/7 dec; NZ need 540 for win

December 05, 2021 13:53

India 276-7 dec (70 ovs) and 325 vs NZ 62 | Scorecard

Jayant confidently defends Ajaz's full delivery before he is beaten three balls in a row, as the spinner extracts some sharp turn and bounce.

Jayant defends the last two balls to play out a maiden over.

But Axar not holding back from the other end. He swings Ravindra over midwicket for a six and then dabs a wide delivery past the slip fielder for a four, to race to 35 from 22 balls.

He does well to keep strike with a single off the fifth ball on the leg side as Jayant blocks the last ball.

Axar having some fun out in the middle. This time he steps out to Ajaz and lofts the spinner back over his head for a four.

He slog sweeps the second ball over midwicket for a single with a fielder now placed in the deep.

Jayant also joins the party. He also uses his feet to smash Ajaz wide of long-on for a six to get off the mark in smashing fashion.

Ajaz gets revenge as Jayant is caught and bowled off a leading edge to fall for six.

India declare on 276/7 in 70 overs, for an overall lead of 539 runs.

Ajaz follows his 10-wicket haul with 4/106 in the second innings for a total of 14 wickets in the Test match.

New Zealand need a massive 540 for victory, with India having nearly seven and half sessions to push for victory.

Ravindra was the only other New Zealand bowler to get among the wickets, with 3/56.

Axar finished unbeaten on a quickfire 41 from 26 balls, which helped India score a few quick runs at the end.

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