Overs 9.2
Score 29 - 3
Auqib Nabi to Daryl Mitchell, SIX! Mitchell tees off! A slot-ball by Auqib, with the keeper standing up to the stumps. Mitchell clears the front leg and thumps it over long on for a six. That will ease up his nerves a bit.
W
Overs 8.4
Score 23 - 3
Anshul Kamboj to Henry Nicholls, OUT! CHOPPED ON! A bit of an unlucky way to get dismissed, and Anshul is all smiles. Back of a length around off stump, cutting back in sharply. Nicholls hops across a bit, offers an angled bat from deep in the crease, gets an inside edge onto the pad, and the ball then trickles on to clip the off stump and dislodge the bail. New Zealand are under tremendous pressure with the top three blown away. They are 23/3.
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Overs 8.3
Score 23 - 2
Anshul Kamboj to Henry Nicholls, FOUR! Off the edge and through to the fence. Kamboj extracts extra bounce on a good length outside off, with the ball holding its line. Nicholls, drawn across his off stump, edges it. But the chance doesn't carry. Rahul flings himself across in front of Rohit at slip, gets his fingertips nowhere near it, and the ball runs away to the deep third fence for a boundary
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Overs 8.2
Score 19 - 2
Anshul Kamboj to Henry Nicholls, Proactive fielding! Bowls from a wider angle from around the stumps. Too full and wide of off, Henry reaches out to pierce the gap on the off side, hits it crisply, but Axar makes a fantastic diving stop to his right at backward point. Surely saves a boundary, as that was travelling rapidly.
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Overs 7.4
Score 13 - 2
Auqib Nabi to Henry Nicholls, A peach of a delivery! But hang on! It's a NO BALL as Nabi has overstepped. A bit short of a length, straightening off the pitch, outside off. Nicholls loosely pokes at it and gets beaten on the outside edge. Free Hit coming up...
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Overs 6.4
Score 12 - 2
Arshdeep Singh to Henry Nicholls, Had to really hurry! A touch fuller than a length, on middle and leg, Henry stands outside the crease to start with and tucks it to the right of mid-wicket and sets through for a single. Gurnoor Brar swoops across and hurls in an underarm throw at the bowling end, but misses his shy, allowing Nicholls to slide his bat in to get home.
W
Overs 5.4
Score 11 - 2
Auqib Nabi to Will Young, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Fantastic delivery by Auqib Nabi, and he gets the reward. He has two to his name already, as both the Kiwi openers are in the dugout now. This is angled in on a back of a length, around the off stump. Young looks to play it close to his body but ends up fiddling at the ball. It moves away slightly to take the outside edge. KL Rahul's body weight is on the left leg, but he does well to adjust and dive to his right. He goes for the catch with both hands, and the ball ends up sticking in his right mitt. New Zealand are 11/2.
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Overs 4.6
Score 7 - 1
Arshdeep Singh to Henry Nicholls, A big shout for LBW, but the umpire is unmoved. Impact looked to be outside off and there's a bit of bounce too, so the tourists do not risk taking the review. Good length outside off, nipping back in sharply. Nicholls comes half-forward to defend but is beaten on the inside edge and is hit on the front pad. Ball Tracking later shows that the ball is indeed missing the middle stump on height.
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Overs 3.3
Score 6 - 1
Auqib Nabi to Henry Nicholls, Fuller than a length, on middle, Nicholls hangs back and tucks it wide of square leg. They run the first one hard as Dhir slides to field it, but his knee gets plugged in the outfield and the ball gets parried away. They sneak in the second run as well.
