India (345 and 234/7 dec) draw with New Zealand (296 and 165/9) in the First Test at Kanpur

[Aman]

Well that's the game.

[Walawalkar]

1 to go

[MP2011]

Gone.

[Rana]

NZ deserve this humiliation after they got away with bowling tens of overs in bad light against Pakistan last year!

[Aman]

Really poor playing of spin bowling from us.

The pitch hasn't even done that much.

[DRsohail]

Williamson defensive approach ruined my this, congratulations India.

[Unbiased-Fan]

what a match..

[Aman]

India just need to get Ajaz on strike, 6 balls at him will be enough.

[MP2011]

This is getting tough.

[Nikhil_cric]

Light being checked again. What a bummer.

[Nikhil_cric]

Ash needs to get the left hander.

[Aman]

It's looking pretty dark out there, maybe 1-2 overs to survive.

[Walawalkar]

Not looking good for India....

[Aman]

Got to be the last over?

Looking really dark now.

[Aman]

C'mon...

[RamLakhan]

Don't be surprised if the gutsy NZ team save this match!

[MP2011]

Got to be the last over?

Looking really dark now.

Lol, sun is out now.

[Aman]

Damn, the full 3 overs to survive now.

[Aman]

Check the light again?

Why would you review? Wastes more time???

[imshally81]

Review wasted... very bad review...

[MP2011]

Such a waste of time that review was!

[gazza619]

This India A is strong enough for any team in test cricket at home.

[imshally81]

Only 2 overs remaining...

[Rajdeep]

Game draw...well batted by Rachin Ravindra

[Aman]

Last 6 balls.

Danger time.

[MP2011]

Last over of the test match coming up.

[imshally81]

Only 1 over is remaining....

[Hyder]

Bring all fielders close

[90MPH]

It’s pitch dark out there, kudos to NZ for carrying on playing in this madness

[DeadlyVenom]

Kiwis missing a trick here. They should be hamming it up at the end of every over to kill time.

[MP2011]

Bring all fielders close

Won't make a difference, they are really comfortable out there.

[Aman]

Jesus, it should be it?

This umpire.

[IccKnockout]

It’s pitch dark out there, kudos to NZ for carrying on playing in this madness

No its not
Light meter is out there. The reading is still better than the one on Day 1. Once you set precedence on day 1 thats what you check for throughout the test.

[imshally81]

Last over bowled... but fielders are still in the ground and umpire is checking the light...

[Aman]

Draw.

VAMOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSSSSSSSSSSSSS

Excellent match.

[imshally81]

Why indians are moaning.... Very bad sportsman spirit...

[IccKnockout]

Well done NZ
excellent match
India should now drop the useless Rahane and try to win the series, or its gonna be a bug hit towards WTc finals

[Rajdeep]

Rahane and Williamson - probably 2 most gentleman cricketer captaining this game.

But fun is over...as King is back next game

[imshally81]

Draw.

VAMOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSSSSSSSSSSSSS

Excellent match.

Congratulations Mate...... Happy for you

[MP2011]

Latham and Ravindra have saved this test for Kiwis.

[Aman]

Ravindra and Ajaz absolute legends.

Where are all the haters who said Ravindra was bad, this boy is likely the future of NZC.

[Kohli, The King of Chase]

Loser Rahane couldn’t score anything in whole year but arguing with umpires here. If u so badly wanted to win should have scored some runs. No?

[wrongun]

nZ escape.

Go Kiwis!

[IccKnockout]

Last over bowled... but fielders are still in the ground and umpire is checking the light...

There are no last overs in the final hour
You can bowl as many as you want within the hour , light permitting.
Batsman / fielders they were all within their rights
Nothing wrong done by anyone except some clueless fans on social media without cricketing knowledge

[Nikhil_cric]

NZ - persistent thorn in our flesh.

[Kohli, The King of Chase]

Loser Rahane begging to umpires. Should be dumped for his dumb captaincy and 0 runs

[Walawalkar]

Well played New Zealand
Have to give it to them the way they played in this test match...India will be disappointed though..My MoM Tom Latham..
Onto aamchi Mumbai...King will be back

[marlonbrowndo]

Brilliant stand from NZ

[globalcitizen]

Once again test cricket is proving itself as premium format.
Well played both teams and battling out till the end. What a match!!

[MP2011]

There are no last overs in the final hour
You can bowl as many as you want within the hour , light permitting.
Batsman / fielders they were all within their rights
Nothing wrong done by anyone except some clueless fans on social media without cricketing knowledge

People will look for conspiracy in anything especially if it favours India.

[imshally81]

There are no last overs in the final hour
You can bowl as many as you want within the hour , light permitting.
Batsman / fielders they were all within their rights
Nothing wrong done by anyone except some clueless fans on social media without cricketing knowledge

Bro....I never heard this rule.... Do you have any reference or link ???

[sindhiboy]

Incredible test match
Credit goes to the lower order of new Zealand for playing out so many deliveries

[Kohli, The King of Chase]

Sore loser couldn’t put bat on ball and such bad captaincy but good for running his mouth. If u are so passionate to win the match for ur country why not go and add some runs. Did nothing for last 2 years and averages in 30s in last 5 years

[Ahmed216]

No. 1 side in the world really. Incredible effort

[Ahmed216]

Sore loser couldn’t put bat on ball and such bad captaincy but good for running his mouth. If u are so passionate to win the match for ur country why not go and add some runs. Did nothing for last 2 years and averages in 30s in last 5 years

I think they could have declared earlier

[street cricketer]

Well played Kiwis.

A last wicket stand is always one of the great events in Test cricket. Remember Sidebottom or Onions doing it in England once.

[Forward Defensive Push]

When was the last time a team drew a test match in India! Awesome game by Kiwis.. champion side!

[Aman]

This was Rachin's debut.

What an innings on debut.

[Forward Defensive Push]

This match feels like the Sydney test match that India played against Australia this year. Hopefully NZ can do a Brisbane next match at Mumbai

[jeeteshssaxena]

This was Rachin's debut.

What an innings on debut.

Future star for sure.

[Aman]

Future star for sure.

Most highly touted young batsmen to come from FC cricket since Kane.

[jeeteshssaxena]

Newzealand have justified their number one title. Great performance.

It does not matter that some Indian players were missing coz in India even if you defeat a Ranji Team that's commendable.

[IccKnockout]

Bro....I never heard this rule.... Do you have any reference or link ???

As per MCC:

Assume in a multi-day game (say 5 day game), the agreed hours of close of play on the last day is 4:30pm, then

the last hour commences at 3:30pm on Day-5.
game must continue till 4:30pm or minimum of 20 overs have been bowled ( whichever is later).
if 20 overs are already bowled before 4:30pm, then the game shall continue till 4:30pm.
if 20 overs are not bowled when 4:30pm is reached, the game shall continue beyond 4:30pm till 20 overs are completed.

[Varun]

Played, NZ.

[reversehook]

Bro....I never heard this rule.... Do you have any reference or link ???

guess if u watched the game, commies were going on that very point, if u see, its always minimum 90 overs for the day. Teams normally only bowl 15 max in an hour on a normal basis in hr, then drinks, then another 15 and lunch, 15 drinks, 15 tea, 15 drinks, 15 end of play. They are often relaxed or not in a rush during the earlier part of plays and sometimes dont even get the 15 overs in an hrs passage/block as they are more focussed on strategising and going with flow. Its only in the very last session and then the very last hr of the game that if a game does become very tight that only then teams start to go hard at it and try to squeeze as many overs in that hr to be able to get to a result. There is also an additional 30 mins extra offered to a team on final day in case a result is close (but bad light is not a factor whatsoever)....

[sindhiboy]

Newzealand have justified their number one title. Great performance.

It does not matter that some Indian players were missing coz in India even if you defeat a Ranji Team that's commendable.

Although Iyer was definitely an upgrade from Kohli

[jeeteshssaxena]

Although Iyer was definitely an upgrade from Kohli

And Southee was an upgrade over Boult.
As I said, these things don't matter.
They played well and have drawn a match.

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Moral victory for India.

[Devadwal]

Rahane is not a great caption as people's think . I'm sure Virat with agressive captaincy would have won its for india. rahane is not a person who inspired bowlers in the fields.

[street cricketer]

Exactly. They are Kiwis by nature and nurture. Funny that Indians are owning them. I'm sure these two don't want anything to do with a third world country.

You're really stupid if you think saying an Indian immigrant is "owning" them. I merely meant they were Indian origin kiwis.

Ironic all the more coming from a Pakistani, given most Pakistanis take credit for anyone even if he's one eighth Pakistani by blood.

[Devadwal]

I was missing jazba ,Dileri and badmashi by our players throughout match without Virat Kohli .

[Pollack]

Moral victory for India.

Khush toh bohot Hoge app bhaijaan.

[Energy]

Well played NZ didn't expect the last pair to hang around for 10 overs.

[Amjid Javed]

excellent test match and NZ will be over the moon at escaping here with a draw some how.

[MenInG]

New Zealand's Rachin Ravindra and Ajaz Patel came up with a determined performance to hold off the Indian spinners in the final hour of the Test to earn a commendable draw in Kanpur.

India started the day knowing they had to get wickets and get them early in order to force the issue on the final day. But New Zealand were in no mood to give them an inch in the morning session in Kanpur. Tom Latham and especially Will Somerville batted expertly showing great patience and application on the crease.

They were largely able to frustrate the Indian pacers and the spinners, who were hardly able to carve out an opening. The visitors headed to lunch unscathed with a draw looking the likeliest of the three results possible.

India were much more willing to try things out in the second session and a change of tactic would bring about their first wicket of the day. Going round the wicket, Umesh Yadav peppered Somerville with a short delivery, which finally brought an end to his excellent knock of 36.

Tom Latham would then bring up back-to-back half-centuries in the match, joined by skipper Kane Williamson on the crease. He would though be undone by the slow nature of the wicket as he chopped on a wide-ish delivery from Ravichandran Ashwin onto his stumps for 52.

Williamson and Taylor then dug their heels in and it seemed that the visitors would not have to endure any further damage in the session. But Ravindra Jadeja struck in the final over of the session, trapping Taylor for 2 as the Indians headed for tea with renewed vigour.

Henry Nicholls couldn't last long after tea as Axar Patel got his first scalp of the innings, getting him lbw plumb in front of the stumps. He only contributed 1 run to the scorecard.

Williamson and Blundell then embarked on a blockathon but the skipper was undone by Jadeja who dismissed him with an lbw call on 24. India now had genuine belief that they could get the job done.

Rachin Ravindra joining Blundell on the crease frustrated India for a few overs before the latter was dismissed in an unlucky manner being bowled by Ashwin for 2.

For all intents and purposes, Jamieson and Ravindra looked comfortable enough at the crease and seemed to be headed towards clinching a draw for the visitors.

But India had one final ace up their sleeve with the second new ball available and Ravindra Jadeja made full use of it. He got the lbw dismissals of Jamieson and Southee. The delivery to Southee especially was a peach as it pitched on middle and leg and straightened enough to trap him plumb.

All of a sudden it became a nail-biting affair as India needed 1 wicket for a victory but had a battle on their hands with the light quickly dwindling. Standing in their way were Rachin Ravindra and Ajaz Patel.

They eventually ran out of time as the pair batted out 52 deliveries to clinch a well-deserved draw for the Kiwis. It was high drama at the end as the light meter was out after every over but the grit of the two batters was something to be highly commended.

The two sides will now face off in Mumbai for the second and the final Test of the series on 3 December with the score evenly poised.

[JaDed]

Top performance by kiwis this to draw the test, well done.

[JaDed]

Can't blame the toss for this, there wasn't a significant advantage since the pitch didn't break up as most Indian day 5 pitches do.

Rahul Dravid paid the groundsmen 35k rupees as that the pitch didn’t break, I feel like Dravid is being ted Lasso and new Indian management is going for something else.

“India vs New Zealand: Rahul Dravid gives Rs 35,000 to groundsmen for preparing sporting pitch”

https://indianexpress.com/article/sp...-pitch-647538/

[iRfaN_LA]

Intense test match. Although its a draw, NZ has moral victory.

[Buffet]

Rahul Dravid paid the groundsmen 35k rupees as that the pitch didn’t break, I feel like Dravid is being ted Lasso and new Indian management is going for something else.

“India vs New Zealand: Rahul Dravid gives Rs 35,000 to groundsmen for preparing sporting pitch”

https://indianexpress.com/article/sp...-pitch-647538/

It's actually made the match interesting otherwise with NZ batting last , the game would have finished very quickly.

[Cover Drive Six]

Rahul Dravid paid the groundsmen 35k rupees as that the pitch didn’t break, I feel like Dravid is being ted Lasso and new Indian management is going for something else.

“India vs New Zealand: Rahul Dravid gives Rs 35,000 to groundsmen for preparing sporting pitch”

https://indianexpress.com/article/sp...-pitch-647538/

Stupidity