India vs New Zealand, 1st Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: New Zealand tour of India, 2024 Venue: M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru Date & Time: Oct 16-Oct 20, 09:30 AM LOCAL
Rishabh Pant 99(105)
88.1
William ORourke to Pant, out Bowled!! Dragged on and William ORourke is running around the ground as the Chinnaswamy is muted. Pant is out in the 90s again. KL on his haunches at the non-striker's end. The second new ball, the hardness, misbehaving again. Kicked up from short of length and surprised Pant on the defence. Hit the splice of the bat and crashed into the stumps. Few of the fans gather themselves from the shock and give Pant a standing ovation. New Zealand have got both set batters, who were threatening to win this for India. Effectively India are 77/5. Replays show that the ball moved in and also bounced extra, cramping the batter and taking the edge. Hit just the leg stump and off bail stood its place. Pant b William ORourke 99(105) [4s-9 6s-5]
87.6
Matt Henry to Pant, 1 run, full and on the stumps, flicked to deep mid-wicket, he thinks of two but KL keeps him calm. Keeps strike on 99
87.5
Matt Henry to Pant, no run, short of length delivery down leg, Pant looks to flick, ball hits the pad
87.1
Matt Henry to Pant, 1 run, short of length delivery on the stumps, Pant looks to defend, ball takes the inside edge and rolls to fine leg
86.4
Southee to Pant, 1 run, now he drives through cover. Calls for two but KL kept saying no no and sent back. Oh Pant is limping. Did he do something while trying to stop and turn? He's stretching but signals the thumbs up for KL. Hope it's not serious
86.3
Southee to Pant, SIX, this is insane! New Zealand moving the new ball around and troubling batters. They had just got a set batter. He's batting in the 90s and Pant just went down on one knee and slog-swept it over square-leg for a 107m six. That hit made Glenn Phillips drop his jaws as he watched the ball sail straight out of the stadium! That one won't be recovered
86.2
Southee to Pant, no run, short of length delivery, Pant defends
86.1
Southee to Pant, byes, FOUR, fired down leg, Pant misses the glance. Great seam movement on offer still. Blundell couldn't cut off even with the dive. India won't mind the sun. They will want it beat down properly and dry out whatever sweat the covers would have left on the top layer
85.3
Matt Henry to Pant, 1 run, short of length delivery on the stumps, Pant tucks it to square leg with one hand
85.2
Matt Henry to Pant, no run, now Pant gets behind the line and defends
85.1
Matt Henry to Pant, no run, oh this one just rolled along the ground. Was a short of length delivery, probably hit a crack and never rose. Luckily wasn't on the stumps for Pant
83.6
Matt Henry to Pant, no run, short of length delivery, Pant gets beaten
83.4
Matt Henry to Pant, 1 run, assured nudge to the on-side through mid-wicket
82.5
Southee to Pant, 1 run, Pant plays the pick up shot while kneeling down, actually the scoop, gloves it uppishly to fine leg as Southee digs this into the pitch
82.4
Southee to Pant, no run, loose defence away from the body and Pant is lucky he didn't edge this to Blundell. Missed it completely
81.6
Matt Henry to Pant, no run, full and asking for the drive, not doing that says Pant and leaves
81.5
Matt Henry to Pant, no run, in control of this off-drive but driven to mid-off
81.4
Matt Henry to Pant, no run, oh uppish but safe! Short of a length delivery, Henry gets this to bounce from short of length and hit the splice of the bat, luckily doesn't carry to gully or point
79.5
Ravindra to Pant, 1 run, tossed up full on off-stump, Pant shuffles down the track and knocks it down to long-on
79.3
Ravindra to Pant, 1 run, length delivery on off-stump, Pant steers it towards backward point
79.2
Ravindra to Pant, no run, length delivery outside off, bunted back to the bowler
79.1
Ravindra to Pant, no run, tossed up full just outside off, Pant leans in for a slog sweep, goes very hard and loses his shape before getting beaten on the top-edge
78.4
Phillips to Pant, 1 run, full on off-stump, pushed down the ground to long on
78.2
Phillips to Pant, 1 run, length delivery on off-stump, Pant presses back and works it away towards deep mid-wicket
77.3
Ravindra to Pant, 1 run, flatter delivery outside off, punched out to deep point
77.2
Ravindra to Pant, FOUR, extraordinary batting this! Floated up full and outside off, no fear whatsoever from Pant as he takes this inside out and to the extra cover ropes, just about lands inside the ropes
76.6
Phillips to Pant, FOUR, cracking shot! Length delivery just outside off, Pant spotted the length early and jumped back to create some room before scything it away through backward point, 150-run partnership comes
76.5
Phillips to Pant, no run, full on off-stump, knocked towards cover
76.4
Phillips to Pant, no run, length delivery outside off, Pant presses back looking to cut and is beaten as it keeps a shade low
76.1
Phillips to Pant, 1 run, length delivery on middle, worked away towards deep mid-wicket
75.5
Ravindra to Pant, 1 run, length delivery on off-stump, eased towards gully for one
75.4
Ravindra to Pant, no run, length delivery wide outside off, left alone
75.3
Ravindra to Pant, no run, through him! Full outside off, into the rough and it turns back in sharply, Pant goes for a big slog sweep and is beaten on the inside edge
74.5
William ORourke to Pant, 1 run, full and wide outside off, Pant is drawn into a drive away from his body, just a slip and a gully in place and the edge goes in between them
74.2
William ORourke to Pant, 1 run, back of a length on off-stump, Pant tucks it towards mid-wicket
73.5
Ravindra to Pant, 1 run, flatter delivery outside off, Pant presses back and punches it down the ground to long-on
73.3
Ravindra to Pant, 1 run, full on off-stump, Pant leans in and steers it out towards deep backward point
73.2
Ravindra to Pant, FOUR, the entertainment is ramping up! Length delivery wide outside off, Pant brings out the reverse-sweep and paddles it straight over the head of the man at first slip, that was so wide outside off but Pant stil managed to get bat on it, India into the lead!
73.1
Ravindra to Pant, no run, review lost! Tossed up full and wide outside off, Pant leans in looking to drive through the off-side, it didn't turn as much as he expected and went pat the outside edge, was extremely close but clear daylight between bat and ball, nothing on UltraEdge and Blundell has got one wrong. New Zealand are down to one review!
72.6
William ORourke to Pant, 1 run, back of a length outside off, Pant gets on his toes and slaps it down to deep cover, scores are level. Standing ovation from the crowd, they're enjoying what they're watching
72.5
William ORourke to Pant, no run, good length delivery on off-stump, Pant fends it into the leg-side
72.4
William ORourke to Pant, FOUR, the bowler was ducking for cover! Length delivery outside off, Pant made some room and ran down the wicket before flat-batting it just to the right of the bowler
72.3
William ORourke to Pant, no run, full on off-stump from round the wicket, Pant prods forward and blocks it firmly
71.6
Ravindra to Pant, no run, fraction short and fired in quick, Pant works it to mid-wicket
71.5
Ravindra to Pant, no run, dragged down short outside off, Pant stands tall and bunts it into the leg-side
71.4
Ravindra to Pant, SIX, hacked into the stands! Flat and full outside off, Pant just dragged it right across the line and smacked it towards deep mid-wicket, wasn't out of the middle but it sailed over
71.3
Ravindra to Pant, no run, full outside off, Pant leant in looking to sweep and got a thick inside edge on to his boot, it then lobbed up before being taken at slip, thankfully for Pant, it pitched before hitting the boot
71.2
Ravindra to Pant, no run, length delivery on off-stump, Pant runs down the wicket and smothers it
71.1
Ravindra to Pant, no run, length delivery on off-stump, Pant blocks it watchfully
70.5
Phillips to Pant, 1 run, length delivery on middle, worked towards mid-wicket, wild throw and it results in an extra run
70.4
Phillips to Pant, FOUR, right into the gap! Poor delivery this, loopy and low full-toss on off-stump, Pant has all the time to pick his spot at extra cover before drilling it through, he also brings up fifty with that! Superb knock, there were questions if he would be able to bat and he's come out here and put on bit of a show
70.3
Phillips to Pant, no run, length delivery just outside off, Pant presses back and finds point with the cut
70.1
Phillips to Pant, 1 run, length delivery on off-stump, punched towards cover for a quick single
69.2
Ravindra to Pant, 1 run, flatter delivery on off-stump, bit of a drag down, Pant presses back and pulls it away towards deep square leg
69.1
Ravindra to Pant, no run, length delivery on off-stump, flat, Pant bunts it back towards the bowler
68.4
Phillips to Pant, 1 run, low full-toss on middle, Pant presses forward and drives it down the ground to long-on
68.3
Phillips to Pant, 2 runs, thick outside edge! Tossed up full on off-stump, got some nice drift and drop on this, Pant looked for an inside-out drive and got a thick outside edge that flew towards gully
67.5
Ajaz Patel to Pant, 1 run, flatter delivery on leg-stump, worked towards deep backward square leg
67.4
Ajaz Patel to Pant, no run, full just outside off, Pant hangs back and defends
67.3
Ajaz Patel to Pant, no run, full on off-stump, Pant leans in and defends
67.1
Ajaz Patel to Pant, 1 run, full on off-stump, Pant leans across and falls over as he paddles it towards long leg
66.4
Phillips to Pant, 1 run, flatter delivery on off-stump, punched towards mid-on, Pant called through for a single and Sarfaraz was late to take off as he wanted the ball to clear the man at mid-wicket, gets through safely in the end
66.3
Phillips to Pant, no run, low full-toss on off-stump, drilled straight back to the bowler
66.2
Phillips to Pant, no run, tossed up full on leg-stump, nurdled towards mid-wicket
65.6
Ajaz Patel to Pant, FOUR, just short of the fielder! It's all happening out there, full on off-stump, was pushed through quicker and flatter, rushed Pant as he looked to go big down the ground and he couldn't quite get under it to get the elevation, ended up shoveling it out towards long-off where Ravindra ran in and leapt forward, couldn't reach it and it went through to the ropes
65.5
Ajaz Patel to Pant, no run, he's got bat on it again! New Zealand burn a review now, length delivery on off-stump, slid through straighter this time, Pant pressed back to defend, this time it caught a thick outside edge before going on to his back leg, clear deflection and umpire Paul Reiffel saw it this time
65.4
Ajaz Patel to Pant, no run, overturned! Huge inside edge on that and Pant knew! Was only a mellow shout from New Zealand and they were probably quite surprised that was given out as well, length delivery outside off, turns back in nicely and goes on to the pads as Pant presses back, he got a big inside edge though
65.3
Ajaz Patel to Pant, SIX, goes again! High and far! Tossed up full on off-stump, Pant presses forward and lofts it a long way up and back over the bowler's head, New Zealand will really start to feel the pressure now
65.2
Ajaz Patel to Pant, no run, length delivery just outside off, Pant presses back to defend
65.1
Ajaz Patel to Pant, SIX, smoked into the stands! Pant had a good look at what Ajaz Patel was throwing out and he takes him down now, floated up full outside off, Pant strides out and dunks it into the stands at wide long-on
63.3
Ajaz Patel to Pant, 1 run, length delivery outside off, bit of turn this time, Pant presses back and punches it out to deep backward point
63.2
Ajaz Patel to Pant, no run, tossed up full on off-stump, Pant leans forward and blocks, little to no turn again
63.1
Ajaz Patel to Pant, no run, length delivery outside off, aims for the rough, doesn't really turn much, punched to cover
62.6
Phillips to Pant, byes, 1 run, that's fired down leg and Blundell can't collect cleanly
62.1
Phillips to Pant, 1 run, flatter delivery, Pant wrists it to square leg
60.6
Southee to Pant, FOUR, there's only a small gap between slip and gully and Pant has somehow managed to dab it late and pierce the gap to collect four. Phillips dived but couldn't cut it off
60.5
Southee to Pant, no run, short of length delivery, blocked
60.4
Southee to Pant, no run, outside off stump, Pant
60.3
Southee to Pant, no run, blocked
60.2
Southee to Pant, no run, good length delivery outside off stump, Pant blocks
60.1
Southee to Pant, SIX, Pant has had enough of being patient. Swings his willow at this full delivery and muscled it high over the sightscreen for a maximum. Length from Southee and he was punished
59.5
Ajaz Patel to Pant, 1 run, punched off the back foot to long-off. 50-run stand comes up with Pant playing second fiddle. Yes, you read that right! How many times have we seen Pant play second fiddle?
59.4
Ajaz Patel to Pant, no run, flatter delivery, Pant goes back and wrists it to the on-side
59.3
Ajaz Patel to Pant, no run, now Pant tries to reach out and sweep but gets hit on the boot
59.2
Ajaz Patel to Pant, no run, looks to defend this flighted delivery, hits the rough and turns in, hits the handle and flies to the left of slip
59.1
Ajaz Patel to Pant, no run, flatter delivery, Pant pushes it to the off-side
57.6
Ajaz Patel to Pant, no run, wrists this from wide of off to the on-side
57.5
Ajaz Patel to Pant, no run, Ajaz Patel is adamant on only bowling wide of off to avoid Pant from slogging to the leg-side
57.4
Ajaz Patel to Pant, no run, outside off stump, Pant pads it away
57.3
Ajaz Patel to Pant, no run, fullish delivery, Pant tries to slog-sweep and misses
57.2
Ajaz Patel to Pant, no run, outside off stump, ignored
56.6
Southee to Pant, no run, dabs to gully
55.6
Matt Henry to Pant, no run, length delivery on off, blocked
55.5
Matt Henry to Pant, FOUR, in the airrr and just over mid-on. Mistimed this loft and got away
55.2
Matt Henry to Pant, 1 run, short of length delivery, Pant clips it to deep square leg
54.1
Southee to Pant, 1 run, tapped to point
53.5
Matt Henry to Pant, leg byes, 1 run, short of length delivery down leg, Pant misses the glance, ball rolls behind square off the thigh pad. Deficit under 100
53.4
Matt Henry to Pant, FOUR, edgeddd but soft hands and it doesn't carry to slip who is wide. Latham who is very wide fumbles and it escapes to the boundary
53.3
Matt Henry to Pant, no run, beaten! Short of a length delivery angling away, Pant looks to defend and misses
53.2
Matt Henry to Pant, no run, fullish delivery, Pant defends
52.2
William ORourke to Pant, leg byes, 1 run, short of length delivery down leg, Pant looks to glance, ball thuds the thigh pad and rolls behind square leg
52.1
William ORourke to Pant, no run, round the wicket! Oh Pant gives him the charge. Very alert of William ORourke to follow him with a short delivery. Pant had to fend with one hand, in fact hit the handle
51.2
Matt Henry to Pant, 1 run, good length delivery on the leg stump, Pant wrists it to square leg
51.1
Matt Henry to Pant, no run, angling away outside off stump, Pant plays inside the line and misses
49.6
Matt Henry to Pant, no run, gets a stride forward and defends the length ball off the middle of the bat
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