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Live Reporting: India lose 1st test

Auckland:  India made a spirited comeback in the first Test against New Zealand after conceding a 301-run lead in the first innings. They bundled out the hosts for 105 on day three Saturday and are



9:29 AM : India 343/7, need 64 for win

9:28 AM : Southee to Zaheer, no run

9:27 AM : Southee to Zaheer, no run

9:26 AM : Southee to Zaheer, no run, India needs 64 for win

9:26 AM : Southee to Zaheer, 2 runs

9:25 AM : Southee to Zaheer, 2 runs

9:23 AM : Southee to Dhoni, 1 run

9:22 AM : Boult to Zaheer, no run

9:21 AM : Boult to Zaheer, no run

9:20 AM : Boult to Zaheer, no run

9:20 AM : Boult to Zaheer, no run

9:19 AM : India 338/7, needs 69 for win

9:17 AM : Southee to Zaheer, SIX

9:17 AM : Southee to Zaheer, no run

9:16 AM : Southee to Zaheer, no run, Zaheer defends it.

9:15 AM : Southee to Zaheer, beaten

9:14 AM : Southee to Dhoni, 1 run

9:14 AM : Boult to Zaheer, no run

9: 13 AM : Boult to Zaheer, no run

9:12 AM : Boult to Zaheer, no run

9:12 AM : Boult to Zaheer, no run

9:11 AM : Boult to Dhoni, 1 run

9:10 AM : Boult to Dhoni, no run

9:10 AM : India 329/7, needs 78 for win

9:08 AM : Southee to Zaheer, no run

9:07 AM : Southee to Zaheer, four

9:06 AM : Southee rattled Zaheer with a bouncer

9:05 AM : Southee to Dhoni, 1 run

9:05 AM : Zaheer Khan joins Dhoni

9:03 AM : India 324/7

9:03 AM : Jadeja OUT

9:02 AM : Jadeja completes half century

9:01 AM : Boult to Jadeja, SIX over the head of the bowler

9:00 AM: Boult to Jadeja, no run

8:59 AM : Boult to Dhoni, 1 run

8:58 AM : Jadeja pulls Boult, 1 run

8:57 AM : Jadeja 45 off 29 balls

8:56 AM : Jadeja flicks, 2 runs, India needs 93 for win

8:55 AM : Jadeja charges, ball goes for a straight boundary 

8:54 AM : Southee to Jadeja, goes over the wicketkeeper, FOUR

8:53 AM : Southee to Jadeja, no run

8:52 AM : Southee to Dhoni, steals a single

8:51 AM : India 302/6

8:50 AM : Dhoni drives, FOUR

8:49 AM : Some fine hitting by Jadeja and Dhoni once again put Kiwis on backfoot

8:48 AM : Dhoni flicks, 2 runs

8:47 AM : Dhoni lofts Boult for 4

8:46 AM : India 290/6, needs 117 for win

8:38 AM : Rohit Sharma caught behind the wicket off Southee, made 19

8:37 AM : India 274/6, need 133 runs for win

8:36 AM : Jadeja opens his account with a FOUR

8:35 AM : Rohit OUT on first delivery after tea

8:13 AM : TEA, India 270/5

8:13 AM : Dhoni joins Rohit

8:12 AM : Rahane was unlucky. TV slow replay showed ball had touched the bat first

8:10 AM :Boult traps Rahane LBW with a very first  delivery after taking new ball

8:09 AM : Rahane OUT

8:7 AM : New ball taken

8:07 AM : Rahane drives Sodhi, 1 run

8:03 AM : Rahane pulls Wagner, 1 run

8:00 am : India 262/4

7:59 AM : Rahane cuts Sodhi, FOUR

7:58 AM : Rahane drives Sodhi, 1 run

7:57 AM : India 255/4

7:55 AM : Rohit negotiates first two delivery of Wagner comfortably

New ball due after four overs

7:53 AM : India 255/4

7:52 AM : Rohit gently pushes Sodhi, 1 run

7:49 am : It was short pitched delivery from Wagner, Dhawan could not get out of the way, ball kissed his gloves, wicketkeeper took a simple catch

7:48 AM : Rahane gets off the mark with a snick, FOUR

7:47 AM : Dhawan made 115, India 248/4

7:47 AM : Wagner again provides breakthrough, had Dhawan caught behind

7:46 AM : Dhawan OUT

7:44 AM : Same shot by Dhawan , 1 run

7:43 AM :  Dhawan late cuts, gets 2 runs

7:42 AM : Appeal for LBW, turned down

7: 42 AM : Sodhi to Dhawan, misses

7:41 AM : Sodhi given the ball

7:40 AM : India 245/3

7:39 AM : Rohit decides to cut loose, pulls Wagner for FOUR

7:37 AM : Rohit lifts Wagner, gets a couple

7:36 AM : Dhawan pulls Wagner along the ground for a single

7:35 AM : Good bouncer from wagner, well left by Dhawan

7:35 AM : India 238/3

7:34 AM : Rohit on drives Boult for 2 runs

7:33 AM : Dhawan flicks Boult, 1 run

7:32 AM : Boult to Dhawan, no run