Live Reporting: India lose 1st test

4:20 AM : Southee finishes maiden over, India 106/2

4:19 Am : Southee to Virat, no run

4:18 AM : Southee to Virat, plays it to mid on, no run

4:17 AM : Southee to Virat, bouncer, Virat lets it go

4:16 AM ; Southee bowling his sixth over of the morning

415 AM : India 106/2

4:14 AM : Wagner to Dhawan, out side the off stump, no run

4:13 AM : Wagner to Dhawan, straight drive, FOUR RUNS

4:12AM : India 192/2, Dhawan 57, Virat  2

4:11AM: Southee to Virat, Virat defends it

4:10 AM : Southee to Virat, bouncer out side the off stump, no run

4:09AM: Southee bowling on good areas

4:08 AM : Southee to Virat, ball nipped back, hits bat and pad

4:07 AM: India 102/2

4:06 AM: Dhawan reading wagner well, not getting tempted, leavings balls going out side the off stump

4:05AM : wagner to Dhawan teasing Dhawan out side the off stump

4:04 AM: Bounce saved Virat, ball going over the wicket

4:03AM : Southee to Virat, loud appeal for LBW,  Virat survives

4:03AM : India reach 102/2

4:01AM: Southee to Virat, short pitched, went over the wicketkeeper for 4

4:00AM : Southee to Virat, left it 

3:59AM : Dhawan who is on 57, looks confident

3:58AM: Wagner to Dhawan, left it

3:57AM: Wagner to Dhawan, no run

3:56AM: Change in bowling attack, Wagner replaces Boult

3:55AM: India 98/2

3:54AM: Virat takes two runs off Southee, one on misfield

3:53AM: Virat joins Dhawan

3:53AM: India 96/2

3:52AM: Pujara nicks Southee to wicketkeeper

3:51AM: Southee to Pujara, OUT

3:50AM: India 96/1

3:49 AM: Dhawan plays to Boult on side for two runs

3:48AM: Boult to Dhawan, 2 runs

3:47AM: Boult to Dhawan, hits on pads, appeal for LBW, ball going out side the leg stump

3:46AM: Southee to Pujara, out side the leg stump, no run

3:45AM: Southee to Pujara, no run

3:44AM: Southee to Dhawan, taps for a single

3:43AM; Southee teases Dhawan with a bouncer

3:43AM: Southee to Dhawan, good lenth, well defended

3:42AM: India 89/1

3:38 AM: Boult to Dhawan, hits pad, appeal for LBW, turned down

3:37 AM: Boult in to the attack

3:37 AM: India 88/1

3:36 AM: Dhawan drives Southee to mid off, 1 run, completes his half century

3:35 AM : Southee's 4th ball beats Dhawan out side the off stump

3:34 AM : Southee's first three balls well defended by Dhawan

3:33 AM : Southee to start the attack, Dhawan on strike

3:31AM : Dhawan and Pujara at the crease

3:30 AM : New Zealand are ready to take the field

Off colour Shikhar Dhawan was dropped by McCullum at short covers. He is playing on 49

Ball is 25 overs old

Former Kiwis batsman Craig McMillan says fast bowler Niel Wagner will play a big role

Former Kiwis all-rounder Scott Styris says new Zealand has good chances as cloudy conditions will help their seam bowlers but India has batsmen who can play big innings

Chances of shower, cloudy condition

Pujara needs to drop anchor so that Shikhar Dhawan and other batsmen can play freely

He further says pitch will play true

Sunil Gavaskar says India need to play each ball on its merit

India require 320 runs for win with nine wickets in hand

3:00 AM: Yesterday 17 wickets fell

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