News Sports Cricket Live Reporting: 1st test, day 2, India 130/4 at stumps, trail by 373 runs

Live Reporting: 1st test, day 2, India 130/4 at stumps, trail by 373 runs

Auckland: India were pushed to the backfoot after yet another familiar top-order batting collapse as hosts New Zealand took firm control of the the first cricket Test riding on skipper Brendon McCullum's brilliant double century


4:28 am: NZ 393/5 after 102 overs

4:27 am: Ishant to McCullum, short ball pulled away through deep fine leg for four

4:25 am: Ishant to McCullum, short ball cover drived for four

4:24 am: New Zealand 385/5 after 101 overs

4:20 am: New Zealand 383/5 after 100 overs, TV replay shows that umpire's decision was wrong

Watling joins his skipper in the middle

4:17 am: Ishant to Anderson, ball hits his pads and umpire Steve took no time to raise his finger

4:15 am: Ishant to McCullum, full length ball beats the man at mid on, four runs

4:14 am: New Zealand 379/4 after 99 overs, expensive over by Zaheer

4:12 am: This time a short ball pulled away for four by Anderson through square fine leg

4:11 am: Zaheer to Anderson, fuller ball put away for four through gully

4:10 am: New Zealand 371/4 after 98 overs

Billy Bowden comes with the suitcase having balls

4:05 am: The ball lost its shape and umpires are asking for another one

4:01 am: New Zealand 370/4 after 97 overs

Expensive 96th over, NZ 365/4