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


3:56 am: Again a short ball to Anderson which he smashed it for four through backwward point

3:55 am: Ishant to Anderson, inside edge and four through long on

3:53 am: Ishant to Anderson, short ball put away for four through mid wicket area

3:51 am: NZ 353/4 after 95 overs

3:47 am: New Zealand 351/4 after 94 overs

3:46 am: 100 partnership comes up between the two with a boundary through deep fine leg

3:43 am: Anderson reaches his fifty with a boundary through 2nd slip off Ishant's delivery

expensive over by Zaheer, 9 runs came from that over, NZ 343/4

3:42 am: McCullum reaches his 150 run mark with a boundary down the ground

3:39 am: Zaheer to Anderson, outside edge and four through backward point

3:37 am: After 92 overs NZ 334/4

3:36 am: Ishant is getting some swing, good news for India

3:34 am: Ishant sharing the ball with Zaheer

3:33 am: End of the 91st over, New Zealand 333/4

3:32 am: Zaheer to McCullum, in the air and four through backward point

3:30 am: Zaheer to McCullum, out swing well left

3:29 am: McCullum and Anderson comes into the middle, Zaheer to start day 2

3:06 am: First ball of the day will be bowled after 25 minutes from now

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A little overcast situation today also