IND vs NZ, 1st Test, Day-4: With heavy rain pelting down at Chinnaswamy Stadium, officials have called for stumps, signaling the end of play for the day. Visibility has diminished to the point where even a few chairs in the stands are barely discernible.
🚨 Update 🚨
— BCCI (@BCCI) October 19, 2024
Play on Day 4 has been called off due to rain.
The action will resume on Day 5 at 9:15 AM IST
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Dominance By New Zealand
New Zealand have executed their plan very well so far in this game. They capitalized on the first new ball of the match against India during the latter’s first innings and, immediately succeeded in turning the game around by taking the second new ball in their second innings just when the rain was to come in.
And now New Zealand is still 107 runs from winning the match that should still be fully played out today.
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Ground Conditions And Forecast
At least for tonight, it will mean a heavy downpour, but the SubAir system will dry out the outfield in no time. Tomorrow’s first half promises to be good. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli walked up to the umpires and said that they believed the light was still good enough to play. The clouds, they said, have indeed passed over behind the ground.
Tensions On The Ground
As ground staff started covering the pitch thinking that it might rain again, the Indian team sat in their dressing room all revved up and waiting. They wanted to go out again if it steadies for some innings as they felt that this was the only chance they would get to bowl accordingly. The chances of further play were dimming due to increasing rain.
Interesting Statistics
Highest Run-Rates in 450-Plus Test Innings for India
4.64-462 (99.3) vs NZ, Bengaluru, 2024
4.61-482 (104.3) vs NZ, Auckland, 1990
4.58-495 (108) vs WI, Mumbai WS, 2013
4.52-474 (104.5) vs AFG, Bengaluru, 2018
4.50-600 (133.1) vs SL, Galle, 2017
Successes To Visiting Fast Bowlers
Since March 2010, five encounters have seen the visiting quicks grab 7 or more wickets in a Test in India, with four of those by New Zealand bowlers: Matt Henry and William O’Rourke in this Test, and Tim Southee in Kanpur (2021) and Bengaluru (2012).
India’s Innings Breakdown
First New Ball (Overs 1-80): 400/3 (Run Rate: 5)
Second New Ball (Overs 81-99.3): 62/7 (Run Rate: 3.18)
This is the most wickets any foreign fast-bowling unit has achieved against India in India since 2008.
It was the first Test of 1912, and Fane Buckingham’s decisive performance marked the debut of the South Australian it would be his only Test match for Australia.
Historic Comeback
Other than the three recent matches between India and New Zealand, this is the only other Test cricket played out to have a side bowled for less than 100 and then reach a total of over 450: England against Australia, Melbourne, 1894/95.
Brief Score: India 46 and 462/10 (Sarfaraz Khan 150, Risabh Pant 99; William O’Rourke 3-92) lead New Zealand 402 (Rachin Ravindra 134, Devon Conway 91; Ravindra Jadeja 3-72) by 107 runs.
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