BOWLED! Ashwin grabs the remaining wicket, with Somerville clean bowled while looking to sweep through square leg, resulting in the off-spinner’s third wicket. NZ 296 all out
Somerville b Ashwin 6(52)
After 142 overs,New Zealand 296/9 ( William Somerville 6 , Ajaz Patel 5)
Somerville grabs a brace off the first delivery, clipping a full toss from Umesh through square leg, with Ashwin pulling off a fine effort in the deep to save a couple of runs for the hosts. He collects a single four balls later.
After 141 overs,New Zealand 293/9 ( William Somerville 3 , Ajaz Patel 5)
Ashwin continues from the River End, with the Indians hoping to quickly bring the innings to a close. Couple of leg byes added off the first delivery. Single to Somerville off the penultimate delivery. Three from the over.
After 140 overs,New Zealand 290/9 ( William Somerville 2 , Ajaz Patel 5)
Umesh Yadav returns to the attack, replacing Axar. Six from the over, including a boundary to Ajaz Patel — the last man in for the Black Caps — as he pulls a short ball towards the square leg region, where the ball lands and rolls away between two converging fielders.
After 139 overs,New Zealand 284/9 ( William Somerville 1 , Ajaz Patel 0)
Jamieson chips the ball towards midwicket off the fourth delivery, the ball falling short of the fielder placed in that direction. Wicket maiden for Ashwin as Jamieson succumbs to the pressure being built around him, mistiming his slog off the last ball to get caught by Axar in the last delivery.
OUT! Jamieson’s spirited resistance comes to an end as he holes out to Axar at wide long on! The all-rounder was looking for the big hits to try and reduce the gap with India’s first innings score, and went for the wild heave towards the cow corner region off the last ball of the 139th over. Didn’t quite time it, resulting in a simple catch for Axar, who contributes to a dismissal in a different manner. NZ 284/9
Jamieson c Axar b Ashwin 23(75)
After 138 overs,New Zealand 284/8 ( Kyle Jamieson 23 , William Somerville 1)
Sixth maiden of the innings for Axar as Somerville, who has collected just one run in 37 deliveries so far, blocks his way through this over.
After 137 overs,New Zealand 284/8 ( Kyle Jamieson 23 , William Somerville 1)
Ashwin continues on the other side of the drinks break. Jamieson chips a low full toss down the ground off the first ball, collecting a single. Appeal for a bat-pad catch three balls later with Somerville the batter in question, but Ashwin shakes his head and replays confirm there was no bat involved. Leg bye added to the total in the last delivery, with Somerville retaining the strike.
After 136 overs,New Zealand 282/8 ( Kyle Jamieson 22 , William Somerville 1)
Axar almost gets his sixth wicket in this over as the ball straightens after pitching along off in the fifth delivery, narrowly missing the pole on its way to the keeper’s gloves. Just one from the over, with drinks being brought out to the field now.
After 135 overs,New Zealand 281/8 ( Kyle Jamieson 21 , William Somerville 1)
Tidy over from Ashwin with just one coming off it, as Jamieson collects another single to keep the scoreboard ticking.