New Zealand Tour of India: Khan, Kohli lead fightback after Ravindra ton gives Kiwis upper hand

Sarfaraz Khan and Virat Kohli led India’s fightback in the second innings with a 136-run stand on day 3 of the first Test at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. However, New Zealand struck on the final ball of the day to dismiss Kohli and regained the advantage.

Earlier, Rachin Ravindra’s second Test century and an attacking half century from Tim Southee had given New Zealand the upper hand over India.

Ravindra and Southee put up a 137-run stand for the eighth wicket to take the Kiwis to 402 and take a whopping 356-run lead. In response, Khan (70 not out) and Virat Kohli (70) hit fluent half centuries to take India to 231/3 at stumps.

India are 125 runs behind having Kohli and lost openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rohit Sharma.

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New Zealand strike on the final ball of day 3 to get rid of Virat Kohli for 70!

Kohli and Sarfaraz Khan led India’s fightback with a 136-run stand before Glenn Philips got the prize wicket of Kohli on the final ball!

India end day 3 on 231/3 and trail New Zealand by… pic.twitter.com/Kec8dxX5AO— The Field (@thefield_in) October 18, 2024

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