17:34 IST:

18.3: Rachin Ravindra to Virat Kohli, OUT! Darling, Oh, Darling! RUN OUT! Almost reminiscent of Cheteshwar Pujara’s dismissal against Australia at The Adelaide Oval in the first Test of 2018, when Pat Cummins bowled a direct hit through mid-off to catch Pujara short of the bowling. The batsman and the opposition are different this time, but the result and subsequent round questions are exactly the same. In both cases the call was questionable by the batsman and the fielder was a fast bowler. Was the call perhaps made because Kohli felt Henry could have rested his heels? And basically, was this run necessary at this stage of the day? I’m not sure. Kohli too perishes after a boundary. This is going from bad to worse now for India. A run right on the doorstep of the Stumps and Virat Kohli is absolutely buoyed by himself. Fuller in length and at stumps. Kohli got on the front foot and pushed it to mid-off, calling for a quick single. Matt Henry in the middle was quick to pick and throw in a move and scored a great free kick at the non-striker’s end. Kohli was forced to take a full dive to reach home. The Kiwis started to celebrate and the decision was sent upstairs. The TV umpire confirms that Kohli’s bat was just a foot outside the crease when the stumps were hit. It was Kohli’s call so no one else can really be blamed. The last heartbreaking 15 minutes or so passed for India as they now slipped from a comfortable 78/1 to a precarious 84/4. On the other hand, great from New Zealand to keep fighting to the end.