Illustrated Story

Latham, Williamson grab the initiative

Resuming on an overnight score of 291 for 9, India added 27 on the second morning, courtesy some boundaries from Ravindra Jadeja  BCCI
New Zealand's openers - Martin Guptill and Tom Latham - employed an aggressive approach from the outset  BCCI
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Guptill survived a close lbw shout off Jadeja in the fifth over, but Umesh Yadav trapped him in front when he played around a full ball  BCCI
Kane Williamson used his feet effectively to negate the spinners, collecting runs on both sides of the wicket  BCCI
A Latham sweep rebounded off his boot to KL Rahul at short leg, but the batsman was reprieved when replays indicated the ball had touched the fielder's helmet  BCCI
Latham and Williamson both compiled solid fifties to put New Zealand in the ascendancy in their first innings  BCCI
But the rain came down during the tea break and prevented any further play on the second day  BCCI
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