Team India are currently playing against New Zealand where the first innings of both teams have ended within 250 each as well. While India started their second innings, India openers Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill have failed to provide a steady start. However, Rohit Sharma tried his best to score big but Tim Southee had some other plans.
After losing Gill early in the innings, Rohit was looking to take the game away from New Zealand but failed to do it. He misjudged a perfect in-swinger from the speedster, Tim Southee that trapped him before the stumps. He departed after scoring 30 and Team India ended Day 5 with 64/2 in 30 overs.
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With their score, they took a lead of 32 runs. Captain Kohli and Pujara are batting on 8* and 12* respectively as well.
However, before the game started on Day 5, India vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane has said that things can change in a short span in English conditions. He even called cricket “a funny game” too as the ongoing final has already seen two days were washed out and the game was halted due to bad light a swell.
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Ajinkya Rahane said, “We have seen funny things can happen in Test cricket. Still six sessions left, we have to give our best. We are bowling now and I think first session will be crucial for us. If we can pick up two crucial wickets. Being in the present, playing session by session, you know in England if you go to far ahead of the game sometimes funny things happen and so it’s all about staying in the moment and backing yourselves.”
He continued, “Ya, I think these type of conditions suit New Zealand well. They have seam bowlers and we have swing bowlers but I think our bowling attack has done really well in all the conditions. I think we have to stick to our strength — looking fr swing, it’s all about finding that right length in England and having patience. Things can change in 7-8 overs in England. It’s all bout bowling those maiden over, bowling those dot balls, creating that pressure as a bowling and fielding unit.”
