*Official* New Zealand tour of India 2024

[SteveNZ]

This is what we could have got for 100 odd tests...but classic Southee, produces with the threat of axing and retirement hanging over him.

Again though, incredibly good innings

 

[thundaboult]

lead has gone from 180 something to 320 under him

invaluable

 

[SteveNZ]

Fine innings tbh. Can't begrudge him having a slog there, it's the right approach.

Nup, especially given how circumspect he was early on. A really fine innings from a guy whos always been capable

 

[_Ed_]

I feel like Ravindra hasn't had that much strike in recent overs. He might be vulnerable against Bumrah here.

 

[morgieb]

Think I would've declared after that.

Fair effort from Southee. Now if only he had batted like that for most of his career.

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

Might as well declare, don't want Ajaz to get smacked on the fingers or anything.

 

[BeeGee]

I hope Southee is watching this from Bumrah. The slow off cutter is looking dangerous.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

the chance of the forecast being wrong is higher than the chance of bowling india out in less than half a day twice in a row. Get all the runs we can get.

 

[Meridio]

the chance of the forecast being wrong is higher than the chance of bowling india out in less than half a day twice in a row. Get all the runs we can get.

Absolutely this. Make runs while it's easy is one of the fundamental rules of cricket.

Looks like it's going to be all over in a minute anyway...

 

[ataraxia]

No that was out

 

[Spark]

I'm not convinced that should be reversed

 

[King Kane]

Even the third umpire wants to keep watching Rachin bat.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

third ump doesn't understand framerates

 

[Moss]

I hope Southee is watching this from Bumrah. The slow off cutter is looking dangerous.

One of the best ways of dealing with lower order slogging for sure.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Eh third umpire screed that up imo. Weird decision.

 

[Spark]

third ump doesn't understand framerates

Yeah to me that's just out. I don't really understand how that's been overturned.

 

[Meridio]

Hmm that's an interesting one. I didn't hear anything live, and they haven't played a replay without the commentaries blabbing so you can't hear. There's a tiny spike at the general time the ball goes past the bat, and I've heard before that the way they synchronise it is a manual process so prone to error. So don't know if he hit it, but also don't know if you can overturn an out decision based on that.

 

[BeeGee]

the chance of the forecast being wrong is higher than the chance of bowling india out in less than half a day twice in a row. Get all the runs we can get.

India will need to bat longer than a day just to reach parity. I probably isn't that much time left in the match.

 

[King Kane]

Goodness gracious me, that was some shot from Rachin, he is putting on a batting clinic here.

 

[Spark]

Geez that one rolled