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- Updated: October 2, 2016
Tea India 316 and 110 for 6 (Rohit 20*, Saha 4*, Henry 3-35) lead New Zealand 204 (Patel 47, Bhuvneshwar 5-48) by 222 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details
India had two huge things in their favour on Sunday – a first-innings lead and a first-rate innings from Virat Kohli. While his team-mates copped good ones or were roughed up by the variable bounce in the Eden Gardens pitch, the Indian captain found a way to be at ease in the face of a fired-up New Zealand pace attack. It took a truly naughty delivery, one that was pitched short but stayed extremely low, to dismiss him five short of a fifty. By then, though, India’s lead had gone past 200.
The key to batting in tough conditions seems absurdly simple when you put it in words – moving your feet quickly and meeting the ball late. Kohli showed signs of that very early in his innings. His comfort at the crease rattled New Zealand and it wasn’t like they didn’t …
