Kohli, Rahane add 365 as India declare at 557

Innings India 557 for 5 dec (Kohli 211, Rahane 188, Rohit 51*) v New Zealand 5 for 0 (penalty runs)Live scorecard and ball-by-ball details

Virat Kohli scored his second Test-match double-hundred and Ajinkya Rahane made 188 before India declared their first innings at 557 for 5 and left New Zealand a tricky nine overs to bat out at the end of day two. Kohli and Rahane put on 365, India’s highest-ever partnership for the fourth wicket, and subjected New Zealand to three wicketless sessions before Jeetan Patel finally broke through in the first over after tea. Going on the back foot to a quickish length ball, Kohli was lbw trying to work the ball into the leg side.

Rahane played his shots as India looked to score quick runs before declaring, hitting Patel and Mitchell Santner for three fours in five overs, before falling to another aggressive shot when he was within sight of a maiden double ton, nicking to the keeper while trying to drive Trent Boult away from his body.

Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja – promoted ahead of R Ashwin and Wriddhiman Saha – then hustled 53 in 9.5 overs before Kohli called them in. In what turned out to be the penultimate over of their innings, umpire Bruce Oxenford penalised Jadeja for running on the danger area of the pitch, awarding New Zealand five penalty runs. Jadeja had already received a caution and a warning.

The pitch, fairly benign on day one, continued to belie its appearance, the multitude of cracks on its surface causing the batsmen only the occasional bit of discomfort, usually when the odd ball kept low. Kohli nearly played on when he went back to defend one such ball from Jeetan Patel, early in the day: it hit the toe-end of his bat, then the ground, and then bounced over …

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