Summary

  • India 64-2 at close of penultimate day - lead by 32

  • NZ 249 all out (Conway 54, Williamson 49, Shami 4-76) - first-innings lead of 32

  • NZ had resumed on 101-2 after rain delayed start by an hour

  • Day five of World Test Championship final at Hampshire Bowl; reserve (sixth) day available

Live Reporting

Stephan Shemilt and Timothy Abraham

  1. Matthew Henry
    BBC Sport at the Hampshire Bowl

    The India fans are on their feet. The flags are waving. They really, really believe now.

    India fans

  2. NZ 135-5

    Wicket to wicket it's 3-18. Colin de Grandhomme is the new man. Counter-attack?

  3. Jeremy Coney
    Former New Zealand captain on BBC Test Match Special

    You could see the seam coming right down towards the batsman. Watling played inside the line, but it held its line and hit middle and off. It can always happen when you've seen everybody battling ahead of you and you think the ball is moving. The change of ends has worked for India, and New Zealand have lost three for 34 this morning.

  4. wicket

    WICKET

    Watling b Shami 1 (NZ 135-5)

    Bowled him! They have got another!

    It's a trimmer from Mohammed Shami. Angled in, nip away, zinger bails light up as it takes the top of off stump.

    Shami wheels away, Virat Kohli punches the air. India are right on top here.

  5. NZ 135-4

    There are two, possibly three overs to go before lunch. Can India get one more? The new ball will be due very soon after the break.

  6. Matthew Henry
    BBC Sport at the Hampshire Bowl

    India believe...

  7. NZ 135-4

    BJ Watling, in his final Test before retirement, is the new man. Looking again, Nicholls had no need to play at that.

  8. Jeremy Coney
    Former New Zealand captain on BBC Test Match Special

    Was it a ball he had to play? He is a nicker - Nicker Nicholls - and a comfortable catch for second slip. It's been India's morning, they've been able to restrict New Zealand's run rate almost to a standstill, and they could have a lead here.

  9. wicket

    WICKET

    Nicholls c Rohit b Ishant 7 (NZ 134-4)

    Game on?

    Henry Nicholls pushes forward to a lovely angled delivery from Ishant Sharma, edging towards second slip, where Rohit Sharma takes a smart catch to his right.

    India will feel right in this.

  10. Jeremy Coney
    Former New Zealand captain on BBC Test Match Special

    We haven't seen too many strokes like that today. A full ball on leg stump, Williamson's been waiting very patiently and tucked it off the pads very cleanly.

  11. NZ 134-3

    Trail by 83

    A boundary for Kane Williamson! Clipped off his toes to the square leg fence. It's been like waiting for Godot.

  12. NZ 129-3

    Trail by 88

    Now, it's been pointed out by a couple of people on social media that a wandering pigeon might have been in trouble had Shubman Gill not held on to this catch. Have a look for yourself and judge how close it came to disaster.

  13. Jeremy Coney
    Former New Zealand captain on BBC Test Match Special

    Runs have been few and far between.

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    LayEggBeforeWIcket: Williamson has scored three runs this morning off 62 deliveries. Kane Pujara or Cheteshwar Williamson?

  15. NZ 128-3

    Eoin Morgan on Joe Root and rotating players: "Both of us have a level of understanding. We can't play guys until they fall over. We want guys available and firing for specific series."

  16. NZ 128-3

    Before that wicket of Ross Taylor, I said we'd be hearing from Eoin Morgan. We got a little interrupted.

  17. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match Special

    Bumrah looks so fast because there's almost a lack of a run-up, then there's an explosion of energy and the ball's almost shot out. Must take a lot of getting used to.

  18. NZ 128-3

    Trail by 89

    We've had pace all morning and you can't really imagine that will change too much before lunch. Bumrah hits Nicholls on the front pad, but that's pitched outside leg stump. Another maiden.

  19. Sunil Gavaskar
    Former India captain on BBC Test Match Special

    Mohammed Shami got a wicket pitching it up to Ross Taylor. He has three slips in place and needs to keep pitching it up and bring them into the game. There are some clouds around so the ball is still moving round a bit.

  20. Matthew Henry
    BBC Sport at the Hampshire Bowl

    Mohammed Shami is absolutely brilliant and I will not allow anyone to convince me otherwise.