India v New Zealand: Tourists bat out final day to earn draw in Kanpur



New Zealand's first Test debutant, Rachin Ravindra, was batting for 91 balls and 91 minutes.

The first Test is in Green Park.

India had a total of 345 all out and 234-7.

New Zealand had .

The match was drawn.

The scorecard is a summary of what happened.

The first Test between India and New Zealand ended in a draw.

New Zealand finished on 165-9 when bad light ended play with just over 10 minutes remaining.

Tom Latham and Will Somerville were the only tourists to survive the entire morning session.

The final pair saw out 52 balls.

Dravid is Indian cricket's maestro.

Latham made 52 and Somerville made 36 as they put on 76 for the second place.

The pitch offered spin and balls kept low, and when Latham was dismissed by Ashwin it sparked a collapse, with India's third-highest bowler, Harbhajan Singh, taking the other two.

Ross Taylor and Henry Nicholls both fell cheaply.

Their focus on survival intensified as they made two off 38 balls and Kyle Jamieson five off 30 balls.

When Tim Southee fell for two, India were just one point away from victory and the umpires were checking the reading in between overs.

New Zealand beat India in the World Test Championship final in June, a draw, due to the efforts of Ravindra and Patel.

The second Test is scheduled to start on Friday. The rested players are Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, and Rohit Sharma.