22/09Result
1st Test, New Zealand tour of India at Kanpur, Sep 22-26 2016
India won by 197 runs
Player of the Match
Ravindra Jadeja
Ravindra JadejaIndia
22/09Result
1st Test, New Zealand tour of India at Kanpur, Sep 22-26 2016
India won by 197 runs
Player of the Match
Ravindra Jadeja
Ravindra JadejaIndia
All VideosMatch Highlights
, play 00:39
WATCH - Lecturer can't watch the Blackcaps

University lecturer Jarrod Gilbert lets his sociology class know what he would much rather be doing with his day

, play 02:59
'Asked Pujara to quicken up' - Kohli

Virat Kohli, India's captain, has said he was involved in a discussion with Cheteshwar Pujara over his strike rate in Test cricket during the recent tour of the West Indies

, play 01:34
'Goal is to fight for as long as we can' - Jurgensen

New Zealand bowling coach Shane Jurgensen wants the batsmen to keep fighting on the fifth day of the first Test against India

, play 02:11
'Williamson is not a bad 200th scalp' - R Ashwin

India allrounder Ravichandran Ashwin speaks after becoming the second-fastest bowler to reach 200 Test wickets

, play 02:27
Strike rotation was crucial - McMillan

Craig McMillian, New Zealand's batting coach, lauds the positive approach of Tom Latham and Kane Williamson

, play 01:27
'Interruptions hampered bowlers' rhythm' - Bangar

Sanjay Bangar, India's batting coach, believes the unscheduled breaks taken by New Zealand and the rain interruption hurt India's momentum in the second session on the second day

, play 01:49
'We have a good total to play with' - Vijay

India batsman M Vijay believes his side did enough with the bat on day one in Kanpur

, play 02:04
'Reverse swing and spin big factors' - Williamson

New Zealand captain Kane Williamson thought the Kanpur pitch was quite dry and would therefore assist reverse swing and spin

, play 01:41
Need to be smart about our combination - Kohli

On the eve of the first Test against New Zealand, India captain Virat Kohli has spoken of the need to strengthen the batting on pitches that don't require an extra bowler

, play 02:56
Agarkar: Ashwin's stock ball troubles batsmen the most

Ajit Agarkar talks about R Ashwin's progress as a bowler over the years and what about him troubles overseas batsmen the most

Match Coverage

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One more

1

No. of India bowlers who took more 10-wicket hauls in Tests than Ashwin who picked his 5th such haul in this match. Kumble had 8 while Harbhajan also took 5.

Lots of fifties, no centuries

2

No. of Tests which have had more fifties from batsmen without a single century, than this Test which has had 10 fifties so far.

All-round Santner

1988

Last time a NZ player scored 50 or more runs and took 5 or more wickets in a Test in India, before Santner - John Bracewell at Wankhede in 1988-89.

Steady Ronchi

2

Fifties for Ronchi in his career of 2 Tests so far, including this. He had made 88 & 31 in his debut Test and 38 and a fifty in this Test.

Second fastest

1

No. of bowlers who completed 200 Test wickets in fewer matches than Ashwin's 37 Tests. Clarrie Grimmett achieved it in 36 Tests, the fastest.

Huge target

1

No. of higher targets set by India in Tests against NZ than the 434 in this match. India had set 617 in Wellington in 2008-09.

Quick partnership

56

No. of balls in which Rohit and Jadeja added 50 runs for the sixth wicket.

Spinners doing the damage

3

No. of Tests in which NZ spinners took 10 or more wickets against India, including this. The previous 2: Nagpur 1969-70 (19 wkts) and Ahmedebad 2010-11 (12).

Enough on board?

276

Highest 4th inns total by a visiting team in India, by West Indies at Kotla in 1987-88. India's lead has gone past 300 already.

Nothing big

78

Runs scored by Kohli in Tests since his double-century against West Indies in the first Test. His scores since then being 44, 3, 4, 9, 18.

Second-wicket galore

3

No. of Tests that have had three century partnerships for the 2nd wicket, including this match. The other two: Eng v Aus, Lord's, 1953 and Aus v Pak, MCG, 1972-73.

Top-three's contribution

2008

Last time each of India's top-three made scores of 30 or more in both innings of a Test, before this - vs Aus in Mohali. This is the 5th such instance for India.

Rahul-Vijay's first

48

Previous highest opening stand between KL Rahul and Vijay in Tests, before this in 5 inns. This is the first time they have shared a 50+ stand.