Highlights of the day -
Dhoni won the toss and asked opposition to bat. Dhoni won 12th consecutive toss in completed international matches ... compute the probability!
Ishant Sharma bowling ... probing and attacking. Zaheer lost speed and accuracy. Shami is inconsistent, but very good at times. Overall, NZ got 30-40 more runs thanks to hard-hitting-tail or easing-out-pitch. India got Williamson out twice before he actually got out, but both times third umpire called it a no-ball.
Dhawan attacked everything he could. Pujara defended everything he can. Vijay was out playing a huge inswinger. Then Pujara was out in a left-arm inswing delivery that would have clipped the top of off. Ishant Sharma came as night-watch man and survived 16 balls ... tried upper-cut to square drive (ended going straight
).
A dream day for Ishant overall.