M Santner to S Iyer, NOT OUT! Fuller and around off, Iyer pushes it towards covers and takes off. Rohit though sends him back. The fielder there picks the ball quickly and throws the ball to the keeper who whips the bails off. The third umpire has been called for. Replays roll in and confirm that Iyer's dive saved him there.
Run out appeal taken upstairs. Not much excitement from the Kiwis once again. And, the replays confirm why. Iyer made his crease with a dive.
M Santner to S Iyer, Floated around off, it is defended towards covers.
M Santner to S Iyer, Loopy ball around off, pushed towards point.
Bowling change! Change of ends for Santner. 2-0-22-0 from him so far.
H Bennett to S Iyer, Full and around off, drilled through covers for a single.
H Bennett to S Iyer, FOUR! Delightful, simply delightful. Overpitched, around middle, Iyer just flicks it through square leg, using his wrists and beats fine leg running to his left. The ball races to the square leg fence.
H Bennett to S Iyer, Fuller and around off, pushed towards point.
Shreyas Iyer walks out at number 4!
H Bennett to KL Rahul, OUT! CAUGHT! The bowling change works for New Zealand and the man-in-form has to go. Good length ball on middle, Rahul looks to flick but it takes the leading edge and goes towards cover. Santner takes a few steps ahead and takes the simplest of catches. The Kiwis have picked one set batsman and they would hope that they pick up a few quick wickets to restrict the run flow.
H Bennett to R Sharma, Fuller and outside off, Rohit guides it towards third man for a run.
H Bennett to KL Rahul, A length ball around off, worked towards mid-wicket for a single.
Hamish Bennett is back on.
Ish Sodhi to KL Rahul, Full and on middle, pushed towards long on for a single. Sodhi went after the ball as both the batters were thinking off for the second. However, the man at long on quickly came forward and denied the second.
Ish Sodhi to R Sharma, Flighted ball outside off, Rohit eases a single through covers.
Ish Sodhi to KL Rahul, Shortish and around off, Rahul goes hard to pull but mistimes it towards long on for a run.
Ish Sodhi to KL Rahul, Quicker one just outside off, Rahul manages to cut it very late but finds the fielder.
Ish Sodhi to R Sharma, Short and outside off, this time Rohit cuts it to deep cover for a run.
Ish Sodhi to R Sharma, SIX! Rohit gives the charge and clears long off! Flighted ball around off, Rohit comes down the track to get to the pitch of the ball and hammer it over long off for a biggie.
M Santner to KL Rahul, FOUR! Deft touch. Flighted ball outside off, Rahul late cuts it past the third man fielder for a boundary. India are 84/1 at the half-way mark.