New Zealand eye big lead, India lose 6 for 91 before lunch

59.1 to R Ravindra, Cleans him up with an absolute ripper! Fires this quicker from wide of the crease, gets the ball to land on off and snake past Rachin’s outside edge. He was well forward and would have thought had covered the line. But that was a beauty of a delivery that hit Rachin’s off pole. No wonder Washington is cock-a-hoop. 197/4

61.6 to TA Blundell, The last one went straight on with the arm. This one has spun into Blundell big and crashed into the stumps. What an end to the session for India and it is Washington doing the damage. Floats up the length ball outside off, gets it grip and turn sharply into Blundell who goes for a drive. The ball sneaks between his bat and pad and India have the momentum going into tea. 201/5

63.3 to DJ Mitchell, big shout for lbw but he is forward and it is turning. You can’t really give them for an offie bowling over the wicket although Kohli was given out similarly against Bangladesh. Whoa. Puff of dust on this one outside off, but with the ball turning so much it is rare that the ball impacts in line and is also going on to hit. And this is that rare delivery. It turns in just the perfect amount to impact him in line and hit the leg stump flush. The decisions has to be reversed. Mitchell is gone. 204/6

73.4 to GD Phillips, oh what a soft dismissal. Mid-off is deep but not on the fence, and he has chipped this straight to the man. The way he played this shot, it seemed to me mid-off was up and he was just looking to clear it, but the mid-off is two-thirds to the fence, and Phillips has given him catching practice. All Tamil Nadu wicket. 236/7

75.1 to TG Southee, that’s the five-for. His first in Tests. Goes wide on the crease, Southee is playing for the angle, but this pitches leg and keeps going on past the edge and hits the outside edge of the off stump. 242/8

77.6 to AY Patel, Washington has six. What a change this has been. Ajaz stays back to a length ball, which skids on and doesn’t turn. Flat trajectory but fullish length, which catches him on the back foot and the ball takes the inside edge onto the wicket. 252/9

79.1 to MJ Santner, Yes, he can! What a beauty from Washington and Santner has no reply to this. Shortens the length just a tad, keeps it on off stump and with Santner playing back who is beaten by the turn. He is rooted to the crease and the ball fizzes past his outside edge crashing into off stump. Best first-class figures for Washington in first-class cricket: 7 for 59 in 23.1 overs.. 259/10

Source: ESPN Crickinfo

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