Summary:
Kanpur, Nov 29 (PTI) Night-watchman Will Somerville displayed a lot of character defying the Indian bowling attack alongside senior opener Tom Latham during a wicket-less session as New Zealand reached 79 for 1 in chase of 284 at lunch on day five of the opening Test.
A minimum of 60 overs remain in the next two sessions in which India need to get nine wickets and New Zealand require 205 runs.
Somerville (36 batting off 109 balls ) and Latham (35 batting off 96 balls) added 76 runs for the unbroken second wicket stand as the track didn"t offer any significant help to the Indian spinners save one delivery from Ravindra Jadeja (6-0-11-0).
That delivery turned back sharply into Latham after being pitched on the rough created outside the off-stump by bowler"s footmarks.
India took a DRS but replay showed that it didn"t pitch in line.
Otherwise the duo wasn"t really perturbed by the Indian spinners, who found it difficult to create too many chances.