Indian openers Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma were dismissed by pacer Tim Southee in the last session of play as India finished Day 5 at 64/2, leading New Zealand by 32 runs. Skipper Virat Kohli joined Cheteshwar Pujara in the middle as the match is set to be played on the Reserve Day tomorrow. Earlier, India struck regularly with the second new ball but New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson played a gutsy knock of 49 runs to help his side take a crucial 32-run lead in the first innings. Mohammed Shami claimed four wickets while Ishant Sharma took two wickets on Day 5 to dismiss New Zealand for 249 runs. The ill-fated inaugural World Test Championship final between India and New Zealand resumed at Southampton on Tuesday after an hour's delay following the latest rain interruption to blight the showpiece match. 91 overs are scheduled to be bowled in three sessions of play today, BCCI confirmed. After rain meant the whole of Monday's play was washed without a ball bowled -- the second time in the match this had had happened after Friday's opening day went the same way -- there were hopes the match would resume as scheduled at 10:30 am local time (0930 GMT). But instead players and supporters at south coast county Hampshire's headquarters had to wait until 11:30 am (1030 GMT) instead.
WTC Final Highlights Of India vs New Zealand, Day 5 From The Ageas Bowl, Southampton
- 23:36 (IST)Stumps - Day 5!Stumps- Day 5!
- 23:30 (IST)Reserve Day: All You Need To Know!The World Test Championship final between India and New Zealand will go into the reserve day, International Cricket Council said, adding that a maximum of 98 overs will be played on the day.
- 23:26 (IST)Four!Southee hits Kohli on the helmet straight-up.
- 23:20 (IST)Southee Show!
- 23:15 (IST)Wicket!Southee gets a big one- LBW Rohit, who offers no shot at a ball coming into him.
- 23:12 (IST)Former Indian Player Speaks!
- 23:10 (IST)Four!A rare misfield as Jamieson let's one go. Pujara gets a boundary off Wagner on the leg side.
- 23:04 (IST)NZ Keeping It Tight!Kyle Jamieson and Wagner are bowling tight lines and lengths, troubling the Indian batters.
- 22:53 (IST)Wager Into The Attack!Neil Wagner has been brought into the attack. Clearly the NZ skipper is looking for breakthroughs before the end of Day's play.
- 22:43 (IST)Four!Pujara times a full ball perfectly past Boult for a boundary.
- 22:40 (IST)Steady Start!Rohit Sharma and Cheteshwar Pujara are holding fort here against some accurate bowling.
- 22:25 (IST)Boult To Bowl After Drinks!Trent Boult starts proceedings after drinks. Rohit taking strike.
- 22:21 (IST)Drinks!Drinks- Final Session On Day 5!
- 22:17 (IST)Scores Level!India have nullified NZ's lead now as Pujara gets three.
- 22:14 (IST)Impressive Southee!
- 22:12 (IST)India Playing Cautiously!Southee concedes one in the over as India still trail NZ by four runs.
- 22:00 (IST)Wicket- Gill Falls!Tim Southee takes Gill's wicket, LBW for 8 runs. Pujara comes into the middle with India still trailing by 8 runs.
- 21:57 (IST)Solid Start!Solid start for India with both Gill and Rohit holding fort.
- 21:51 (IST)Two Doubles For Gill!Two doubles for Gill as he moves on to 8 runs.
- 21:45 (IST)Four!Rohit glides one off his pads for a cheeky four off Boult past a diving Kyle Jamieson.
- 21:39 (IST)Four!Rohit Sharma hits a rare wide ball from Trent Boult, who till now, was giving no freebies while bowling a tight line and length. Sharma cuts Boult square of the wicket for a splendid four.
- 21:35 (IST)India Off To Steady Start!India off to a steady start with openers Gill and Rohit being quite watchful.
- 21:27 (IST)Gill Off The Mark!Shubman Gill takes two as he hits one off the hips off Trent Boult,
- 21:20 (IST)Boult To Bowl The 2nd!Trent Boult from the other end.
- 21:16 (IST)India Off The Mark!India open account in the second innings with Rohit edging Southee past the slips for three runs.
- 21:13 (IST)Final Session- Day 5!
- 21:06 (IST)Tea- Day 5!
- 20:55 (IST)NZ All Out- Tea On Day 5!Jadeja castles Southee the very next ball.
- 20:52 (IST)Six!Jadeja into the attack and is welcomed with a six by Southee.
- 20:49 (IST)Four + Two!Boult takes Shami to the cleaners with a four and a double. Shami is bowling tirelessly to get a five-wicket-haul.
- 20:45 (IST)Review!Southee reviews and gets the decision overturned against Ashwin.
- 20:44 (IST)Wicket!R Ashwin takes a wicket in his first over of the day, gets Neil Wagner.
- 20:34 (IST)Six!Tim Southee hits a huge six off Ishant over the mid-wicket boundary.
- 20:33 (IST)Wicket- Williamson Out For 49!Williamson departs to Ishant after a gutsy innings of 49 runs.
- 20:22 (IST)NZ Take Lead!NZ take lead through a Williamson four off Shami. He moves on to 49 now.
- 20:17 (IST)NZ Trail IND By 4 Runs!NZ are only 4 runs away from equalling India's total.
- 20:08 (IST)Harsha Bhogle Speaks!
- 20:03 (IST)NZ's 200 Up!NZ are inching closer to India's total of 217.
- 19:58 (IST)NZ Trail IND By 23 Runs!Skipper Williamson is still in the middle but wickets are tumbling from the other end.
- 19:53 (IST)Wicket!Shami gets his man. Jamieson falls while trying to hit back-to-back sixes.