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4.6 overs (1 Run) Length ball, around off. Pushed past mid on for one.

4.5 overs (0 Run) Another appeal by Southee! Length ball, wide outside off. Rahul goes hard at it with his hands but misses. The keeper gathers it and they appeal. But the umpire is unmoved.

4.4 overs (1 Run) Short ball, outside off. Sharma pulls it to the right of deep mid-wicket. The fielder runs across and keeps it to one.

4.3 overs (0 Run) Length ball, on off. Pushed to covers.

4.2 overs (0 Run) Full ball, on the pads. Worked past mid-wicket for one.

4.1 overs (1 Run) Slower ball, on a length, outside off. Rahul punches it away. The man at point dives but does not stop it. There is protection in the deep so just a single.

Tim Southee returns. 8 runs came off his first over!

3.6 overs (1 Run) Back of a length, around off. Rahul stands tall and taps it towards backward point for one.

3.5 overs (1 Run) Short of a length, outside off. Cut away to deep point for one.

3.4 overs (6 Runs) SIX! There she goes! The Rohit Sharma pull shot! Short of a length, wide outside off. He pulls it across the line, keeps it aerially and the ball goes over the square leg fence.

3.3 overs (1 Run) Length ball, on the pads. Rahul works it past square leg for one.

3.2 overs (4 Runs) FOUR! Pumped! Full ball, on the pads. Bread and butter for Rahul as he flicks it aerially to the mid-wicket fence.

3.2 overs (1 Run) An attempted slower one, but this goes way outside off. Left alone and called a wide.

3.1 overs (0 Run) Fuller ball, on off. Rahul pushes it to mid on.

Adam Milne is into the attack.

2.6 overs (0 Run) Mitchell Santner finishes well! Tossed up, on leg. There is some extra bounce as Sharma looks to block. It hits the shoulder of the bat and drops dead on the pitch.

2.5 overs (0 Run) Darted on the pads. Sharma looks to whip it away but gets hit on the pads. A good over by Santner so far.

2.4 overs (1 Run) Pushed quicker through the air, around off. Pushed to the left of the long off fielder for one.

2.3 overs (0 Run) Loopy ball, around off. Tapped to covers by Rahul.

2.2 overs (0 Run) Rahul backs away to the leg side so Santner follows him. It's pushed to covers by Rahul.

2.1 overs (1 Run) Loopy ball, on off. Sharma looks to work it away but gets it off the inner half of the bat to short fine leg for one.

Mitchell Santner comes to bowl now.

1.6 overs (4 Runs) FOUR! KL Rahul started the over with a majestic drive and he ends it in the same fashion! Length ball, just outside off. He leans into it, offers the full face of the bat and drives it past mid off for a boundary. That shot was a treat to the eyes.

1.5 overs (0 Run) On a length, angling across the right-hander. Rahul stands tall and pushes it towards point.

1.4 overs (0 Run) Rahul chops this length ball to the right of the keeper. He looks for one but is sent back.

1.3 overs (0 Run) Fuller ball, on off. Rahul pushes it to cover. The fielder dives and stops the ball.

1.2 overs (0 Run) Short of a length, around off. Rahul blocks it out with ease.

1.1 overs (4 Runs) FOUR! Glorious stroke! Length ball, outside off. Rahul leans into it and drives it perfectly through covers for a boundary.

Who will bowl from the other end? Trent Boult it is.

0.6 over (1 Run) Full ball, on off. Rahul punches it straight down the ground. Southee gets his right hand down and gets something on it. The ball goes past him and they get one.

0.5 over (0 Run) Shorter ball, outside off. Rahul rises with the bounce and cuts it to point.

0.4 over (0 Run) On a length, just outside off. Rahul punches it to covers.

0.3 over (0 Run) Length ball, on off. Blocked out.

0.3 over (1 Run) Big appeal by Tim Southee! Full ball, down the leg side. KL Rahul misses the flick. Southee puts in a big appeal for caught behind but the umpire is unmoved. Wide called. UltraEdge shows that it clipped the pads.

There seems to be some problem at the keeper's end! There is a dent behind the stumps near the stump mic area. It looks like things are sorted out and we are good to resume.

0.2 over (2 Runs) Short of a length, outside off. Rahul chops it past point. He gets a couple of runs.

0.1 over (4 Runs) FOUR! Edged and a boundary! Full ball, lands outside off and swings away. Rahul goes for the drive but gets the outside edge. The ball goes past the two slips and runs to the fence.