Indian players unsuccessfully appealed against New Zealand’s Tom Latham on the second day of the first Test in Kanpur.
IND vs NZ 1st Test match report: Young, Latham battle after Iyer’s maiden Test century
Tim Southee Openers Will Young and Tom Latham put on a five-for in the early morning bowling, followed by scintillating performances as New Zealand reached 129 for no loss on the second day of the opening Test here on Friday. The only highlight for India on an otherwise disappointing day was Shreyas Iyer’s maiden century (105 off 171 balls).
Playing his 80th Test match, Southee (5/69) took his 13th five-wicket haul on an irresponsible track and bundled out India for 345 after starting the day at 258 for 4.
Young then took center stage in his fourth Test as he looked calm and calm during his unbeaten innings of 75 off 180 balls.
Latham (50 off 165 balls), the veteran campaigner, survived three on-field decisions (two caught first and one caught behind) denied by the DRS, and decided to let the two Indian spinners down with a gritty defensive play. .
The pitch at Green Park became better for batting on the second day and the turn offered was minimal. The 57 overs he batted in didn’t even have variable bounce for the better part. Since it was a slow turn, the Black Caps pair mostly diverted their front legs and neutralized the turn. And when he played on the back-foot, there was enough time to maneuver both sides of the wicket.
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