1st Test: Rahane, Vihari hold fort after Boult runs through Indian top-order on Day 3
Sports | February 23, 2020 13:26 ISTTrent Boult ran through India's top-order and reduced the visitors to 144/4, trailing New Zealand by 39 runs in Wellington.
Trent Boult ran through India's top-order and reduced the visitors to 144/4, trailing New Zealand by 39 runs in Wellington.
Ajinkya Rahane (25 batting) and Hanuma Vihari (15 batting) were the two unbeaten at the close of play as India faced 65 overs in their second innings.
Ahead of Test match series with New Zealand, Indian batsman Hanuma Vihari said that the tough conditions during the practice match are good for the upcoming series.
Coming in at no.6, Vihari scored a hundred but Mayank Agarwal, Prithvi Shaw and Shubman Gill were dismissed early, undone by the extra bounce and seam movement during the match against New Zealand XI.
Hanuma Vihari scored 101 off 182 balls as India scored 263 in their first-innings after mutually deciding to bat first in the warm-up game.
Hanuma Vihari made 101 off 182 balls before retiring, while Cheteshwar Pujara scored 93.
It was a much-improved batting performance from India A in second innings as Shubman Gill slammed a double-ton, while Priyank Panchal and Hanuma Vihari scored centuries.
A year after he was bought by Delhi Capitals for Rs 2 crore, Vihari, who had kept his base price at Rs 50 lakh, found himself in the unsold bracket.
The squads for India A, India B and India C for the upcoming Deodhar Trophy were announced on Thursday.
Hanuma Vihari will play in his first Test on home soil when India take on South Africa in the opening game of the three-match series in Vishakapatnam.
After the series in the Caribbean, skipper Kohli heaped praise on Vihari saying the dressing room is a relaxed place when the 25-year old is in the middle.
Indian batsman Hanuma Vihari put out impressive performances in the two-match Test series against West Indies, and is now eyeing a place in the ODI side.
Hanuma Vihari emerged as the top run-getter with 291 runs in India's 2-0 series win over the West Indies and vindicated the team management's decision to have him instead of the more stylish Rohit Sharma in the playing XI.
Vihari emerged as India's top run-getter against the West Indies in the two-match Test series with 289 runs.
Out of the six games in his Test career, Hanuma Vihari has not played a single match for India at home.
Bowlers did the job yet again for India as the visitors beat West Indies by 257 runs to win the two-match series 2-0.
Hanuma Vihari was undoubtedly India's find of the West Indies Test series as he emerged as the top run-getter with 289 runs that included a century and two half-centuries.
Chasing a near-impossible target of 468, West Indies batting once again failed to show stomach for a good fight as they caved in for 210 in 59.5 overs, well inside the fourth day.
Hanuma Vihari etched his name in the history books after his second-innings fifty against West Indies on Sunday.
India need 8 wickets to win with two days remaining while West Indies need 423 runs to save the series.
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