New Zealand 180 for 3 (Conway 91) lead India 46 (Henry 5-15, O'Rourke 4-22) by 134 runs

It was well worth the wait for New Zealand. On their seventh day of Test cricket in India this year, New Zealand finally got on the field, on day two in Bengaluru, and lost a good toss. Once they were denied their wish to bat first under overcast skies, on a pitch that was covered all week, New Zealand's seam bowlers were all over India with deadly accurate bowling, bowling them out for 46, their lowest score at home and third-lowest overall.

This was the fourth-lowest first-innings score in Test history after a side had chosen to bat. Riding on Devon Conway's enterprising 91 in conditions that had quietened down a bit, New Zealand had attained a lead of 134 by stumps. They had seven wickets in hand.

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