India were just three wickets away from winning the opening Test against New Zealand after they reduced the visitors to 205 for 7 at lunch on the fifth day at Green Park at Kanpur on Monday.
Mitchell Santner (57) and Ish Sodhi (2) were at the crease at lunch with New Zealand still requiring another 235 runs with 3 wickets remaining.
Brief Score:
India 1st innings: 318
New Zealand 1st innings: 262
India 2nd innings: 377-5 declared
New Zealand 2nd innings: 205-7 in 73 overs (L Ronchi 80, MJ Santner 57 batting; R Ashwin 3/111, Mohammed Shami 2/18).
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