Scorecard: India vs New Zealand: 1st Test (First Day)

Following is the scorecard at the end of play on the opening day of India's first cricket Test against New Zealand at the Green Park Stadium here -- the match is also India's 500th Test match.

India 1st innings 291/9 --

Lokesh Rahul c Watling b Santner 32

Murali Vijay c Watling b Sodhi 65

Cheteshwar Pujara c & b Santner 62

Virat Kohli c Ish Sodhi b Wagner 9

Ajinkya Rahane c Latham b Craig 18

Rohit Sharma c Ish Sodhi b Santner 35

Ravichandran Ashwin c Taylor b Boult 40

Wriddhiman Saha b Boult 0

Ravindra Jadeja batting 16

Mohammed Shami b Boult 0

Umesh Yadav batting 8

Extras 6 (b 5, lb 1)

Total 291 (for nine wkts, 90 overs)

Fall of Wickets: 42-1 (Lokesh Rahul, 10.6 overs), 154-2 (Cheteshwar Pujara, 48.4), 167-3 (Virat Kohli, 51.3), 185-4 (Murali Vijay, 58.1), 209-5 (Ajinkya Rahane, 63.6), 261-6 (Rohit Sharma, 82.6), 262-7 (Wriddhiman Saha, 83.5), 273-8 (Ravichandran Ashwin, 85.5), 277-9 (Mohammed Shami, 87.1)

Bowling:

Trent Boult 17-2-57-3, Neil Wagner 14-3-42-1, Mitchell Santner 20-2-77-3, Mark Craig 24- 6-59-1, Ish Sodhi 15-3-50-1

--IANS

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