New Zealand bowling coach Shane Jurgensen says partnerships will be crucial to his team’s survival on the fifth and final day of the first Test.
New Zealand bowling coach Shane Jurgensen says partnerships will be crucial to his team’s survival on the fifth and final day of the first Test.
Chasing a history-defying 434-run target, New Zealand need 341 more runs to win or bat through the day on the fifth-day pitch to save the match.
The Kiwis have Luke Ronchi and Mitchell Santner at the crease for the visitors but lost key batsmen including captain Kane Williamson on day four to end at 93/4.
“We made some adjustments. I think like that last partnership towards the end on Sunday, we’ve just got to keep fighting and that’s the way we play cricket, we have to fight till the end. There is still six wickets to go and if you get a good partnership going, and we saw that today when India batted, if you get a good partnership you can score at a decent rate, and more importantly you can bat for time,” Jurgensen said in the press conference.
