The outcome of the ICC World Test Championship final could not come until the end of the fifth day of play, and rain played a big part in it. Due to rain, not a single ball was bowled on the first and fourth day of the match. In such a situation, the decision of this historic Test match between India and New Zealand could come on reserve day. Given the situation of the match, all three results are possible, from here the Team India title can be won, the Kiwi team can record a historic victory and even draw the match. Let’s see how Team India’s strategy is to win on Reserve Day.
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In the second innings, India were 64 for two in 30 overs. Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill are both out. About 98 overs of the match on reserve day are yet to be played. Team India’s lead is currently 32 runs. Cheteshwar Pujara and Virat Kohli are currently in the crease for India. In order for Team India to win this historic Test team, its batsman needs to hit one end and the batsman on the other end has to focus on saving the wicket. If Pujara works on the wicket and adopts the Virat attack formula, there may be some pressure on the bowlers.
Sunshine in Southampton on Reserve Day, expected to be played the whole day
Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja are the only two batsmen in India’s batting order who can score fast. If there is a need to promote these two in batting mode, the team management should do so. If India bat in the first session and half time of the second session and set the target run rate at 4 to 5 for the required run rate, the Kiwi team can think of a faster run to achieve this goal and this time, their batsmen can also make mistakes. India needs to give their bowlers at least 1.5 sessions to all-out ears. From the first hour of the reserve day it remains to be seen whether Team India will play aggressively or adopt a defensive approach.
