At the close of play on day one of the match (October 24), India had bowled New Zealand out for 259 thanks in large part to the efforts of Washington Sundar, who recorded career-best figures of 7-59. The home side then got to 16-1 with the bat before stumps, trailing by 243 runs.

On day two, however, they were blown away. India lost six wickets in the morning session alone, going into lunch at 107-7. They were eventually bundled out for 156, as left-arm spinner Mitchell Santner took 7-53.

At the end of day two, New Zealand had made it to 198-5 in their second innings, with captain Tom Latham scoring 86. That took their total lead to 301 runs, meaning India will have an uphill task on their hands in the fourth innings.

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On the third day’s morning, India bowled out the tourists for 255. To avert a rare series defeat at home, they now need to chase 359 runs. If they succeed, it would be the second-highest in these conditions.

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Only once before has a score of over 300 been chased in the fourth innings in India. This came in 2008, when India were set 387 to win after England declared their third innings in Chennai.

On that occasion, opener Virender Sehwag put England to the sword, scoring 83 in the chase, off just 68 balls to get India off to a flyer. Gautam Gambhir, India's current head coach, also scored a half-century with 66. Sachin Tendulkar (103*) and Yuvraj Singh (85*) put on 163 for the fifth wicket to take India over the line on day five.