New Zealand trail India by just 116 runs and will begin Day 5 with the scoreboard reading 101/2. With eight wickets in hand and just two days of action left, many experts believe that a draw or a New Zealand win are the only possible results.
Nasser Hussain previewed Day 5 of the World Test Championship Final while speaking to the ICC, with the body uploading a video of the same on social media.
The World Test Championship Final has been predominantly dominated by the bowlers. Overcast conditions and a swinging Dukes ball, combined with the stop-start nature of the game, have helped pacers boss the proceedings.
Looking ahead to Day 5, Nasser Hussain feels batsmen will once again have their task cut out as they attempt to negotiate the tricky conditions.
Nasser Hussain would like to see a run-chase on Day 6
Although Nasser Hussain handed the initiative to New Zealand, the 53-year-old refused to rule out an India win. Reminiscing about the recent Lord’s Test where England shut shop and refused to go for a win on the final day, the former skipper envisaged how a similar scenario could come into play if India manage to bowl New Zealand out quickly.
The weather for the final two days of the World Test Championship Final seems promising, and some exciting cricket could see a result being conjured up even though a draw seems the most likely result right now.
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