# Sports

Kanpur Test: India 291/9 at stumps on Day 1

Asanna Gonmei | September 22, 2016 11:32 am

India ended on 291/9 at stumps on day 1 of the first Test match of the series against New Zealand at the Green Park stadium in Kanpur on Thursday.

Ravindra Jadeja (16) and Umesh Yadav are on the crease.

Winning the toss and opting to bat, Virat Kohli’s team had a decent start but KL Rahul got out when the score was just 42 on the board.

Cheteshwar Pujara, who came into bat at No.3, accumulated 112 runs with the opener Murali Vijay and gave India a solid platform for a big score.

But, both Pujara and Vijay left in the span of 13 runs. Captain Virat Kohli, who rarely fails, got out cheaply by scoring only nine runs.

Ajinkya Rahane (18), Rohit Sharma (35) and Ravichandran Ashwin (40) got good starts, but failed to capitalise for big scores.

From New Zealand, Fast bowler Trent Boult and left arm spinner Mitchell Santner took three wickets each.