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A win on Monday will put Black Caps within touching distance of a semifinal berth

Captain Rohit Sharma says there was some swelling and the team did not want to take any risks

India lost the wickets of skipper Rohit Sharma (2), Virat Kohli (0) and Sarfaraz Khan (0) early in the morning

Gill was unavailable for selection of the first Test due to a neck stiffness, says the Indian team management after the toss

Rohit, who played 15 innings this year, has made two hundreds but managed only one fifty in the remaining 13, totaling 497 runs in eight Tests at just over 35

An incredibly tight game saw the Black Caps bowl out India for 170 in the second innings, leaving them 139 to chase for victory at the Hampshire Bowl in Southampton on Wednesday.

The win put New Zealand top of the World rankings and kept alive their chances of making the World Test Championship final

The Black Caps ended on 156 for five with seven balls to spare after losing the toss and being set a target of 154

Coach Misbah-ul-Haq said the team was looking forward to exiting managed isolation, with New Zealand Cricket saying the latest virus tests had all come back negative.

At the end of the day's play, the Black Caps were nicely placed 243/2 with Williamson and Ross Taylor batting at the crease on 97 and 31 respectively.