Kanpur Test: Shreyas Iyer, Wriddhiman Saha hit fifties, R Ashwin strikes as India eye win on final day

India vs New Zealand 1st Test: Shreyas Iyer and Wriddhiman Saha's half centuries bailed India out of a horrendous first session in which Tim Southee and Kyle Jamieson ripped through their top order after which Ravichandran Ashwin dismissed Will Young late on Day 4.

Shreyas Iyer's 65 and an unbeaten 61 by the resilient Wriddhiman Saha, who battled pain and injury throughout his 126-ball innings, helped India get back on track and into a position of strength after Tim Southee and Kyle Jamieson ripped through the hosts' top order on Day 4 of the first Test in Kanpur.

Ravichandran Ashwin then dismissed New Zealand opener Will Young towards the end of the fourth day, leaving India nine wickets away from winning the match and taking a 1-0 lead in the two-Test series.