India's Sarfaraz Khan was a picture of gloom after his first innings duck against New Zealand in a test he played in only due to Shubman Gill's stiff neck, but the burly batsman redeemed himself with a maiden century in the second innings on Saturday.

India's Sarfaraz Khan slammed his first Test century as the hosts pared back their yawning deficit against New Zealand on day four of the rain-hit opening Test on Saturday.India were 344-3 when rain stopped play towards the end of the morning session and lunch was called early in Bengaluru.

Rishabh Pant (99) missed out on a hundred yet again, falling agonisingly on 99, after Sarfaraz Khan's departure for 150 as New Zealand seized the momentum by keeping India to 438 for six at tea on the

By Shrivathsa Sridhar BENGALURU (Reuters) -Sarfaraz Khan dazzled under the lights to score his maiden test century while Rishabh Pant blasted 99 as India powered to 438-6 at tea on the fourth day of the rain-interrupted series opener on Saturday,