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    Slip on a helmet or cap, slop on some sunscreen and slap with your bat sums up the message for the New Zealand batsmen heading into the final day of the first cricket test against India

    Slip on a helmet or cap, slop on some sunscreen and slap with your bat sums up the message for the New Zealand batsmen heading into the final day of the first cricket test against India


    A gruelling examination awaits in the haze of Kanpur with the Black Caps four for one in their second innings, chasing 284 for victory.

    Here's batting coach Luke Ronchi's advice - he played in the 2016 loss from a similar position.



    The highest fourth innings score in 22 tests at Kanpur is 240 - the highest fourth innings total to win is 83.

    NEWSTALK ZB'S INTERNATIONAL CRICKET COVERAGE WITH RESENE. NEW ZEALAND'S MOST TRUSTED PAINT, YEAR AFTER YEAR

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     30 Jan: Auckland opener Izzy Gaze has helped her side get off to a fast start in the women's Super Smash T20 final against Wellington in Christchurch
     30 Jan: A late addition to the New Zealand men's cricket squad for the T20 World Cup
     29 Jan: A boost to New Zealand's T20 World Cup cricket confidence with a 50-run win over India in the fourth match of the five-game series at Visakhapatnam
     28 Jan: While the result of tomorrow morning's fourth T20 against India remains important to Black Caps bowling coach Jacob Oram, the team is looking beyond the scoreboard
     28 Jan: Black Caps pace bowler Lockie Ferguson is inching closer to an international cricket return in time for the T20 World Cup
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