India 182-2 (36 ovs) & 46 vs NZ 402 | Scorecard
India have scored 115 runs from 18 overs in the post-tea session at 6.39 per over to seize the momentum.
Henry comes into the attack after the drinks break. He bowls in a good channel around the off-stump as Kohli defends the first three balls.
He slaps the fourth ball in the gap past point for a couple of runs and keeps out the last two balls.
Pace from both ends as Southee continues from the other end. Sarfaraz plays a cheeky shot, a one-handed steer to the wide ball from Southee for a four past the slips.
He taps the next on the leg side for a single.
Kohli well forward to a full delivery as he defends and does the same next ball.
India nearly halfway there as far as the huge deficit is concerned. They are 179/2 in 35 overs, trailing the Kiwis by 177 runs.
Sarfaraz clips Henry off his pads to square leg for one and Kohli takes a single off the third.
The back of length swings into Sarfaraz Khan, who pushes it on the off-side.
He clips the last ball to fine leg for a single to complete his fifty from 42 balls.
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