India vs New Zealand Highlights, WTC Final, Day 5: Kohli, Pujara unbeaten; India lead by 32 runs

This is terrific from the India pacer. He's really getting the ball to do things that weren't happening before entering the attack. But as good as he's been, Taylor and Williamson have been equally defiant to see off the Indian attack so far. We're closing towards the first hour of play.

Shami is cracking it up. KKR concurs

This is the pace bowling combination India were looking for to start things off in the day. In just a span of six balls, Mohammed Shami has spiked the interest level in this match. And Ishant continues to bowl in rhythm. New Zealand may have not lost a wicket so far on Day 5 but they need to be watchful now that India's pacers have their tails up.

Makes Taylor check his shot the very next ball after the boundary and finished the over well by rapping Williamson on his back pad with a ball that moved back in sharply. Did India miss a trick by starting with Bumrah? New Zealand 112/2, trail by 106 runs.

India introduce Mohammed Shami. Ross Taylor gives New Zealand their first boundary of the day as Ross Taylor caresses a cover drive past the diving fielder. Appreciated by the players in the slip cordon and to be honest, Shami won't be too disappointed with that.

Batting hasn't been easy in these conditions and it's pretty evident by what has transpired so far on the morning on Day 5. India's fast bowlers are hitting the right line and lengths and even though Bumrah is not looking as sharp, he he and Ishant have not bowled loose deliveries to Williamson and Taylor.

That one jumps out of nowhere and pins Williamson on his chest. That was over bowled at 134 km/h by Ishant. The New Zealand yet to score a run off his bat this morning.

New Zealand are off to a circumspect start and although only four runs have been added in the day so far, the Kiwis have not lost a wicket. A couple of nervy moments early on but they have not allowed India to run away with wickets.

A close appeal by Ishant Sharma but on the first look, the ball seemed to be going slightly down leg. He has a discussion with Kohli and Pant, and India decide against the review. No bad involved as leg-bye is signalled by the umpire. New Zealand 103/2, just two runs scored in the day and none off the bat so far.

Bumrah is cracking up good speed. A couple of balls were bowled at over 140 while the rest in the late 130s. His second over of the day and he's making an effort to get some speed and seam movement going.

With Ross Taylor taking strike, Virat Kohli has started with Ishant Sharma at the other end. Taylor isn't the best of starters and this is India's chance to strike early. What works well for them is that there is swing and Ishant is moving the ball in to Taylor. Good start for Ishant as he begins with a maiden over.

Bumrah just stepping a tad over the line and the third-umpire signals a no-ball. First runs of the day for New Zealand. Last ball of the over, Bumrah manages to draw the outside edge of Williamson's bat but it reaches second slip on one bounce.

It's chilly, it's windy. But thankfully, it's not raining as Day 5 finally gets underway after a one-hour delay. It's Jasprit Bumrah, who's bowling to Kane Williamson, and he beats the New Zealand skipper fourth ball.

The live scenes from the Rose Bowl is the most promising we've seen in the last 24 hours. After a lengthy delay, the players are out on the field. Virat Kohli is having a chat with Mohammed Shami and Ishant Sharma. Will those two start proceedings on what was supposed to be the final day of the Test match?

Session 1: 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM

Session 2: 6:40 PM to 8:40 PM

Session 3: 9:00 PM to 11:00 PM

The official word is that play will resume in 15 minutes from now. After the umpires' inspection, Day 5 will finally get underway at 4:00 PM IST.

Alright then! The rain has stopped and a little bit of sunshine has been spotted. The covers at the bowling end and the sides are being rolled in. Yay! But let's keep our fingers crossed.

As Prithi Narayan rightly points out, the weather in Southampton is suddenly no longer looking good.

It's 3:30 PM IST and it means that we will begin losing overs in the day. Remember, play can extend by another half an hour, means it can go till 11PM IST. But only if the light remains constant and there is no further rain. But rest, assured, there is a strong chance that we may no longer get 98 overs unless the bowlers really speed up their over-rate.

The former India opener has suggested an interesting idea to conduct WTC finals going ahead. Chopra feels that if rain results in washouts, how about ensuring that a total 450 overs are played out, doesn't matter how many days it takes? Not a timeless Test but making sure that those many overs are bowled. If there is no winner after 450 overs, then be it.

Thankfully, as expected, that light drizzle was only passing. It's stopped drizzling at the Rose Bowl but the covers are still on. The good thing is that we are still in for the scheduled 98 overs of play. No loss in the numbers of overs yet.

By Ian Bishop and Sunil Gavaskar: The pitch has been under the covers for over a day. The surface would have freshened up from the covering, retained the moisture and hence that tinge of green, and there will be something for the seamers, particularly Shami who made the ball misbehave on Day 3. If they can bend their backs and get it to lift off the surface, and get to the front-edge of the good length spot, they will bother the batsmen when they're committed to the drive. The footmarks will come into play for the spinners, so getting a spinner from one end and a pacer from another will be a good idea. It's a pitch that has something for everyone.

The teams are back in the balcony of their dressing rooms. Virat Kohli is speaking to coach Ravi Shastri. The hover cover is still on. Really frustrating.

Oh dear! Surely did not see that coming. Five minutes before play was about to start, the covers have come on. Mike Atherton is right. Probably the rain gods are not fans of Test cricket. Thankfully, as long as play can start by 11:00 AM local time and 3:30 PM IST, there should be no loss of overs.

Get ready for this. As of now, it's expected to be sunny tomorrow, i.e. - the Reserve Day of the WTC final. But let's keep our fingers crossed and not get ahead of ourselves. A lot can happen between now and the next 24 hours.