Saturday morning was as good as it could get here. The sun was shining and the ball was 55 overs old. It was ideal to bat and cash in at the Basin Reserve.

Rishabh Pant, unbeaten on 10 on Friday, started the proceedings by smashing a six off the fourth ball of the second day. At the other end was vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane, unbeaten on 38. It was smooth sailing for the first 20 minutes as the ball barely beat their bats.