New Zealand was left needing 107 runs to win its first test on Indian soil since 1988 after the home side collapsed in the final session Saturday despite a tremendous fightback from Sarfaraz Khan and Rishabh Pant.

India were in danger of suffering their first home test loss to New Zealand since 1988, despite Sarfaraz Khan's 150 and Rishabh Pant's 99, when the tourists dismissed them for 462 on day four of their rain-interrupted series opener on Saturday.

Just when a remarkable test seemed heading for the same old result, a new ball breathed life into the Black Caps and left history within reach. Midway through the fourth day of the first test, the tourists had been threatening to squander a position of supremacy.