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Amongst the ruins stood the baby-faced Nathan John Astle. He had a slice of good fortune when he dragged a ball from Nehra, even before getting off the mark; the ball hit the stumps and ricocheted away, without disturbing the bails! Astle went on to punish Nehra for four boundaries in his innings to remain unbeaten on 117 scored off 150 balls. Astle carried his bat through the innings, cracking nine boundaries and a huge six. It was a phenomenal performance by the Kiwi opener and set up a total that didn't look too daunting for the fancied Indians.