After two days and 64.4 overs, India will be reasonably happy as they reached 146/3 with skipper Virat Kohli and his deputy Ajinkya Rahane in fine touch. Pace-oriented New Zealand failed to exploit the overcast conditions on Day 2 of the ICC World Test Championship 2021 final in Southampton, allowing India to lay a solid foundation for the likes of Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja to play freely later. Then, after a couple of stoppages due to bad light, the umpires 'abandoned' the day at 10:45 PM IST. Kohli was an epitome of patience as he remained unbeaten on 44 on a day when there were multiple interruptions. Rahane equally looked determined, for his 29 off 79 as they added 58 runs for the unbroken fourth-wicket stand. Surprisingly, Kohli has hit a solitary boundary after facing 124 balls, while Rahane has four to his credit. In the first session, Rohit Sharma (34 off 68 balls) and Shubman Gill (28 off 64 balls) batted really well blunting the swing with a pronounced front-foot movement to add 62, before Kyle Jamieson (1/14 in 14 overs) and Neil Wagner (1/28 in 10 overs) got both of them in quick succession. Trent Boult (1/32 in 12.4 overs) was the other wicket-taker, who removed Cheteshwar Pujara for eight runs.