NZ cricketers uncertain about the score

New Zealand paceman Trent Boult says the tourists are uncertain whether their first innings score of 202 is below-par in the historic day-night Test.

New Zealand's cricketers don't know quite what to think.

Is their first innings score of 202 against Australia a fair score in the inaugural day-night Test match in Adelaide?

Or is it substandard against the experimental pink balls?

"It's hard to kind of tell if it's a below-par score, it's obviously the first (Test) game with a pink ball," Kiwi paceman Trent Boult said.

"Obviously it would have been nice to have a few more runs on the board.

"But a lot of credit is due to the Australians for bowling well ... they put a lot of pressure on."

So now, with Australia to resume at 2-54, the tourists want to copy their hosts and apply the squeeze with the ball.

"If we can group the balls in a good area like we did in that last session, hopefully we can put the same amount of pressure on them," Boult said.


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