Manchester: New Zealand began their innings with a sublime start as Indian pacers Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah bowled outstanding spells to restrict the blackcaps for a mere 27-1 runs in first 10 overs.

Bumrah bagged the priced wicket of swashbuckling opener Martin Guptill in the fourth over of the inning to give the team an early breakthrough. Guptill edged the ball to skipper Kohli in the slip cordon.

New Zealand however scored their first run on the 17th delivery of the inning after 16 incredible dot balls by the two pacers.

Blackcaps skipper Kane Williamson and Henry Nicholls are attempting to anchor the inning for the team. Williamson is batting on 14 off 23 deliveries while opener Nicholls is batting on 10 off 23 balls.

With the ball Bhuvneshwar Kumar has bowled five overs from his quota and has conceded 13 runs with one maiden over while Bumrah bowled 4 overs conceding 10 runs with a maiden and an wicket to his tally.

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Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Wednesday said that he does not need announcements to be made in the State Budget to carry out developmental works.

He said this highlighting the developmental works in his native district of Bengaluru South.

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who also holds the Finance portfolio, is scheduled to present the 2026-27 Budget on March 6. This would be Siddaramaiah's record 17th budget.

"No need to have expectations from the Budget. With or without the Budget, we are doing our work," Shivakumar said in response to a question on what can be expected from the Budget.

Speaking to reporters, he said, "Others need the Budget. We don't. It's not that we need to take up work only if it is announced in the Budget."

Citing the example of flagship Karnataka Public Schools (KPS) in Bengaluru South district, Shivakumar said, "You get a survey done across the country. Bengaluru South district has 25 government schools, each one costing Rs 15 crore. We have ensured it. Has anyone else done it? Was this in the Budget? We created it, it is our concept. Now there is a state level policy for 2,000 such schools."

Further pointing out that during the JD(S)-Congress coalition government under H D Kumaraswamy's Chief Ministership in 2018-19, he had ensured a medical college was announced for the then Ramanagara (now Bengaluru South) district, he said, "But the next BJP government under B S Yediyurappa cancelled it and took the medical college to Chikballapura district. Now, we have given medical colleges to both Ramanagara and Kanakapura (taluks in the Bengaluru South district)."

He also highlighted private medical colleges are coming up in Channapatna taluk and one between Ramanagara and Kanakapura taluks.