India stole a march on New Zealand with a near perfect Day 3 that saw them take a 215-run lead in the second innings with nine wickets remaining. Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja were the heroes with the ball while Murali Vijay and Cheteshwar Pujara did the trick with the bat.

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Ravichandran Ashwin gave New Zealand an early jolt by removing opener Tom Latham (All Images Courtesy: BCCI)

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Ravindra Jadeja joined the party in the very next over by getting rid of the dangerous Ross Taylor

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Dangerman Kane Williamson didn't last long either as things went from bad to worse for the visitors

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Luke Ronchi stemmed the rot by counter-attacking the Indian bowlers

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After a brief lull, the Indian fans soon had more to cheer about as a string of wickets tumbled in the second session

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Ravindra Jadeja completed his five-wicket haul by dismissing New Zealand pacer Trent Boult

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Ashwin put the icing on the cake as he wrapped up New Zealand's innings, giving India a 56-run lead

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India once again got off to a solid start with KL Rahul taking on the New Zealand attack

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However, Ish Sodhi got the better of Rahul, giving New Zealand the crucial breakthrough

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It was all India from thereon in as the duo of Murali Vijay and Cheteshwar Pujara consolidated India's lead

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Vijay increased New Zealand's woes by bringing about his 14th half-century

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New Zealand toiled hard to end the partnership but failed to get the breakthrough

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By the end of Day 3, Vijay and Pujara had helped increase India's lead to 215 runs, giving the hosts the upperhand in the match

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1st Test: India Gain Upperhand vs New Zealand With Near Perfect Day 3

India stole a march on New Zealand with a near perfect Day 3 that saw them take a 215-run lead in the second innings with nine wickets remaining. Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja were the heroes with the ball while Murali Vijay and Cheteshwar Pujara did the trick with the bat.