IND vs NZ 1st Test Day 3 Highlights: India End Dominating Day 3 With 63-Run Lead
India vs New Zealand 1st Test Day 3 Highlights: India ended Day 3 at 14/1 with a 63-run first innings lead over New Zealand. Axar Patel was the stand-out performer for Team India on the third day with his fifth five-wicket haul.
- Harsh Rajput
- Updated:November 27, 2021 06:49 pm IST
India vs New Zealand 1st Test, Day 3 Highlights:Â India finished Day 3 of the first Test vs New Zealand, at 14/1 with a 63-run first innings lead at the Green Park Stadium in Kanpur. Kyle Jaimeson had removed Shubman Gill on his first ball of the day to give New Zealand a bit of momentum after a poor Day 3 with the bat. The Blackcaps scored 296 runs in their first innings after a top-class batting by Tom Latham (95) and Will Young (89). The duo added 151 runs for the first wicket but later Axar Patel picked five wickets that brought India back into the game. Apart from Axar, Ravichandran Ashwin picked three wickets while Ravindra Jadeja and Umesh Yadav got one wicket each on Day 3. Earlier, India scored 345 runs in their first innings where Shreyas Iyer smashed a century on his debut. For New Zealand, Tim Southee was the stand-out performer with his five-wicket haul in first innings. (IND vs NZ SCORECARD 1st Test Day 3)
India Playing XI: Shubman Gill, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane(c), Shreyas Iyer, Wriddhiman Saha(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav
New Zealand Playing XI: Tom Latham, Will Young, Kane Williamson(c), Ross Taylor, Henry Nicholls, Tom Blundell(w), Rachin Ravindra, Tim Southee, Ajaz Patel, Kyle Jamieson, William Somerville
India vs New Zealand 1st Test, Day 3 Highlights Straight From Green Park, Kanpur
- 16:37 (IST)Day 3 Stumps: India (14/1, 345) Lead By 63 Runs over NZ (296)So, it's stumps on Day 3.India are at 14/1 and they lead by 63 runs over New Zealand (296). Shubman Gill was the only Indian batter to walk back to the pavilion on Day 3.IND vs NZ Live Score: India (14/1, 345), lead by 63 runs over New Zealand
- 16:13 (IST)Jamieson Removes Gill, Becomes Fastest To Take 50 Test Wickets For NZ!OUT!! Kyle Jamieson has bowled Shubman Gill on his first ball of the day. He also reached to his 50th Test wicket and achieved that in his 9th match. Fastest to do so for New Zealand.Shubman Gill b Jamieson 1(3)IND vs NZ Live Score: India 2/1, lead by 51 runs
- 15:58 (IST)India Bowl Out New Zealand For 296!OUT!! BOWLED HIM!! Ashwin gets his third wicket and New Zealand are all out for 296 runs. Axar Patel has been the standout performer for India with the ball.Somerville b Ashwin 6(52)Mayank Agarwal and Shubman Gill will come to bat soon before the day's play end.IND vs NZ Live Score: New Zealand 296 (all-out) trail India (345) by 49 runs.
- 15:10 (IST)5 Wickets For Axar Patel!Axar to Southee, OUT!! BOWLED!! Axar Patel has five wickets to name now in this game. He has been exceptional with the ball since morning and delivered when Team India were in trouble. 5th five-wicket haul for Axar Patel.Southee b Axar 5(13) (4s-1)IND vs NZ Live Score: New Zealand 270/8, trail by 75 runs
- 14:19 (IST)Day 3, Tea: Axar Brings India Back In The Game!So, it's Tea on Day 3, India have bounced back in the last two sessions of this game as New Zealand are six wickets down and have 249 runs on the board. Axar Patel has been the standout bowler for Team India with his three wickets while for New Zealand nothing ticked well apart form the 151-run opening partnership.IND vs NZ Live Score: New Zealand 249/6, trail India (345) by 96 runs
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- 13:23 (IST)Third Wicket For Axar!STUMPPED!! Big wicket for Axar Patel as he dismissed Tom Latham this time. Good stumping by KS Bharat!! Bharat has been brilliant with the gloves today and Axar Patel has come out as the best spinner for India even in the presence of Ashwin and Jadeja.Latham st (sub)Srikar Bharat b Axar 95(282) (4s-10)IND vs NZ Live Score: New Zealand 228/5, trail by 117 runs
- 12:29 (IST)Kapil Dev Comments On All-Rounder Jadeja!Former India captain and one of the best all-rounder Kapil Dev, said that Ravindra Jadeja has improved a lot as a batter but his form with the ball has dipped.
- 12:24 (IST)Team India's Dominance In Tests At Home!India have lost just two matches at home since 2012- one against Australia in 2017 and other vs England earlier this year. They have dominated in the longest format for the last 7 years, specially at home by staying in the top 3 of the Test rankings. New Zealand on the other hand have played Test cricket brilliantly in the last two years and defeated the favourites India in this year's WTC final at Southampton. However, this is the first series for them in WTC 2021-23 cycle.IND vs NZ Live Score: New Zealand 206/2, trail by 139 runs
- 12:16 (IST)200 Up For New Zealand!Umesh to Ross Taylor, FOUR!! Taylor gets off the mark straight away with a boundary on his second ball. India can never forget the way he batted in the fourth innings during the WTC final in Southampton earlier this year that was also the last time Taylor batted in the longest format. 200 comes up for New Zealand.IND vs NZ Live Score: New Zealand 201/2, trail by 144 runs
- 11:35 (IST)Day 3 Lunch: Umesh Removes Skipper Williamson On Last Ball Of Session!WICKET for Umesh Yadav it's LBW!! New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson has to go. He had gone for a review but that too can't change the on-field umpire's decision.Lunch is also taken now.Williamson lbw b Umesh Yadav 18(64) (4s-2)IND vs NZ Live Score: New Zealand 197/2, trail India (345) by 148 runs
- 10:19 (IST)Young In NZ's Elite Batters List!Will Young's 89-run knock was the seventh highest score for a New Zealand batter in his maiden Test innings in India.Highest score for a New Zealand batter in maiden Test innings in India131 Kane Williamson Ahmedabad 2010/11105 Bruce Taylor Kolkata 1964/65104 John Parker Mumbai WS 1976/77103 Jesse Ryder Ahmedabad 2010/11102 John Guy Hyderabad 1955/5689 Will Young Kanpur 2021/22IND vs NZ Live Score: New Zealand 152/1, trail by 193 runs
- 10:17 (IST)Finally A Breakthrough!Ashwin to Young, appeal for caught behind but umpire has turned it down. Confident new wicketkeeper KS Bharat and Ashwin wants the captain to go for a review. Rahane has gone for a review.Review: Ultra edge clearly shows that there was an outside edge and Bharat completed the catch brilliantly.First wicket for Team India!!Will Young c (sub) Srikar Bharat b Ashwin 89(214) (4s-15)IND vs NZ Live Score: New Zealand 151/1, trail by 194 runs