Thank you for joining us during the live coverage of the India vs New Zealand 3rd Test Day 2. A day of riveting action, which ends with India on the front foot, eyeing a victory before the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series in Australia.

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This Test match may get over by this time tomorrow, but an enthralling Day 3 is still ahead of us. New Zealand's last two batters will be hoping to stretch the lead past 150, after which it will be down to their bowlers to work their magic again. India are desperate for a win, and to avoid a 3-0 home series whitewash.

Anil Kumble says that the match is still "50-50". How difficult will a target of 150 or so turn out to be on a turning Day 3 track?

It has been a below-par batting effort by New Zealand, perhaps for the first time in the entire series. India's potential target is still under 150, and we are likely going to see only 3 days of action in this Test match.

Will Young chipped in with another half-century. Three batters -- Devon Conway, Daryl Mitchell and Glenn Phillips -- got starts, but failed to make it big.

A sensational bowling performance by India. The spinners have dominated today, and Jadeja is on the verge of a 10-wicket haul in the match. Akash Deep set the momentum by dismissing captain Tom Latham in the very first over. After that, Washington Sundar also took one wicket. .

But it was the Ashwin-Jadeja show there after! 3 for Ashwin, 4 for Jadeja. 

Knocked him over! Ravindra Jadeja continues in the attack, and Matt Henry has no answer for the delivery. Clean bowled, and New Zealand are nine down.

And that will be stumps!

NZ 171/9 (43.3)

Will Rohit Sharma hand the ball to Mohammed Siraj at last? He hasn't bowled a single over in the second innings. Can he help bowl out the tail?

NZ 171/8 (42.4)

Akash Deep has been brought into the attack. Some pace to deal with for the New Zealand tailenders. Less than 10 minutes of play remains, so we will get only two or three overs more.

NZ 170/8 (42.1)

The DRS comes in handy. There was no edge off Ajaz's bat, and the ball is missing leg stump as well. Jadeja is denied a fourth wicket.

NZ 170/8 (42)

Ravindra Jadeja has to bowl an extra ball in the over after bowling a no ball. And guess what? That extra ball gets him a wicket. Remember, no free-hit in Test cricket. Ajaz has nicked one to forward-short-leg. He has taken a review though. 

NZ 170/8 (42)

New Zealand tailenders are not going to get much by blocking the ball. Ajaz Patel slog sweeps Ashwin for six. These are going to be NZ's best chances to score runs with no recognised batter left.

NZ 168/8 (41)

How much have we missed this? Ravichandran Ashwin from one day, Ravindra Jadeja from the other, giving batters no clue whatsover. First time in the series that Ashwin-Jadeja have thrived in tandem, and they're taking India towards a smaller target to have to chase.

NZ 162/8 (40.4)

Matt Henry is not going to hold back. First he gets 4 byes, and then hits one over long off for six. 12 runs come off the 40th over, New Zealand have a lead of 134.

NZ 162/8 (40)

Will Young is gone! Ravichandran Ashwin picks up his man. It was coming. Two chances in the over already, and in the final ball, Young hands it straight back to Ashwin. It was the carrom ball that did the trick once again for the experienced spinner.

New Zealand are in big trouble now. The lead is only 122.

NZ 150/8 (39)

Two appeals for two separate catching chances, but the umpire turns down both! India review neither. Rohit Sharma says awaz hi nahi aya (no sound came).

NZ 150/7 (38.5)

Ish Sodhi departs! Virat Kohli at cover! Not the best shot,and Kohli at short extra-cover holds on to a simple catch. Great field placement. New Zealand now 7 down, and India are eyeing a target of under 150.

NZ 148/7 (37.5)

Will Young brings up his half-century. Fifties in both innings for NZ's No. 3. He has fought through today, whilst seeing wickets fall at the other end. He brings up his 50 in 95 balls.

NZ 148/6 (37)

A half volley outside off stump from R Ashwin and Ish Sodhi has driven has beautifully for a four. The ball was out of mid-off's reach who could not do much. New Zealand's lead grows to 111 runs with that boundary.

NZ 139/6 (35)

R Ashwin eventually gets better of Glenn Phillips. He was hit for two sixes in the over but made a superb comeback with a peach of a delivery. Look at the reaction from Ashwin, he is so energetic and it tells you the value of the wicket. New Zealand are six down.

NZ 131/6 (32.5)

A short ball from Washington Sundar and Glenn Phillips spotted it very early. He quickly went on the backfoot and pulled it away for a big six over the deep mid-wicket fielder. Sundar is amazed as he stands and watches the shot.

NZ 107/5 (30.1)

Another one goes down! Ravindra Jadeja takes a second wicket and he is once again weaving his magic in this game. The ball skid into Blundell and stayed low. Blundell got a botton edge on it and his stumps were disturbed. India are back in the game. 

IND 100/5 (29.3)

Big wicket for India! They needed a breakthrough and it has come in the form of Daryl Mitchell. Ravichandran Ashwin took a superb catch running some steps back from mid-on. Mitchell is gone for 21 off 44 balls.

Will Young and Daryl Mitchell have added 50 runs for the fourth wicket so far. This partnership is taking the match away from India. The hosts need a breakthrough as early as possible or soon they will be in a state of bother. 

NZ 94/3 (27.3)

That is a really good shot from Will Young. It was tossed up from Ravindra Jadeja and Young smashed it down the ground for a biggie. It didn't have much power, but all timing. The ball travelled for 78 metres right over Jadeja's head. 

NZ 80/3 (22.2)

A shout for LBW against Daryl Mitchell but umpire was unconvinced. Mitchell went for a reverse sweep on the bowling of R Ashwin and failed to get any wood on it. India decided to go upstairs but ball tracking revealed that the impact was outside off stump. India lost a review. 

Beautiful shot from Daryl Mitchell for a six. He danced down the track and slammed the R Ashwin delivery for a biggie over the long-off fence. A calculated risk from Mitchell this was and it paid off.

The ball is turning and creating a lot of trouble. New Zealand batters Daryl Mitchell and Will Young, who shone in the first innings, are being tested here. So far they have been lucky for the fact that the edges have fallen at the no-fielder zones.

NZ 51/3 (17)

Another wicket for India and it is a really big one! Rachin Ravindra is out for four runs off three balls. The New Zealand southpaw danced down the track to hit a big shot off Ashwin but he was completely deceived by the turn. Ravindra missed the ball and Rishabh Pant effected the stumping. New Zealand are in some trouble here.

NZ 44/3 (14)

Devon Conway is gone!!! He has edged a Washington Sundar delivery to Shubman Gill at second slip. India get a breakthrough after a long wait of almost 12 overs. Conway departs after scoring 22 runs off 47 balls.

New Zealand have taken their aggregate score past India's 263. The tourists would be keen to give India a target of over 250 runs to chase in the second innings. But, for that to happen, a lot of things need to go right.

We are back after the Tea break at the Wankhede Stadium. New Zealand are just 2 runs shy of India's first innings total. Ravichandran Ashwin begins the action with the ball in the post-Tea session.

That's it for the second session on Day 2 of the third Test between India and New Zealand in Mumbai. Ravindra Jadeja and R Ashwin would look to continue their testing performance against Kiwi batters in the final session. For now, India's lead is just 2 runs.

R Ashwin got to bowl from the end Washington Sundar was bowling. It was an eventful over from the Test veteran. He managed to produce some edges off Will Young's bat but the batter was lucky that it didn't find any Indian fielder. Three runs came off the over.

India continue to search more wickets but the ball is not troubling the New Zealand batters anymore. Both Young and Conway are comfortably playing Akash Deep and Washington Sundar.

Utter silence at the Wankhede Stadium as New Zealand get the first four of their innings. It was bowled fuller on the pads from Akash Deep and Devon Conway flicked it away for a four through the backward square leg region. 

Akash Deep has got better of Tom Latham with a sensational delivery. It hits the stumps of the New Zealand captain. On just the previous ball, Latham got an inside edge but umpire had given it out LBW. Latham got it reversed through DRS, but not this time as it is a ripper from Akash Deep. India have got the kind of start they needed! 

Akash Deep has been handed the new ball. Tom Latham is on strike, Devon Conway is at the other end. Here we go...

What an embarrassing dismissal this is! Akash Deep has been run out and that will be the end of India's innings. Washington Sundar hit the ball down to third man and called for a couple. While sensing that a second run is not possible, he sent Akash Deep back but the player took time to make a quick return and Blundell removed the bails at the striker's end to find him short.

IND 263 (59.4)

Washington Sundar hit Ish Sodhi for a four and a six in the over before taking a single to retain strike. He is understanding his responsibilities well and continues to deliver for India, this time with the bat. India lead by 23 runs. 

R Ashwin is out and that is the five-wicket haul for New Zealand spinner Ajaz Patel. It bounced a bit extra and took the outside edge of R Ashwin's bat to first slip. It wasn't a ball to be played on front foot but Ashwin made the misjudgement and lost his wicket.

IND 247/9 (58)

New Zealand have lost a review here. It was an LBW appeal against Washington Sundar. The Ajaz Patel delivery spun sharply to hit Sundar's front pad. Umpire was unconvinced with the appeal and NZ went upstairs. Ball tracking revealed that it would have missed the leg stump.  

Washington Sundar slammed Glenn Phillips for a six down the ground on the fourth ball of the over. He then took a single to get off strike. 7 came off the over. India are scoring some quick runs. They lead New Zealand by 11 runs.

IND 246/8 (57)

Good shot from R Ashwin. It was bowled around middle and leg stump from Ajaz Patel and Ashwin flicked it away for a four through the mid-wicket region. With that shot, India take lead over New Zealand.

IND 239/8 (56)

This is a beautiful shot from Washington Sundar. It is an inside out hit from him on the ball of Glenn Phillips for a four. This is what India exactly need to do! They need to keep scoring boundaries as the ball is turing a lot and surviving on this track for a long time is really really tough.

IND 231/8 (54.1)

Call it the commentators' curse, Shubman Gill has been dismissed at the score of 90. He played really well so far but departs after getting an edge on Ajaz Patel delivery. Daryl Mitchell took a really good catch diving to his right at first slip. India still trail New Zealand by 8 runs.

IND 227/8 (53.2)

Shubman Gill is only 10 runs away from a potential century. Despite the spinners getting more turn in the second session today, he has played really well to hold one end tight. India trail New Zealand by only 8 runs.

A poor delivery down the leg side from Ajaz Patel and Shubman Gill has flicked it away for a four through the fine leg region. The ball kept a bit low but Gill did a good job to bring his bat down in time to fetch the boundary. Nine runs came off the over.

IND 221/7 (50)

Shubman Gill hit Glenn Phillips for two fours in the 49th over and now Washington Sundar has kicked off the 50th over with a four, that too on a reverse sweep. The was also the first ball Sundar was facing in this innings. India have scored 12 runs off the last 6 balls.

Sarfaraz Khan has nicked the ball to wicketkeeper and he departs for a four-ball duck. New Zealand players are celebrating. They know they are truly back in the game now. It bounced a bit more and took the edge of Sarfaraz's willow before getting into the hands of Tom Blundell. India are seven down.

IND 204/7 (48)

There is the breakthrough for New Zealand. Glenn Phillips has got the wicket of Ravindra Jadeja. That was bowled around the off stump from Phillips, the ball turned and took the outside edge of Jadeja's bat. Daryl Mitchell took a really good low catch at first slip. New Zealand are back in the game.

IND 203/6 (46.5)

Ajaz Patel came up with the first over in the post-Lunch session and he got some great turn in it. Shubman Gill got plenty of edges in the over but he was lucky that there was no fielder at silly point. No runs came off the over.

IND 195/5 (44)

India reached 195/5 to trail New Zealand by 40 runs at Lunch on day two of the third and final Test. Resuming at their overnight score of 86/4, Rishabh Pant (60) played a counter-attacking innings and raced to his fifty, while Shubman Gill (70 not out) also scored a half century. New Zealand were guilty of dropping a couple of catches but Ish Sodhi found the breakthrough for the tourists when he trapped Pant leg before in the 38th over.

Early Lunch has been called as there was no play possible in the last four minutes. This was because a spidercam malfunctioned and got trapped in its own web. It came so down that the players and umpires had to wait for it to get corrected. By the time things got normal, umpires called for Lunch.

IND 195/5 (43)

Focus is on Sarfaraz Khan, who is yet to come out to bat. He boasts over 600 runs across six innings in the first-class matches at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. His average at the venue is over 150. India must be having high hopes from the batter.

Big breakthrough for New Zealand! Rishabh Pant is out! An Ish Sodhi delivery turned sharply and hit him on the front pad. Umpire raised his finger over the appeal but Pant decided to review it. To the batter's poor luck, the ball was found to be just brushing the leg stump on umpire's call. India are five down now. 

IND 180/5 (37.3)

The ball is not doing anything at the moment. Indian batters Rishabh Pant and Shubman Gill need to keep going like this. Maybe a calculated risk could be a better approach for Pant, who has already been given a life, as India are still 60 runs behind NZ's total.

Rishabh Pant too gets a life! This is poor fielding from New Zealand. Matt Henry is the fielder who has dropped it at long-off. And guess who is the bowler? It's Glenn Phillips once again. He is simply unlucky in this session. Pant danced down the track and hit the full toss delivery right into the hands of Henry but the pacer dropped it.

What a beginning on Day 2 this has been for India! It's simply a dream start. New Zealand could only rue about the dropped chance from substitute fielder Mark Chapman. Had the catch been taken, the story might have been different. As things stand now, India trail New Zealand by only 72 runs.

IND 163/4 (33)

Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant have added 77 runs for the fifth wicket so far and that has come off only 75 balls. India could not have asked for a better start on Day 2 of this Test match. There is not so much turn on the pitch as it was on the opening day. India should make it big from this point.

Shubman Gill raced to his half-century on the first ball of the over while Rishabh Pant reached his fifty on the fourth ball. Pant took only 36 deliveries to score his half-century. Eight runs came off the Ish Sodhi over and India are in the driving seat at the moment. 

IND 159/4 (30)

Rishabh Pant is toying with the New Zealand spinner Ajaz Patel at the moment. He is smashing them for fun. The southpaw first hit a reverse sweep to Ajaz for a four and then danced down the track to smash him for a six right over his head. 11 runs came off the over. 

IND 142/4 (28)

There was the chance for New Zealand. Glen Phillips had trapped Shubman Gill. The Indian batter hit the ball high in the air but substitute fielder Chapman made a massive blunder. He ran forward from long-on but dropped the catch. It's a big-big moment in the game.

Rishabh Pant is getting a liking towards Ajaz Patel. He is smashing him for fun. This time the Indian southpaw danced down the track and smashed it for a biggie over long-on. Runs keep coming for India and these are good signs.

IND 126/4 (25.3)

That is a superb scoop shot from Rishabh Pant for a four. The fielder at fine leg was a wide and Pant took the opportunity to score through the region. He is troubling Ajaz Patel today. 

IND 112/4 (23.1)

Pant got another four in the Ajaz Patel over as he scored a total of 12 runs in it with the help of three fours. India could not have asked for a better start.

That is a really good start for Rishabh Pant and India. A fuller ball from Ajaz Patel and Pant has driven it down the ground for a four through the long-off region. Pant dances down the track on the very next delivery and smashes it down the ground for another four through long-off.

New Zealand players and the umpires walk into the ground. So do India's Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant. We are some seconds away from action.

Rohit Sharma-led Indian cricket team has already lost the first two matches of the series. This is a must-win game for them if they want to avoid a whitewash at the hands of New Zealand. Notably, India have never been clean swept in a Test series of three or more matches at home.

The fact that India are four down and still trail New Zealand by 149 runs puts the guests once again on top. The remaining Indian batters have their task cut out. Onus will be on overnight batters Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant, who will resume the Indian innings today.

Ravindra Jadeja feels that it is unfair to put blame on specific individuals for 10 minutes collective poor show that has left India in a precarious position on the opening day of the third and final Test against New Zealand. India collapsed from a secured 78 for one to totter at 86 for four in a short span of time during the closing stages of play as dismissals of Rohit Sharma (18), Virat Kohli (4) and Yashasvi Jaiswal (30) left the hosts in a bit of a quandary. “It all unfolded in a mere 10 minutes, (we) did not get any time to react. But it happens, it is a team game, any individual cannot be blamed specifically… small mistakes keep happening,” Jadeja told the media after end of play.

Shubman Gill (31 not out) and Rishabh Pant (1 not out) were at the crease as India ended the opening day of the third and final Test against New Zealand at 86 for 4, trailing by 149 runs. India were solidly put at 78 for 1 at one stage but they lost three wickets in 8 balls to hand advantage to New Zealand. Earlier, Ravindra Jadeja claimed his 14th five-wicket haul in Test cricket as India made a remarkable comeback to bowl out New Zealand for 235 runs. With four wickets to his credit, Washington Sundar also helped the hosts' cause. Daryl Mitchell top-scored for New Zealand with a terrific 82, while Will Young hit 71. However, other batters failed to play promising knocks after New Zealand skipper Tom Latham won the toss and opted to bat.

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