IND vs NZ 3rd Test Day 1: After bowling out for New Zealand for 235 in the first innings, India ended Day 1 at 86/4 after losing 3 wickets in 9 balls in the last 15 minutes of play of the opening day. India seemed in a position of control when they were 78/1 with Stumps just around the corner but lost three wickets in quick succession. While Yashasvi Jaiswal was clean bowled offering a reverse sweep, Mohammed Siraj was caught plumb and burnt a review after getting out for a golden duck.
What came next was even worse for India with Virat Kohli getting run out in a home Test for the first time in his career. It was Kohli’s call but Matt Henry was quick to the ball and hit the stumps direct to catch the batter short of his crease. The final session then belonged to New Zealand as the hosts saw Shubman Gill (31* off 38) and Rishabh Pant (1* off 1) take the walk back to the pavilion after the umpires called stumps.
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Jadeja, Sundar Shine As India Dismiss New Zealand For 235
Earlier Ravindra Jadeja’s five-wicket haul helped India dismiss Kiwis for 235 after being asked to bowl first by the visitors. While Jadeja returned with figures of 5 for 65, Sundar returned with figures of 4/81. Akash Deep was the other wicket-taker for India. For the Kiwis, only Daryl Mitchell and Will Young showed some resistance. The duo added 87 runs for the fourth wicket, the highest partnership of the match so far before Young was removed by Jadeja for 71. When he realised that he could run out of partners, Mitchell played a few attacking shots before getting out for 82.
Mitchell too fell to spin after a solid innings with Sundar getting the better of him as he became the highest wicket-taker in the series with his four-wicket after taking 11 wickets in the Pune Test.
