Kanpur, Nov 27, : .India made a comeback in the second day of the third Test at the Green Park Stadium thanks to the left-arm spin duo Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel.
Tea: New Zealand are 249/6 after 118 overs.They trail India by 96 runs.
Tom Blundell (10 runs off 73 balls) is at the crease.Kyle Jamieson (2 runs off 20 balls). India were able to push New Zealand back, starting at 197/2 at lunch.The bowlers created pressure and didn’t give up on any loose deliveries.
India was rewarded for their efforts when Patel received Ross Taylor and Henry Nicholls in rapid succession.
The left-arm spinner received a length delivery from Ross Taylor to turn and take the outer edge off his bat on forward defense to substitute keeper KS Bharat.
He returned to his next over to takeout Henry Nicholls.Unfortunately, he missed the sweep and was rapped on his back pad.Nicholls reviewed the decision, but could not reverse it.
In the 103rd over, Tom Latham, who was solid as a rock fell five short of his 12th Test hundred.The left-hander tried to defend but the inner edge rolled to Bharat who held his balance to complete the stumping.Patel was awarded his third wicket of this session.
Debutant Rachin Ravindra looked great while striking Ashwin for boundaries, but his promising stay at crease ended when Ravindra Jadeja bowled him through the gate as New Zealand wobbled between 214/2 and 241/6.
Blundell and Jamieson had to provide solid defense to prevent the tourists from losing another wicket during a session dominated by India.
In the first session, Umesh Yadav and Ravichandran Ashwin made significant inroads into New Zealand’s innings.Will Young caught a brilliant low catch by Bharat in the 67th over.
He edged an outside delivery that was kept low and the edge snapped by Bharat.
India had taken the review and Ashwin would have had his second wicket in the 72nd over.
The off-spinner was an ace and got one to turn from leg stump.He then rapped Latham’s pad before off-stump.
India was disappointed when replays showed three reds.
Kane Williamson was nervy towards Ashwin, but came out in full flow to beat Jadeja.
He smashed him for boundaries through point and cover.
India were immediately rewarded after taking the new ball.
Yadav received a length ball to nip in and rapped his right-hander on the back pad.Williamson reviewed the replays, but they showed that the ball hit top of the middle stump.
Brief Scores: India 345 runs out in 111.1 innings (ShreyasIyer 105, Shubman Gil 52, Ravindra Jaya 50; Tim Southee 5/69; Kyle Jamieson 3/85) vs New Zealand 249.6 runs in 118 overs.(Tom Latham 95; Will Young 89; Umesh Yadav 1/46)
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