In a high-stakes encounter, India’s men, led by Rohit Sharma, step onto the field at Mumbai’s iconic Wankhede Stadium today, determined to avoid a clean sweep against New Zealand in the third and final Test of the series. The hosts in the perfect manner as Akash Deep took the first wicket of in-form Devon Conway in the 4th over itself.
Washington Sundar picked up from where he had left off in the 2nd Test and took 2 wickets, dismissing Tom Latham and Rachin Ravindra to put India on top in the first session.
Daryl Mitchell reached his gritty fifty while struggling with cramps in the Mumbai heat. Jadeja however, kept picking wickets as his three wickets before tea had the Kiwis struggling at 192/6 at tea.
Mitchell reached 82 after tea but wickets from Jadeja and Sundar helped the hosts bundle out the Kiwis on 235 as Sundar got 4 wickets along with Jadeja's fifer on the day.
In reply, it was a bad start for Team India as they lost Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli and night watchmen Siraj in the last session.
Gill and Pant are on the crease and will continue the proceedings on Day 2.
India 1st innings full scoreboard after day 1 - | India 1st Inning |
| 86-4 (19 ov) CRR:4.53 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Batter | | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | | |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | b AY Patel | 30 | 52 | 4 | 0 | 57.69 | | |
| Rohit Sharma (C) | c T Latham b M Henry | 18 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 100 | | |
| Shubman Gill | Not out | 31 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 81.58 | | |
| Mohammed Siraj | lbw b AY Patel | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Virat Kohli | runout (M Henry) | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 66.67 | | |
| Rishabh Pant (WK) | Not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 | | |
| Extras | 2 (b 0, Ib 0, w 0, nb 2, p 0) | | |
| Total | 86 (4 wkts, 19 Ov) | | |
| Yet to Bat | Sarfaraz Khan,Ravindra Jadeja,Washington Sundar,Ravichandran Ashwin,Akash Deep | | |
| Fall of Wickets |
| 25-1(Rohit Sharma 6.5),78-2(Yashasvi Jaiswal 17.2),78-3(Mohammed Siraj 17.3),84-4(Virat Kohli 18.3) |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO | |
| Matt Henry | 5 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| William O'Rourke | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | |
| Ajaz Patel | 7 | 1 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.71 | |
| Glenn Phillips | 4 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.25 | |
| Rachin Ravindra | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | |
India vs New Zealand 3rd Test Playing 11
India Playing 11: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant(w), Sarfaraz Khan, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Ravichandran Ashwin, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj
New Zealand Playing 11: om Latham(c), Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell(w), Glenn Phillips, Ish Sodhi, Matt Henry, Ajaz Patel, William ORourke.
Interestingly, the last time India entered a home Test having already lost a series was at Wankhede two decades ago, where a fierce turning track set the stage for a dramatic, low-scoring victory against Australia. Echoing the determination of that historic match, head coach Gautam Gambhir has assured that there are no fitness concerns, no last-minute additions, and, given the context of the World Test Championship, no intention of resting players.
With the full squad fit and ready, a final call remains on the second seamer’s slot, with Akash Deep and Mohammad Siraj vying for the position. For India, it’s all on the line as they look to defend their home turf and keep their World Test Championship ambitions alive.
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