India vs New Zealand HIGHLIGHTS 1st Test Day 3: Fifties from Kohli and Sarfaraz keep India afloat
IND vs NZ 1st Test Day 3 Highlights: Virat Kohli, who completed his 9,000 Test runs today, became Glenn Phillips' victim on the final ball of the day
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Virat Kohli and Sarfaraz Khan (PIC: Sportspicz for BCCI)
India after a disappointing outing with the bat on Thursday, came back strong in the second innings on Friday, with help of half-centuries from Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Sarfaraz Khan. Indian ended days play with scoreboard reading 231 for 3, with New Zealand still leading by 125 runs on the basis of thier first innings total.
Earlier, New Zealand started day 3 with thier overnight score of 180 for 3, but Indian bowlers struck early to reduce them to 233 for 7 at one point. However, Rachin Ravindra (134) and Tim Southee (65) after the early jitters wnet on to add 137 runs for the eighth wicket, which helped New Zealand finish thier innings on 402 and with a huge lead of 356 runs after first innings.
In bowling for India, Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja took three wickets each. Md Siraj took two wickets, while Jasprit Bumrah and Ravichandran Ashwin took one wicket each.
In reply, India came back strong as skipper Rohit Sharma (52) and Yashasvi Jaiswal (35) added 72 runs for the first wicket, before both getting dismissed by Ajaz Patel. Virat Kohli (70) and Sarfaraz Khan (70 not out), then added 136 runs for the third wicket to lead the Indian fightback. In the meantime Kohli also completed his 9000 Test runs and became, only the fourth Indian to achieve the milestone.
However, in an anti-climactic manner Glenn Phillips removed Kohli on the final ball to day three and reduced India to 231 for 3 after 49 overs at stumps. Sarfaraz Khan was still at the crease with New Zealnd still leading the game by 125 runs.
Earlier, New Zealand started day 3 with thier overnight score of 180 for 3, but Indian bowlers struck early to reduce them to 233 for 7 at one point. However, Rachin Ravindra (134) and Tim Southee (65) after the early jitters wnet on to add 137 runs for the eighth wicket, which helped New Zealand finish thier innings on 402 and with a huge lead of 356 runs after first innings.
In bowling for India, Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja took three wickets each. Md Siraj took two wickets, while Jasprit Bumrah and Ravichandran Ashwin took one wicket each.
In reply, India came back strong as skipper Rohit Sharma (52) and Yashasvi Jaiswal (35) added 72 runs for the first wicket, before both getting dismissed by Ajaz Patel. Virat Kohli (70) and Sarfaraz Khan (70 not out), then added 136 runs for the third wicket to lead the Indian fightback. In the meantime Kohli also completed his 9000 Test runs and became, only the fourth Indian to achieve the milestone.
However, in an anti-climactic manner Glenn Phillips removed Kohli on the final ball to day three and reduced India to 231 for 3 after 49 overs at stumps. Sarfaraz Khan was still at the crease with New Zealnd still leading the game by 125 runs.
India 2nd innings full scorecard after day 3-
| India 2nd Inning | ||||||
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231-3 (49 ov) CRR:4.71
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| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | st TA Blundell b AY Patel | 35 | 52 | 6 | 0 | 67.31 |
| Rohit Sharma (C) | b AY Patel | 52 | 63 | 8 | 1 | 82.54 |
| Virat Kohli | c TA Blundell b G Phillips | 70 | 102 | 8 | 1 | 68.63 |
| Sarfaraz Khan | Not out | 70 | 78 | 7 | 3 | 89.74 |
| Extras |
4 (b 0, Ib 3, w 0, nb 1, p 0)
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| Total |
231 (3 wkts, 49 Ov)
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| Yet to Bat |
KL Rahul,Rishabh Pant,Ravindra Jadeja,Ravichandran Ashwin,Kuldeep Yadav,Jasprit Bumrah,Mohammed Siraj
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| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | ECO |
| Tim Southee | 7 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 3.14 |
| Matt Henry | 11 | 1 | 52 | 0 | 1 | 4.73 |
| William O'Rourke | 11 | 1 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 4.36 |
| Ajaz Patel | 12 | 2 | 70 | 2 | 0 | 5.83 |
| Glenn Phillips | 8 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 4.5 |
5:42 PM
1st Test Day 3 | IND vs NZ LIVE SCORE UPDATES: India's scorecard after day 3
| India 2nd Inning | ||||||
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231-3 (49 ov) CRR:4.71
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| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | st TA Blundell b AY Patel | 35 | 52 | 6 | 0 | 67.31 |
| Rohit Sharma (C) | b AY Patel | 52 | 63 | 8 | 1 | 82.54 |
| Virat Kohli | c TA Blundell b G Phillips | 70 | 102 | 8 | 1 | 68.63 |
| Sarfaraz Khan | Not out | 70 | 78 | 7 | 3 | 89.74 |
| Extras |
4 (b 0, Ib 3, w 0, nb 1, p 0)
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| Total |
231 (3 wkts, 49 Ov)
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| Yet to Bat |
KL Rahul,Rishabh Pant,Ravindra Jadeja,Ravichandran Ashwin,Kuldeep Yadav,Jasprit Bumrah,Mohammed Siraj
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| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | ECO |
| Tim Southee | 7 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 3.14 |
| Matt Henry | 11 | 1 | 52 | 0 | 1 | 4.73 |
| William O'Rourke | 11 | 1 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 4.36 |
| Ajaz Patel | 12 | 2 | 70 | 2 | 0 | 5.83 |
| Glenn Phillips | 8 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 4.5 |
5:18 PM
1st Test Day 3 | IND vs NZ LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Kohli departs on the final ball of the day
Over Summary: 1 0 0 2 0 W; IND 231/3 after 49 overs; Sarfaraz 70 (78)
Phillips to continue. Appeal for a caught behind against Kohli on the final ball off the over and Umpire after much hesitstion raises his finger. Kohli goes upstairs and its out. India loses thier star batter on the final ball of the day.
Phillips to continue. Appeal for a caught behind against Kohli on the final ball off the over and Umpire after much hesitstion raises his finger. Kohli goes upstairs and its out. India loses thier star batter on the final ball of the day.
5:10 PM
1st Test Day 3 | IND vs NZ LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Back-to-back maidens from NZ
Over Summary: 0 0 0 0 0 0; IND 228/2 after 48 overs; Kohli 68 (97), Sarfaraz 69 (77)
William to continue. Maiden over
William to continue. Maiden over
5:06 PM
1st Test Day 3 | IND vs NZ LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Maiden over from Phillips
Over Summary: 0 0 0 0 0 0; IND 228/2 after 47 overs; Kohli 68 (91), Sarfaraz 69 (77)
Phillips to continue. Maiden over
Phillips to continue. Maiden over
5:02 PM
1st Test Day 3 | IND vs NZ LIVE SCORE UPDATES: IND 228/2 after 46 overs
Over Summary: 0 0 0 0 1 0; IND 228/2 after 46 overs; Kohli 68 (91), Sarfaraz 69 (71)
William to continue. Just one run from the over.
William to continue. Just one run from the over.
4:57 PM
Phillips to continue. Good over for India, seven runs from it.
1st Test Day 3 | IND vs NZ LIVE SCORE UPDATES: IND 227/2 after 45 overs
Over Summary 0 0 1 1 4 1; IND 227/2 after 45 overs; Kohli 68 (90), Sarfaraz 68 (66)
Phillips to continue. Good over for India, seven runs from it.
4:53 PM
1st Test Day 3 | IND vs NZ LIVE SCORE UPDATES: IND 220/2 after 44 overs
Over Summary 0 0 1 1LB 0 4; IND 220/2 after 44 overs; Kohli 67 (89), Sarfaraz 62 (61)
William to continue. He conceeds six runs in the over.
William to continue. He conceeds six runs in the over.
4:48 PM
1st Test Day 3 | IND vs NZ LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Ten runs from the over
Over Summary 1 4 4 0 0 1; IND 214/2 after 43 overs; Kohli 62 (84), Sarfaraz 62 (60)
Glenn Phillips to continue. Kohli is taking agrresive route now as he hits back to back fours on the second and third ball of the over. Ten runs came from the over
Glenn Phillips to continue. Kohli is taking agrresive route now as he hits back to back fours on the second and third ball of the over. Ten runs came from the over
4:45 PM
1st Test Day 3 | IND vs NZ LIVE SCORE UPDATES: IND 204/2 after 42 overs
Over Summary 2 1 0 1 0 1; IND 204/2 after 42 overs; Kohli 53 (79), Sarfaraz 61 (59)
O'Rourke continues the attack as Sarfaraz runs a quick couple of runs towards cover. He follows up with a quick single to give Kohli the strike. Kohli then blocked off the 3rd ball and followed up with a single to complet 9000 Test career runs for India. He is only the 4th Indian to achieve the feat after Tendulkar, Dravid and Gavaskar.
Sarfaraz then blocked off the next ball to take a single on the last delivery.
O'Rourke continues the attack as Sarfaraz runs a quick couple of runs towards cover. He follows up with a quick single to give Kohli the strike. Kohli then blocked off the 3rd ball and followed up with a single to complet 9000 Test career runs for India. He is only the 4th Indian to achieve the feat after Tendulkar, Dravid and Gavaskar.
Sarfaraz then blocked off the next ball to take a single on the last delivery.
4:40 PM
1st Test Day 3 | IND vs NZ LIVE SCORE UPDATES: IND 199/2 after 41 overs
Over Summary 0 0 0 1 0 1; IND 199/2 after 41 overs; Kohli 52 (77), Sarfaraz 58 (55)
Phillips continues the attack as Kohli blocks off the first 3 deliveries and then takes a single to give the strike to Sarfaraz. Sarfaraz then blocks off the next delivery and rotates the strike on the next one with a single.
Phillips continues the attack as Kohli blocks off the first 3 deliveries and then takes a single to give the strike to Sarfaraz. Sarfaraz then blocks off the next delivery and rotates the strike on the next one with a single.
4:35 PM
1st Test Day 3 | IND vs NZ LIVE SCORE UPDATES: IND 197/2 after 40 overs
Over Summary 0 0 0 0 0 0; IND 197/2 after 40 overs; Kohli 51 (73), Sarfaraz 57 (53)
Henry continues the attack with Sarfaraz blocking off the first delivery followed by an LBW shout which is dismissed by the umpire. Sarfaraz then blocks off the next 4 deliveries. Maiden over by Henry.
Henry continues the attack with Sarfaraz blocking off the first delivery followed by an LBW shout which is dismissed by the umpire. Sarfaraz then blocks off the next 4 deliveries. Maiden over by Henry.
4:31 PM
1st Test Day 3 | IND vs NZ LIVE SCORE UPDATES: IND 197/2 after 39 overs
Over Summary 0 1 2 2 1 0; IND 197/2 after 39 overs; Kohli 51 (73), Sarfaraz 57 (47)
Phillips continues the attack with Kohli taking a single off the 2nd delivery. Sarfaraz takes a quick couple of runs by pushing the ball towards third man. He follows it up with another quick double by sweeping the ball towards fine leg. Sarfaraz rotated the strike with another single.
Kohli blocked the final delivery.
Phillips continues the attack with Kohli taking a single off the 2nd delivery. Sarfaraz takes a quick couple of runs by pushing the ball towards third man. He follows it up with another quick double by sweeping the ball towards fine leg. Sarfaraz rotated the strike with another single.
Kohli blocked the final delivery.
4:27 PM
1st Test Day 3 | IND vs NZ LIVE SCORE UPDATES: IND 191/2 after 38 overs
Over Summary 1 1 0 0 0 1; IND 191/2 after 38 overs; Kohli 50 (70), Sarfaraz 52 (44)
Henry continues the attack as Kohli takes a single off the first ball. Sarfaraz rotates the strike with another comfortable single.
Henry bowls 3 consecutive dot balls followed by a single by the batter to bring up his fifty.
Henry continues the attack as Kohli takes a single off the first ball. Sarfaraz rotates the strike with another comfortable single.
Henry bowls 3 consecutive dot balls followed by a single by the batter to bring up his fifty.
4:22 PM
1st Test Day 3 | IND vs NZ LIVE SCORE UPDATES: IND 188/2 after 37 overs
Over Summary 1 4 0 0 0 1; IND 188/2 after 37 overs; Kohli 48 (65), Sarfaraz 51 (43)
Phillips enters the fray again as Sarfaraz takes a single off his first delivery. Kohli goes straight down the ground for a well-hit FOUR. Kohli then blocks off the next 3 deliveries. The star batter then takes a single off the last ball
Phillips enters the fray again as Sarfaraz takes a single off his first delivery. Kohli goes straight down the ground for a well-hit FOUR. Kohli then blocks off the next 3 deliveries. The star batter then takes a single off the last ball
4:18 PM
1st Test Day 3 | IND vs NZ LIVE SCORE UPDATES: IND 182/2 after 36 overs
Over Summary 1 0 1 0 0 1; IND 182/2 after 35 overs; Kohli 43 (60), Sarfaraz 50 (42)
Henry continues the atack as Sarfaraz takes the single off the first delivery. Kohli then blocks the second delivery and rotates the strike on the 3rd one.
Sarfaraz blcoks off the next 2 deliveries and then completes his fifty on the last ball.
Henry continues the atack as Sarfaraz takes the single off the first delivery. Kohli then blocks the second delivery and rotates the strike on the 3rd one.
Sarfaraz blcoks off the next 2 deliveries and then completes his fifty on the last ball.
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First Published: Oct 18 2024 | 8:21 AM IST
