IND vs NZ Highlights, 3rd Test Day 2: New Zealand lead by 143 despite Jadeja-Ashwin's brilliance

Right then, that is it from this Test and this series as well. New Zealand clean sweeps India with some excellent performances in all three games. The trophy has been handed over to the Kiwi skipper, Tom Latham who joins his teammates and lifts it together, and poses for some pictures. The hosts do not have much time to think about this as they have a 4-match T20I series coming up against South Africa. The first game will be played on 8th November. New Zealand takes on Sri Lanka in the shortest format as well in a 2-game series with the first one scheduled for 9th November. As far as the WTC is concerned, India's next stop is Australia for the Border Gavaskar Trophy starting from 22nd November while New Zealand will be hosting England in a three-match series. The first Test will be played on 28th November. But as you know, you can always join us early for all the build-up to every game. Until then, cheers and goodbye!

Tom Latham, the victorious skipper of New Zealand says that he is very ecstatic about this series win. Adds that the boys have done a very good job, and they were challenged with the bat and ball, but they overcame it. Tells that the seamers did the job in Bangalore and different players stepped up at different times for them. Mentions that in the last game, it was Santner and this time it was Ajaz Patel. Says that they wanted to come here and be aggressive with the bat and proactive with the ball. Further adds that they did not play that badly in Sri Lanka, but here they fell on the right side of the toss and adapted to the conditions brilliantly. Ends by saying that the girls winning the T20 World Cup was special, but this series win is also a very memorable one for them.

Will Young is the PLAYER OF THE SERIES for his consistent run with the bat in such tough batting conditions. Young says it is a massive win and is very proud of the boys. Says he just tries to keep it simple and trusts his defense a lot. On being asked about what he has achieved, he says it is about coming here and creating happy memories with the boys.

Ajaz Patel is the PLAYER OF THE MATCH for his incredible 11/160 in this game. He says that he might have to carry a little piece of this ground everywhere he goes. Adds that spin bowling is all about rhythm, and he did not find that in Pune but here he felt much more in control. Mentions that he was confident in the morning session on Day 2 but the pitch did not offer much. However, after Lunch, it started to turn more and he felt more confident using his shape guile. Says that Rishabh Pant put a lot of pressure on them, and he had to think out of the box to do something different against him.

Rohit Sharma, the captain of India is up for a chat. He says it is a bitter pill to swallow. Says losing a series at home is not digestible. Accepts that they didn't play their best cricket and that New Zealand totally outplayed them. Adds that they didn't put enough runs in the first innings in the first two Tests and were always behind the game. Tells that in this game, they had the lead but failed to capitalize on that. Adds that while chasing, it is important to build partnerships, which they considerably failed. Mentions they wanted to apply themselves in the game well but that didn't go as planned. Further adds that there are certain areas he focuses on when he goes out to bat, but it didn't come off this series. About the positives, Rohit says that Pant, Gill, and Sundar have shown how to bat on these kinds of surfaces and that you have to be proactive and be aware of what to do. Says this was an unfortunate series and admits that even as a captain, he wasn't at his best to lead the side. Ends by saying that they collectively failed as a unit.

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Daryl Mitchell is up for a quick chat. He says it feels really special to win the Test match on such a historic ground and more special to clean sweep the world-class Indian side. On the surface, he mentions that they knew that it was turning a lot so they wanted to put pressure on the bowlers States they aimed to survive as long as they could and wanted to land the ball in the right areas and wait for their chances. Says they are just a bunch of Kiwis ready to take on the world.

Akash Deep struck early with Tom Latham’s wicket, but Devon Conway and Will Young battled hard to narrow the gap to 2 by Tea. Sensing survival alone wouldn’t be enough, the Kiwis batted aggressively in the final session, but the Indian spinners kept striking back. Ravichandran Ashwin’s brilliant catch to dismiss Daryl Mitchell turned the tide, and though Will Young’s fifty and Glenn Phillips’ cameo pushed the lead past 100, Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja’s combined seven wickets left New Zealand at 171/9, setting up an intense finale.

India started Day 2 with an aggressive intent, as Rishabh Pant took 12 runs off the first over, setting an electric tone. Pant and Shubman Gill both reached fifties, pushing the Kiwis onto the back foot as they scrambled to contain runs. New Zealand got a lucky break before Lunch when Ish Sodhi ended a promising 96-run stand. The second session saw a Kiwi comeback, with Ajaz Patel’s impressive five-for limiting India to a slim 28-run lead.

Will Young, continuing his rich vein of form, displayed exceptional temperament in crafting a well-made 71, while Daryl Mitchell emerged as the innings' top-scorer with a determined 82. However, the spin duo of Washington Sundar and Ravindra Jadeja proved too hot to handle on the responsive surface. Their exceptional bowling performance cut short New Zealand's aspirations of batting through the first day, restricting them to a modest total of 235. When India came out to bat, they had a huge opportunity to go past New Zealand's total, but there came a twist. More than a twist, a streak of unwanted shots, and a hasty run-out that reduced India to 86/4 at the end of the first day.

In what turned out to be a fascinating Test match, New Zealand's decision to bat first on the red-soil surface didn't quite go according to plan. The pitch revealed its true colors early on, offering significant turn from day one and challenging the Kiwi batter's technique against spin. Despite losing early wickets and finding themselves in a precarious position, the Black Caps showed remarkable resilience through a game-changing 87-run partnership between Will Young and Daryl Mitchell. 

Coming into Day 3, we knew we would get a result but the pendulum shifted from one team to another and every ball was an event. New Zealand set up a target of 147 runs adding just 3 to their overnight score, but their bowlers were absolutely fantastic. Matt Henry with a great plan got rid of Rohit Sharma early and it started a collapse. The hosts found themselves at 29/5 in the blink of an eye. However, Rishabh Pant started a counter-attack and steadied the ship along with Jadeja for a while. He went on to get a half-century, but never really got support from the other end and once he was dismissed on 64, it was all New Zealand. Ajaz Patel shined with a match-winning six-wicket haul while Glenn Phillips supported well with three wickets helping to a victory by 25 runs.

NEW ZEALAND CREATES HISTORY IN INDIA! This is probably one of their finest-ever Test wins and we can see that from their celebrations and how much it means to them. They not only whitewash India here but also keep their chances alive for the World Test Championship final. It was once again, Ajaz Patel who came back to haunt them at his birthplace and he absolutely loves it here at Wankhede. For India, Rishabh Pant fought a lone battle and it looked like he would take the game away, but the Kiwis had other ideas and registered a special, special win.

29.1: Ajaz Patel to Washington Sundar, OUT! KNOCKED HIM OVER! NEW ZEALAND BLANK INDIA OUT IN THIS 3-MATCH TEST SERIES AND EXECUTE A DOMINATING CLEAN SWEEP! History has been scripted at the Wankhede Stadium and probably the greatest Test series win in the history of New Zealand cricket. And this is the first ever time when India has been whitewashed in a 3-match Test series on their home soil. Absolute pin-drop silence in the stadium but exactly contradictory scenes in the visitors' camp as their joy knows no bounds. Coming to the delivery, Ajaz Patel bowls it from over the stumps, and tosses this one up. Full in length, outside off, and it lands right on the rough and spins back in viciously. Washington Sundar sits down to access the slog sweep but the turn gets the better of him. He gets no bat on it and the ball disturbs the furniture. Ajaz Patel finish off with a spectacular 6-for but this has been a complete team performance by the Blackcaps. They win this series by 3-0.

28.6: Glenn Phillips to Mohammed Siraj, Siraj gets a huge cheer for keeping it out. Flat and full, outside off, Mohammed Siraj leans ahead and defends it to the cover region.

Mohammed Siraj is the last man in.

28.5: Glenn Phillips to Akash Deep, OUT! BOWLED'EM! TOTALLY OUTFOXED! GLENN PHILLIPS, YOU BEAUTY! He pitches this one right on the money, full and just outside off. It lands, grips and turns back in prodigiously. Akash Deep takes his front foot out to defend but plays over the line of the ball which creates a huge gap between the bat and the pad. The ball turns sharply and sneaks through the gates before crashing into the wickets. New Zealand just a solitary wicket away from creating history at the Wankhede. And 26 surely feels like an Everest to climb now. PHILLIPS ON A HAT TRICK.

Akash Deep comes out to the middle now.

28.4: Glenn Phillips to Ravichandran Ashwin, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! An appeal and up goes the finger. Ravichandran Ashwin though reviews it and challenges the on-field decision. But another unnecessary shot selection here by an Indian batter. Coming to the ball, this is a fuller-length delivery, just around off, spinning a tad bit into the batter. Ravichandran Ashwin premeditates and sits down to reverse sweep. Goes through the shot but doesn't get any bat on it and Tom Blundell does the rest behind the stumps. UltraEdge comes up and shows the spike off the gloves. OUT IT IS! India lose their 8th wicket and New Zealand can believe it now. India need 26 more to win.

28.3: Glenn Phillips to Ravichandran Ashwin, Phillips dishes out a fuller ball, on middle, Ravichandran Ashwin trusts his front foot and pushes it to mid on.

28.2: Glenn Phillips to Ravichandran Ashwin, Tossed up, sharply turning on the middle, Ravichandran Ashwin goes back and across and punches it to cover.

28.1: Glenn Phillips to Washington Sundar, Good batting this! Pitched very full, on the stumps, Washington Sundar clears his front leg to create room and drives it with a straight bat down to long off for a single.

27.6: Ajaz Patel to Ravichandran Ashwin, Beaten once more! Good-length delivery, pitching on middle and spinning away. Ashwin hangs back and plays inside the line and is comprehensively beaten on the outside edge. India need 27 runs to win with just 3 wickets in hand.

27.5: Ajaz Patel to Ravichandran Ashwin, Beauty! Pitches it on the middle stump line, grips and spins sharply away from the batter. Ravichandran Ashwin goes for a back foot punch but is beaten all ends up on the turn and bounce. The ball zips past his outside edge.

27.4: Ajaz Patel to Washington Sundar, Outside off, full in length, turning back in. Washington Sundar uses the sweep to good effect and gets it over the inner ring for a single at deep backward square leg.

27.3: Ajaz Patel to Ravichandran Ashwin, Drags his length back does Ajaz, around off, Ravichandran Ashwin is quick to hang back and cuts it past point for a single. Every run is being cheered by the crowd.

27.2: Ajaz Patel to Ravichandran Ashwin, Silly point in place now with a forward short leg. Full, tossed up, on off, Ashwin strides ahead and eases it short cover.

27.1: Ajaz Patel to Ravichandran Ashwin, Nice and full, flighted around off, Ravichandran Ashwin lunges ahead and defends it off the outer half of the bat.

26.6: Glenn Phillips to Washington Sundar, Turning away from the southpaw, on a good length, Washington Sundar just fends it off the back foot to the off side.

26.5: Glenn Phillips to Washington Sundar, Full and around off, Washington Sundar lunges out with a good stride forward and pushes it with soft hands to cover.

26.4: Glenn Phillips to Ravichandran Ashwin, Short and on the stumps. It turns sharply back into batter, Ashwin flicks it to the right of deep mid-wicket for a run.

26.3: Glenn Phillips to Ravichandran Ashwin, OH GOODNESS! Ashwin does it well! Full and on the stumps, Ravichandran Ashwin leans ahead to defend but it goes off the inside edge and rolls towards the sticks. Ashwin quickly realises it and turns around to flick the ball with the bat. The ball does contact the stump but the bail does not come up. He flicks the ball in the second attempt and can breathe a sigh of relief.

26.2: Glenn Phillips to Ravichandran Ashwin, Fuller again, with a looped-up trajectory, around off, Ravichandran Ashwin leans ahead with a big stride and blocks it well.

26.1: Glenn Phillips to Ravichandran Ashwin, Pushed through, fuller and turning in on off, Ravichandran Ashwin defends it out with a straight bat.

25.6: Ajaz Patel to Washington Sundar, A stifled appeal for LBW, but the umpire says no! Ajaz Patel is not that interested but Tom Latham is and takes the review. Floated, full and around off, turns in sharply, Washington Sundar strides out and lets it hit his pads. Latham thinks it has spun enough to hit the stumps but Ball Tracking shows otherwise. A poor review from New Zealand and they do not have any more left to use.

25.5: Ajaz Patel to Ravichandran Ashwin, Flatter, short and on off, Ravichandran Ashwin steers it towards cover-point for one.

25.4: Ajaz Patel to Ravichandran Ashwin, FOUR BYES! Crucial runs for India! Slower through the air, full and around off again, turns away with some bounce this time. Ravichandran Ashwin is nowhere near to play at that and Tom Blundell also has no chance of stopping that from going to the boundary.

25.3: Ajaz Patel to Ravichandran Ashwin, Flighted, full and on off, spins away again, Ravichandran Ashwin plays inside the line of it as the ball goes past the outside edge again.

25.2: Ajaz Patel to Ravichandran Ashwin, Tossed up, full and on middle, turns away sharply, Ravichandran Ashwin looks to defend with a straight bat but gets beaten on the outside edge.

25.1: Ajaz Patel to Ravichandran Ashwin, Sloppy! Floated, short and around off, turns away, Ravichandran Ashwin looks to guide it away but gets an outside edge. The ball lands in front of short third and spins away, Matt Henry fails to judge it and lets it through but does well to chase after it and stop it. Two runs taken. India needs 35 runs to win now!

24.6: Glenn Phillips to Ravichandran Ashwin, Another shorter one, on off, Ravichandran Ashwin pushes it towards sweeper covers for one.

24.5: Glenn Phillips to Washington Sundar, Shorter in length and around off, Washington Sundar punches it through covers for a single.

24.4: Glenn Phillips to Washington Sundar, Quicker, full and on off, Washington Sundar drills it hard but straight to short covers.

24.3: Glenn Phillips to Washington Sundar, Flighted, full and on middle, Washington Sundar defends it on the front foot.

24.2: Glenn Phillips to Washington Sundar, Floated, full and on off, Washington Sundar prods forward and blocks it out.

24.1: Glenn Phillips to Washington Sundar, Short and outside off, Washington Sundar cuts it away straight to point.

23.6: Ajaz Patel to Ravichandran Ashwin, Goes short and on off, turns away, Ravichandran Ashwin stabs it to the left of the bowler, Ajaz Patel dives to that side to make the stop. Maiden over! 

23.5: Ajaz Patel to Ravichandran Ashwin, Flighted, full and on middle, turns away a bit, Ravichandran Ashwin strides out to defend but gets an outside edge along the ground to the off side.

23.4: Ajaz Patel to Ravichandran Ashwin, Flatter, full and on middle, Ravichandran Ashwin knocks it down the pitch.

23.3: Ajaz Patel to Ravichandran Ashwin, Floated, full and around off, turns away again, Ravichandran Ashwin leaves it alone.

23.2: Ajaz Patel to Ravichandran Ashwin, BEAUTY! Slower through the air, full and on off, grips and turns away with bounce. Ravichandran Ashwin gets drawn forward to block but the ball spins past the outside edge.

23.1: Ajaz Patel to Ravichandran Ashwin, Tossed up, full and on middle, Ravichandran Ashwin turns it to short leg.

22.6: Glenn Phillips to Washington Sundar, Flatter, full and on middle, Washington Sundar drives it wide of covers where Tom Latham dives to his right to stop the single.

22.5: Glenn Phillips to Washington Sundar, Flighted, full and on middle, Washington Sundar knocks it down the pitch.

22.4: Glenn Phillips to Washington Sundar, Short and around off, Washington Sundar stays back and keeps it out.

22.3: Glenn Phillips to Ravichandran Ashwin, Flatter, full and on middle, Ravichandran Ashwin drills it down to long on for a run.

22.2: Glenn Phillips to Ravichandran Ashwin, Floated, full and on off, Ravichandran Ashwin pushes it to short covers.

22.1: Glenn Phillips to Ravichandran Ashwin, Phillips bowls it fuller and around off, Ravichandran Ashwin takes a huge stride ahead and places it in front of cover.

21.6: Ajaz Patel to Ravichandran Ashwin, Short and on middle, Ravichandran Ashwin clips it through mid-wicket for a single.

21.5: Ajaz Patel to Ravichandran Ashwin, Flighted, full and on middle, Ravichandran Ashwin blocks it out.

Ravichandran Ashwin is the new batter in for India at number 9.

21.4: Ajaz Patel to Rishabh Pant, OUT! TAKEN! Oh dear oh dear! We have another twist in the tale in this game, Rishabh Pant is not happy with this decision but has to walk back. Ajaz Patel slows it up a bit, full and on off, turns in sharply with bounce, Rishabh Pant uses his feet and looks to defend but the ball passes close to his inside edge and pops up, Tom Blundell, the keeper gets forward and completes the catch. Another appeal for bat-pad, but turned down again! Tom Latham is desperate here and decides to take the review. UltraEdge shows a spike when the bat hits his pad, but there is also a spike when the ball is close to the bat and there is no gap in the replay. The third umpire overturns the on-field call and there is complete silence around the ground. Pant cannot believe it one bit, and has an animated chat with the on-field umpire, Michael Gough. But, it is done and dusted as the decision has been made and he goes back with the slowest walks to the dressing room, departing after 64 off 57 and this is anyone's game now. Boos all around the Wankhede as the controller of the game is gone. Ajaz Patel gets his 7th five-wicket haul, and each of them has come in the subcontinent. New Zealand can now sense history in the making as they are just 3 wickets away from executing a clean sweep.

21.3: Ajaz Patel to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! There he goes again! Flighted, full and around middle, Rishabh Pant goes down on one knee and swipes it away towards the deep square leg fence for a boundary.

21.2: Ajaz Patel to Rishabh Pant, A shout for bat-pad, but turned down! However, Tom Latham goes a review here and it looks more in desperation. Floated, full and on off, turns in sharply, Rishabh Pant strides out to push at it but misses as the ball goes off his pads to Daryl Mitchell at first slip. UltraEdge confirms no bat involved and the Kiwis lose another review.

21.1: Ajaz Patel to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! Takes the risk, gets the reward! Tossed up, full and around middle, Rishabh Pant skips down the track and heaves it off the inside half of the bat wide of long on. Matt Henry runs to his left but fails to reach it and it goes away for a boundary. The 100 comes up for India. 

Ajaz Patel (10-0-43-4) to continue his spell.

20.6: Glenn Phillips to Rishabh Pant, Six singles in the over! Rishabh Pant steps out to this full delivery and drills it to long on. New Zealand cannot afford to give easy runs like this.

20.5: Glenn Phillips to Washington Sundar, Flighted, full and on leg, Washington Sundar tucks it towards mid-wicket for one more. India needs 50 runs to win now.

20.4: Glenn Phillips to Rishabh Pant, Short again, on middle, Rishabh Pant moves back and pats it towards mid-wicket for one.

20.3: Glenn Phillips to Washington Sundar, Flatter, short and on off, Washington Sundar stabs it out just wide of short covers and calls for the run. Pant scampers across the other end to complete it. A direct hit and it would have been very close.

20.2: Glenn Phillips to Rishabh Pant, Tossed up, full and on middle, Rishabh Pant uses is feet and eases it towards long on for a run.

20.1: Glenn Phillips to Washington Sundar, First runs after Lunch! Glenn Phillips starts with a short delivery, on leg, Washington Sundar nudges it through mid-wicket for a single.

Welcome back, folks, for the second and what could possibly be the final session of this riveting Test series. There hasn't been one dull moment in this series and this is turning out to be a perfect culmination. The crowd is absolutely electric at the Wankhede and why not! India's hopes rely well and truly on Rishabh Pant as he walks out to resume his inning with Washington Sundar. The players of New Zealand too, take their fielding positions after a brief huddle talk. It will be Glenn Phillips to resume the proceedings with the ball for the visitors. Here we go...

... DAY 3, SESSION 2 ...

But India's biggest enemy? Themselves. Instead of playing smart cricket with singles and calculated risks, they opted for rash unwanted shots and paid the price. And those earlier lusty blows from New Zealand's tail - Ajaz and Henry each clearing the ropes once - now felt like decisive punches in this nail-biting contest. Twelve precious runs turned from footnotes to headlines in this gripping chase. Well then, the equation now stands as - India needs 55 runs for a consolation win, and New Zealand are just 4 quality deliveries away from executing the clean sweep on the Indian soil. Who will handle the pressure well? We will find out in the second session that begins in about 40 minutes from now. Stay tuned.

Ajaz Patel though couldn't step a wrong foot in this game. Just as Pant and Jadeja looked set to steer India home, Ajaz Patel broke their 42-run stand. Call it a huge slice of luck for Pant, as him playing his usual fearless cricket, had earlier survived a close call - Latham's decision not to review coming back to haunt the Kiwis. This reprieve turned him into a crisis man for India as he constructed a precious 50 which of course looked more than a ton.

While Latham's tactical field placements kept the pressure cooker whistling, with the field being crowded near the batter, Pant had other ideas. True to his fearless philosophy, he danced down the track fearlessly, launching boundaries at will. His aggressive intent, coupled with Jadeja's calm presence at the other end, started shifting the momentum gradually. The scoreboard kept ticking on with timely singles and doubles. 

New Zealand were never going to go without a fight and that's exactly what happened. Matt Henry drew first blood early, but it was Ajaz Patel who truly ignited the Kiwi charge, claiming two massive scalps in his first two overs. With the Wankhede pitch playing tricks and dancing to the tune of the spinners, 147 felt like scaling Everest. Latham's masterstroke of introducing Phillips paid instant dividends - his golden arm striking in the very first over. Before India could even blink, their batting fortress lay in ruins - Rohit, Jaiswal, Gill, Kohli, and Sarfaraz were all back in the pavilion scoring only 19 runs between them. From chase to crisis, the game had turned on its head with New Zealand closing in on executing the most unthinkable.

With a target of 147 runs that seemed achievable on paper, India's victory appeared within grasp. However, their persistent opening partnership troubles came back to haunt them. Rohit Sharma's impetuous decision to play a rash pull shot led to his downfall, while Shubman Gill's misjudgment resulted in his dismissal for just one run. What initially appeared to be a manageable chase quickly transformed into a daunting task as India found themselves three wickets down inside the first five overs with Virat too making zero impact.

Staring at a challenging position with only one wicket remaining, New Zealand's last pair of Ajaz Patel and William O'Rourke aimed to show resilience at the crease. However, their hopes were swiftly shattered by the brilliance of Ravindra Jadeja, who capped off a magnificent spell with a five-wicket haul.

LUNCH, DAY 3! SESSION SUMMARY - 22.2 Overs, 95 runs, 7 wickets. The players head for Lunch, but not quite sure whether any of the teams would be able to get anything under their throats. Superb last 20 minutes or so for India after a monumental collapse, yet again. The session would have well and truly gone New Zealand's way but Rishabh Pant proved to be the cog in their wheel and he stands as the lone warrior battling it out. And as long as Pant is there, India's hopes are alive, but still, hanging by a thread.

19.6: Ajaz Patel to Rishabh Pant, Short again and around off, Rishabh Pant moves back and keeps it out to the off side. THAT WILL BE LUNCH ON DAY 3!

19.5: Ajaz Patel to Rishabh Pant, A bit short, on middle, Rishabh Pant pats it to the left if the bowler.

19.4: Ajaz Patel to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! FIFTY FOR PANT! It has been a one-man show for India and as long as he is there anything can happen. Another short delivery, on middle, Rishabh Pant rocks back quickly and this time heaves it behind square on the leg side for four more runs. India needs 55 runs to win now!

19.3: Ajaz Patel to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! Brilliant shot! Ajaz Patel lands this short of a length and around middle, Rishabh Pant pics up the length early, gets on top of it and pulls it away towards the deep mid-wicket fence for a boundary.

19.2: Ajaz Patel to Washington Sundar, Flatter, short and on off, turns in sharply with bounce, Washington Sundar gets surprised by the bounce and slaps it aerially but just in front of mid off. They cross.

19.1: Ajaz Patel to Washington Sundar, DROPPED! A fine effort though! Tossed up, full and on middle, turns in, Washington Sundar looks to slog sweep but gets a bit of a top edge. The flies towards the deep mid-wicket region, and Devon Conway from deep square leg covers a lot of ground to his right, extends his arms but just fails to reach it. Two runs taken.

18.6: Glenn Phillips to Rishabh Pant, Arm ball, full and on leg, angling in, Rishabh Pant looks to play but misses as the ball goes off his pads to Daryl Mitchell at first slip who grabs it. An appeal for LBW, but it is turned down.

18.5: Glenn Phillips to Rishabh Pant, Goes short this time, on middle, Rishabh Pant stays back and keeps it out.

18.4: Glenn Phillips to Rishabh Pant, Slows it up, full and on middle, turns away a shy bit, Rishabh Pant prods forward to block but gets beaten on the outside edge.

18.3: Glenn Phillips to Rishabh Pant, Flighted, full and around middle, Rishabh Pant strides out and blocks it out.

18.2: Glenn Phillips to Rishabh Pant, Tossed up, full and on leg, Rishabh Pant turns it to the leg side.

18.1: Glenn Phillips to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! Gets it away! Quicker, short but down the leg side, Rishabh Pant goes down and gets inside the line of the ball and scoops it towards the fine leg fence for a boundary.

17.6: Ajaz Patel to Washington Sundar, Flighted, full and on off, Washington Sundar defends it on the front foot.

17.5: Ajaz Patel to Washington Sundar, Goes short and around middle, Washington Sundar moves back and pulls it wide of deep mid-wicket for a brace. India needs 70 runs to win now!

17.4: Ajaz Patel to Rishabh Pant, Ajaz Patel sees the batter advance and drags his length back and keeps it away from the batter. Rishabh Pant is halfway down the track and fends it off the inner half of the bat towards mid-wicket for one.

17.3: Ajaz Patel to Washington Sundar,Tossed up, full and on off, Washington Sundar goes down and sweeps it towards deep square leg for a run.

17.2: Ajaz Patel to Rishabh Pant, Fires one full and on leg, Rishabh Pant clips it through square leg for a single.

17.1: Ajaz Patel to Rishabh Pant, Flatter, short and on middle, Rishabh Pant stays back and tucks it to short mid-wicket.

16.6: Glenn Phillips to Washington Sundar, Slows it up, full and on off, Washington Sundar negotiates it well.

16.5: Glenn Phillips to Washington Sundar, Flighted, full and on middle, Washington Sundar defends it on the front foot.

16.4: Glenn Phillips to Washington Sundar, A loud appeal for caught behind, but turned down! Daryl Mitchell at first slip and Glenn Phillips are very confident and convince Tom Latham to take the review. This is flighted, full and on off, turns away, Washington Sundar prods forward to block but the ball passes very close from the outside edge. UltraEdge confirms no bat involved and New Zealand lose a review.

16.3: Glenn Phillips to Rishabh Pant, Uppish but safe! Flighted, full and around leg, Rishabh Pant goes for the sweep but gets a top edge that falls safely in the vacant square leg region. They cross.

16.2: Glenn Phillips to Rishabh Pant, Tossed up, full and on leg, Rishabh Pant prods forward and blocks it out.

16.1: Glenn Phillips to Rishabh Pant, Floated, short and on middle, turns away, Rishabh Pant watches it through and keeps it out to the off side.

Washington Sundar is in at number 8 now.

15.6: Ajaz Patel to Ravindra Jadeja, OUT! TAKEN! A fantastic catch from Will Young! Ajaz Patel gets his fourth and breaks the 42-run stand. This is a bit quicker, short and on middle, Ravindra Jadeja moves back to flick it away hard. But he only manages an inside edge onto his pads as the ball lobs up wide of short leg, Young dives to his right and grabs it with his outstretched right hand by tumbling over. Sharp awareness by Young. India needs 76 more runs to win with only 4 wickets in hand!

15.5: Ajaz Patel to Ravindra Jadeja, Slower through the air, full and around off, turns in sharply, Ravindra Jadeja stride out and leaves it alone.

15.4: Ajaz Patel to Rishabh Pant, Short again and on middle, Rishabh Pant pulls it towards deep square leg for one.

15.3: Ajaz Patel to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! Put away! Ajaz Patel drags his length back and on off, turns in, Rishabh Pant latches on to it quickly and heaves it away towards the deep square leg fence for a boundary.

15.2: Ajaz Patel to Rishabh Pant, Flatter, full and on middle and on off, Rishabh Pant stays deep in his crease and blocks it out.

15.1: Ajaz Patel to Rishabh Pant, Good fielding! Tossed up, full and on middle, Rishabh Pant goes down and plays the reverse sweep. Daryl Mitchell at first slip anticipates it quickly and moves early to his left to stop it.

14.6: Glenn Phillips to Rishabh Pant, A single to end the over! Short of a good length, turning away from the batter, Rishabh Pant hangs back quickly and punches it towards deep cover for a single. India need 81 more to win now.

14.5: Glenn Phillips to Rishabh Pant, Very slow through the air, but in front of the sticks this time around, Rishabh Pant takes a big stride ahead and blocks it under his bat.

14.4: Glenn Phillips to Rishabh Pant, Slow and full, around off, Rishabh Pant leans out and pushes it firmly back to Phillips.

14.3: Glenn Phillips to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! Handy, quite handy runs these! A welcome boundary for India and the Wankhede echoes with cheers again! Tossed up, full and on the leg stump line, Rishabh Pant takes a huge stride ahead and sits down and plays the conventional sweep to deep backward square leg for a cracking boundary.

14.2: Glenn Phillips to Rishabh Pant, Closer to the off-pole, on a good length, Rishabh Pant goes deeper inside the crease and slashes it straight to cover. Denies a single on a very sharp call.

14.1: Glenn Phillips to Rishabh Pant, Risky that from Pant! Much fuller in length, outside off, Rishabh Pant reverse sweeps but gets a top edge over the slip for a couple of runs. Daryl Mitchell from the first slip chases the ball and keeps it to two.

13.6: Ajaz Patel to Ravindra Jadeja, Wide of off, on a fuller length, turning in, Ravindra Jadeja walks across off and just taps it to the surface.

13.5: Ajaz Patel to Ravindra Jadeja, Full and outside off. Jadeja takes a huge stride forward and tries to block. The ball gets hit on the splice of the bat and rolls to the right of the silly point fielder.

13.4: Ajaz Patel to Ravindra Jadeja, Just ahead of the short leg fielder. Lovely delivery. Curves back into the left-hander from the rough, full and around off, Jadeja leans ahead to defend but gets it off the shoulder of the bat and falls just ahead of short leg.

13.3: Ajaz Patel to Rishabh Pant, He is not shying away from playing those reverse sweeps. Full in length, around off, Rishabh Pant reverse sweeps it to deep backward point for a single.

13.2: Ajaz Patel to Rishabh Pant, Pushed through, quick and flat outside off, Rishabh Pant digs it out to the left of the first slip where the fielder makes a diving stop.

13.1: Ajaz Patel to Rishabh Pant, Nicely tossed up, full and on off, Pant leans ahead and pushes it gently to the right of the bowler.

12.6: Glenn Phillips to Ravindra Jadeja, What a delivery! Drifting in on off, it lands and leaves the batter with a prodigious turn. Ravindra Jadeja strides across but keeps the bat away from the ball. Leaves.

12.5: Glenn Phillips to Ravindra Jadeja, Drifting in on the leg stump, full in length, Ravindra Jadeja lunges ahead and blocks it solidly back to the bowler.

12.4: Glenn Phillips to Rishabh Pant, 'CATCH IT' is the call from Blundell but it lands on the bounce to long on. Flat and full, on the stumps, Rishabh Pant dances down the ground and lofts it off the inside half of the bat. It falls just ahead of Rachin Ravindra at long on. They cross.

12.3: Glenn Phillips to Ravindra Jadeja, Tossed up, fuller and on the leg stump line, Ravindra Jadeja lunges out and works it to the vacant mid-wicket region and runs a quick single. He wants the second, but Glenn Phillips chases the ball quickly scooting to his left and prevents another run.

12.2: Glenn Phillips to Ravindra Jadeja, Flat and full around off, Ravindra Jadeja leans on and stabs it to the surface.

12.1: Glenn Phillips to Rishabh Pant, Drifting on the leg stump line on a fuller length, Rishabh Pant gets a thick outside edge to cover-point for a single.

11.6: Ajaz Patel to Ravindra Jadeja, Turning in from outside off, on a good length, Ravindra Jadeja gets behind the line of the ball and tucks it to the leg side, just near the deck.

11.5: Ajaz Patel to Rishabh Pant, Pushed through, fuller and outside off, Rishabh Pant sits down and fetches it from outside off. Sweeps it a bit aerially over square leg for a single.

11.4: Ajaz Patel to Ravindra Jadeja, Much fuller on the off stump line, Ravindra Jadeja drives it to long on for another single.

11.3: Ajaz Patel to Ravindra Jadeja, Ajaz tosses it full and outside off, Ravindra Jadeja shuffles outside off to negate the turn and wears it on his body.

11.2: Ajaz Patel to Rishabh Pant, Full in length, spinning in from outside off. Pant shuffles across and flicks it a bit aerially to the left of square leg for a single.

11.1: Ajaz Patel to Rishabh Pant, Short in length, on the off stump line, Rishabh Pant tries to pull it very hard and loses the grip of his bottom hand and wears it on his body. An appeal for LBW by Ajaz but he is the only one who is interested. Goodness me! The Ball Tracking later showed that the ball was clipping the leg stump. Latham initially though that it came off the inside edge but India could have been effectively 6 down had New Zealand taken the review.

10.6: Glenn Phillips to Rishabh Pant, Another rank full toss on the stumps, Jadeja dances down the track and steers it to long on for a single. 6 runs off this over and India now need 95 runs to win, with 5 wickets in hand.

10.5: Glenn Phillips to Rishabh Pant, Lovely shot! Every run is being cheered by the Wankhede crowd now. Pushed through, full in length around off, Rishabh Pant drives it inside-out to widish long off for a couple of runs.

10.4: Glenn Phillips to Rishabh Pant, Pitched fuller and on the middle, Rishabh Pant clears his front leg to drive through cover but finds the fielder.

10.3: Glenn Phillips to Ravindra Jadeja, A low full toss by Phillips. Ravindra Jadeja works it down to long on for a quick single.

10.2: Glenn Phillips to Rishabh Pant, Much fuller in length, on the stumps, Rishabh Pant drills it down to long on for a single. Under a 100 now is what India need to win.

10.1: Glenn Phillips to Rishabh Pant, Drops it full and on the middle, Rishabh Pant tilts ahead and flicks it to mid-wicket.

Drinks! New Zealand have been excellent with the ball but they will be still worried as long as Rishabh Pant is out there in the middle. He can take the game away from them and holds the key in this Test. The pitch is turning a lot and Ajaz Patel has once again continued his love affair with this ground. The hosts need a partnership and calm their nerves while the Kiwis will want to keep going and pick up a few more in this session. A really exciting phase of cricket awaits us.

9.6: Ajaz Patel to Ravindra Jadeja, Keeps it outside off, on a good length, Ravindra Jadeja covers his stumps and lets it through alone. India now need exactly 100 runs to win.

9.5: Ajaz Patel to Rishabh Pant, Too full and flat on off, Rishabh Pant swats it towards deep square leg for a single.

9.4: Ajaz Patel to Rishabh Pant, FOUR BYES! This is the second instance and off the same bowler. Ajaz bowls it on the middle and on a good length. It grips and turns in with a huge pop of dust. Rishabh Pant shuffles across to sweep it away but misses out and the keeper too, fails to grab it behind the wickets. It races away to the fence with Will Young chasing it down. He puts in a valiant slide to pull it back, but the ball wins the race.

9.3: Ajaz Patel to Ravindra Jadeja, Drags his length, on the stumps, turning in, Ravindra Jadeja gets on the back foot and tucks it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

9.2: Ajaz Patel to Ravindra Jadeja, Flat and full outside off, keeps low on the bounce. Ravindra Jadeja covers the stumps and beaten on the back foot punch.

9.1: Ajaz Patel to Ravindra Jadeja, Ajaz comes in from over the stumps, with a slip in pace. Lands full and outside off, Jadeja strides out and clips it to short mid-wicket.

8.6: Glenn Phillips to Ravindra Jadeja, A single to end the over. Dropped short, outside off, turning away sharply. Jadeja had to really reach out to it. Extends his arms and drives it past cover-point for a single to retain the strike. India need 106 more runs to win now, with just 5 wickets in hand.

8.5: Glenn Phillips to Rishabh Pant, Slower through the air, pushed through around off, on a hard length, Rishabh Pant stands tall and cuts it square to deep point for a single.

8.4: Glenn Phillips to Rishabh Pant, Drifting outside off, on a length, Rishabh Pant stabs it straight to cover.

8.3: Glenn Phillips to Rishabh Pant, Into the blockhole, on the middle, Rishabh Pant skips forward and digs it out to the bowler.

8.2: Glenn Phillips to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! Swept away! Flat and full, on the middle and leg, Rishabh Pant employs the sweep shot and hits it too fine through the short fine region for a boundary. Two in two for Pant.

8.1: Glenn Phillips to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! These will look like gold dust now! Slips in a flat low full toss, on the middle and leg, Rishabh Pant charges down the track and slaps it over the bowler's head for a boundary. Ish Sodhi runs to his right from long on but the ball has enough wheels to go through the fence.

7.6: Ajaz Patel to Ravindra Jadeja, Slower through the air, full and on off, Ravindra Jadeja once again reaches out for it and knocks it towards mid off.

7.5: Ajaz Patel to Ravindra Jadeja, A bit short and on middle, Ravindra Jadeja stays back and keeps it out.

7.4: Ajaz Patel to Rishabh Pant, Flighted, full and on off, Rishabh Pant sweeps it towards deep square leg for one.

7.3: Ajaz Patel to Ravindra Jadeja, Floated, full and around off, turns in, Ravindra Jadeja reaches out for it to push but gets an inside edge towards short third for a single.

7.2: Ajaz Patel to Ravindra Jadeja, Half-chance! Fatter, short and on middle, Ravindra Jadeja moves back and flicks it away hard, it goes straight into Will Young at short leg but he fails to hold on it. 

Ravindra Jadeja is in at number 7.

7.1: Ajaz Patel to Sarfaraz Khan, OUT! TAKEN! Would you believe it? India are digging a hole for themselves and Sarfaraz Khan becomes the third batter to be dismissed for one run. Tossed up and around middle, Sarfaraz Khan goes down on one knee, makes it a full toss and swipes it away. However, unfortunately for him, he picks out Rachin Ravindra at deep square leg who makes no mistake. India lose half their side now! New Zealand are on the verge of doing the most unthinkable here at the Wankhede.

6.6: Glenn Phillips to Sarfaraz Khan, Floats it up, full and on middle, Sarfaraz Khan goes down and sweeps it through square leg for a single.

Sarfaraz Khan is in at number 6.

6.5: Glenn Phillips to Yashasvi Jaiswal, OUT! LBW! Glenn Phillips strikes in his very first over! It is pin-drop silence here in Wankehede as New Zealand are on top at the moment. Flatter delivery, full and on middle, angling in, Yashasvi Jaiswal takes a big stride forward to block. His bat and pad are very close to each other and the ball pops up towards first slip where Daryl Mitchell grabs it. There is a massive appeal and up goes the finger. Jaiswal takes the review after a chat with Pant. After a few replays and UltraEdge, the third umpire reckons that it has hit the pad and not the bat. However, Ball Tracking comes up with three reds and Jaiswal too has to walk back to the hut. India are 28/4 now!

Is that LBW? Yashasvi Jaiswal is hanging by a thread here as the umpire raises his finger. But he thinks there were two sounds and sends it upstairs. UltraEdge comes up. There is a spike when the ball passes the bat. But, it does look pretty close as now the umpire checks whether the ball hit his front pad first. After several rolls, the TV umpire deems that the ball struck the pad first and there's a gap between the bat and the ball. Onto Ball Tracking which shows three reds. OUT!

6.4: Glenn Phillips to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tossed up, full and around middle, Yashasvi Jaiswal goes inside out and pushes it to short covers.

6.3: Glenn Phillips to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Flighted, full and on middle and leg, Yashasvi Jaiswal prods forward and blocks it out.

6.2: Glenn Phillips to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Floated, full and on middle, Yashasvi Jaiswal turns it to the leg side.

6.1: Glenn Phillips to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Glenn Phillips begins with a quicker one, full but down the leg side, Yashasvi Jaiswal misses his flick.

New Zealand trying to ambush India with spin in tandem now. Glenn Phillips replaces Matt Henry.

5.6: Ajaz Patel to Rishabh Pant, SIX! BANG! Rishabh Pant gets underway in his own style! Ajaz Patel gives this one some more air, full and on middle, Rishabh Pant skips down the track and thumps it over the bowler's head for a biggie. 10 off the over but a big wicket of Kohli as well.

5.5: Ajaz Patel to Rishabh Pant, FOUR BYES! That beats everyone! Flatter, short and around leg, hits a crack and turns into the leg side viciously. Rishabh Pant is nowhere near the ball and it goes past the keeper as well for a boundary.

5.4: Ajaz Patel to Rishabh Pant, Looped up, full and on middle, Rishabh Pant flicks it straight to short mid-wicket.

Rishabh Pant is in at number 5.

5.3: Ajaz Patel to Virat Kohli, OUT! EDGED AND GONE! This is a huge, huge moment in this game! Ajaz Patel gets the big fish, Virat Kohli who also departs for just one. Flighted delivery, full and on middle, drifts in and then turns away sharply with extra bounce. Virat Kohli prods forward to block it with a straight bat but gets an outside edge towards the first slip where Daryl Mitchell dives low to his right to take a sharp catch. He has been immense in that position in this game. India three down and in a deep spot of bother.

5.2: Ajaz Patel to Virat Kohli, Floated, full and on middle, Virat Kohli turns it past short leg.

5.1: Ajaz Patel to Virat Kohli, Tossed up, full and on middle, Virat Kohli pushes it back to the bowler.

4.6: Matt Henry to Virat Kohli, Goes full once more, on the sixth stump line, Virat Kohli steers it towards point for a run. He gets off the mark now.

4.5: Matt Henry to Virat Kohli, Pulls his length back slightly, on middle, Virat Kohli gets behind the line of it and blocks it out.

4.4: Matt Henry to Virat Kohli, Overpitched and on middle, Virat Kohli drills it wide of mid on where the fielder makes a good stop diving to his right. Yashasvi Jaiswal wants the run but is sent back in time.

4.3: Matt Henry to Virat Kohli, Pitched up and around off, Virat Kohli strides out and taps it wide of short covers.

4.2: Matt Henry to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Short of a length and on middle, Yashasvi Jaiswal pulls it towards deep square leg for a single.

4.1: Matt Henry to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Fuller in length and on middle, Yashasvi Jaiswal clips is straight to short mid-wicket.

Virat Kohli is the next batter for India at number 4.

3.6: Ajaz Patel to Shubman Gill, OUT! BOWLED'EM! What a start this is for New Zealand! An error in judgment and the top-scorer from the first innings goes back cheaply. Ajaz Patel bowls the arm ball here, full and around off, going in with the arm. Shubman Gill fails to read it and thinks it will turn away and shoulder arms to it only to hear the dreaded sound of timber. India are 16/2 and still needs 131 runs to win!

3.5: Ajaz Patel to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Quicker, short and on the pads, Yashasvi Jaiswal flicks it off the back foot through square leg for one.

3.4: Ajaz Patel to Shubman Gill, Flighted, full and around middle, Shubman Gill connects with his sweep towards deep square leg for a single. Gets off the mark!

3.3: Ajaz Patel to Shubman Gill, Flatter, full and angling down the leg, Shubman Gill goes down for the sweep but misses.

3.2: Ajaz Patel to Shubman Gill, Floated, full and on middle, Shubman Gill knocks it down the pitch.

3.1: Ajaz Patel to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Around the wicket. Length ball outside off. Jaiswal punches it to long off for a single.

Shubman Gill walks out to bat at number 3.

2.6: Matt Henry to Rohit Sharma, OUT! IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! A needless rash shot by the Indian skipper and Matt Henry strikes early for New Zealand. Hits the deck hard, on the stumps, skidding through quickly off the surface, Rohit Sharma tries to take the aerial route and goes for his favorite pull shot but without proper weight transfer on the back foot. The ball gets a bit heavy on him as well as he goes through the shot. Mistimes it badly in the air as it swirls up in the air off the bat's manufacturer sticker. It goes only as far as Glenn Phillips who runs a few steps backward and takes a good reverse cup tumbling catch at the mid-wicket region. Disappointing shot by Rohit, to say the least. A spectacular catch though by Glenn Phillips under pressure and he is not dropping those.

2.5: Matt Henry to Rohit Sharma, Hard length, on the middle, punched solidly off the back foot to the bowler.

2.4: Matt Henry to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Over the top of the middle, on the back of a length, Yashasvi Jaiswal hops on the back foot and tucks it to deep mid-wicket. Rohit Sharma runs the first one quickly but Jaiswal is a bit jogging to get to the other end. Rohit wanted the second but Jaiswal wasn't ready for that.

2.3: Matt Henry to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sharp bumper across off, Yashasvi Jaiswal lets it be. Generating some serious pace here, is Henry.

2.2: Matt Henry to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Almost a half-tracker on the leg stump line, Yashasvi Jaiswal fends it gently to the point fielder.

2.1: Matt Henry to Rohit Sharma, Back of a length, just outside off, Rohit Sharma watches it closely and cuts it through backward point for a comfortable single.

1.6: Ajaz Patel to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tosses it up, full and on the leg stump line, Yashasvi Jaiswal clips it to the backward short leg fielder. Another eventful over, 5 runs from it. India needs 136 more runs to win now.

1.5: Ajaz Patel to Yashasvi Jaiswal, A slip and a backward short leg for Jaiswal now. Length ball, on the top of off, Yashasvi Jaiswal goes deep inside the crease and punches it back to the bowler.

1.4: Ajaz Patel to Rohit Sharma, One more slip comes in place now. Ajaz tosses it up, full and on middle and leg, Rohit Sharma sits down and sweeps it to deep square leg for a single.

1.3: Ajaz Patel to Rohit Sharma, Slows it up, full and on the middle, Rohit Sharma leans ahead and blocks it back to the bowler.

1.2: Ajaz Patel to Rohit Sharma, FOUR! Swept and swept it to perfection! Full and pushed through, on off, Rohit Sharma employs the reverse sweep and gets it past the left of the backward point fielder for a boundary.

1.1: Ajaz Patel to Rohit Sharma, Around the stumps, with a slip and a short leg for Ajaz Patel. Tossed up, on middle and with a bit of turn on a fuller length, Rohit Sharma takes a huge stride ahead and defends it out.

Spin from the other end and as expected it is Ajaz Patel.

0.6: Matt Henry to Rohit Sharma, Short and just around off, Rohit Sharma gets on his toes and punches it through cover-point for a single to end an eventful first over. 6 from it.

0.5: Matt Henry to Rohit Sharma, FOUR! Well, the first boundary and kind of an outrageous cricketing shot in the very first over. Short in length, on the middle, Rohit Sharma walks a couple of steps ahead and pulls it over mid on for a boundary.

0.4: Matt Henry to Rohit Sharma, This one jumps off the deck. On a good length, nipping back in sharply on the leg stump line, Rohit Sharma is completely taken aback by the bounce and misses to pull it to the leg side. Gets a blow on his body.

0.3: Matt Henry to Rohit Sharma, A huge, huge appeal for LBW but the umpire is not interested in this one. A long chatter between Latham and Henry but eventually they decide not to review it. Height must be the factor here but Henry will target Rohit's vulnerability here. Keeps the line of attack on the stumps, it slightly nips back in on a fuller length, Rohit Sharma is stuck in his crease and cramped up for room. Plays over the line and gets beaten on the outside edge. Ball Tracking after a couple of balls showed that it was going over the leg stump.

0.2: Matt Henry to Yashasvi Jaiswal, India and Yashasvi Jaiswal are off the mark in the chase now! On the back of a length, on middle, Yashasvi Jaiswal gets behind the line and tucks it through square leg for a single.

0.1: Matt Henry to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Matt Henry begins with regular three slips in place. Steams in from over the stumps and hits the deck hard, on off, Yashasvi Jaiswal hops on the back foot and punches it to the cover region.