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Bengaluru. IND vs NZ : Team India returned to the match on the third day of the first Test being played between India and New Zealand. By the end of the day’s play, India had scored 231 runs at the loss of 3 wickets in the second innings. However, India is still 125 runs behind New Zealand. At the end of the third day’s play, Sarfaraz Khan returned unbeaten on 70 runs. Virat Kohli was out on the last ball of the day. He was caught by Glenn Phillips at the hands of wicketkeeper Tom Blundell. Kohli also contributed 70 runs. Now the first session of the fourth day of the game is going to be very important. If Team India ends this session without losing a wicket, then IND vs NZ The excitement will increase in the first test match.
Stumps on Day 3 in the 1st #INDvNZ Test!
End of a gripping day of Test Cricket 👏👏#TeamIndia move to 231/3 in the 2nd innings, trail by 125 runs.
Scorecard – https://t.co/FS97LlvDjY@IDFCFIRSTBank pic.twitter.com/LgriSv3GkY
— BCCI (@BCCI) October 18, 2024
Before this, captain Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal gave a steady start to India. Jaiswal was out after scoring 35 runs. While Rohit Sharma played an inning of 52 runs. There was a partnership of 136 runs between Kohli and Sarfaraz for the third wicket. Till just before the end of the game, it seemed that Kohli and Sarfaraz would rescue the team from trouble but the excitement in the match increased due to the fall of Kohli’s wicket on the last ball.
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Rachin’s brilliant century, New Zealand scored 402 runs
IND vs NZ On the third day of the first Test match, the New Zealand team was all out for 402 runs in the first innings. The team took a lead of 356 runs on the basis of first innings. On the second day of the first match of the 3-match series, New Zealand had all out India for 46 runs in the first innings. The first day’s play could not be played due to rain. New Zealand started the third day on Friday with a score of 180/3. Rachin Ravindra, who came in to play ahead of 22 runs, scored a century. He scored 134 runs on 157 balls with the help of 13 fours and 4 sixes. Rachin kept scoring runs from one end and wickets kept falling from the other end. Daryl Mitchell (18 runs), Tom Blundell (5 runs), Glenn Phillips (14 runs) and Matt Henry (8 runs) were out in the first session. In such a situation, Tim Southee made a record partnership with Rachin Ravindra for the 8th wicket.
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IND vs NZ: Playing-11 of both the teams
India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Sarfaraz Khan, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj.
New Zealand: Tom Latham (captain), Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell (wk), Glenn Phillips, Matt Henry, Tim Southee, Ajaz Patel and William O’Rourke.
