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India vs New Zealand LIVE Score 1st Test Day 3: Ravindra-Southee carnage flattens IND, NZ lead by 299 at Lunch

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India vs New Zealand Live Score 1st Test Day 3: Rachin Ravindra scored a masterful century and India lost the plot towards the end of the first session.

India vs New Zealand Live Score 1st Test Day 3: Rachin Ravindra scored a century in his first Test at his native home as he and Tim Southee all but took the game out of India’s hands with a stunning late assault in the first session. New Zealand’s lead has swollen to nearly 300 runs at Lunch on Day 3.

India vs New Zealand Live Score 1st Test Day 3: Rachin Ravindra and Tim Southee launched a stunning assault in the second half of the first session after India knocked off four quick wickets and put New Zealand in a commanding position at Lunch on Day 2 of the first Test at the Chinnaswamy Stadium. New Zealand smashed as many 165 runs in the first session with the partnership between Ravindra and Southee standing at 112 off just 97 balls. Ravindra walked back on 104 off 125 balls while Southee was on 49 off 50. Southee hit three sixes which took him to 91 sixes, equalling Virender Sehwag’s career tally in Test cricket. New Zealand hence finished the session with a lead of 299, their score on 345/7 in 81 runs.

Mohammed Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah got the early wickets India were searching for on Day 3. Ravindra Jadeja then chipped in with a double strike but Rachin Ravindra has switched gears since then with Tim Southee providing able company. Ravindra got to a half-century with a four and New Zealand’s lead went past 200 shortly after that.

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Siraj earlier dismissed Daryl Mitchell in his third over of the day after the latter and Ravindra resumed the New Zealand first innings on Day 3. The visitors led by 134 runs at the end of Day 2, having ended with a score of 180/3 in 50 overs after bundling India out for a record-low score of 46.

New Zealand had almost no trouble easing into the lead, with openers Tom Latham and Devon Conway starting strong. Latham eventually departed for 15 off 49 balls. Meanwhile, Conway built a strong partnership with Will Young, who fell for 33 off 75 balls. Conway missed out on a century, losing his wicket to R Ashwin for 91 off 105 balls.

India were bowled out for 46 in 31.2 overs, with only Yashasvi Jaiswal (13) and Rishabh Pant (20) reaching double figures. Meanwhile, Virat Kohli, Sarfaraz Khan, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin departed for ducks. For New Zealand’s bowling department, Matt Henry took a five-wicket haul, Will O’Rourke bagged four dismissals.

After the final session, Rohit regretted his toss decision during the post-day press conference. India won the toss and opted to bat. “I am hurting a little bit because I made that call. We found ourselves in a situation where we got bowled out for 46 runs. As a captain, it definitely hurts to see that number,” he said.

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“So, clearly a misjudgement of the pitch. I did not read the pitch well enough and we sit in this situation. Though in 365 days, you will make two or three bad calls. That is absolutely fine, I guess,” he added.

Highlights from India vs New Zealand 1st Test Day 3:

– New Zealand 345/7 at Lunch, lead by 299

– Ravindra and Southee plundered 112 runs in 97 balls towards the end of the first session

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– Ravindra scored his 2nd Test century in 124 balls

– Ravindra and Tim Southee’s partnership touched 50 in 67 balls

– Rachin Ravindra scored half-century in 88 balls

– Ravindra Jadeja then dismissed Glenn Phillips and Matt Henry in quick succession

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– Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj both struck early on Day 3

– New Zealand started the day on 180/3 in 50 overs, leading by 134 runs

– India were bowled out for a record-low score of 46 in their first innings

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India were all-out for 46 runs in 31.2 overs, floored by Matt Henry’s nagging length and seam movement, tall O’Rourke’s lifting deliveries and Southee’s swing

There was no play on Day 1 and it took New Zealand all of 31.2 overs to bundle India out for 46 runs in front of a noisy Chinnaswamy crowd who had come to watch Indian batters stamp their authority. Instead, their bats were silenced.

India were all-out for 46 runs in 31.2 overs, floored by Matt Henry’s nagging length and seam movement, tall William O’Rourke’s lifting deliveries and Tim Southee’s swing. This was India’s lowest ever score playing at home and third lowest in history.

India’s capitulation raises questions whether the options they exercised were not bravado and bluster? Isn’t that the way Test cricket is played in the modern day, they might argue. As the hosts’ playing combination, picking the extra spinner in Kuldeep Yadav over pacer Akash Deep suggested, that’s how India were thinking.

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India knew what they were signing up for when they elected to take first strike. The Chinnaswamy pitch had been under covers for three days and the openers had to mark their guard in front of overcast skies and artificial light.

Southee was the one to open the floodgates as he worked out Rohit Sharma by constantly challenging his outside edge with his outswing, before the sucker wobble ball did him. Rohit was castled at 2 when he attempted a heave to break the shackles.

To everyone’s surprise, Virat Kohli walked in at 3 for the first time in eight years and not KL Rahul. Shubman Gill was sitting out nursing a stiff neck. New Zealand skipper Tom Latham immediately took Southee out of the attack and introduced O’Rourke and a leg-slip. It took the young pacer just six balls to snap the big fish for no score.

Sarfaraz, who usually bats at No 5 for Mumbai was asked to take the coveted No 4 position and played the glory shot too early to gift Matt Henry his first reward. Sarfaraz became the second of the top eight Indian batters to fall for a duck – it happened only for the second time in history.

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Henry had smelt blood. He had been constantly challenging both edges of Yashasvi Jaiswal from over the wicket and finally got the young left-hander slashing at point on 13.

There was a rain interruption but there was no stopping India’s freefall with Henry being the wrecker-in-chief with figures of 13.2-3-15-5. O’Rourke continued his good work from the Sri Lanka series to finish with12-6-22-4.

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