Cricket Team India : #INDvNZ : 3rd Test : Mumbai

At Wankhede Stadium, MUMBAI:

On Day 3 :

Big Big humiliating Blow to Team India.

Greatest Test Series victory for Team New Zealand. 3-0 on Indian soil.

Complete Team Performance.

Yess..Kiwis again : Hunted Tiger (!) in their own den.

3-0.

Without their no.1 Batsman Kane Williamson.

Target was 147 for India, failed by 25 runs.

Is New Zealand on the way to create 3-0 history?

New Zealand are doing something special in Mumbai 🤩

Post Lunch:

121/9 : 29 ov. : Washington Sundar goes for big and gets clean bowled.

25th Wicket at Wankhede for born Mumbaikar Ajaz Patel ..in his 3rd Test here.

After Rishabh Pant's dismissal, India struggling for runs.

Need 27 more : 120/7 : W Sunder 11*, Ashwin 8*.

Upto 2 Tamilnadu boys now....

No...but..R Ashwin given out.

Mistimed reverse sweep , brushes glove : 121/8: 28.4 ov.

Ashwin 8 off 29 balls.

Need 26 more Washington Sundar 12* ( 24).

Akashdeep gets bowled 1st ball by Phillips.

It's 26 vs 1 Wicket now.

Siraj avoid hat trick.

Oh..Ashwin survives on 6 , ball just touching stumps with bails intact.

But ..Good 26th over = 7 runs ( 4 off byes ).

Wait ..Lbw review by NZ vs Washington Sundar - survives...need 30 more .

NZ consumed all reviews now.

117/7 : 26 ov .

110/7 : 25 Ov : Need 37 more . Washington 10*.

After Lunch :

1 st Ov : Steady start: 6 singles.

2nd Ov : 1st ball lofted shot.

2nd ball: DRS NZ review edge n lbw : Pant Not Out.

3rd ball: Pant celebrates with lofted sweep 4.

4th ball: Drama upon drama.

DRS for catch by NZ - Pant survives???

NO...NO..NO.. Not This time.

Is India gone..?..106/7. Need 41 more.

9 runs and a wicket : It's Ajaz Patel again with 5.

Rishabh Pant 64 off 57 : 106/7.

17 boundaries in a match : Highest.

𝐀 𝐛𝐢𝐠 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚! 😳

Rishabh Pant walks back after a fantastic knock of 64 runs 👏🙇‍♂️

A controversial decision at Wankhede as India still needs 41 runs for victory 🎯

🇮🇳 - 106/7

107/7 in 22 Overs wit40need 40 more.

Rishabh Pant: The Maverick: Crowd Puller :

gets to 53* off 48 with 4. 4x7s n 6x1.

Was free flowing ,for last 15/20 minutes orso...but a lunch break. Can India get 55 more after lunch..??? with Pant, Washington, Ashwin, Aakashdeep and Siraj..????

#TeamIndia move to 92/6, need 55 more runs to win.

Rishabh Pant (53*) and Washington Sundar (6*) at the crease 🤝

Washington survives at deep mid-wicket, Convey just fail short : 84/6.

India just beyond half way : 77/6 . 70 more.

Thriller continues: Washington survives.

76 runs Vs 4 Wickets.

Pant edges sweep but safe.

Washington Sundar joins Pant 38* (34).

Jadeja gone on 6 off 22 : 71/6 : 16 Ov.

Crucial 42 runs partnership ended.

New Zealand on TOP..Ahead again.

It's Rishabh Pant Vs New Zealand now.

Boundary after a long time:65/5: Pant 32*(27)

Rishabh Pant living dangerously...but backing his stroke play instinctively. Living on the knife-edge, but keeps the score board ticking. Continues with his high risk approach.

Rishabh Pant : Got..flair..shots and attitude.

Wow ...Lady luck smiling on Rishabh Pant: Ball from Ijaz hit on waist : DRS not taken : Reply shows ball hitting stumps...so Rishabh Pant was out lbw. Rishabh Pant was on 21.

It’s Pant that holding India’s pants at the moment. Whatever he does, he have to play for his strengths.

Now 100 more with Pant on 17*, Jadeja 3*

and

Washington Sundar, R Ashwin, Aakashdeep and Siraj to follw.

Enthralling as Rishabh Pant continues to step out and charge ..and ATTACK and

Keeping every bowler under huge pressure.

47/5 : 10 Overs.

2 boundaries to start 9th over to Phillips : 10 off the over : 41/5.

Incredible Start By NEW ZEALAND :

Wankhede Stadium SILENCED.

Jadeja joins Rishabh Pant. 31/5 : 8 Ov.

29/5: 7.1 Overs.

Half of the Indian side is back in the pavilion 😱

Wicket No. 3 for Ajaz Patel as he dismisses Sarfaraz Khan for just one run 👊

India needs 118 more runs with five wickets in hand 👀

🇮🇳 - 29/5.

Sarfaraz Khan sweeps full-toss in the hands of

square leg.

All 3 Mumbaikars back in hut.

Jaiswal takes review against slip catch - unsuccessful as gets adjudged as LBW.

28/4 : 6.5 Ov : 119 to get more .

Sarfaraz Khan joins Rishabh Pant 6*.

Rishabh Pant Joins Yashasvi Jaiswal and opens his account with a SIX off second ball over sight screen.

Disaster for India.

Virat falls on 1 : 18/3 : 5.3 overs.

Practice with left arm 4-5 net bowlers didn't worked.

India in trouble in just 4 overs.

2 in 2 overs for New Zealand..Gill shoulder arms and gets bowled. 16/2 : 4 overs.

Rash shot by Rohit Sharma brings his dismissal on 11 : 13/1 : 3 overs. Henry plan worked 100%.

The ODI style charge didn't last long : as the ball wasn't that short and rising, meekly caught at mid-wicket inside 30 Yards.

Well after couple of tough deliveries Rohit steps out to Henry to pull it over mid-on.

Mumbaikar Ajaz Patel starts 2nd over and Rohit Sharma reverse sweep it for 4. Captain leading the attack in very aggressive manner ..Rohit Sharma 2.0 as they say..!

So Mumbai boys - Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal are out ..to chase target of 147 to salvage some pride, already lost as 2-0 before 3rd Test.

Ravindra Jadeja wraps up NZ innings with fifer and 10 wicket match hall - his 3rd- much of significant addition to NZ lead.

Day 2 :

New Zealand Lead 143, with 1 wicket in hand.

29 wickets in 2 days.

On Day 1 India was behind 149 in 1st innings.

On Day 2 New Zealand is 143 ahead.

Post Tea :

At last Jadeja gets Henry, after a useful 21 runs partnership: 171/9 at stumps.

Ashwin gets Dangerous Young caught and bowled on 51: 150/8.

Lead 120/7 : Jadeja sents Sodhi back .

Phillips hits 3 big sixes, before getting bowled by R Ashwin 26 : Carrom Ball : 131/6.

Ashwin brilliantly catches skier from Mitchell 21, Blundell bowled..Jadeja gets 2 in quick succession

100/5 : NZ Lead 78.

This time Ravichandran Ashwin gets Rachin Ravindra stumped: 44/3 . Ashwin gets much awaited wicket for him after 129 balls.

Washington gets Convey on 22 : 39/2.

Post Lunch:

New Zealand 2nd Innings: 26/1 at Tea.

Akashdeep gets Latham on 5th ball : 2/1.

India takes lead of 28 runs. All down 263.

Washington Sundar remains not out on 38 off 36, as Akashdeep run out on 0.

This is now the most ducks for India in a Test series of three or fewer matches, and it comes at home! 😯 : 13 so far.

Ajaz Patel and Wankhede Stadium...Love story continues, gets his fifth: R Ashwin.

19 Wickets in his 3rd innings here.

Washington Sundar + Ravi Ashwin : India take lead.

New Zealand on TOP again..Shubman Gill removed by Ajaz on 90 : 227/8. Collapse 4/47.

Sarfaraz Khan at no.8 walks in at 203/6 : Jadeja back.

And goes back on 0 : Disappointment to home crowd and team .Shubman 75*. India still 31 behind. 204/7.

At Lunch:

End of brilliant counter attack.

Ish Sodhi gets Pant lbw on 60 : 180/5.

Partnership of 96 runs.

Excellent morning for India 77 runs in 1st hour.

With Rishabh Pant..it's always entertaining..very aggressive start on the second day morning.

Shubman Gill gets life on 45. Lucky at 126/4.

Partnership crosses 50 in 40 minutes.

65 off 1st 10 overs.

Shubman Gill gets 50* off 66.

Rishabh Pant 50* off 36 balls : 7*4s n 2*6s.

Fastest for India vs New Zealand.

Wow ..Rishabh dropped on 53 at 167/4.

Both off unlucky Phillips.

Day 1 : New Zealand in better condition.

Indian innings: 86/4 : Still 149 BEHIND.

Shubman Gill 31* n Rishabh Pant 1*.

In trouble from 78/1 : Disaster..Virat runs out himself on 4 : 84/4.

◾ 17.2: Jaiswal misses a reverse-sweep, bowled

◾ 17.3: First-ball duck for Siraj, wastes a review

◾ 18.3: Kohli attempts a quick single, run out

A crazy end of the day's play!!

India in last 8 balls just before stumps 🤦

Horrible out of form..run of Rohit and Virat continues....!!!

Ajaz Patel gets 2 in 2 : Siraj on 1st ball. Virat in.

India's most successful batter of 2024 : Yashasvi Jaiswal departs on 30 , after 50 plus partnership with Shubman Gill 78/2 - premeditated reverse sweep.

Rohit Sharma dropped on 15, but Henry gets him on 18 : 25/1.

New Zealand Innings:

Washington Sundar wraps up last 2 : 235.

Jadeja bowled unchanged for 22 overs .

Jadeja 5 & Washington Sundar took 4 wickets.

Brilliant Rohit Sharma's catch gets Darrell Mitchell on excellent 82.

Again double strike by Jadeja : 210/8.