Bad start for Team India, Rohit-Kohli flopped, lost 4 wickets on the first day after all out NZ for 235 runs.

By News Update On Nov 1, 2024

India vs New Zealand 3rd Test Day 1 Highlights: The Indian cricket team has scored 86 for the loss of 4 wickets in the first innings by the end of the first day in the third and last Test match being played against New Zealand at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Host India is still 149 runs behind the Kiwi team. At the end of the day's play, Shubhman Gill (31 runs) and Rishabh Pant (1 run) returned unbeaten to the pavilion.

The Indian team did not have a good start and suffered a big blow in the form of captain Rohit Sharma on the total score of 25 runs. Rohit scored 18 runs in 18 balls and was caught by Tom Latham at slip off the bowling of Matt Henry. After this, on the total score of 78 runs, the second wicket fell in the form of Yashasvi Jaiswal, who scored 30 runs in 56 balls. Jaiswal got bowled while trying to play a clean sweep on the ball of Ejaz Patel. On the very next ball, Ijaz also got Mohammad Siraj out LBW. After this, Virat Kohli returned to the pavilion after being run out on the total score of 4 runs.

After winning the toss and opting to bat first, the New Zealand team was all out for 235 runs in 65.4 overs. Batting brilliantly for New Zealand, Daryl Mitchell scored 82 runs in 129 balls with the help of three fours and three sixes. Whereas Will Young scored 71 runs in 138 balls, in which he hit four fours and two sixes. Apart from this, no other player could leave his mark. Seven players of the Kiwi team could not reach double figures.

While bowling brilliantly for India, Jadeja took 5 wickets and Sundar took 4 wickets in his account. Whereas Akash Deep took 1 wicket.

There have been two changes in the New Zealand team for this match. Ish Sodhi and Matt Henry have come in the team in place of Mitchell Santner and Tim Southee. Jasprit Bumrah is not fit and Mohammad Siraj has returned in his place.

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India (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Sarfaraz Khan, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Ravichandran Ashwin, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj.

New Zealand (Playing XI): Tom Latham (captain), Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell (wicketkeeper), Glenn Phillips, Ish Sodhi, Matt Henry, Ajaz Patel, William Oru.