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India went from a comfortable 78/2 to a precarious 84/4 inside just 15 minutes against New Zealand on day one of the third Test.
IND vs NZ, 3rd Test Day 1: Virat Kohli on the ground after being run out (AP)
India were cruising despite the early loss of skipper Rohit Sharma on day 1 of the third and final Test of the three-match series against New Zealand at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Friday.
Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill were going strong after moving past their 50-run stand but then the unthinkable and yet somewhat predictable happened. India’s batting collapsed late in the day.
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Yashasvi tried to sweep an erratic Ajaz Patel and was clean-bowled trying a reverse sweep. The Kiwi bowled it flat and full in front of the stumps as the Indian opener pre-meditated it and tried to play the reverse sweep. But the line was not ideal to play that shot , he nevertheless went through with the shot and missed it all ends up. The ball landed, griped and clattered into the middle and leg stumps.
Out walked Mohammed Siraj as the nightwatchman. First ball he was trapped by Ajaz. The New Zealand spinner came from around the stumps and landed it on a fullish length as the ball gripped and turned a fraction away from the batter. Siraj had lunged forward to defend but ended up playing inside the line of the ball and was hit on the back pad. Up went the umpire’s finger.
A discussion with the non-striker, Gill, prompted Siraj to review and the matter was referred. Nothing on UltraEdge and the Ball Tracking showed three reds.
Virat Kohli eventually had to come out to bat. He looked solid in his defence and confident in his strokeplay. He even dispatched a loose ball from part-time spinner Rachin Ravindra for a boundary.
He was run out the very next ball. A huge communication error in the middle as Kohli and Gill could not come to a consensus on the single.
Horrific 15 minutes from India, meant they slipped from a comfortable 78/2 to a precarious 84/4.
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There was no more damage as Gill fell to the ground in apparent discomfort as India tottered to 86/4 at stumps, trailing New Zealand by 149 runs at the end of Day 1.
