India vs New Zealand Highlights 3rd Test Day 3: Ajaz spins his web as NZ complete historic 3-0 whitewash

India vs New Zealand Live Score 3rd Test Day 3: Rishabh Pant and Washington Sundar are back in the middle to resume India's chase. Glenn Phillips has the ball in hand.

India vs New Zealand Live Score 3rd Test Day 3: Rishabh Pant scored an unbeaten 53 as he nursed India to 92-6 at lunch on Sunday in their chase of 147 to deny New Zealand a 3-0 Test series sweep. India need 55 more runs and New Zealand four wickets as the game remained in the balance on day three at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium.

India vs New Zealand Live Score 3rd Test Day 3: The Lunch break might hamper Rishabh Pant's concentration which he have witnessed in the past. He needs to remain in the zone here to keep India's chances alive in the chase. Meanwhile, New Zealand will rework their plans for Pant to strengthen their position in the game.

India vs New Zealand Live Score 3rd Test Day 3: Rishabh Pant completes his half-century with back-to-back boundaries. Another brilliant innings from Pant, one of his best. He is keeping the hopes alive of Indian fans and the Wankhede is behind him on every ball. Washington Sundar survived on the first ball of the over after attempting a big shot but Devon Conway failed to hold onto it despite covering a long ground. IND 92/6 in 20 overs at Lunch, need 55 runs to win

India vs New Zealand Live Score 3rd Test Day 3: Rishabh Pant on his knees and he played it fine once again for another boundary. The wicketkeeper batter keeps going hard on New Zealand spinners here to take India close to the target. IND 81/6 in 19 overs

India vs New Zealand Live Score 3rd Test Day 3: A decent over for India here as five runs came off the over. This pair is crucial for India as both batters are in good touch, the target is not too big but the New Zeapinners are on a roll here at Wankhede. IND 77/6 in 18 overs

India vs New Zealand Live Score 3rd Test Day 3: There was a big gap between bat and ball, and New Zealand lost their review. Washington Sundar looked good with the bat in the first innings and he needs to continue where he left batting there and provide support to Pant. IND 72/6 in 17 overs

India vs New Zealand Live Score 3rd Test Day 3: Ajaz Patel breaks the partnership here and gets the better of Ravindra Jadeja, who departs for just 6. Rishabh Pant needs a partner here but he has not got much support from the other end so far. IND 71/6 in 16 overs

India vs New Zealand Live Score 3rd Test Day 3: Rishabh Pant sweeps it along the ground for a boundary to keep the scoreboard moving. India are crawling back in the game now all thanks to their rescue man Rishabh Pant. 7 runs came off the over. IND 66/5 in 15 overs

India vs New Zealand Live Score 3rd Test Day 3: Another tight over from Ajaz Patel as only 1 run came off the over. Rishabh Pant is trying to put the chase back on track but one wicket from here and New Zealand will be all over them. IND 59/5 in 14 overs

India vs New Zealand Live Score 3rd Test Day 3: Tom Latham denied Ajaz Patel a review here and the replay shows that Rishabh Pant was gone there. It may turn costly for New Zealand and Latham. IND 55/5 in 12 overs

India vs New Zealand Live Score 3rd Test Day 3: 50 up for India in the chase! 5 runs came off the over. Rishabh Pant is the key for India, but they would want Ravindra Jadeja to stay in the middle and support the wicketkeeper batter. IND 52/5 in 11 overs

India vs New Zealand Live Score 3rd Test Day 3: Byes and a four! India cross the 46-run mark to avoid another embarrassment in the series. Ravindra Jadeja is also finding it a bit tough to tackle the spin. IND 47/5 in 10 overs

India vs New Zealand Live Score 3rd Test Day 3: Rishabh Pant is leading India's fight back here on his own as he charged down the ground once again and hit Glenn Phillips for a boundary and then swept it fine for a four. He has made his intentions quite clear now. 10 runs came off the over. IND 41/5 in 9 overs

India vs New Zealand Live Score 3rd Test Day 3: Sarfaraz Khan is taking a long walk back towards the pavilion as it keeps getting worse for India. It was a poor shot from the Mumbaikar at his home ground, and Rachin Ravindra grabbed a good catch. India are half down and looked down and out in the game. IND 29/5 in 7.1 overs

India vs New Zealand Live Score 3rd Test Day 3: Glenn Phillips joins the party and gets the better of Yashasvi Jaiswal for 5. It was a close call from the umpire as Yashasvi Jaiswal took the review but the third umpire checked it thoroughly and gave him out. IND 28/4 in 6.5 overs

India vs New Zealand Live Score 3rd Test Day 3: Rishabh Pant charged down the ground to open his account with a six. He is going to be the key for India in this chase and if he keeps going then the match will get over before Lunch and if he fails, New Zealand will be over India. IND 28/3 in 6.2 overs

India vs New Zealand Live Score 3rd Test Day 3: MASSIVE BLOW! Virat Kohli flops again and dismissed for just 1! It was a brilliant delivery from Ajaz Patel, who turned away as Kohli went on his front foot to defend it but only managed to edge it to the slip. New Zealand can smell something special here. IND 18/3 in 5.3 overs

India vs New Zealand Live Score 3rd Test Day 3: Shubman Gill takes a long walk back towards the pavilion after failing to read the line completely. He expected the ball to turn but Ajaz Patel kept it straight and got bowled for just 1 and India in deep trouble now. IND 16/2 in 4 overs

India vs New Zealand Live Score 3rd Test Day 3: OUT! It getting worse for Rohit Sharma with every innings now as Matt Henry dismissed him for just 11. The Indian skipper went for another big shot but mistimed the pull and got caught by New Zealand's safest fielder Glenn Phillips. IND 13/1 in 3 overs

India vs New Zealand Live Score 3rd Test Day 3: Ajaz Patel from the other end. Rohit Sharma brings out a reverse sweep to hit another boundary. He waited patiently and executed well to hit a four. 5 runs came off the over. IND 11/0 in 2 overs

India vs New Zealand Live Score 3rd Test Day 3: Matt Henry managed to cause trouble for Rohit Sharma with some sharp deliveries nipping back in for him. However, the Indian skipper charged down the ground and smacked Henry for a boundary over long-on. 6 runs came off the over. IND 6/0 in 1 over

India vs New Zealand Live Score 3rd Test Day 3: Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal are in the middle to start the chase for India. Matt Henry has the ball in hand.

India vs New Zealand Live Score 3rd Test Day 3: Ravindra Jadeja completes his five-wicket haul in the innings and 10-wicket haul in this Test as New Zealand are bundled out for 174. They just managed to add three runs to their overnight score as Ajaz Patel launched it in the air to get near the boundary line. New Zealand 174 all out, set India (263) a 147-run target on Day 3

India vs New Zealand Live Score 3rd Test Day 3: Another maiden from Ravichandran Ashwin as Ajaz Patel failed to rotate the strike. The New Zealanders will look to take some time to get used to the conditions before swinging their bat. NZ 171/9 in 45 overs

India vs New Zealand Live Score 3rd Test Day 3: Ravindra Jadeja completed his over with three dot balls as it turned out to be a maiden over. Ravichandran Ashwin is in attack from the other end. NZ 171/9 in 44 overs

India vs New Zealand Live Score 3rd Test Day 3: The Indian players are out in the middle as Ravindra Jadeja will complete his over from yesterday. Ajaz Patel and William ORourke are also here to resume New Zealand's innings.

India vs New Zealand Live Score 3rd Test Day 3: The tourists were 171-9 on day two after Jadeja bowled Matt Henry for his fourth wicket of the innings at the stroke of stumps on a sharply turning track in Mumbai.

Ajaz Patel was batting on seven after he took five wickets to help bowl out India for 263, with the hosts taking a slender lead of 28.

India vs New Zealand Live Score 3rd Test Day 3: Another 20-25 runs and New Zealand would fancy their chances of completing a clean sweep here. The most successful run-chase in Tests at the Wankhede Stadium was 163, which South Africa achieved in 2000.

India vs New Zealand Live Score 3rd Test Day 3: New Zealand won the first two matches to seal their first-ever Test series triumph in India and now eye a 3-0 sweep.

"To be honest it's (the pitch) turning quite sharply," Ajaz told reporters.

"I suppose inconsistent in terms of how much it does turn and bounce. It has started to turn from both ends and from a batting perspective that can be a challenge."

India vs New Zealand Live Score 3rd Test Day 3: Shubman Gill's solid 90 and Rishabh Pant's attacking 60 gave India a 28-run lead after which New Zealand ended the second day at 171 for 9 in their second innings with a lead of 143.

“Yes, definitely it's one of my better knocks that I've played in Test cricket. In lead up to this Test, it was all about me working on the areas that I've worked before the England series that we played,” Gill said at the post-match press conference.

India vs New Zealand Live Score 3rd Test Day 3: Rohit Sharma will look to get some rhythm back when he comes out to bat for the last time before the mega Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia later this month. He has been struggling with form for a long time now and fifty here will definitely give him some confidence.

India vs New Zealand Live Score 3rd Test Day 3: "I wanted to get as close to the ball as possible. I have got great hands and I trusted my hands to go through with it [on the Mitchell catch]," Ashwin said at the end of the day's play.

India vs New Zealand Live Score 3rd Test Day 3: Ravindra Jadeja will look to complete his 10-wicket haul and second fifer of the match. He will start the day for India with the ball as three balls are still remaining from the over he bowled last evening in which he got the better of Matt Henry to close the day's play.

India vs New Zealand Live Score 3rd Test Day 3: Ajaz Patel led the New Zealand bowling attack in the first inning. The Kiwi spinner picked up five wickets and gave 103 runs. Matt Henry, Glenn Phillips and Ish Sodhi also picked one wicket each in their respective spells.

India vs New Zealand Live Score 3rd Test Day 3: Akash Deep struck in the first over of the second innings to get the better of Tom Latham and he will look to do the same on day 3 if Rohit Sharma decides to give him the ball early today. However, there are high chances of Ravindra Jadeja starting the day for India with the ball as he is close to his fifer.

India vs New Zealand Live Score 3rd Test Day 3: Ravichandran Ashwin got his mojo back courtesy of his old weapon - carrom ball. The ace spinner got the better of Rachin Ravindra and Glenn Phillips with his carrom balls and got his name back on the wickets tally after remaining wicketless in the first innings.

India vs New Zealand Live Score 3rd Test Day 3: Ravichandran Ashwin admitted that a chase of around 150 won't be very easy for the Indian batters on a not-so typical Wankhede turner, where the track is behaving differently at two ends.

"Hopefully not many, we should wrap it up with one or two runs here and there. Any runs saved in this innings is going to be much more critical. It's not going to be easy, we'll have to bat really well," Ashwin told former teammate Dinesh Karthik in a snap interview for Jio Cinema.

India vs New Zealand Live Score 3rd Test Day 3: Ajaz Patel, who claimed 5/103 in India's first innings, said how the third day will pan out will depend on how the wicket behaves in the first session.

"Whatever we score, we're going to have to try and do our best to restrict India but it'll be interesting to see how the wicket continues to play,” Patel said when asked if New Zealand have enough on the board.

India vs New Zealand Live Score 3rd Test Day 3: India's Shubman Gill, who hit 90 in the first innings, said: "It's all about one good partnership when you are chasing a total which is around 150-160. If you have one partnership about 70-80 runs the match is done and dusted."