India vs New Zealand Highlights, 1st Test, Day 3: IND reach 14/1 at Stumps to lead by 63 runs; Axar shines with 5-fer

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Well, this was a good day in Kanpur for Team India. Will Young and Tom Lathan stitched a staggering 151-run opening stand but the Indian bowlers made a strong comeback to bag all 10 wickets for the next 145 runs. Axar Patel was the star of the show, as he ran through the Kiwis line-up to bag his 5th five-wicket hauls in just 7 innings (4 Tests). India began their second innings with 49-run lead and would have loved to see their openers unbeaten overnight but it wasn't to be as Kyle Jamieson bagged his 50th Test wicket and got rid of Shubman Gill on 1. Eventually, two streaky boundaries from Cheteshwar Pujara (9*) and nervous-looking Mayank Agarwal (4*) closed out the dayat 14/1, with a lead a of 63 runs.

“It's a dream start, in fact this is a dream within a dream start for me. No, it (Test cricket) isn't that easy. Was a hard grind today. They didn't lose any wickets yesterday and the talk was to keep it tight, don't try for wickets every ball, just look to be patient. I was sticking to the basics and using the crease a bit. My round-arm deliveries were getting something out of the trick and I was optimising that a lot. That's what worked for me. The track is getting slower and there has been more turn now. Variable bounce is also increasing but still think that runs can be made if the batters apply themselves.”

After Kyle Jamieson struck early to remove Shubman Gill on 1, Mayank Agarwal and Cheteshwar Pujara played out the next few overs to remain not-out on 4 and 9 , respectively, and take India to 14/1. The hosts head into the overnight break with a lead of 63 runs.

AND THAT'S THE END OF THE DAY! Virender Sharma checks the light again and they have decided that this is it

Ajaz Patel has been introduced into the attack

INSIDE EDGE! Ajaz Patel floats it up around off and Mayank presses forward for a hard push. The ball races past the leg slip off the inside edge and the batters run 2. That wasn't very far from disturbing his timber.

IND are 14/1 after 5 overs, lead by 63 runs

FOUR! LOW BOUNCE, SOFT HANDS AND FOUR! Pujara presses forward and meets the delivery that kept low with soft hands. He opens the face of the bat and the ball runs through the gully region for 4.

IND are 10/1 after 4 overs, lead of 59 runs

BEATEN! GONE THROUGH! The ball, from outside off,  jags back in ever so slightly and it whizzes between the bat-pad gap and also misses the stumps. 

After the end of the 3rd over, umpire Virender Sharma comes out with alight meter. The reading on it is satisfactory enough for the play to continue

Fewest Tests to 50 wickets for NZ:

9 Kyle Jamieson

12 Shane Bond

13 Chris Martin

FOUR! Jamieson digs it short and the ball climbs sharply onto Pujara outside the off stump, who keeps his eyes on the ball and dabs it past the gully fielder for 4. 

IND are 6/1 after 2 overs.

OUT! GONE! First ball of the second innings and Kyle Jamieson breaches Shubman Gill's defence to send him packing on 1.

Cheteshwar Pujara is the new batter in.

IND are 2/1 after 1.1 overs

Righto! A little over 25 minutes to bat as Mayank Agarwal and Shubman Gill take guard.

Tim Southee to get the second innings underway.

Ind lead by 49 runs

Splendid performance from Indian spinners led by Axar Patel who took his fifth five-wicket haul in only his fourth Test. Ravichandran Ashwin (3/82) got the key breakthrough in the first session (Will Young) which began India's revival on Day 3. India will now hope for a steady start and play out the rest of the evening without losing a wicket.

Ashwin takes the final wicket. William Somerville falls on 6. India lead by 49 runs.

.. and more runs, as a result, as for the second time in the past few overs, Ashwin's sharp turn goes past all three – the batsman's edge, the wickets and the stumps. 

NZ 293/9 in 141 overs

Ajaz Patel with a four! Short from Umesh and Ajaz pulls it over square. An ill-timed shot but no fielder in the deep. NZ now trail by 55 runs.

Seam bowling from media end as Umesh Yadav replaces Axar Patel.

Ashwin get Jamieson on 23. The off-spinner entices Jamieson with a fuller, flighted delivery and the Kiwi batter lofts it across. A miscue, however, as Axar Patel catches it comfortably in the deep.

Two off Ashwin's over after the drinks break. Somerville does get trapped with a ball turning sharply in as it deflects off the pads to short-leg. 

Axar Patel carries forward the momentum from the second session to pick two more, completing an incredible fifth five-wicket haul in his fourth Test. India are close to securing a first-innings lead but they need to ensure New Zealand don't reduce the deficit too much.

Kyle Jamieson is playing a handy knock for his side here, as he keeps the scoreboard ticking. Currently playing on 21 off 65 deliveries.

Three runs off his first over in this session. Important runs for New Zealand, as India's lead now comes down to 66.

Axar almost gets Somervile on his third delivery. Angled back into the right-hander and the ball goes straighter after pitching. It misses the outside-edge, the stumps, as well as the keeper for four-byes.

Kyle Jamieson continues with his big shots after Southee's departure. Every run will hurt India from this point. The bowlers will be aiming to wrap the innings as early as possible. 1 run from Jadeja's over.