India vs New Zealand Live Score, 3rd Test Day 1: NZ 15/1; Akash Deep gets Conway leg before

Akash Deep strikes! Conway has been given leg before. He goes for a DRS. This one pitches outside off and jags back in sharply, beating the inside edge. Three reds on the ball tracker and it’s the end for Conway. 

Devon Conway lbw b Akash 4 (11)

Will Young in at No. 3. He shoulders arms on the first couple of deliveries. A bit of extra bounce for Akash Deep.

Siraj continues. Leg sideish and nudged to third man for a single by Latham. Too full from Siraj and driven for a four by Conway straight down the ground. Siraj slides one in and it keeps low and strikes Conway on the pad. Loud appeal from the Indians. Nothing from the umpire. Rohit decided against a review. 

Over the wicket comes Akash Deep. Latham leaves the first one easily. And the second one too. The Indian pacer brings the line in and beats Latham’s inside edge. Strikes him on the thigh pad. But it is a no ball. Goes round the wicket now. Latham leaves again. Closer to the off stump now. Latham has to bring his bat down. Edged and streaks past the slips for a four. 

Siraj with the first ball of the Test. Ticked away for a single by Latham. Wider line for Conway. Defends a couple and leaves the others. Not much bounce on offer. 

New Zealand: Tom Latham(c), Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell(w), Glenn Phillips, Ish Sodhi, Matt Henry, Ajaz Patel, William ORourke

India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant(w), Sarfaraz Khan, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Ravichandran Ashwin, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj

Rohit Sharma confirms that Jasprit Bumrah is unwell and will be replaced by Siraj. 

We are gonna have a bat. Looks a good surface, hopefully put a good total on the board. What we did in Bangalore was great, we had to switch quickly to Pune and nothing changes. A new opportunity this game. It’s about adapting to the surface as quickly as possible. Santner has got a side strain. Ish Sodhi comes in. Henry is back for Southee.

New Zealand wins the toss and elects to bat first. 

WICKETKEEPERS

Rishabh Pant, Devon Conway

BATTERS

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tom Latham, Sarfaraz Khan

ALL-ROUNDERS

Ravindra Jadeja, R. Ashwin (c), Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner (vc), Washington Sundar

BOWLERS

Ajaz Patel

India: Rohit Sharma (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, Sarfaraz Khan, Ravindra Jadeja, R. Ashwin, Washington Sundar, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep.

New Zealand: Devon Conway, Tom Latham (c), Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell, Glenn Phillips, Tim Southee, Mitchell Santner, Ajaz Patel, Will O’Rourke.

However, on the eve of the final Test against New Zealand, head coach Gambhir had a different take on the issue. “I’m not going to sugarcoat this. Obviously, it’s hurting, and it’s good that it’s hurting because it should hurt,” Gambhir said. 

“Because every time you lose a game - be it at home or be it away from home - it should hurt, and that hurt will make us better. Sometimes people say that it should not hurt. But it should hurt when you’re playing for your country. What’s wrong in being in that position?” Gambhir wondered.

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