India vs New Zealand LIVE Score 3rd Test Day 2: Gill, Pant look to keep calm after IND's brain-fade collapse on Day 1

India vs New Zealand LIVE Score 3rd Test Day 2: India's tenacity with the ball brought all 10 New Zealand wickets on Day 1 of this Test. Then, the silly cricket that they deployed with the bat right at the end of the day added four more to that tally, making it a total of 14 wickets in the day. That is the most that have fallen on Day 1 of a Test at the Wankhede Stadium.

India vs New Zealand LIVE Score 3rd Test Day 2: His senior bowlers had no answers to Rachin Ravindra but Washington Sundar is probably wondering what all the fuss was about. Ravindra fell on five off 12 on Day 1 of the third Test to Washington. He had fallen on 65 and nine in the second Test, with the first of those dismissals coming right after Washington was re-introduced into the attack.

India vs New Zealand LIVE Score 3rd Test Day 2: The travails of Daryl Mitchell and Will Young, particularly the former, on Day 1 at the boiling Wankhede Stadium showed something that you'd rarely get to see an ODI, definitely never get to see in a T20I. Here were two batters not just fighting against the opposition, but against the elements as well. They grew up playing in the temperate climes of Canterbury and the Central Districts in New Zealand and now they were in the punishing October heat of Mumbai which takes a toll on even those who grew up in hotter places.

The second session was the most brutal. However, they also seemed to be aware of the fact that their opposition are also human and no human could possibly be at ease in that environment. And so you saw 13 players out there, braving the heat and humidity and still putting on a level of cricket that casual players can only dream of. Young finally fell to Ravindra Jadeja on 71 off 38, and the bowler just looked up at the sky and walked towards the catcher Rohit Sharma in relief. Mitchell went down spread eagle on the ground at the non-striker's end and threw away his black helmet. He then ran ones where there were three for the rest of the session and came out after Tea looking much better. His valiant knock finally ended on 82 off 129 balls.

India vs New Zealand LIVE Score 3rd Test Day 2: There were highs, there were lows, and it all ended with some “hara-kiri”, as Ravi Shastri put it. It started pretty well, as Akash Deep dismissed Devon Conway in the first hour and then Washington Sundar picked Tom Latham and Rachin Ravindra before lunch. And then, Daryl Mitchell and Will Young made India grind in the second session, while themselves getting pretty ground up. Once again, India made a good finish to the session courtesy of Ravindra Jadeja, who picked three wickets before Tea.

Jadeja continued to scythe through the opposition and New Zealand were all out for 235. Rohit Sharma fell early to Matt Henry but it looked India were going to finish Day 1 on top thanks to a dominant 53-run stand for the second wicket between Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal. However, this time India made a horror finish to a session. With just minutes to go, Jaiswal fell reverse sweeping, nighwatchman Mohammed Siraj fell for a golden duck and took a review with him and Virat Kohli fell attempting a run that was never there. India went from 78/1 in the 18th over to finishing on 86/4 in 19 overs at Stumps.

India vs New Zealand LIVE Score 3rd Test Day 2: India were sitting pretty at the top of the WTC table for much of this year. However, the last two defeats, combined with the horror end to the day yesterday, has put all kinds of question marks on whether they can make it. South Africa have just given Bangladesh a 2-0 hiding and so they are on the rise, as are Sri Lanka. Both sides face each other in a Test series at the Proteas' home after this. India, meanwhile, embark on a gruelling five-Test tour of Australia after this.

India vs New Zealand LIVE Score 3rd Test Day 2: It was at the very same venue –- the iconic Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai – in 2021, where Ajaz Patel, born in the same city, became only the third bowler in Test history to pick 10 wickets in an innings. On his return to his home city three years later, Patel was on target once again. He did endure an expensive start, but made up for it in the final half-an-hour of the day, dismissimg Jaiswal and Siraj to put India on the back foot.

India vs New Zealand LIVE Score 3rd Test Day 2: New Zealand’s Will Young scored 71, and Daryl Mitchell hit 82 after the visitors chose to bat first, aiming for a series sweep. Ravindra Jadeja led India’s bowling with 5-65, while Washington Sundar took four wickets, to end the innings at 235 in 65.4 overs in the final session. Mitchell, battling heat and humidity, anchored New Zealand’s innings with a 129-ball knock that included three fours and three sixes before Sundar finally dismissed him.

India vs New Zealand LIVE Score 3rd Test Day 2: India’s chaotic final 15 minutes did leave the fans and experts reeling, but a deeper concern that’s been simmering is the prolonged dip in form of skipper Rohit Sharma. Once again, Rohit struggled in the first innings, managing only an 18-ball 18 before falling to Matt Henry. His recent scores of 2, 52, 0, and 8 in this series, along with a disappointing run against Bangladesh where his highest was a mere 23 across four innings, highlight a worrying trend for the Indian captain.

India vs New Zealand LIVE Score 3rd Test Day 2: Though India will lean heavily on Rishabh Pant and Shubman Gill to steady the innings, there’s no reason to panic, as the team boasts solid batting depth in this Test. Four key batters are yet to come: Sarfaraz Khan, Ravindra Jadeja, and Washington Sundar are the designated batters, while Ravichandran Ashwin adds further stability lower down the order.

India vs New Zealand LIVE Score 3rd Test Day 2: Ravindra Jadeja, who attended the press conference following the end of day's play, stated that no one expected the decision to backfire in the way that it did. "It was unexpected; miscommunication and misjudgements happen. We are 150 runs behind. Small partnerships to take the team's total over 230 will be our game plan," Jadeja said.