New Delhi. The Indian cricket team is on the verge of victory in the last match of the Test series against New Zealand. However, this match has not yet been completely captured by Team India. Today is the third day of the Mumbai Test match and the result is expected in the first two sessions. On the second day, India had lost 9 wickets for 171 runs in the second innings of New Zealand. He has a lead of 143 runs. In the first innings, the entire team was all out for 235 runs while India had taken a lead of 28 runs by scoring 263 runs.
There is full hope that the result of the last match of the Test series being played between India and New Zealand will come today. A lot has changed in this game in two days. After winning the toss on the first day, the New Zealand captain chose to bat and was reduced to 235 runs. After this, India added excitement to the match on the first day by falling 4 wickets for 86 runs. On the second day, thanks to the innings of Shubhman Gill and Rishabh Pant, India managed to take a lead of 28 runs. In the second innings, the Indian bowlers did wonders and pushed New Zealand on the back foot by taking 9 wickets for just 171 runs.
India's amazing bowling
In the first innings, the Indian team bowled brilliantly and bowled out New Zealand for just 235 runs. Ravindra Jadeja took 5 wickets for 65 runs while Washington Sundar dismissed 4 batsmen. Jadeja was brilliant in the second innings too and achieved 4 wickets for 52 runs. This time R Ashwin supported him by taking 3 wickets. Sundar and Akashdeep got 1 wicket each.
Decision expected in a few hours
The Indian team has to take just 1 wicket to all out New Zealand in the second innings on the third day of the match. At present the Kiwi team has a lead of 143 runs. If the last wicket adds even 20 runs in the third day's play, then India will have a target of around 170 runs. Although it is not easy to make it in the second innings but there are two days left in the match.
FIRST PUBLISHED : November 3, 2024, 07:07 IST
