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13:08 New Zealand whitewash India 3-0!!
India Inns 2: 121-all out (29.1 ovs); Target to win: 147 | Scorecard
Sundar swings but misses to be bowled by Ajaz for 12.
India are bowled out for 121 in 29.1 overs to lose by 25 runs to suffer their first Test series whitewash at home in a series comprising three matches or more.
Chasing just 147 for victory, India's batting line-up surrendered tamely. Pant, who stroked 64, was the only Indian batter to score above the 20-run mark.
They were blanked 2-0 in a two-Test series at home by South Africa in 2000.
'This is the greatest moment in the history of New Zealand cricket,' declares Simon Doull on commentary.
This is India's worst performance in a Test series at home in a series comprising three or more matches!
India's senior players Rohit, Kohli and Ashwin were big disappointments, while young guns Sarfaraz, Gill and Jaiswal also struggled for consistency.
13:01 India 9 down; NZ close in on victory
India Inns 2: 121-9 (29 ovs); Target to win: 147 | Scorecard
Sundar drives the full delivery from Phillips to long-off for a single. Ashwin tries the reverse sweep but gets the edge and is given out caught behind for eight.
Umpire Michael Gough rules it out before Ashwin takes the review.
There is a clear spike when the ball passes the gloves as the decision stands.
Ashwin walks back for eight as India slip to 121/8 in the 29th over.
Phillips strikes again next ball as Akash Deep is bowled through the gate as the ball turns sharply into the right-hander.
Phillips on a hat-trick! Mohammed Siraj stretches out to defend the flighted delivery from Phillips to end the over.
12:52 Ashwin, Sundar keep India afloat
Ashwin gets lucky as the ball deflects off the back of the bat and hit the stumps but the bails stay intact. Ashwin defends Phillips off the front foot as the ball hits the arm and rolls on to the stumps off the back of the bat.
India Inns 2: 120-7 (28 ovs); Target to win: 147 | Scorecard
Risky from Ashwin as he looks to steer Ajaz but the extra bounce takes the edge. The ball clears the slip fielder and Matt Henry at short thirdman fails to stop the ball to concede two runs.
The next ball turns sharply to go past the edge as Ashwin tries to defend.
The third ball again turns and bounces as Ashwin plays and misses trying to lunge forward.
The fourth ball is wide but again lot of turn and bounce beating Ashwin and also the wicketkeeper for four byes -- valuable runs for India.
A single to Ashwin brings the target down to 30.
Sundar offers his pads to a delivery pitched wide, in the rough to keep it out.
Ajaz is quite interested. He manages to plead his captain Tom Latham to take the review even though the impact was way outside the line.
No shot played but the ball is missing the off-stump by a big margin. A really poor review from New Zealand, who have no reviews left.
Phillips pitching it up as Ashwin getting well forward to get to the pitch to defend.
Ashwin gets lucky as the ball deflects off the back of the bat and hit the stumps but the bails stay intact. Ashwin defends Phillips off the front foot as the ball hits the arm and rolls on to the stumps off the back of the bat.
Ashwin reacts quickly but can't swat the ball which slowly strikes the stumps but the bails are unmoved.
Ajaz creating a lot of problems for the right-handers. With Ashwin lunging forward to defend, Ajaz moves the short leg fielder to silly point.
Ashwin gets on the backfoot to punch Ajaz through point for a single and Sundar sweeps the next for another run.
The two Tamil Nadu spinners have showed great purpose to watchfully keep the runs coming in singles.
Unplayable from Ajaz, huge turn and extra bounce to beat Ashwin, who will consider himself lucky not to have edged it and the same last ball.
12:39 Pant out to controversial decision!
India Inns 2: 109-7 (25 ovs); Target to win: 147 | Scorecard
Phillips continues as Ashwin leans forward to defend and drives the next gently to short cover.
Ashwin does well to calmly drive the third ball down to long-on for a single.
Ajaz gets the ball to turn and bounce to beat Ashwin on the outside edge, before he plays out the rest of the over with caution for a maiden over.
The runs have dried up with Sundar and Ashwin both not able to get the singles as they bat with caution.
Sundar drives the full delivery from Phillips into the covers before he punches the fifth ball in the gap for one to sweeper cover.
Ashwin easily rocks back to hit the spinner to deep extra cover for another run.
12:27 Pant out to controversial decision!
India Inns 2: 107-7 (22 ovs); Target to win: 147 | Scorecard
Pant uses his feet to loft Ajaz wide of the fielder at long-on for a boundary, the placement is perfect by the left-hander.
He looks to defend the next ball off the front foot but it turns sharply off the rough and goes off the pads to the slip fielder. New Zealand quite interested but the umpire is unmoved before they take the DRS.
A clear gap between bat and ball and there is nothing on the UltraEdge as the Kiwis lose their review.
That was a good delivery, flight and turning into Pant, who was dragged forward to defend.
Pant superb with his placement as he sweeps the spinner with the turn in the gap at deep square leg for another four.
He steps out and is forced to defend as the ball bounces sharply and turns. The Kiwis take the review yet again for a catch off the gloves. They have take a big gamble as this is their third and final review.
There is a clear spike when the ball passes the bat. Could be this because of the bat hitting the pads?
The TV umpire rules it out as he believes that it has come off the inside edge.
Pant can't believe the decision as he makes the slow walk back. He is pleading with the on-field umpires that the bat hitting the pads created the spike on the UltraEdge.
The entire Wankhede is stunned as Pant makes his way back after a superb counter-attacking knock of 64 from 57 balls, with nine fours and a six.
Ajaz continues his love affair with Wankhede as he picks up his fifth wicket of the innings.
12:18 Pant, Sundar revive India
India Inns 2: 98-6 (21 ovs); Target to win: 147 | Scorecard
This could be the final session of the series. India are 55 runs away from victory, while New Zealand need four more wickets for a series sweep.
Glenn Phillips starts off with the ball after lunch with a well spread out field.
Sundar and Pant sensibly place the ball in the gap to collect six easy singles and bring the target under 50.
The duo have added 27 from 30 balls to steady the ship.
Rishabh Pant celebrates his half-century.
11:40 Pant's quickfire fifty keeps India afloat
India Inns 2: 92-6 (20 ovs); Target to win: 147 | Scorecard
Rishabh Pant's counter-attacking knock has kept India afloat after a shocking top order collapse on Day 3 of the third and final Test.
Pant stroked an unbeaten 53 from 50 balls to rally India to 92/6 in 20 overs. They still need another 55 runs for victory.
Once again, the Indian top order caved in against the New Zealand spinners with Ajaz Patel taking 4/43.
Rohit Sharma perished to a reckless shot, attempting the pull shot to be caught at mid-on off Matt Henry for 11.
Shubman Gill was bowled by Ajaz for 1 after he offered no shot and Kohli also fell for the same score after he was caught at slip off the same spinner.
Jaiswal was trapped leg before wicket by Glenn Phillips for five while Sarfaraz Khan miscued the sweep off a full toss to be caught at deep square leg for one as India slipped to 29/5 in the eighth over.
Pant revived the Indians as he put on 42 runs for the sixth wicket with Jadeja, who made six from 22 balls.
Pant got the mark with a straight six off Ajaz to make his intent clear. He slammed Phillips for back to back fours in the ninth over to bring back India.
Pant used the sweeps to good effect while also quick in picking the length whenever the spinners dropped short.
He hit Ajaz for two boundaries in a row to race to his fifty from 48 balls in the last over of the session.
India will hope Pant can see them through to victory but he needs good support from Sundar and if Ashwin comes out to bat next.
11:31 Pant's 48-ball fifty keeps India afloat
India Inns 2: 92-6 (20 ovs); Target to win: 147 | Scorecard
Sundar, on 3, gets a lifeline as he heaves Ajaz over midwicket. He hasn't timed the ball well as it goes high towards midwicket as Devon Conway rushes to his right and gets a hand to the ball but can't hold on.
He slices the next ball but it falls safely to get him a single.
Pant picks up the length early to rock back and pull Ajaz's short ball through midwicket for a four.
He pulls the next ball square on the leg side to bring up his fifty from 48 balls, having hit seven fours and a six.
What a sensational knock under pressure from Pant. He seems to be batting on a completely different pitch and has been finding the boundaries quite reguarly.
While the other batters have fallen trying rash shots, Pant's shot selection has been impeccable.
11:26 Jadeja out for 6; India 6 down
India Inns 2: 81-6 (19 ovs); Target to win: 147 | Scorecard
Pant top edges the sweep shot for a single before New Zealand appeal for caught behind as Washington Sundar is beaten by Phillips as the ball turns away sharply.
New Zealand take the review but there is nothing on the UltraEdge.
Sundar carefully keeps out the last two balls of the over.
In the next over, Pant clips Ajaz for a single on the leg side and Sundar sweeps the spinner for one to get off the mark.
Pant comes down the track as he gets it off the inside half of the bat towards midwicket for a single.
Sundar mistimes the pull shot but gets it in the gap for two runs.
Pant single-handedly keeping India in the hunt. He shuffles across and sweeps Phillips fine on the leg side for a boundary to take the score into the 80s, as the target comes down to 66.
There is a huge appeal for leg before wicket off the last ball. Pant is beaten on the inside edge as the ball goes off the pads to slip but there is no edge and the ball is going down the leg side.
11:11 Jadeja out for 6; India 6 down
India Inns 2: 71-6 (16 ovs); Target to win: 147 | Scorecard
Pant tries the reverse against Ajaz as Mitchell anticipates the shot and quickly moves to his left from slip to save some runs.
Slightly short from Ajaz as Pant has enough time to rock back and pull it square on the leg side for a four before taking a single.
Ajaz continues his wicket ways as makes the breakthrough. Jadeja inside edges the whip as it goes off his pads and Will Young takes a superb catch diving to his right at short leg.
Jadeja held one end up, scoring six runs during his 42-run stand for the sixth wicket with Pant to bring India back.
11:07 Pant, Jadeja revive India
India Inns 2: 66-5 (15 ovs); Target to win: 147 | Scorecard
Pant uses his feet but can only defend Ajaz before he pushes the next on the off-side.
He reverse sweeps the third ball for a single before Jadeja keeps out the rest of the over.
In the next over, Pant top edges the reverse sweep as the top edge goes over the slip for two runs.
Pant then plays the sweep and finds the gap to perfection through square leg for a four and keeps strike with a single from the last ball.
Rishabh Pant
11:01 Pant, Jadeja steady India
India Inns 2: 58-5 (13 ovs); Target to win: 147 | Scorecard
Phillips continues after the drinks break. Pant hits the second ball to long-on for a single and Jadeja drives a full toss to mid-on for another run.
An overpitched delivery is driven through the covers by Pant for two runs wide of long-off before taking a single off the last ball.
In the 12th over, Ajaz has a leg before shout against Pant turned down after the left-hander missed the pull shot. He clips the second ball on the leg side for a single.
Jadeja doing well to keep the scoreboard moving along with singles to turn the strike back to Pant.
Pant miscues the sweep as it goes off the top edge but it falls safely between two fielders for a single.
Pant might have just got a lifeline. New Zealand didn't review the leg before shout after Pant missed the pull shot. The ball struck in line and was going to hit the leg stump. A big mistake from the Kiwis. Will it cost them the Test match?
Pant and Jadeja keep the scoreboard ticking along with three singles off Phillips in the 13th over.
10:44 Rohit, Kohli fail as India collapse
India Inns 2: 47-5 (10 ovs); Target to win: 147 | Scorecard
Can Pant pull off a miracle at the Wankhede? He has started in the right fashion and has played the right shots to get the boundaries at a good rate.
Jadeja bringing his experience into play as he defends the first two balls before taking a quiet single on the leg side.
Pant goes across but misses the sweep as the ball goes fine on the leg side for four byes.
He then plays the sweep from well outside the line of off-stump for a single to deep midwicket.
India reeling on 47/5 in 10 overs with Pant on 17 from 11 balls and Jadeja on 3 from nine balls.
10:38 Wankhede Horror! India collapse to 29/5
India Inns 2: 41-5 (9 ovs); Target to win: 147 | Scorecard
Pant keeping India afloat. He steps down to hit the full toss from Phillips straight down the ground, beating Ish Sodhi at long-on for a four.
He sweeps the next ball beating the fielder at short fine leg for another boundary.
Pant uses his feet but can only dig out the yorker before he takes a single through the off-side and Jadeja picks one off the last ball.
10:32 Wankhede Horror! India collapse to 29/5
India Inns 2: 31-5 (8 ovs); Target to win: 147 | Scorecard
This is going from bad to worse for India!
Sarfaraz Khan sweeps a full toss from Ajaz straight into the hands of Rachin Ravindra at deep square leg to perish for one.
India collapse to 29/5 in the eighth over.
Ajaz has taken his tally to 22 wickets in his fourth innings at the Wankhede Stadium.
Ravindra Jadeja gets a lifeline as he flicks Ajaz straight into the fielder at short leg but he fails to hold on to a tough reflex catch.
Jadeja gets off the mark with a single and Pant sweeps the spinner for another run.
Ajaz Patel celebrates after dismissing Virat Kohli.
10:28 Rohit, Kohli fail again; India collapse
India Inns 2: 29-4 (7 ovs); Target to win: 147 | Scorecard
Spin from both ends as Glenn Phillips comes into the attack. He has struck in his first over with the wicket of Jaiswal, who has been given out leg before before he takes the review.
Was there an inside edge? He would be out even then as the ball was caught in the slips.
The third umpire rules that there is no inside edge and checks for the leg before wicket. The ball has struck in line and going on hit the leg stump as the decision stands.
Jaiswal walks back for five as India slip to 28/4 in 6.5 overs.
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10:18 Kohli fails again; India in a mess!
India Inns 2: 28-3 (6 ovs); Target to win: 147 | Scorecard
Jaiswal pulls Henry for a single to deep square leg before Virat Kohli drives the pacer into the covers.
He clips the next towards the fielder at mid-on as Jaiswal looks for a quick single but is sent back.
Kohli pushes the last ball into the covers for a quick single to get off the mark.
Ajaz strikes another big blow. Kohli looking to defend the flighted delivery is done in by the sharp turn and bounce as the ball takes the edge and Mitchell takes a good low catch at slip.
Kohli walks back for one as India slip to 18/3.
That was a beauty from Ajaz as Kohli couldn't do much to end a nightmare series for the India right-hander.
Ajaz bowls a wayward delivery down the leg side as Rishabh Pant misses the pull shot but it slips down the leg side for four byes.
Pant down the track to loft the next ball straight back over the bowler's head for a six to get off the mark in smashing fashion.
10:09 Rohit, Gill perish; India in trouble
India Inns 2: 16-2 (4 ovs); Target to win: 147 | Scorecard
Ajaz continues as Jaiswal hits the first ball down to long-off for a single and Shubman Gill misses the sweep.
He connects with the sweep next ball for a single to get off the mark before Jaiswal clips the fifth ball for another run.
Ajaz rocks India with the key wicket of the in-form Gill, who leaves the ball which goes straight on to strike the off-stump.
Gill misjudged the line completely. He should have played it with the bat or atleast covered the line of the ball with the pads.
India in big trouble on 16/2 in four overs.
10:04 Blow for India; Rohit out for 11
India Inns 2: 13-1 (3 ovs); Target to win: 147 | Scorecard
Henry with the field spread around as Rohit pushes the first ball in the gap the off-side for a single.
Jaiswal not taking any chances as he carefully defends against Henry before clipping the pacer for a single on the leg side.
Rohit's attacking approach proves to be his downfall. He mistimes the pull shot and is caught by Glenn Phillips at mid-on to fall for 11.
A needless shot from the Indian captain as he fell in New Zealand's trap perfectly. He could have played out a few more overs with patience and then looked to attack.
It has turned out to be a poor series for Rohit with the bat. His early dismissal gives New Zealand a big boost.
09:57 Rohit on the attack!
India Inns 2: 10-0 (2 ovs); Target to win: 147 | Scorecard
Spinner Ajaz Patel from the other end. Rohit defends the first ball before he reverse sweeps the next for a boundary past point as the India captain makes his intent clear.
Another block off the front foot followed by the conventional sweep for a single to deep square leg for a single.
Jaiswal punches the back of length ball back to the bowler and blocks the last ball.
09:52 Jadeja takes 5/55 to bowl out NZ for 147
India Inns 2: 6-0 (1 ov); Target to win: 147 | Scorecard
India will need a good start from their openers Rohit Sharma and Yashavi Jaiswal. A couple of early wickets could bring New Zealand in the contest and put a lot of doubts in India's batting line-up, which has struggled for runs in this series.
Matt Henry to open the bowling for New Zealand.
Jaiswal defends the first ball before he clips the next to deep square leg for a single to get India off the mark.
A huge appeal for leg before wicket against Rohit, who misses the inswinger and is hit on the pads. New Zealand don't take the DRS as the ball had struck pretty high on the pads.
The next ball again comes in and also bounces as Rohit is hit on the body, clearly beaten for swing and pace.
Rohit looks to break free in outrageous fashion. He charges down the track and swings Henry over the fielder at mid-on for a boundary to get off the mark and takes a single off the last ball to retain strike.
India's players celebrates the wicket of Ajaz Patel, who was dismissed by Ravindra Jadeja.
09:46 Jadeja picks 5 to bowl out NZ for 174
NZ 174-all out (45.5 ovs) & 235 vs India 263 | Scorecard
India need 147 for victory to avoid the series sweep. They will be confident of their chances of chasing down the runs despite the pitch offering a lot of assistance to the spinners.
The highest successful run chase in a Test match at Wankhede is 164 by South Africa in 2000.
This is the first time that Jadeja has picked up five-wicket hauls in the two innings of a Test match. These are his second best Test figures after the 10/110 he picked up against Australia in the Delhi Test in 2013.
09:40 Jadeja takes 5/55 to bowl out NZ for 147
NZ 174-all out (45.5 ovs) & 235 vs India 263 | Scorecard
Ravichandran Ashwin from the other end. Ajaz Patel is beaten first ball as he pushes away from his body and is beaten on the outside edge again next ball.
Ashwin makes it three plays and misses with another beauty which beats the outside edge.
Ajaz confidently gets forward to block before the fifth ball comes off the outside half.
The last ball is pitched right up and turns away as Ajaz looking to hit over the top is beaten for the fourth time in the over.
Jadeja continues as O'Rourke drives the full delivery to deep point for a single to get off strike.
Ajaz continues to struggle as he is beaten on the inside edge this time, trying to swat over the leg side. He gets the leading edge next ball but it clears Kohli at short midwicket for a single.
O'Rourke does well to tap the next ball off his pads for one on the leg side.
Ajaz goes for the slog sweep but straight into the hands of Akash Deep at midwicket.
Jadeja takes his second five-wicket haul of the match to finish with 10 wickets in the match. He took 5/55 in the second innings to finish with excellent match figures of 10/120, while Ashwin found some form with 3/63.
New Zealand are bowled out for 174 in 45.5 overs in their second innings. India need 147 for victory to avoid the series sweep.
09:32 Can India avoid a clean sweep?
NZ 171-9 (44 ovs) & 235 vs India 263 | Scorecard
Ravindra Jadeja to begin with the ball on Day 3, to complete his unfinished over from the previous over.
No 11 William O'Rourke keeps out the first ball, pitched up, with a lot of caution. The next ball turns square as the right-hander going back is beaten all ends up and he blocks the last ball.
09:10 'India have the firepower to get the job done'
Anil Kumble in his pitch report says the end from where Ashwin is bowled, "this end is still dry and powdery so the ball will turn but not as much as the other side from where Ajaz Patel took the wickets."
It is not going to be as tough as the consistent bounce will help the batters. India have the talent and the arsenal, the left-right combination will help counter the Ajaz Patel threat. India have the firepower to get the job done and score runs."
08:59 India aim for victory on Day 3
Welcome to the coverage of Day 3 of the third and final Test between India and New Zealand in Mumbai on Sunday.
India will be looking to push towards a morale-boosting win after spinners Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin helped them take the upper hand on Day 2.
On a pitch offering a lot of assistance to the spinners, Jadeja took 4/52, while Ashwin returned to form with figures of 3/63 to reduce New Zealand to 171/9 in 43.3 overs.
The visitors lead by 143 runs with just one wicket in hand.
Will Young was the lone Kiwi batter to offer some resistance as he made 51, while no other batter got above the 30-run mark.
New Zealand were 93/3 at one stage before Jadeja and Ashwin did the damage as the Kiwis lost six wickets for 78 runs.
India will be looking to claim the last wicket quickly and finish off New Zealand's second innings and then chase down the runs to avoid a series whitewash at home.
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