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India Vs New Zealand, 1st Test Day 3 Live Score: Indian Spinners Look To Clean Up Kiwi Tail; NZ - 240/7, IND - 46

India are up against New Zealand in the first Test match of the bilateral series being played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. Follow the live cricket scores and updates of the third day of the IND Vs NZ 1st Test, right here

IND Vs NZ, 1st Test: India celebrate the fall of Glenn Phillips on the third day of the 1st Test in Bengaluru. AP/Aijaz Rahi
Welcome to the live coverage of Day 3 of the first Test match between India and New Zealand being played at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Friday. The first day was washed out due to persistent rain and the second day saw the Indian team bundled out for just 46 runs which in their lowest total on home soil. New Zealand have taken a hefty lead and they have still seven wickets left. India desperately need wickets in the first session. Follow the live cricket scores and updates of the third day of the IND Vs NZ 1st Test, right here.
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IND vs NZ 1st Test, Day 3 Live Score: Glenn Phillips Goes Back

Ravindra Jadeja and India continue to take wickets as Glenn Phillips was the latest to fall to the off-spinner. The batter completely missed the straighter one and it passes through his defence and castles him. India celebrate as they know it's just the tail remaining.

NZ - 224/6 (64), IND - 46

IND vs NZ 1st Test, Day 3 Live Score: Kiwis Go Five Down

BlackCaps have lost their fifth wicket in the form of Tom Blundell who handed an easy catch to KL Rahul in the slips. Jasprit Bumrah has struck again and despite a hefty lead in the offing, Indians know a lead less than 300 can be decent enough, given the slow nature of the Bengaluru track.

NZ - 215/5 (60), IND - 46

IND vs NZ 1st Test, Day 3 Live Score: Daryl Mitchell First Wicket To Fall

Daryl Mitchell gives away his wicket as Yashasvi Jaiswal clings on to a catch but also injures himself in the process. India have a breakthrough they needed this morning and they need more so of these, if they are to get back in this contest.

NZ - 193/4 (55), IND - 46

IND vs NZ 1st Test, Day 3 Live Score: Action Gets Underway

 "Sunshine and blue skies today. Surface now looks decent for batting. We said there was a lot of moisture but that has dried up. These cracks have opened up. Every spot the bowlers hit yesterday have created dents in the surface. That will mean it might move up and down a bit" reckon Simon Doull and Murali Karthik.

Pitch report for day 3

India Vs New Zealand, 1st Test: What Happened On Day 2

Day 2 started with the Indian team winning the toss and opting to bat first. India were restricted to 46 runs by the Kiwi bowlers. It was India's lowest team total on home soil. New Zealand were 180/3 after 50 overs when the umpires called for stumps. Devon Conway made 91 runs off just 105 balls. Rachin Ravindra and Daryl Mitchell are unbeaten.

IND Vs NZ, 1st Test - Playing XIs

India: Rohit Sharma (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj

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