*****INDIA Vs NEW ZEALAND CRICKET SERIES 2016 - NZ TOUR OF INDIA*****

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88.2

Ashwin to Henry, OUT, seems to have dropped the catch coming back at him, but with the ball hitting the stumps could Patel be run out? Oh yes! Ashwin's pulled off a second of these. Some good work deceiving the batsman in flight, Henry drove at the ball, looking for the covers, ended up inside edging it. Ashwin was concentrating on the catch. Fumbles it, but is lucky enough that the ball went onto the stumps and Patel, backing up, couldn't put his bat down in time even though it was pushed behind the crease

JS Patel run out 18 (26b 3x4 0x6) SR: 69.23

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90.2

Ashwin to Boult, OUT, Ashwin has six! shimmes down, looks to heave it towards midwicket, gets a top edge and Pujara takes the catch. A superb one at that, because the ball went so high. Backtracked from midwicket and pulled it off serenely

TA Boult c Pujara b Ashwin 0 (5b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

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Vijay races off to the dressing room, India will bat again. They've got a lead of 258 and with two days left, they can bulk it up big time and give their four bowlers some respite. They've just pushed through 90 overs of Test cricket after all.

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India 557/5d

New Zealand 299 (90.2 ov)

New Zealand trail by 258 runs  in the 1st innings

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	New Zealand 1st innings		R	B	4s	6s	SR
	MJ Guptill	run out (Ashwin)	72	144	10	2	50.00
	TWM Latham	c & b Ashwin	53	104	7	0	50.96
	KS Williamson*	b Ashwin	8	25	1	0	32.00
	LRPL Taylor	c Rahane b Ashwin	0	4	0	0	0.00
	L Ronchi	c Rahane b Ashwin	0	6	0	0	0.00
	JDS Neesham	lbw b Ashwin	71	115	11	0	61.73
	BJ Watling†	c Rahane b Jadeja	23	48	4	0	47.91
	MJ Santner	c Kohli b Jadeja	22	52	4	0	42.30
	JS Patel	run out (Ashwin)	18	26	3	0	69.23
	MJ Henry	not out	15	13	2	1	115.38
	TA Boult	c Pujara b Ashwin	0	5	0	0	0.00
	Extras	(b 6, lb 5, w 1, pen 5)	17
	Total	(all out; 90.2 overs)	299	(3.30 runs per over)

Fall of wickets 1-118 (Latham, 34.2 ov), 2-134 (Williamson, 42.6 ov), 3-140 (Taylor, 44.5 ov), 4-148 (Guptill, 46.6 ov), 5-148 (Ronchi, 48.1 ov), 6-201 (Watling, 62.6 ov), 7-253 (Santner, 78.6 ov), 8-276 (Neesham, 86.2 ov), 9-294 (Patel, 88.2 ov), 10-299 (Boult, 90.2 ov)

 

	Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s
	Mohammed Shami	13	1	40	0	3.07	59	5	0	(1w)
	UT Yadav	15	1	55	0	3.66	68	10	0
	R Ashwin	27.2	5	81	6	2.96	124	9	2
	RA Jadeja	28	5	80	2	2.85	136	13	1
	M Vijay	7	0	27	0	3.85	30	5	0

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INDIA V NZ, 3RD TEST, INDORE

Ashwin's six-for secures 258-run lead

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Pujara is all padded up, reading to come in if needed. And he is being called in. Gambhir has retired hurt

Ash: "If you've seen the replays, you know its absolutely accidental. That said, it's the batsman's responsibility to be careful and the warning is fair enough." I'm inclined to agree on both counts

2.5

Boult to Gambhir, 2 runs, clipped behind square leg and the placement is good enough for two runs. A risky two runs. Gambhir has to dive, and he's hurt that injured right shoulder again. Immediately clutched at it, and asks for the physio's help. He is being asked to move his hand, to see if it has the range of motion. He shakes his head. This looks bad

G Gambhir retired hurt 6 (7b 1x4 0x6) SR: 85.71

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India 557/5d & 18/0 (6.0 ov)

New Zealand 299

India lead by 276 runs with 10 wickets remaining

Stumps - Day 3

 

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	India 2nd innings		R	B	4s	6s	SR
	M Vijay	not out	11	18	2	0	61.11
	G Gambhir	retired hurt	6	7	1	0	85.71
	CA Pujara	not out	1	11	0	0	9.09
	Extras		0
	Total	(0 wickets; 6 overs)	18	(3.00 runs per over)

To batV Kohli*, AM Rahane, RG Sharma, R Ashwin, WP Saha†, RA Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, UT Yadav

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Fall of wickets 0-11* (Gambhir, retired not out, 2.5 ov)

	Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s
	TA Boult	3	0	9	0	3.00	13	1	0
	JS Patel	2	0	8	0	4.00	10	2	0
	MJ Santner	1	0	1	0	1.00	5	0	0

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Jadeja fined 50% of match fees

Ravindra Jadeja was penalised 50% of his match fees by the ICC for "causing avoidable damage to the pitch during an international match."

While making 17 off 27 balls in the Indore Test, he was pulled up by umpire Bruce Oxenford for running down the middle of the pitch repeatedly which led to New Zealand being awarded five penalty runs.

The ICC release said "Jadeja, after previously receiving two informal and one official warnings, infringed the protected area for the fourth time and damaged it." As per a revision of the code of conduct, Jadeja has also been slapped with three demerit points. If he receives one more demerit point, within a two-year time frame, he could be suspended from one Test, or two ODIs, or two T20Is, whichever comes first.

 

 

This is not the first time Jadeja has been in such trouble in this series. In Kolkata, he was warned twice for cutting across the pitch and the danger area when appealing for a wicket.

The umpires don't need to attach motive to the transgressions of players, they are there to penalise the actions, but for a Test player to run on the middle of pitch even after being warned has rung the alarm bells for New Zealand.

Their coach, Mike Hesson, said only a few words but he got the message across. "Surface is still pretty good, I think it's fair to say footmarks are building as they tend to do, but the body of the surface is still very good. I'm sure the umpires will maintain that."

If a bowler encroaches upon the danger area, he is taken out of the attack for the rest of the innings after due warnings. However, a similar transgression from a batsman costs the team only five runs. In terms of keeping an ongoing match even - and since suspensions affect a totally different match - it is perhaps one of the anomalies of the cricket rules that might need revisiting.

When asked about the discrepancy, Hesson said: "In countries where the wickets deteriorate like this, the umpires have to be very decisive around how they look after the middle of the wicket. There are rules in place and the need to stick to those."

For a little while, Indian pitches have come under scrutiny. They have contributed to a change from the old ways when big hundreds and totals above 500 were routine. Virender Sehwag, who used to score a lot of the former, and play a part in the latter, told the host broadcaster before the second day's play that he used to make his runs on surfaces that began breaking up late in the third day whereas now they are so worn they offer turn from ball one.

Perhaps these pitches were a response to improving bats, a more cavalier attitude of the batsmen towards spin and to teams knowing Indian conditions better than they used to. Or maybe it was just the desperation to win.

Whatever may be the case, the pitch in Indore didn't turn from ball one. Yet the footmarks can be seen and there were puffs of dust by the end of day two. New Zealand, who are trailing by 529 runs, might have to get as much as possible in their first innings because batting last might become an ordeal. They were given five bonus runs, though, even before they had walked out to bat.

This has been a series played in tough conditions, but it has largely been carried out in good spirit. That doesn't mean teams won't look to take any advantage they can get. Hesson had earlier acknowledged that India managed to get reverse swing soon after getting the ball changed, and that that was something they had tried to do as well. Appealing has been a bit of an issue, but Ross Taylor laughed it off saying his side was always going to be out-appealed in India.

As India push for a whitewash having put the runs on the board, they will look for every advantage staying within the limits of the laws. The onus will be on the umpires to enforce those laws and playing conditions.

 

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LOL Jadeja Baaga ayyindi has been warned so many times...Danger area lo perigedataadu even while bowling 

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13.4

Santner to Vijay, OUT, misunderstanding. Lazy running. Great fielding. It all began with a good ball too - Santner pushing it through on middle and getting the ball to straighten just enough that Vijay, pushing his bat out in front of his pads, gets an outside edge into the covers. Hared out and was halfway down by the time he realises Pujara was telling him to go back. Turns around, and seems a bit casual in trying to reach safety. No dive. There was one from Guptill though, moving to his left he took the ball with his right (dominant) hand and reverse flicked it to the keeper. Stunning.

M Vijay run out 19 (42b 2x4 0x6) SR: 45.23

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29.6

Patel to Gambhir, OUT, looking for quick runs, Gambhir goes for the inside out drive and he had nailed it. Only problem though was the lack of elevation. Made the room for the shot, got the pitch to make sure he can power it. But when Guptill is in that region, you better make sure to hit it over him

G Gambhir c Guptill b Patel 50 (56b 6x4 0x6) SR: 89.28

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39.6

Patel to Kohli, OUT, was he struck in line? Umpire Oxenford says yes. It's a good length ball just outside off, Kohli opts to sweep because he wants runs. Misses the ball and is struck on the front pad. It's a very tight call. About half the ball is outside the line of off stump. But it's the shot again that may have tempted the decison. A bit like Neesham getting lbw to Ashwin with respect to impact, Patel's ball certainly would have hit the stumps

V Kohli lbw b Patel 17 (28b 1x4 0x6) SR: 60.71

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48.5

Neesham to Pujara, FOUR, there it is. A hundred, to go with three fifties in the series. Gets inside the line of a short ball and swivel pulls it to the long leg boundary to have the entire ground up on its feet. "Pu-ja-ra! Pu-ja-ra! Pu-ja-ra!" It's deafening and he soaks it all in with a big smile

 

1.18 pm Ah, India have declared, setting New Zealand a target of 475, and giving themselves four and a half-sessions to push for a series whitewash. Whether that happens or not, Virat Kohli will receive the Test mace for being the No. 1-ranked side after the series.