New Zealand’s Rachin Ravindra, left, celebrates with batting companion Tim Southee after scoring a century throughout the day three of the primary cricket check match between India and New Zealand on the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, in Bengaluru, India, Friday, Oct. 18, 2024.
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Batting all-rounder Rachin Ravindra hit 134 to information New Zealand to 402 and a lead of 356 in opposition to India on day three of the rain-hit opening Take a look at on Friday (October 18, 2024).

Spinners Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav took three wickets every to assist bowl out the guests throughout the second session in Bengaluru.

Wellington-born Ravindra resumed on his in a single day rating of twenty-two and was the final New Zealand wicket to fall after smashing 13 fours and 4 sixes.

He raised his ton with a boundary off Ravichandran Ashwin earlier than lunch and stored up the cost throughout an eighth-wicket stand of 137 with Tim Southee, who smashed 65 with 5 fours and 4 sixes.

India’s quicks bowled good spells within the morning after New Zealand resumed on 180-3 with Mohammed Siraj taking the wicket of Daryl Mitchell, caught at gully for 18.

Wicketkeeper-batsman Tom Blundell was the following to depart with tempo spearhead Jasprit Bumrah getting him caught at second slip for 5.

Jadeja despatched again Glenn Phillips for 14 and Matt Henry for eight with deliveries that skidded off the pitch to rattle the stumps.

India stated they had been maintaining Rishabh Pant off the sphere for the day after the wicketkeeper injured his knee on Thursday, with Dhruv Jurel substituted in on Thursday.

It was the identical knee Pant harm in a critical automotive crash in December 2022 that compelled him out of motion for greater than a 12 months.

New Zealand quick bowlers Henry and William O’Rourke shared 9 wickets between them to bowl out India for 46 on day two, their third-lowest Take a look at rating and lowest ever on residence turf.