Highlights, India vs New Zealand 2nd Test Day 3, Full cricket score: NZ post 140/5 at stumps, IND five wickets from win

After 45 overs,New Zealand 140/5 ( Henry Nicholls 36 , Rachin Ravindra 2)

Ashwin replaces Jayant Yadav for the final over of the day. And it’s a maiden over. NZ live to fight another day in Mumbai.

After 43 overs,New Zealand 140/5 ( Henry Nicholls 36 , Rachin Ravindra 2)

NZ continue to play cautiously, after the loss of a few crucial wickets. Jayant Yadav resumes. It’s a maiden over.

After 38 overs,New Zealand 130/5 ( Henry Nicholls 28 , Rachin Ravindra 0)

New Zealand’s situation is going bad yet again. lundell falls short of safety as Saha makes no mistake in running him out. Rachin Ravindra is the new batter. NZ have lost half their side now.

After 35 overs,New Zealand 129/4 ( Henry Nicholls 27 , Tom Blundell (W) 0)

Daryl Mitchell is the latest Kiwi to depart. He goes for the loft off Axar’s ball, but finds Jayant Yadav at deep extra cover. Eight runs and a wicket. Tom Blundell is the new batter.

After 34 overs,New Zealand 121/3 ( Daryl Mitchell 54 , Henry Nicholls 25)

Ashwin is back. He keeps things tight this time around, and it’s a maiden over.

After 30 overs,New Zealand 109/3 ( Daryl Mitchell 51 , Henry Nicholls 16)

Daryl Mitchell gets to his third Test fifty with a boundary. He clears past Saha onto the fine-leg fence for a boundary. Mitchell and Nicholls also bring up their 50-run stand.

After 29 overs,New Zealand 101/3 ( Daryl Mitchell 43 , Henry Nicholls 16)

Jayant Yadav continues. Daryl Mitchell with a well-extected reverse sweep to clear the third man fence for a four. He’s exectued that to perfection. Nicholls finishes the over with a boundary towards deep midwicket. Expensive one with 14 runs coming off the over.

After 28 overs,New Zealand 87/3 ( Daryl Mitchell 38 , Henry Nicholls 12)

Umesh continues. Just one leg bye from the end of the over, tidy one that.

After 24 overs,New Zealand 79/3 ( Daryl Mitchell 32 , Henry Nicholls 11)

Umesh Yadav continues. There’s an appeal for caught behind against Mitchell. He’s given not out but India decide to review. UltraEdge shows no spike, and India lose a review here. The was not bat involved at all and the sound was probably about the ball clipping the pad instead. Just one run from the over.

After 20 overs,New Zealand 67/3 ( Daryl Mitchell 27 , Henry Nicholls 4)

Axar continues. Mitchell punches past cover region for a boundary, as he reads a much shorter and wider ball from Axar. Time for a drinks break now for the players.

After 19 overs,New Zealand 63/3 ( Daryl Mitchell 27 , Henry Nicholls 0)

Mitchell survives an LBW scare as Ashwin returns. Mitchell is given out originally, and goes for the review without any hesitation. UltraEdge displays a big spike, and there’s a big inside edge onto the pads. Decision reversed! Maiden over.

After 17 overs,New Zealand 56/3 ( Daryl Mitchell 20 , Henry Nicholls 0)

Ashwin returns and strikes yet again. He gets rid of possibly New Zealand’s most valuable player, Ross Taylor, as India see off their biggest Kiwi threat. He’s caught by Pujara running from leg slip. Henry Nicholls is the new batter.

After 15 overs,New Zealand 50/2 ( Daryl Mitchell 19 , Ross Taylor 1)

Will Young falls vicim to a catch by subsitute Suryakumar Yadav. He’s originally given not out, but India opt for the review. UltraEdge shows a clear spike, and there’s an inside edge onto the thigh pad. Ross Taylor is the new batter in. Five runs and a wicket.

After 14 overs,New Zealand 45/1 ( Will Young 20 , Daryl Mitchell 19)

After an expensive Ashwin over that saw him concede eight runs, Axar Patel does well to give away just two runs in the over that followed. Daryl Mutchell with a brace this over.

After 12 overs,New Zealand 35/1 ( Will Young 12 , Daryl Mitchell 17)

Jayant Yadav is introduced to the attack. Mitchell with a boundary that’s slotted over the mid-on boundary. Six runs come from the over altogether.

After 11 overs,New Zealand 29/1 ( Will Young 11 , Daryl Mitchell 12)

Axar is introduced for the first time today. Daryl Mitchell with a stupendous shot down the ground as the ball flies over the bowlers’head. Changes in the field as long-off, short extra cover, extra cover and silly point in place. Seven runs off the over.

After 7 overs,New Zealand 14/1 ( Will Young 7 , Daryl Mitchell 1)

Two maidens in the last three overs since the final session of the day commenced, and both have been from Siraj. Young and Mitchell will need to show signs of calmness, patience and composure if NZ are to chase this big total.

There’s a slight delay in resumption of play as the spider-cam seems to be stuck somewhere. Bizarre circumstances indeed! Anyway, the umpires declare that’s an early tea for the teams. 

It’s been another session dominated by India. Blow for Kiwis as their stand-in skipper Tom Latham has departed early. NZ need 527 more runs to win. Join us in a few minutes for the day’s final session.

After 4 overs,New Zealand 13/1 ( Will Young 7 , Daryl Mitchell 0)

Spin does the trick yet again. Ashwin strikes, as Latham is struck LBW. Latham challenges the decision. No bat involved and the ball is hitting middle and leg stump. Early blow for the Kiwis in this mountain of a chase. Daryl Mitchell is the new batter.

After 2 overs,New Zealand 11/0 ( Tom Latham (C) 5 , Will Young 6)

Ashwin introduced into the attack, and Latham collects a boundary. Latham goes for a reverse sweep but misses, and the ball narrowly fails to make contact with the stumps, as Latham manages to control it well. He knocks the ball off with his bat, and he survives.

After 1 overs,New Zealand 7/0 ( Tom Latham (C) 1 , Will Young 6)

Mohammed Siraj with the ball for India first up. Latham on strike, and he’s off the mark with a single. Will Young finds the fine leg fence for a boundary straight away. Seven off the first over.

After 70 overs,India 276/7 ( Axar Patel 41 , )

So the imminent declaration has finally happened. Jayant Yadav is caught and bowled by Ajaz Patel, who claims his 14th wicket. Axar had slammed a four and Yadav a six before the dismissal. Soon after Yadav’s dismissal, Kohli did not show any hesitation in declaring the innings. 

New Zealand will need 540 runs to win when they come out to bat.

After 67 overs,India 254/6 ( Axar Patel 25 , Jayant Yadav 0)

Ravindra continues. He sees off Wriddhiman Saha in the second ball but runs keep coming for India. Two sixes and a four from Axar as 16 runs come off the over.

After 64 overs,India 225/5 ( Wriddhiman Saha (W) 9 , Axar Patel 0)

India have lost half their side now. Ravindra has got rid of Kohli, whose wait for a century in two years even extends further. Axar Patel is the new batter in, and is yet to get off the mark. Wriddhiman Saha is his partner. India’s lead is now 488 runs.

After 61 overs,India 211/3 ( Virat Kohli (C) 35 , Shreyas Iyer 14)

Big, big over for Shreyas and India. Two consecutuve sixes off the second and third deliveries, and Somerville, who’s yet to take a wicket, is punished. 13 runs from the over.