IND vs NZ, 3rd Test: India's star fast bowler Akash Deep gave the team the much-needed start on the first day of the third Test match against New Zealand by taking the wicket of Devon Conway with the help of an LBW in Mumbai on Friday.
The dismissal happened during the second ball of the second over of the first innings. Akash Deep bowled a fuller delivery around the wicket as the ball went towards the off-pitch and had beaten Conway's inside edge and hit him on the back leg in front of the stumps.
The on-field umpire gave the decision of out but Conway took the review after having a word with skipper Tom Latham. In the replay, it was seen that there were three reds and that's how Akash Deep gave the Men in Blue their first wicket.
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Conway had scored four runs off 11 balls, which also includes one four. After his dismissal, the visitors were reeling at 15/1 after 3.2 overs.
New Zealand are currently 88/3 after 26.2 overs with Will Young and Daryl Mitchell in the middle.
Mohammed Siraj replaces ill Jasprit Bumrah for India in the third Test.
The Tom Latham-led side have already scripted history by winning this series and are leading by 2-0. Skipper Tom Latham won the toss and chose to bat first. They brought two changes to their playing XI, where Ish Sodhi replaced Mitchell Santner, who is recovering from a side strain he sustained during the second Test match and Matt Henry replaced Tim Southee.
As far as India is concerned, Mohammed Siraj has replaced star fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah, who is suffering from a viral illness.
Playing XIs:
India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), Sarfaraz Khan, Ravindra Jaderja, Washington Sundar, R Ashwin, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj.
New Zealand: Tom Latham (c), Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell (wk), Glenn Phillips, Ish Sodhi, Matt Henry, Ajaz Patel, William O'Rourke