LIVE Cricket Score, India Vs New Zealand, 2nd Test 2016, Day 3: IND lead by 327 runs

India Vs New Zealand 2016 2nd Test 2016, Day 3 LIVE score updates: India look to seal series.

Good Morning, Namaste! Hello and Welcome to CricketCountry’s live coverage of Day 3 of the second Test between India and New Zealand at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Sunday. I am Kaustubh Mayekar, and I will be bringing to you all the live updates from this match. This Test is a iconic one for the hosts as  it also marks the 250th game played at home. India have fared well so far after electing to bat first on Day 1. Their batsmen did a decent job collectively after which it was just the seam bowlers, who wrecked havoc in the New Zealand dugout. New Zealand at the end of Day 2 were precariously placed at 128 for the loss of seven wickets and find themselves in all sorts of trouble.LIVE CRICKET SCORECARD: India vs New Zealand 2nd Test at Kolkata, Day 1

India will look forward to get rid of the Kiwi tail as early as possible and add some more runs on the board. On Day 1, India got off to a shaky start as their top-order floundered against the New Zealand pacers. Shikhar Dhawan, Murali Vijay and Virat Kohli walked back to the pavilion early after which Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane bailed the team out of crisis. Pujara played a tenacious knock of 87 while Rahane was dismissed for 77. It was a classic display of batting by the duo and they confronted the pumped New Zealand bowlers with unmatched confidence.

Jeetan Patel and Matt Henry were the pick of the bowlers as they did a commendable job with the ball. India ended Day 1 at 239 for the loss of seven wickets. Wriddhiman Saha and Ravindra Jadeja remained unbeaten at the crease. Day 2 started with some action from Saha’s willow as the local boy smashed a fifty and steered his side to a commanding position. Jadeja failed to provide any resistance and fell early. India manage to register a decent toal of 316 on board. Henry, Trent Boult and Neil Wagner bowled well and accounted for seven wickets between while Mitchell Santner and Jeetan Patel had one and two wickets to their name respectively.

New Zealand batsmen had a task in hand after their key batsman Kane Williamson was not available due to injury. Their openers once again floundered as Indian seamers made deep inroads in New Zealand’s batting line-up. Mohammed Shami and Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowled extremely well with the new ball and chipped early wickets. The rains interrupted play for almost two hours but that didn’t stop Bhuvneshwar from inflicting immense damage on the New Zealanders. LIVE CRICKET SCORECARD & BALL-BY-BALL COMMENTARY: India vs New Zealand 2nd Test at Kolkata, Day 1 

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