Statistical Review: India vs New Zealand – Day 3 of the first Test 1
India vs New Zealand - Day 3 (1st Test)

Making a great comeback, the host India is now in a good position at the stumps of day 3 of the first Test at Kanpur. New Zealand began the day from their overnight score 152/1, but their batsmen collapsed in the front of Indian spinners, as a result, the visitors New Zealand were bundled out for 262 runs. At the end of the first innings clash between India and New Zealand, India took a 56-run lead.

In the second innings, India made a good start. At the stumps of day 3, India was 159/1 with a 215-run lead over the visitors.

Brief Scores: India – 318 (Murali Vijay 65, Cheteshwar Pujara 62, Trent Boult 3/67) & 159/1 (Murali Vijay 64*, Cheteshwar Pujara 50*, Ish Sodhi 1/29)

New Zealand – 262 (Kane Williamson 75, Tom Latham 58, Ravindra Jadeja 5/73)

Here are some statistical highlights of day 3 of the 1st Test:

  1. New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson scored 75 runs in the New Zealand’s first innings of this Test. It was the 4th highest runs scored by a New Zealand captain in a Test innings on Indian soil.

 

  1. Indian left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja bowled very well with the final bowling figures reading 34-7-73-5. It was the 4th best bowling figure by an Indian left-arm spinner in a Test innings against New Zealand on the Indian soil.

Also, Jadeja’s this bowling figures were the 6th best bowling figure (in overall venue) by an Indian left-arm spinner in a Test innings against New Zealand.

Also Ravindra Jadeja’s Test bowling average in Asia is 15.60. It is the best Test bowling average in Asia by any bowler who picked up 50+ Test wickets.

 

  1. During New Zealand’s 1st innings of this Test match, 6 Blackcaps batsmen were dismissed through LBW by Indian bowlers. It was the second time that Indian bowlers claimed 6 lbw dismissals in a Test innings, while they have never claimed more than 6 lbw dismissals in a Test innings. Before this innings, Indian bowlers had claimed 6 lbw dismissals against West Indies at Mohali in 1994.

However, the world record (no.of lbw dismissals in a Test innings) is 7 which happened twice.

 

  1. In New Zealand’s 1st innings, 3 Kiwi batsmen have scored ducks. It was the 4th time in a Test innings history that 3 or more New Zealand batsmen scored ducks on Indian soil.