[Watch] Virat Kohli gets caught behind via soft dismissal on last ball of Day 3 of 2024 IND vs NZ 1st Test
Virat Kohli got out to a soft dismissal on the last ball of Day 3 of the ongoing first Test between India and New Zealand at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Friday, October 18. The right-handed batter was caught behind by wicketkeeper Tom Blundell off Glenn Phillips against the run of play. He scored 70 runs off 102 balls, comprising one six and eight boundaries.
The dismissal took place in the 49th over of India’s second innings. Phillips bowled a flatter delivery outside off and Kohli got a faint edge through to the wicketkeeper. The 35-year-old feathered the ball and Blundell was convinced before the TV umpire confirmed it was out. Kohli saw the big screen and looked gutted.
Notably, Kohli had changed the gloves just a ball earlier after diving for a second run at the striker’s end. With the wicket, Phillips broke the 136-run third-wicket partnership between Sarfaraz Khan and Kohli.
Watch Virat Kohli's wicket below:
Virat Kohli, Sarfaraz Khan and Rohit Sharma score fifties as India bounce back against New Zealand in 1st Test
Half-centuries from Virat Kohli, Sarfaraz Khan, and skipper Rohit Sharma helped India fight back against New Zealand in the second Test. Rohit scored 52 runs off 63 deliveries, while Yashasvi Jaiswal chipped in with 35 off 52. Sarfaraz Khan stayed unbeaten on 70 off 78, hitting three sixes and seven boundaries.
At the time of writing, the hosts were 231/3 at stumps on Day 3. The Men in Blue are still trailing by 125 runs in the first second innings.
Batting first, Team India were skittled out for 46, including five ducks. This was their lowest-ever score in Tests at home. Matt Henry scalped a fifer, while William O'Rourke picked up four wickets.
In response, New Zealand posted 402 in their first innings to take a 356-run first-innings lead. Rachin Ravindra top scored with 134 off 157, while Devon Conway and Tim Southee chipped in with 91 (105) and 65 (73), respectively. Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav bagged three wickets each for the hosts, while Mohammed Siraj scalped two wickets.
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