Bengaluru. Rachin Ravindra scored his second century in Test cricket and played a brilliant inning of 134 runs, helping New Zealand take a huge lead of 356 runs against India by scoring 402 runs in their first innings of the third Test at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Friday. Have achieved. After bowling out India for just 46 runs in the first innings, New Zealand had scored 180 runs for 3 wickets by the end of the second day. Playing ahead of this score on Friday, New Zealand lost 4 wickets in quick succession in the morning session and their score became 233 runs for 7 wickets. But after this Rachin got a good partner in the form of Tim Southee and both made a tremendous partnership of 137 runs for the eighth wicket. Saudi hit 5 fours and 4 sixes in 65 runs in 73 balls. On the other end, Rachin batted fiercely and hit 13 fours and 4 sixes in 134 runs in 157 balls. Rachin was out as the last batsman. Rachin was dismissed by Kuldeep Yadav and took his third wicket. Kuldeep took three wickets for 99 runs and Ravindra Jadeja took three wickets for 72 runs. Mohammad Siraj got 2 wickets for 84 runs. Jasprit Bumrah and Ravichandran Ashwin took 1-1 wicket.
Although New Zealand lost four wickets in the morning session, Ravindra, whose family is from Bengaluru, regained the momentum before lunch by scoring a brilliant century with the help of 11 fours and two sixes. After enduring initial setbacks, Ravindra handled the Indian spinners brilliantly and opted for length early on to play front foot, back foot and down the ground shots, while also making good use of the depth of the crease. Tim Southee, who was not ready to make a place in New Zealand’s playing eleven some time ago, provided good support to Ravindra and made a big partnership of 137 runs for the eighth wicket, putting New Zealand in a very strong position. In the last four overs before lunch, Rachin and Southee scored 58 runs and gave New Zealand a lead of 299 runs in the match. Ravindra, who trained under his coach Sriram Krishnamurthy at the Super Kings Academy in Chennai ahead of the subcontinent tour, started the third day with a fine flick off Mohammed Siraj who fired straight past Daryl Mitchell. Punched down the gully and took the first wicket for India in the session. Tom Blundell never looked confident at the crease and was caught at second slip off Jasprit Bumrah. Glenn Phillips hit a four and a six off Kuldeep Yadav, but missed a straight ball from Ravindra Jadeja, who dismissed Matt Henry in the same fashion.
As India made a comeback in the match, Ravindra completed his half-century in 88 balls by first sending Kuldeep to the field for four runs. After this, he and Saudi made aggressive shots one after the other and pushed India on the backfoot. He eventually brought up his century in just 124 balls with a four off Ashwin, celebrating reaching the triple figure with a big smile and hug from the Saudi. After this, after hitting a six off Ashwin in the 80th over, Saudi overtook Sehwag’s record of sixes in Test cricket by hitting a six on backward square leg off Siraj’s ball, due to which New Zealand achieved another brilliant season. Did. At lunch, New Zealand’s score was 345 runs for 7 wickets and they had got a lead of 299 runs, which the visiting team increased to 356 runs after lunch.Brief scores: India 46 runs in 31.2 overs, New Zealand 402 runs in 91.3 overs (Rachin Ravindra 134 runs, Devon Conway 91, Tim Southee 65 runs; Kuldeep Yadav 3-99, Ravindra Jadeja 3-72)