India vs New Zealand 1st Test Live Score Updates, Day 3: Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja put India in control

A maiden from Ravindra Jadeja to start the third session and Axar Patel then follows it up with a tidy one-run over from the other end. NZ 250/6 after 120 overs

Tom Blundell (10*) and Kyle Jamieson (2*) are in the middle to resume New Zealand's innings in the final session on Day 3. Ravindra Jadeja has the ball in hand for India. A slip and a silly point in place for Jadeja. Blundell on strike. Here we go! NZ 249/6 after 118 overs, trail by another 96 runs

Left-arm spinner Axar Patel rocked the New Zealand middle-order in the post-lunch session with three quick wickets as India made a strong comeback to stifle the visitors to 249 for 6 at tea on the third day of the opening Kanpur Test. While Umesh Yadav (16-3-41-1) should get the credit for bringing India back in the contest with Kane Williamson (18)'s wicket at the stroke of lunch, a rejuvenated Axar (24-4-46-3) removed Ross Taylor (11), Henry Nicholls (2) and opener Tom Lathan (95 off 282 balls) within a space of 13 runs to completely upset their rhythm. Ravindra Jadeja (26-8-48-1) then got into the act by removing rookie Rachin Ravindra (13), breaching through his defence as New Zealand suddenly slumped to 241 for 6 from a comfortable 197 for one. The second session belonged to India as they got four wickets for just 52 runs. Tom Blundell (10 batting off 73 balls) is trying to survive but that's not helping New Zealand's cause as India would be happy with a first innings lead of anything in the range between 50 to 60 runs considering the pitch isn't still very conducive for rolling over opposition.

That's it! Ishant Sharma completes the final over before the Tea break. A fantastic session for India as they bounce right back into this contest. Four wickets in the session as spinners ran through the Kiwis middle order. Three wickets for Axar Patel and a wicket for Ravindra Jadeja. R Ashwin bowled beautifully but luck didn't go his way in the afternoon session. New Zealand, on the other hand will be disappointed with their batting effort in this second session on Day 3. They have given India the upper-hand in this Test. India will now look to quickly wrap up this Kiwi innings in the final session and take a decent lead. Tom Blundell and Kyle Jamieson go into the break unbeaten on 10 and 2 respectively.

A tidy over from Ravindra Jadeja comes to an end. Just a single came off it. Ishant Sharma to bowl the final over of the afternoon session now. NZ 246/6 after 117 overs

A cracking delivery from Ishant Sharma. Nipped back in and hit the front pad of Tom Blundell. Ishant convinces Ajinkya Rahane to go for the review. Ball tracking shows that the delivery is going over the leg-stump. Blundell survives and India lose their second review! NZ 244/6 after 113.1 overs

A terrific over from R Ashwin comes to an end. Both Ravindra Jadeja and Ashwin asking some serious questions at the moment. New Zealand batters struggling to put bat to ball. NZ 242/6 after 112 overs

A corker from Ravindra Jadeja! Sharp turn off the pitch and the ball goes right through the defences of Rachin Ravindra and crashes into his stumps. Rachin falls for 13. NZ 241/6 after 110.4 overs

Overpitched delivery from R Ashwin and Rachin Ravindra drills it straight down the ground to pick up his first boundary. NZ 232/5 after 105.2 overs

Axar Patel gets his third wicket of the session. Dangerous Tom Latham is gone for 95. Narrowly misses out on his maiden ton against India! Smart work from Axar as he saw Latham coming down the track. Pitched the ball in short and it bounced slightly more off the rough. The ball rose and got the glove of of Latham and then went to wicket-keeper KS Bharat on the bounce. Bharat was quick to react and whipped off the bails in no time. NZ 227/5 after 102.1 overs

So, the first half of the afternoon session is done and India have made sort of a comeback in this first hour after the Lunch break. Two wickets in form of Ross Taylor and Henry Nicholls. Axar Patel bagging both of them. Ashwin has looked good in this session but is still looking for his second wicket. Tom Latham (94*) and Tom Blundell (4*) in the middle for New Zealand at the moment!

Second wicket for Axar Patel after lunch. This time he traps Henry Nicholls in front of the stumps. A loose shot from Nicholls as he goes across, trying to sweep Axar. Misses the ball completely as it hits his back leg. Umpire Nitin Menon ruled it out straightaway. Nicholls took the review but the on-field decision stays. Nicholls walks back for 2. NZ 218/4 after 96.5 overs

Axar Patel strikes for India post Lunch. A terrific delivery from Axar to get rid of Ross Taylor for 11. Angled-in ball from around the wicket from Axar that holds its line after pitching. Outside edge and KS Bharat takes a good catch behind the stumps. NZ 214/3 after 94.3 overs, trail by 131 runs

A tidy 2-run over from Axar Patel comes to an end. India have successfully managed to restrict the run scoring post lunch. Only 12 runs have been scored so far in this second session. Both Tom Latham (88*) and Ross Taylor (10*) looking to steady New Zealand after Kane Williamson blow at the stroke of lunch. NZ 213/2 after 93 overs

Ross Taylor dances down the track against Axar Patel and misses the ball completely. The ball goes right through between his legs. Keeper KS Bharat gets completely blinded by Taylor's movement and fails to sight the ball. It hits his pads and goes to square-leg, allowing Taylor to complete the single. NZ 207/2 after 88.5 overs

Ross Taylor gets off the mark with a nice clip on the on-side. Umesh Yadav strays into the pads and Taylor effortlessly pushes the ball to the deep mid-wicket fence. NZ 201/2 after 85.5 overs, trail by 144 runs

Tom Latham (82*) and Ross Taylor (0*) resume New Zealand's innings post Lunch. Umesh Yadav to complete his unfinished over from before the break. Ross Taylor on strike. Here we go! NZ 197/2 after 85.3 overs, trail by another 148 runs

Fast bowler Umesh Yadav provided a major boost for India by removing rival skipper Kane Williamson cheaply as New Zealand went into lunch at 197 for 2 on the third day of the first Test in Kanpur. The second new ball did the trick as Umesh pitched one on line off-stump, which cut back enough to find Williamson's pads just when he was showing signs of settling down having reached 18 off 64 balls. New Zealand scored 68 runs in that session and are now 148 runs behind India's first innings total of 345. Opener Will Young (89 off 214 balls) missed out on what would have been his maiden Test century as Ravichandran Ashwin (28-7-57-1) gave the much-needed breakthrough. Young's senior partner Tom Latham hardly had any lapse of concentration during those first two hours, remaining undefeated on 82. He had so far faced 239 balls and hit 10 boundaries.