Kyle Jamieson gets Shubman Gill for 1, India lead by 63 runs at Stumps on Day 3

After New Zealand dominated Day 2 of the first Test in Kanpur, India had the last laugh on Day 3 as the bowlers derailed New Zealand’s innings at Green Park. Coming in to bat again, Team India now have a 63-run lead. 

The Men in Blue ended Day 3 after losing the wicket in Shubman Gill. The wicket of the batter brought up Kyle Jamieson’s 50th Test wicket. He’s the fastest New Zealand player to that mark. 

Fewest Tests to 50 wickets for NZ:

9 Kyle Jamieson

12 Shane Bond

13 Chris Martin

Earlier, India spinners Axar Patel and R Ashwin were the picks of bowlers for India as they in total picked up eight wickets. Axar Patel became one of the only three bowlers in Test history to have taken a 5-wicket haul in each of the first 4 Tests. 

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