3rd Test Day 1: Kohli century puts India in control

Tags: New Zealand tour of India, 2016, India, New Zealand, India Vs New Zealand 3rd Test at Indore, Oct 08-12, 2016

Published on: Oct 08, 2016

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Kohli hits first century of series as India dominate. India to a comfortable 267 for three against New Zealand on Day 1 of the third and final Test match at the Holkar stadium in Indore, on Saturday.

India 267 for 3 (Kohli 103*, Rahane 79*) vs New Zealand

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Kohli hits first century of series as India dominate. India to a comfortable 267 for three against New Zealand on Day 1 of the third and final Test match at the Holkar stadium in Indore, on Saturday.

India might have taken an upper hand after the first day's play in the third Test, but New Zealand all-rounder Jimmy Neesham feels that his team can bounce back by grabbing some quick wickets on the second day of the match.

India finished the opening day of the final Test at a commanding 267 for three with captain Virat Kohli unbeaten on 103, the first ton from either side in the rubber, and Ajinkya Rahane on 79.

Session 1

Virat Kohli chose to bat first after won the toss at Indore. India have made two changes Gambhir for Dhawan and Umesh for Bhuvaneswar Kumar and New Zealand also made two changes Neesham for Wagner and Williamson for Nicholls."

Teams

India team: G Gambhir, Murali Vijay, CA Pujara, V Kohli(c), AM Rahane, Rohit Sharma, R Ashwin, WP Saha(wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav

New Zealand team: Tom Latham, MJ Guptill, KS Williamson(c), LRPL Taylor, L Ronchi, Jimmy Neesham,BJ Watling(wk), Mitchell Santner, JS Patel, Matt Henry, TA Boult

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