IND vs NZ Kanpur Test LIVE: Latham missed a century even after getting four lives, Axar got out on 95; New Zealand 228/5

The play of the third day of the first Test between India and New Zealand, which continued in Kanpur, has started from today. The Kiwi team started the third day with their score of 129/0 ahead of the second day and till now NZ have scored 228 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in 103 overs. New Zealand are currently 118 runs behind India. Tom Blundell is unbeaten on 4 and Ravindra Rachin is on 1.

Just before lunch, Umesh Yadav got Kiwi captain Kane Williamson (18) out LBW to give Team India second success. Kane and Latham added 46 runs in 117 balls for the second wicket. NZ's third wicket was achieved by Axar Patel by Ross Taylor (11). Akshar dismissed Henry Nicholls (2) LBW in his very next over.

In the 77th over, there was an argument between R Ashwin and umpire Nitin Menon on the field. The umpire was stopping Ashwin from bowling. He said that Ashwin is coming in front of him while bowling. At the same time, Ashwin said that he is not breaking any rules. The ruckus reached such an extent that even captain Rahane and coach Rahul Dravid had to jump in the middle of this debate. Dravid went to the match referee Javagal Srinath to talk about it.

On the fourth ball of the 73rd over, Ashwin made a strong appeal for LBW against Latham, but umpire Nitin Menon gave Latham not out. Ashwin was completely satisfied with the wicket, but the Indian team decided not to take a review. However, later ball tracking clearly showed that Latham was LBW. Had India taken the review, Latham would have been in the pavilion. After this Ashwin also appeared very angry. Let us tell you that in the second day's play, the umpire gave Latham out three times, each time he was not out. He was out when not out.