NEW DELHI: New Zealand 's Daryl Mitchell expressed that the game remained balanced, even though India's batting collapse had shifted momentum towards Kiwis on day one of the third and final Test in Mumbai.
After winning the toss, New Zealand managed to score 235, with Mitchell contributing a significant 82 runs. India's bowling performance effectively restricted the visitors, but their batting response proved problematic.
At stumps, India found themselves in a difficult situation at 86 for four, still needing 149 runs to match New Zealand's first innings total.
"We put a total on the board (and) hopefully now we can take a few more wickets. We'll see what happens tomorrow (day two). The game is evenly poised right at the moment," said Mitchell after the end of day's play.
Indian spinners Ravindra Jadeja (5/65) and Washington Sundar (4/81) dominated the first day, claiming nine wickets between them as the pitch offered significant assistance to spin.
Mitchell noted that the conditions came as no surprise to the visiting team.
"It's the nature of red soil here in this part of the world. It's going to have a bit of bounce and a little bit of turn. We knew what we were expecting when we showed up this morning," he said.
Mitchell expressed pride in New Zealand's performance as the team inched closer to a historic 3-0 series win over India, aiming to become the first visiting side to achieve this feat.
"It was pretty warm out there. The humidity was pretty sticky and there wasn't a lot of breeze. Us Kiwis, coming from down in the middle of winter back home, it's always a good challenge," he said.
"We're just a bunch of Kiwis taking on the world, having fun and trying to win games for our country. Hopefully, we can just keep chipping away like Kiwis do and we'll see what happens over the next few days," he said.
After winning the toss, New Zealand managed to score 235, with Mitchell contributing a significant 82 runs. India's bowling performance effectively restricted the visitors, but their batting response proved problematic.
At stumps, India found themselves in a difficult situation at 86 for four, still needing 149 runs to match New Zealand's first innings total.
"We put a total on the board (and) hopefully now we can take a few more wickets. We'll see what happens tomorrow (day two). The game is evenly poised right at the moment," said Mitchell after the end of day's play.
Indian spinners Ravindra Jadeja (5/65) and Washington Sundar (4/81) dominated the first day, claiming nine wickets between them as the pitch offered significant assistance to spin.
Mitchell noted that the conditions came as no surprise to the visiting team.
"It's the nature of red soil here in this part of the world. It's going to have a bit of bounce and a little bit of turn. We knew what we were expecting when we showed up this morning," he said.
Mitchell expressed pride in New Zealand's performance as the team inched closer to a historic 3-0 series win over India, aiming to become the first visiting side to achieve this feat.
"It was pretty warm out there. The humidity was pretty sticky and there wasn't a lot of breeze. Us Kiwis, coming from down in the middle of winter back home, it's always a good challenge," he said.
"We're just a bunch of Kiwis taking on the world, having fun and trying to win games for our country. Hopefully, we can just keep chipping away like Kiwis do and we'll see what happens over the next few days," he said.
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