3RD TEST: INDIA BATTERS COLLAPSE AS NZ TAKE CONTROL ON DAY 1

The Indian batters collapsed on the first day of the third and final Test match at the Wankhade Stadium on Friday after brilliant performances from spinners Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar.

At stumps on Day 1, India are 86/4 with Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant unbeaten on the crease. The hosts still trail by 149 runs.

The third and final session of Day 1 of the Mumbai Test resumed New Zealand's innings from 192/6, with Daryl Mitchell and Ish Sodhi unbeaten with scores of 53(96) and 1(7), respectively.

Sodhi was the first one to fall in this session when the team score was 210. His wicket was taken by left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja.

Following Sodhi's departure, Matt Henry came out to bat in the middle along with Mitchell.

At the score of 210, the visitors lost another wicket as Henry was sent back to the pavilion without opening his account as he was cleaned up by Jadeja.

The Tom Latham-led side lost their ninth wicket at the score of 228 as Mitchell was sent back to the dressing room after playing a magnificent knock of 82 runs, which was laced with three fours and sixes each in his innings.

The Kiwis were bundled out at 235 in the 66th over of the day as Washington Sundar took the last wicket of Ajaz Patel, who went back after scoring just seven runs for his side.