[WATCH]- Ravindra Jadeja Dismisses Glenn Phillips With A Brilliant Delivery In The 3rd Test Against New Zealand

Ravindra Jadeja delivered a superb ball to dismiss Glenn Phillips on Day 1 of the ongoing third Test between India and New Zealand at Wankhede in Mumbai on November 1. Consequently, Phillips scored 17 runs off 28 balls, putting the visitors in a challenging position at 187/6.

The dismissal occurred in the 53rd over of New Zealand’s first innings. Jadeja bowled a good-length delivery on the middle stump that pitched and skidded quickly. Phillips leaned in to defend, but the ball slipped through the small gap between his pad and bat, hitting the stumps.

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Ravindra Jadeja bamboozles Glenn Phillips in India vs. New Zealand 3rd Test match in Mumbai.#INDvNZ #RAVINDRAJADEJA pic.twitter.com/oJs9PO8Fhv

— Akshat Jain (@AkshatJain69727) November 1, 2024

Glenn Phillips missed a chance to make a significant score in the Test series, with scores of 14, 9, 48*, and 17 (today). Meanwhile, Ravindra Jadeja has now entered the top five wicket-takers for India in Tests.

With his 312th wicket, he surpassed Ishant Sharma and Zaheer Khan, who each have 311. However, Jadeja remains far behind Anil Kumble (619), Ravichandran Ashwin (533*), Kapil Dev (434), and Harbhajan Singh (417).

Ravindra Jadeja aids India’s comeback against New Zealand

Ravindra Jadeja’s impressive bowling performance enabled India to respond against New Zealand after an 87-run partnership between Will Young (71 off 138) and Daryl Mitchell. Jadeja took the wickets of Young and Tom Blundell in the same over, followed by Glenn Phillips.

As of this writing, New Zealand was 192/6 at the tea break, with Mitchell (53 off 96) and Ish Sodhi (1 off 7) at the wicket.

Tea Break on Day 1 of the Mumbai Test!

Ravindra Jadeja stars in the Second Session for #TeamIndia with 3⃣ strikes! 😎

Stay Tuned for the Third & Final Session of the Day!

Scorecard ▶️ https://t.co/KNIvTEy04z#INDvNZ | @imjadeja | @IDFCFIRSTBank pic.twitter.com/R3GkGOGEc2

— BCCI (@BCCI) November 1, 2024

In addition to Jadeja, Washington Sundar took two wickets, dismissing Tom Latham and Rachin Ravindra. Akash Deep secured the first breakthrough by getting rid of Devon Conway early on.

New Zealand has already clinched an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match Test series, winning the first match by eight wickets and the second by 113 runs. India is looking for a consolation victory to keep their World Test Championship (WTC) hopes alive.

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