IND vs NZ Day 3: Umesh removes Williamson as New Zealand reach 197/2 at lunch

Fast bowler Umesh Yadav provided a major boost for India by removing rival skipper Kane Williamson cheaply as Nw Zealand went into lunch at 197 for 2 on the third day of the first TestThe second new ball did the trick as Umesh pitched one on line offstump which cut back enough to find Williamsons pads just when he was showing signs of settling down having reached 18 off 64 ballsNew Zealand scored 68 runs in that session and are now 148 runs behind Indias first innings total of 345 Opener Will Young 89 off 214 balls missed out on what would have been his maiden Test century as Ravichandran Ashwin 287571 gave the muchneeded breakthroughYoungs senior partner Tom Latham hardly had any lapse of concentration during those first two hours remaining undefeated on 82 He had so far faced 239 balls and hit 10 boundariesWilliamson looked a bit shaky at the onset before hitting Ravindra Jadeja 206440 for a couple of boundaries to ease his nervesThe pitch on the third day didnt change its character which actually became a problem for Indias leftarm spinners Jadeja and Axar Patel 142330 who need a bit of assistance from the track to trouble the battersThe only Indian bowler who looked penetrative was Ashwin who finally got Young to edge one into the hands of substitute keeper Srikar Bharat For a change unlike Latham Youngs appeal for a DRS review came cropper but not before he had added 151 runs for the opening standYoung had 15 fours in his careerbest knock but it was Latham who actually carried on from where he had left on Friday evening continuing to defend well on the frontfoot and punishing any loose balls availableIn fact he charged down the track and also lofted Axar over midon for a boundary and a rasping square cut off Umesh 1133301 got him into the 80sDuring the session Ashwin was seen involved in an animated discussion with the straight umpire Nitin Menon after he decided to come round the wicket against Williamson and was seen walking on the dangerous area on his followthroughThe intention was to create a few roughs with his bowling spikes in the region where if the ball lands it would turn away from the dogged Latham Umpire Menon having understood the motive had a word with Ashwin and skipper Ajinkya Rahane and after some discussions normalcy prevailedBrief Scores India 34510 Shreyas Iyer 105 Ravindra Jadeja 50 Tim Southee 569 vs New Zealand 1972 Will Young 89 Tom Latham 82 Umesh Yadav 130This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever