Batting contagion struck New Zealand's middle order for the fifth successive time to hobble their chances in the third and final test of the Indian series. Incredibly, Jeetan Patel suffered the same fate when a caught-and-bowled straight drive from Matt Henry also slipped through Ashwin's hands into the stumps. The four middle order wickets exemplified the Indian off spinner's dominance in the series. At Kanpur, the middle order lost 4-60 and 4-155; at Kolkata it was 4-86 and 4-50. New Zealand bolstered their order this test by including Jimmy Neesham at the expense of pace bowler Neil Wagner.

Source: New Zealand Herald October 10, 2016 06:45 UTC