Rishabh Pant’s Half-Century Keeps India In Contention For Victory

Rishabh Pant played a stunning innings, scoring a crucial half-century on a challenging, deteriorating pitch as India reached 92/6 at lunch on the third day of the third Test, requiring 55 more runs for victory. After New Zealand added just three runs to their overnight score of 171/9, India needed 147 runs in their fourth innings to secure the win. Pant was on 53, accompanied by Washington Sundar at six.