IND vs NZ Live Score: Mohammed Siraj dismisses Daryl Mitchell early to dent New Zealand

New Zealand are 203/4 and lead by 157 runs.

Mohammed Siraj dismisses Daryl Mitchell to provide the first breakthrough of the morning. New Zealand are 193/4.

Both Rachin and Mitchell are looking very circumspect in the middle and are keeping the Indian pacers at bay. New Zealand are 189/3 after 54 overs.

No Rishabh Pant as wicketkeeper for India on day three.

Rachin Ravindra flicks Mohammed Siraj for a boundary to get the underway for the visitors. New Zealand are 184/3 and lead by 138 runs.

The Kiwi batters are in the middle. Mohammed Siraj has the ball in hand. He will open the proceedings for the hosts. 

The umpires are more than happy with the conditions in Bengaluru and therefore there won't be a delayed start to day three.

We are just 15 minutes away from the start of live action on day three in Bengaluru.

Dhruv Jurel was seen doing the keeping drills and there was no Rishabh Pant to be spotted ahead of the start of Day 3. Jurel seems likely to take the gloves, however, India would want Rishabh Pant to be fit sooner as they would want Pant the batter in the second innings.

46 was such a low score that New Zealand batters could take their own sweet time and play however they wanted. Devon Conway came out all guns blazing while the likes of Tom Latham and Will Young were solid. India did get three wickets but they need to get into the Black Caps' middle and the lower-middle order rather quickly as with every run, the visitors are getting into unbeatable position. New Zealand have a lead of 134 runs and India would want to keep it to as minimum as possible.

There are chances of scattered rains in Bengaluru and surrounding areas on Friday (October 18). Hope the inclement weather stays away from M Chinnaswamy Stadium.

Day three will get underway at 9:15 AM IST, which is 15 minutes early than the usual 9:30 AM start.

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the ongoing India vs New Zealand first Test. Today is the third day of the contest and New Zealand have their noses way in front of the hosts. Stay tuned to our live blog for all the latest updates from the game.