WATCH: Rishabh Pant devastated by controversial call | Cricket News

India faced a challenging situation on the third day of the third Test match against India New Zealandstruggled at 92/6 during lunch. India needed 55 more runs to win, with Rishabh Pant being the standout performer, scoring a crucial 64 runs.
After lunch, Pant reached two boundaries from Ajaz Patel but was controversially given out, resulting in a slow walk back to the pavilion. India's score was 106/7 with three wickets in hand and 41 runs needed. Pant questioned the decision but the third umpire confirmed the dismissal, which visibly upset Pant.

In the goal area are Ravindra Jadeja and R. Ashwin, who want to avoid a clear defeat in the series. India's chase to 147 started badly with team odds at 29/5 as top-order batsmen Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sarfaraz Khan struggled.

Pant managed to keep hopes alive with an aggressive but cautious approach. He and Jadeja added 42 runs for the sixth wicket. Patel was exceptional, taking 4-43 in the second innings and increasing his first innings to 5-103, taking a total of 23 wickets at Wankhede, the highest of any visiting spinner at the venue.
Ab de Villers expressed his concern about But how sure are we that he will hit it? I've always worried about this and here it happens in a big Test match.

Despite the early aggressiveness of Rohit Sharma, who scored two boundaries, he was caught by Glenn Phillips and left India at 13/1. Gill, Kohli and Jaiswal also fell favorably. Gill misjudged a Patel delivery, Kohli edged Daryl Mitchell and Jaiswal was out lbw despite having reconsidered the decision.
Sarfaraz Khan made things worse when he had to leave Patel at 29/5. Pant showed his mettle by hitting a six against Patel and scoring quick boundaries against Phillips. Despite a missed chance by New Zealand to consider an appeal against Pant, he continued to score and reached his half-century in 48 balls with seven boundaries and a six.
Earlier, Jadeja secured a five-wicket win, ending New Zealand's second innings with 174 in 45.5 overs. Ajaz Patel's dismissal after attempting to bat helped Jadeja achieve this goal and he ended with a match record of 10-120, his second best performance after his 10-110 against Australia.
India wanted to achieve the goal on a challenging pitch with sharp turns and variable bounce and remained hopeful despite the difficult circumstances.