Watch: Rishabh Pant gets lifeline as Tom Latham skips DRS on LBW appeal on Day 3 of Mumbai Test

Star Indian wicketkeeper batter Rishabh Pant survived dismissal during the third day of the third and final Test match against New Zealand in Mumbai. Pant was adjudged not out by the on-field umpire, but the New Zealand skipper Tom Latham decided not to review the decision in the final innings.

New Zealand set a 147-run target for the Rohit Sharma-led side at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday, October 3. The hosts started in a disappointing manner in the final innings of the match. They lost their five specialist batters for just 29 runs on the board on a challenging surface in Mumbai.

Rishabh Pant came in to bat at No. 5 for India following Virat Kohli's dismissal and hit a six on his third delivery. The left-handed batter consistently applied pressure on the New Zealand bowlers throughout his innings. Pant finished the morning session on Day 3 with an unbeaten score of 53 runs off 50 balls.

Watch: Rishabh Pant Gets Lifeline As Tom Latham Skips DRS On LBW Call

The incident took place on the first ball of the 12th over in India's second innings. Ajaz Patel appealed for an LBW against Rishabh Pant. Pant misjudged his timing while attempting a pull shot and was hit on his body. However, the umpire ruled in favor of the batter.

Tom Latham decided not to opt for the DRS review. However, replays showed that the ball would have hit the leg stump, and a DRS review would have resulted in the umpire overturning his decision.

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India needs 55 runs more to win the third Test against New Zealand and avoid a whitewash. The home team will have a tough task to complete the chase as they lost six wickets. They were at 92/6 before the lunch break. Pant and Washington Sundar are at the crease, with Ravichandran Ashwin to come.

Rishabh Pant Joins Elite List Of Batters In World Test Championship

Rishabh Pant became the third cricketer ever to hit 50 sixes in the World Test Championship. He joined Indian captain Rohit Sharma and England skipper Ben Stokes in an elite list. Pant reached this milestone during the morning session of the third day of the ongoing third Test match against New Zealand.

Ben Stokes holds the record for the most sixes in the World Test Championship. The England skipper has smashed 81 sixes across 50 matches. Rohit Sharma is in second place with 56 sixes in 37 matches. In the first innings of the ongoing third Test, Pant hit three sixes during his innings of 60 runs off 59 balls.

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