India may not have had the best of days in the middle after New Zealand dismissed them for 217 after taking seven wickets for 71 runs on the third day of the World Test Championship final, but their captain, Virat Kohli, seemed in the zone as he shook his leg while fielding in the slips. See Video here.
Jamieson pinned the Indian skipper lbw with a one that jagged slightly in from a fuller length before he could get off the mark on the third day. Kohli had to walk back on his overnight score of 44 despite challenging the on-field umpire's call, with ball-tracking lighting up three reds.
Jamieson soon caught Rishabh Pant caught behind, luring him into the drive and successfully inducing an edge for the second slip to gulp. While India had hoped that Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja would help Rahane build a first-innings lead, the Indian vice-captain hit a short ball from Neil Wagner straight to square leg, leaving India in a bit of a pickle and missing his half-century by a run.
Jadeja and Ashwin, who were expected to give depth to India's batting, failed to do so, as Ashwin edged Tim Southee to slips for 22 following a brief 23-run stand with Jadeja, and any hopes of the tail wagging were also dashed.
Before Trent Boult had Jadeja caught behind as he snatched a delivery drifting down the leg side, Jamieson dismissed Ishant Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah on consecutive deliveries to notch up his fifth fifer in only eight Tests.