Rishabh Pant's animated dispute with umpires ends in heartbreak as DRS decision is overturned

In the 22nd over, on the fourth delivery from Ajaz Patel, Rishabh Pant attempted a dance down the track but missed connecting cleanly with the ball. Instead, it rebounded off his pad straight into the waiting gloves of wicketkeeper Tom Blundell.

New Zealand started celebrating, however, the on-field official did not raise his finger. After deliberating, the Kiwi skipper Tom Latham opted for a review. The UltraEdge showed a murmur when the ball was close to the bat. As soon as the replays played on the big screen, Pant started talking to the on-field officials, seemingly indicating that the murmur can be caused through the bat hitting his pad.

However, Paul Reiffel reckoned that there was a deflection, and he thought that there is enough evidence to overturn the decision. As soon as the out verdict was given, Pant was reluctant to walk back, however, he slowly and steadily made his way back.

During the course of his whirlwind knock in the fourth and final innings, Rishabh Pant became only the third battter, after Virender Sehwag and Yashasvi Jaiswal to register 50+ scores in each innings of a Test with a strike rate of more than 100.

Speaking of the ongoing Test, India have been set a target of 147 to gain a consolation win in the three-match series.

India lost their opening six wickets with just 71 runs on the board. It was only Rishabh Pant who showed some fight with the bat, as he took the game to the New Zealand bowlers.

However, the left-hander was eventually dismissed by Ajaz Patel, sending the match down the wire. This was Ajaz Patel's 10th wicket of the match, as he had earlier taken five wickets in the first innings.

Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill and Sarfaraz Khan all failed to get going in the final innings of the Test series.