WTC Final Day 3: Kyle Jamieson's Five-Wicket Haul, Devon Conway's 54 Help New Zealand Take Control

WTC Final: Pacer Kyle Jamieson's five-wicket haul and opener Devon Conway's half-century helped New Zealand finish strongly on the third Day at The Ageas Bowl in Southampton.

India's batting superstars struggled to decode the "big riddle" called Kyle Jamieson while the bowlers found new batting sensation Devon Conway a difficult customer as New Zealand finished the third day of the World Test Championship final in a strong position. Jamieson's second five-wicket haul against India in three Tests had Virat Kohli's men all out for 217 in overcast conditions. In reply, New Zealand were 101 for two at stumps as Conway (54 off 153 balls) scored his third successive Test half-century before flicking one off Ishant Sharma to Mohammed Shami before the close of play. Jamieson decimated India with marvellous figures of 22-12-31-5 with generous help from the relentless Neil Wagner (15-5-40-2) and the crafty duo of Tim Southee (22-6-64-1) and Trent Boult (21.1-4-47-2). Head coach Ravi Shastri won't be one bit amused but the sequence of scores of Indian batting against New Zealand's seam attack in last five innings has been less than 250 --165, 191, 242, 124 and now 217. It was 6 feet 8 inch tall Jamieson, who after last year's series in New Zealand, has once again turned into a nightmare for the Indian batsmen.