Mumbai | New Zealand skipper Tom Latham won the toss and elected to bat against India in the third and final Test here on Friday.

Pacer Mohammed Siraj returned the side in place of Jasprit Bumrah, who has not fully recovered from his viral illness, in the only change to India's playing XI.

Having sealed the series 2-0, the visitors made two changes to their line-up.

Left-arm spinner Mitchell Santner, who starred in the Pune Test with a 13-wicket match haul is out with a side strain. Leg spinner Ish Sodhi replaced Santner while pacer Matt Henry has come in for Tim Southee.

Teams

India: Rohit Sharma (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), Sarfaraz Khan, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Ravichandran Ashwin, Akash Deep and Mohammed Siraj.

New Zealand: Tom Latham (c), Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell (wk), Glenn Phillips, Ish Sodhi, Matt Henry, Ajaz Patel and William ORourke.

Left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja struck thrice to help India reduce New Zealand to 192 for six at tea on the opening day of their third and final Test against India here on Friday.

Jadeja first broke the defiance of Will Young, who scored a well-made 71 off 138 balls, before dismissing Tom Blundell for a duck just four balls later.

Before the tea interval, Jadeja also bowled Glenn Phillips for 17, completing an impressive spell of 3/53 in 17 overs.

Earlier in the day, pacer Akash Deep (1/22 in five overs) struck early to dismiss opener Devon Conway for just 4 after New Zealand chose to bat.

Young off-spinner Washington Sundar (2/50 in 13 overs) added to India's early breakthroughs, claiming two key wickets in the first session to put New Zealand on the back foot.

Daryl Mitchell, however, stood firm amid the fall of wickets with a hard-fought 53 not out as he held New Zealand's innings together.

New Zealand lead the series 2-0 in the three-match series.

Brief Scores

New Zealand 192/6 in 55 overs (Will Young 71, Daryl Mitchell 53 batting; Ravindra Jadeja 3/53, Washington Sundar 2/50).

Scoreboard at tea on Day 1 of the third and final Test between India and New Zealand here on Friday.

New Zealand (1st innings):

Tom Latham b Washington Sundar 28

Devon Conway lbw b Akash Deep 4

Will Young c Sharma b Jadeja 71

Rachin Ravindra b Washington Sundar 5

Daryl Mitchell batting 53

Tom Blundell b Jadeja 0

Glenn Phillips b Jadeja 17

Ish Sodhi batting 1

Extras: (B-1, LB-3, NB-9) 13

Total: (For 6 wickets in 55 overs) 192

Fall of wickets: 1-15, 2-59, 3-72, 4-159, 5-159, 6-187.

Bowling: Mohammed Siraj 6-0-16-0, Akash Deep 5-0-22-1, Ravichandran Ashwin 14-0-47-0, Washington Sundar 13-2-50-2, Ravindra Jadeja 17-1-53-3.