| Scores | Upcoming | Results |
Hyderabad: Incessant rain forced the umpires to abandon the day's play on the third day of the first Test between India and New Zealand at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Saturday.
Following-on, New Zealand were 41/1 in their second innings when bad light stopped play.
Pragyan Ojha took his first wicket in the second innings when he trapped Martin Guptill plumb in front of the wicket.
Ojha hurled a loopy delivery around off and it straightened a touch after landing, Guptill offered no shot and used his pad to defend it. Umpire Ian Gould raised his finger after a huge appeal, even though that looked to be spinning away and missing the stumps.
Following on, Guptill and Brendon McCullum commenced New Zealand's second innings after lunch.
Earier, India enforced the follow-on after R Ashwin took six wickets to bowl out New Zealand for 159 runs in their first innings.
Ashwin took his sixth wicket when he clean bowled Chris Martin for a first ball duck.
Ashwin registered his third five-wicket haul when he had Trent Boult caught by Gautam Gambhir at short leg.
Ashwin took his fourth wicket when he took a good return catch to dismiss Jeetan Patel.
Pragyan Ojha took his third wicket when he had Doug Bracewell stumped by captain MS Dhoni.
Ojha played on the patience of the batsman and dropped a flighted delivery outside off. Bracewell shimmied down the track for a big shot but it spun away to beat the bat. Dhoni collected the ball and broke the stumps in a jiffy.
Umesh Yadav trapped Kruger van Wyk plumb in front of the wicket in the second over of the day.
van Wyk tried to pull, went through the shot too early as the ball dipped and hit his pads.
Brief scores
India 438 (Pujara 159, Dhoni 73, Patel 4-100)
New Zealand 159 (Franklin 43*, Ashwin 6-31, Ojha 3-44) and 41 for 1
Status New Zealand trail by 279 runs
