India vs New Zealand Highlights, 2nd Test, Day 2: IND lead by 332 runs as Mayank, Pujara end day on 69/0 at Stumps

A maiden over by Ajaz Patel and they are checking the run flow brilliantly. The boundaries have dried up, singles are coming on rare occasions, so far a good job by the visitors. IND: 263-6 

Mayank Agarwal punches a length delivery by Southee back on the ground as it goes just wide of the fielder at gully. Axar wanted a quick single, but Mayank denies. Good call by the opener. Meanwhile, just a single come off it. IND: 263-6  

Another clinical over and New Zealand will be happy with the way things are moving as of now. Kyle Jamieson bowls almost all the six deliveries on the good length area and just one run come off it. IND: 261-6 

Two runs off the last two overs as India total reach 260-6. 

Brad Hogg's take on R Ashwin opting for a review after being bowled. 

Kyle Jamieson bowls his first over of the day. He pitches it wide off the off stumps and Axar Patel opens the face of his bat and slaps it on the off side for a four. A total of five runs come from the over. IND: 258-6 

After the early blows, the pair of Axar Patel and Mayank Agarwal have added 29 runs for the seventh wicket. Out of the 29 runs, Axar has added 18. Mayank Agarwal is batting on 132. IND: 253-6 

Mayank Agarwal comes down the track and goes over the cover region, fortunate for him as it lands just yards in front of William Somerville. Just one run from the over. IND: 252-6 

The second new ball has been taken by New Zealand and Tim Southee comes charging in. He starts with a fuller length, little bit of swing as well, but Axar Patel hits it well and gets a four in the mid-wicket region. With this India also edge past the 250-run mark. IND: 251-6   

The scoreboard keeps ticking as the Indian pair Mayank Agarwal and Axar Patel keep rotating the strike. Two runs come off Ajaz Patel's previous over. IND: 243/6

Another tidy over by Somerville as a couple of singles come off it. IND: 241-6 

A late nudge by Axar as the ball by Ajaz was drifted down the leg stick. Gets a boundary with the smart push and ends the over with a single. IND: 239-6

William Somerville is introduced in the attack and the spinner starts with a two-run over. India won't mind as long as the wickets are intact. IND: 234-6

The Indian Patel struggles against the Kiwi. First he gets an outside edge and then in the final ball of his over almost gets his seventh wicket. Axar mistimed his shot but it lands just beyond Ajaz Patel's reach. IND: 232-6 

Mayank Agarwal continues from where he left and fetches a boundary and a couple from Tim Southee's previous over. IND: 230-6 

Ajaz Patel is on a hat-trick. Cleans up R Ashwin on 0. The batter looked surprised and the umpire had to refer it to a TV umpire. However, the spinner fails to complete his hat-trick as Axar Patel plays a defensive stroke in the third ball. IND: 224-6 

Ajaz Patel strikes early, removes Wriddhiman Saha in his first over on Day 2 to complete his five-wicket haul. The batter is trapped LBW on 27. IND: 224/5 

Tim Southee start off with a maiden over. Ajaz Patel will lead the attack from the other end. 

As we are moments away from the start of Day 2, India will hope to build on their solid first innings platform. Meanwhile, Mayank Agarwal, who is batting on 120 will also look to make this outing count and pile at least another 80 to his over night score. New Zealand, on the other hand, will hope for some early blows from their seam combo comprising Tim Southee and Kyle Jamieson. 

Agarwal and Wriddhiman walk out in the middle, New Zealand players arrive too. The day looks pleasant at the moment with a tinge of sunlight around the stadium. Here we go!  

Former Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra pointed out a crucial "mistake" from the New Zealand team in the India Test series, let alone the ongoing Mumbai game, by excluding left-arm pacer Neil Wagner from their playing XI for both the Tests. 

"Why no Wagner? You're not playing Somerville as a batter, right? Because if you bowl with Somerville, the Indian batters will smash him all round the corner. Rachin Ravindra is a part-timer. Ajaz Patel was the only bowler to put pressure on the Indians. Not including Wagner was a mistake in my opinion," he said. 

“Ball and bat and pad appear to be together. I don’t have any conclusive evidence to overturn that.” 

There was unequivocal conviction in what TV umpire Virender Sharma was about to tell on-field umpire Anil Chaudhary—that the technology wasn’t granular enough to decipher if it was pad first or bat first. This wasn’t about the batter in question, or the actual decision itself (ball tracker showed it to be hitting middle of middle). This was partly about the technology and its limitations but mostly about umpiring and the interpretation of cricket laws keeping in mind the actual sequence of events. [READ MORE] 

Session 1: 9:30 AM-11:30 AM

Lunch: 11:30 AM - 12:10 PM

Session 2: 12:10 PM - 02:40 PM

Tea Time: 02:40 PM - 03:00 PM

Session 3: 03:00 PM - 05: 00 PM

98 Overs for the day. If 98 Overs are not bowled, it can be extended to 05:30 PM.