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India vs New Zealand Highlights, 2nd Test, Day 3: NZ 140/5 at Stumps in chase of 540; Ashwin bags 3-for, 60 for Mitchell
India vs New Zealand Highlights, 2nd Test, Day 3 Updates: Courtesy of a three-wicket haul from Ashwin and a 60 from Daryl Mitchell, New Zealand reached 140/5 at Stumps. They still need 400 runs to win. Follow the highlights of Day 3 of the second Test between IND vs NZ in Mumbai.
India vs New Zealand Highlights, 2nd Test, Day 3 Updates: India take complete control in the ongoing Test in Mumbai as New Zealand lose both their openers and Ross Taylor in the 540-run chase on Day 3. Tom Latham was the first man to depart on 6, Will Young was dismissed on 20. All the three wickets were plucked by R Ashwin. Then, it was a gritty, hardworking partnership between Henry Nicholls and Daryl Mitchell that steadied New Zealand's ship. Soon after they brought up their half-century stand, Mitchell notched up his 2nd Test 50. Their joy didn't last long as Mitchell went for a wild hoick off Axar Patel and ended up holing out to Jayant Yadav on 60. Soon after the 73-run stand, a mix-up between Tom Blundell and Nicholls resulted in the former losing his wicket. They didn't lose anymore wickets as Rachin Ravindra and Nicholls played out the rest of the overs. Meanwhile, a superb batting display helped India reach 276/7 in second innings before they declared, leaving New Zealand a gigantic fourth-inning target. Mayank Agarwal emerged as the top-scorer with his 62, followed by Cheteshwar Pujara and Shubman Gill, who scored 47 each. Axar Patel too made healthy contribution towards the end, blasting an unbeaten 41 in just 26 balls. Among the New Zealand bowlers, the seamers failed to pluck a single wicket. Ajaz Patel, the usual suspect returned with four wickets in the second innings. Rachin Ravindra scalped the other three. Mayank and Pujara had resumed the action on Day 3 from the overnight score of 69-0. The pair added a 100-run partnership. India had earlier piled 325 in their first innings, which saw Mayank score 150 and Ajaz bagging all the 10 wickets. New Zealand in response were skittled for 62 with R Ashwin and Mohammed Siraj leading India's bowling attack. ...Read More
IND vs NZ: Special moment for Ajaz Patel
Ajaz Patel's name features at Wankhede Stadium's honour board. A special feat being acknowledged in a special board.
IND vs NZ: Ashwin's antics leaves viewers in splits
Senior India player R Ashwin had a comical moment on Day 2 as he straightaway went for a review after being cleaned up by Ajaz Patel. The decision by the spinner was lightning quick before he turned back to see that his bails had been dislodged.
IND vs NZ: Huge praise for Mohammed Siraj
“He did not allow us to miss anyone. We didn't talk about Ishant being injured, we didn't talk about Bumrah and Shami not playing, about whom we might have talked about in the last match. We feel the absence of Bumrah and Shami less when Mohammed Siraj is there.” - Aakash Chopra on Star Sports
IND vs NZ: Kiwi legend on Kohli's decision to not enforce follow-on
"Most captains around the world sort of tend to urge towards not enforcing the follow-on. Mainly to rest bowlers because of managing their workload. However, India bowled only 28-29 overs and yes Kohli could've chosen to opt for follow-on and make huge inroads into New Zealand. But he didn't. And I don't think there's anything wrong with it. It'll make it incredibly difficult for New Zealand to make a comeback. It's almost impossible." - Daniel Vettori while speaking to ESPNCricinfo about India not enforcing the follow-on despite the massive lead.
IND vs NZ: ‘From maiden Test fifty to the dream ball secret’
Ross Taylor and Axar Patel laud each other after Day 2.
IND vs NZ: Siraj on his 'dream delivery' from Day 2
After folding India for 325 in their first innings, India seamer Mohammed Siraj decimated the New Zealand top-order picking three wickets in his first three overs. The wickets included opener Will Young (4), captain Tom Latham (10), and senior batter Ross Taylor (1).
Taylor was dismissed in a ball which came at a good pace and slight movement in the air, knocking off the batter's off stump on its way. Siraj, while addressing the press conference after the day's play on Saturday, termed it a "dream delivery".
"The plan was that we had set field for an inswing delivery and was aim to hit the pads but the way I was building my rhythm, I thought why not bowl an outswing. It was a dream delivery for any fast bowler," explained the Hyderabad seamer.
IND vs NZ: Why Pujara opened in place of Gill
Cheteshwar Pujara opened for India in place of Shubman Gill when India returned to bat in the second innings of the Mumbai Test on Saturday. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have now provided the reason behind Shubman Gill's absence.
IND vs NZ: Ajaz Patel joins elite company
Meanwhile, 34-year-old Ajaz Patel, who had figures of 42.5-12-119-10, joined the 'Elite List', where he has late Jim Laker and Indian great Anil Kumble for company.
IND vs NZ: What happened on Day 2
Mumbai-born New Zealand left-arm spinner Ajaz Patel had an unforgettable afternoon when he entered the annals of Test cricket history with a 10-wicket haul but Indian bowlers made it a forgettable evening for him as well as his team by dismissing the visitors for a paltry 62, taking a massive stride towards a series victory.
By the end of the day, India were 69 for no loss in their second innings with Virat Kohli deciding against enforcing the follow-on in second and final Test.
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Hello and welcome to the LIVE coverage of Day 3 of the second Test between India and New Zealand. India are already in a formidable position and would look to tighten their grip by taking the lead beyond 500, which looks very much possible with all the 10 wickets in hands. New Zealand seamers Tim Southee and Kyle Jamieson, on the other hand, will look to take some lessons from their Indian counterpart Mohammed Siraj and Umesh Yadav and do some early damage to put some brakes on the Indian batting order. Stay tuned for further updates!
