India vs New Zealand D-1: India suffers early blow after Sundar stifles New Zealand in second Test. All-round bowler Washington Sundar came good with 7/59 in his best innings performance triggered New Zealand for 259 before India lost their captain Rohit Sharma on 17 at the end of the day on the day of the second Test on Thursday.
India vs New Zealand second test India could add only 16 in 11 overs to reach 16 for one in the first innings, Yashasvi Jaiswal (6 n.o) and Shubman Gill (10 n.o) trailing by another 243 runs in first innings.
Tim Southee got rid of Rohit early for a nine-ball duck; the hosts would have to tread extra careful after the debacle of first innings of the Bengaluru Test.
Rohit, who was cleaning up for the third time in the series and for the second time by Southee, was squared up as he looked to defend in the line of the delivery but the ball moved away to beat his outside edge and crash into the off-stump.
Southee thus became the first of the fast bowlers to a wicket in this Test after the Indian spin pair of Sundar and R Ashwin bullied New Zealand and did not let them get away.
The 25-year-old Sundar, who was handed a place in the XI after completing his quarantine period, logged some useful runs with the bat and then tore through the Kiwi batting order after Ashwin had picked up the first three wickets in the innings, to overtake his Australian counterpart Nathan Lyon in the list of leading wicket-takers in the format.
Ashwin struck in the first session, clean bowling New Zealand captain Tom Latham for 15 and then removing Will Young for 18, caught behind. Sundar took over, dominating play towards the end of the second session.
As if New Zealand batters were minimal at the start as they aimed at building up, Sundar, finally, gained a bang from his bobbing.
He changed the complexion of the game for India by taking two late wickets in the second session; number one Ravindra was out and New Zealand were reeling at 201 for five at tea.
New Zealand, to bowl, could never come close to the flotation of Ravindra’s dismissal just before the tea and they crumbled in the final session without much fight.
The young batter looked set for another big score but Sundar ensured he did not get going. Out of seven dismissals in an excellent spell on a day one wicket, Sundar underlined his dominance of hitting the off-stump to claim five of his victims bowled, one leg before wicket and the other caught by the eagle-eyed Ashwin in the second test of India vs New Zealand.
Indian spinner Ravindra clean bowled Santner (33), Southee (5), and Patel (4), while Tom Blundell was dismissed on 3.
The highlight, however, was the way he bowled out the stylish Ravindra, who looked bright after scoring 134 and 39 no in New Zealand’s victory by eight wickets in the first Test of India vs New Zealand.
Sundar bowled the ball to_shape the ball away from Ravindra’s bat and off-stump that slided past the bat on that occasion only to dismiss the dominating in-form batter on attack and defence.
Top scorer for Conway was 76 off 141 with 11 fours but he was part of the trio cleaned by Ashin.
The Kiwis’ opener relied on the reverse sweeps against the spinners and drives down the wicket against the Indian pacers to get most of his runs but only missed out a century to himself for the second time.
New Zealand’s problems worsened as their frail batsmen Latham, the captain and Mitchell again failed to transform into big scorers after they stayed in the crease for extended periods.
India vs New Zealand, 2nd Test, Day 2: Allrounder Washington Sundar came in to bat after tea as New Zealand lost 3 quick wickets; Rohit Sharma’s captaincy comes under criticism
India vs New Zealand LIVE, 2nd Test, Day 2: It was Washington Sundar who open the Indian window by dismissing Rachin Ravindra in the post-tea session of the second day of the ongoing second Test at Pune. Sundar took a wicket in the second over after tea when New Zealand’s lead was approaching 200.
It is 12 overs in the Kiwis inniug and three wickets down, with captain Tom Latham and Daryl Mitchell back in the crease. Before, India’s powerful batting order failed to rise to the occasion against Kiwi slow left-armer Mitchell Santner as the home team was bowled out for 156 in 45.3 overs on day two of the second Test at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune on Friday, but New Zealand’s Tom Latham-led side claimed a valuable 103-run first innings lead.
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