ANI
Pune
Indian off-spinner Washington Sundar’s exceptional bowling performance bundled out New Zealand for 259 on the first day of the second Test of the three-match series at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium on Thursday.
At Stumps on Day 1, India are 16/1 with Shubman Gill (10*) and Yashasvi Jaiswal (6*) unbeaten on the crease.
The third session of the Pune Test started when New Zealand resumed their batting from 201/5, with Daryl Mitchell (16*) unbeaten.
Glenn Phillips joined Mitchell at the start of the session. Both batters were able to add just three runs to the total before Mitchell was sent back to the pavilion after scoring just 18 runs for the side.
At the score of 236, Phillips was the next one to fall. The right-hand batter was dismissed at 9 on the bowling off Washington Sundar.
Tim Southee was sent back to the dressing room after scoring just five runs when the team score was 242.
Ten runs later, the visitors lost the wicket of Ajaz Patel as he was cleaned up by Sundar. The Tom Latham-led side was bundled out for 259 as Mitchell Santner was the last one to be dismissed.He went back after scoring 33 runs with the help of three fours and two sixes.
For the Rohit Sharma-led side, the pick of the bowler was Sundar who bagged seven wickets in his spell of 23.1 overs where he conceded just 59 runs and bowled four maiden overs.
Ravichandran Ashwin snapped three wickets in his spell of 24 overs where he gave away 64 runs and bowled two maiden overs.
Trailing by 259, the hosts didn’t have a good start as they lost the wicket of Rohit, who went back without opening his account when the team score was 1.
Earlier, NZ started the second session at 92/2, with Conway (47*) and Rachin Ravindra (5*) unbeaten.
Their 62-run partnership was ended with Ashwin getting Conway for 76 in 141 balls, with 11 fours.
Rachin continued his impressive run in Test cricket, bringing up his fourth fifty in 93 balls, with three fours and a six. Sundar cleaned up Rachin with an absolute peach of a delivery for 65 in 105 balls, with five fours and a six.
A sharp, turning delivery from Sundar removed Tom Blundell for three.
ScorescColor:> New Zealand 1st Inns: 259 all out (Devon Conway 76, Rachin Ravindra 65, Washington Sundar 7/59) vs India 16/1 (Shubman Gill 10*, Yashasvi Jaiswal 6*, Tim Southee 1/4).