India trail by 278 runs

October 26, 2024 11:41

Ind 81-1 (12 ovs) and 156 vs NZ 259 and 255 | Scorecard

India are 81 for 1 at lunch on Day 3 of the 2nd Test in Pune on Saturday.

Chasing 359 for victory, Jaiswal gave India a superb start before Santner took out Rohit for 8.

But since Gill joined Jaiswal in the middle, the duo has scored a high pace, the runs coming at 6.75 runs per over.

India trail by 278 runs.

Earlier in the morning, spinners inflicted quick blows as India bowled out New Zealand for 255 in their second innings.

But New Zealand built a lead of 358 runs, and the victory target of 359 is quite challenging on a crumbling Pune pitch.

Resuming at 198 for five, the Kiwis lost their remaining five wickets for 57 runs in an hour into the first session itself.

Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin (2/97) and left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja (3/72) shared the spoils.

Santner continues and Gill opens the face and the edge goes past slips for a four to start the over.

Gill then gets what seems to be a bat-pad and the ball balloons up off the keeper's pad and Mitchell is slow to react, he gets a single.

A dot later, Jaiswal and Gill take a single each off the next two balls and a dot to end the over as 7 come off it.

That is lunch on Day 3.

Off spinner Phillips is in the attack now and he comes around the wicket to Jaiswal who sweeps it to fine leg for a couple.

Jaiswal then drives the ball to long on for a single.

A dot later, Gill takes a single to long on.

A dot later, Jaiswal comes down the track and he smacks it over long off for a six as 10 come off the over.

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