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2nd Test: Santner spins New Zealand to historic win
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16:13 Santner stars with 13-wicket haul as India lose by 113 runs
Ind 245 and 156 vs NZ 259 and 255 | Scorecard
India lost their first Test series at home in 12 years as New Zealand inflicted a humiliating 113-run defeat in the second Test taking an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.
Left arm spinner Mitchell Santner starred for the visitors with a 13-wicket haul.
Chasing 359 to win, India resumed the third session at 178/7 but lost their remaining three wickets -- Ravichandran Ashwin (18), Akash Deep (1) and Ravindra Jadeja (42) to get all-out for 245 in 60.2 overs, marking their first home Test series defeat since the 1-2 reversal against Alastair Cook-led England in the 2012-13 season.
New Zealand, having won the opening match by 8 wickets, celebrated their first-ever series victory in India since touring the country in 1955-56 under Harry Cave.
Once again, left-arm spinner Mitchell Santner (6/104) was instrumental in India's downfall, leaving the hosts struggling at 178 for seven at tea. Santner had taken seven for 53 in the first innings.
Needing 181 runs to win, Jadeja added 39 with Ashwin and 23 with Akash before becoming the last man to fall.
Earlier, India made a confident start to their chase, led by a conditions-defying 77 from opener Yashasvi Jaiswal off just 65 balls. He shared a 62-run partnership for the second wicket with Shubman Gill (23), but the hosts squandered the opportunity.
In the morning session, the Kiwis were bowled out for 255 in their second innings after resuming from 198 for five.
Ajaz continues and Jadeja takes a couple before he goes for the big one only to hole out to long on and he is out for 42. India all out for 245.
Santner continues and Jadeja reverse sweeps the ball to third man for a couple.
Santner bowls a no ball.
Jadeja pulls the next one for a dot. After another dot, Jadeja clips the ball to the leg side for a single.
Bumrah then goes on his knee and slog sweeps it over mid-wicket for a six!
Bumrah then hammers the ball over mid-on for a four!
A dot to end the over as 14 come off it.
Bumrah is the last man in and he starts with a dot as a wicket and 2 runs come off it.
Ajaz is back in the attack and Akash starts with a dot.
Akash then takes a quick single to mid-off and gets off the mark after 23 balls.
A dot later, Jadeja comes down the ground and slaps it to long on for a single.
Akash then just hits it straight to mid-on and is holed out. He is out for 1 and India lose 9th wicket.
Santner continues and Jadeja is happy to just defend. Three dots later, he cuts the ball down to third man for a couple.
Two dots to end the over as just 2 come off it.
Phillips continues and after a dot, Jadeja gets a single.
Akash Deep plays the ball back to the bowler for a dot, who takes it on the bounce.
Two dots later, he gets a life as the keeper fails to get to the ball and that can be counted as a drop. Just the single comes off it.
15:35 India need 135 for victory; Kiwis need 2 wickets
Santner has put New Zealand in the driver's seat after taking the big wicket of Ashwin post tea with India needing another 135 runs for victory.
Jadeja and Akash Deep have so far played it watchfully and India will need a miracle to save them from this position.
Santner continues and Jadeja starts the over with a dot.
Jadeja then gets lucky as he gets 4 byes as the ball turns sharply and the keeper is clueless as the ball runs to the boundary.
Jadeja then pulls the ball to the leg side for a single.
Two dots later, Akash defends the ball down as he plays out the over safely.
Phillips continues and after three dots Jadeja gets a single to mid-wicket.
Akash Deep is then beaten as he goes for the big swing and the ball goes past his outside edge.
A dot to end the over as 1 comes off it.
Santner continues and Jadeja starts the over with two dots.
Jadeja then gets a thick edge as he attempts a cut and the ball flies past Mitchell at slips and the ball goes to the boundary.
Jadeja then takes a single to the leg side.
Akash then just plays the ball down before he swings it to long off for a dot. 5 runs come off the over.
Phillips comes around the wicket to Jadeja and he bowls short and the ball is pulled towards deep mid-wicket for a four!
A dot later, Jadeja takes a single to deep point.
Akash then plays two dots before Akash comes down the track but gets nothing off it. Five come off the over.
15:17 Santner breaks the partnership
Ind 208-8 (52 ovs) and 156 vs NZ 259 and 255 | Scorecard
Santner continues and after two dots, Jadeja takes a single to the leg side.
Akash Deep then pads the ball for a dot. A swing and a miss next and the ball goes just over his stumps.
An edge and the ball goes to slip fielder on the bounce and just the one comes in the over.
Phillips continues and Jadeja is being tested and he plays four dots before he sweeps the ball to deep backward square leg for a single.
This brings Akash Deep on strike who defends the last ball of the over.
Akash Deep is the new man in and he safely sees off the over and that is a wicket maiden.
Santner continues and Jadeja takes a single off the first ball of the over.
A dot later, Santner tosses it up and invites Ashwin to drive, he gets an edge and is caught by Mitchell at first slip. India now 8 down.
Phillips continues and the batters are happy to rotate the strike as 4 come off it.
15:02 Ashwin-Jadeja keep at it
Ind 201-7 (48 ovs) and 156 vs NZ 259 and 255 | Scorecard
200 comes up for India.
Santner and Phillips continue to operate and Ashwin and Jadeja have played the bowlers to the merit as 11 come off the next three overs.
14:48 NZ spinners keep it tight
Ind 190-7 (45 ovs) and 156 vs NZ 259 and 255 | Scorecard
Phillips continues and Jadeja plays four dots before he takes a single to long on.
Ashwin ends the over with a single as 2 come off it.
Santner continues and after a dot, Ashwin takes a single to backward square leg.
Three dots later, Jadeja whips the ball to mid-wicket for a single as 2 come off it.
Phillips continues and Jadeja starts the over with a couple to extra cover.
He then plays three dots before he whips the ball to long on for a single.
Ashwin then takes a single to end the over as 4 come off it.
Santner continues and a dot later Ashwin takes a single.
Two dots later, Jadeja plays the ball to backward square leg for a single.
A dot to end the over as 2 come off it.
Phillips opens the attack after tea with Jadeja on strike and he starts with three dots.
Jadeja then cuts the short ball to deep backward point for a single.
A dot later, Ashwin plays the ball to the off side for a single as 2 come off it.
14:17 Trail by 181 runs
Ind 178-7 (40 ovs) and 156 vs NZ 259 and 255 | Scorecard
Santner put New Zealand in the driver's seat with his five-wicket haul as India have been reduced to 178 for 7 at tea on Day 3 of the 2nd Test in Pune.
India trail by 181 runs.
India lost 6 wickets and scored 97 runs in the 2nd session as the Kiwis rode on Santner's wicket-taking spree.
Jaiswal started the session well, scoring a 41-ball 50 but once he was dismissed, India's batting fell like a pack of cards.
India's hopes rest on Ashwin and Jadeja to fightback.
Santner continues and he bowls short and into the pads and Ashwin pulls it for a four.
Three dots later, Ashwin gets another boundary as he flicks it to backward square leg for a four.
A dot to end the over as 8 come off it. That is tea on Day 3.
Phillips continues and after a dot, Jadeja and Ashwin take a single each.
Two dots to end the over as just two come off it.
Ashwin is the new man in and Santner continues and just a single comes in the over.
Phillips is back in the attack and after two dots Jadeja gets a single to long-on.
A dot later, Sundar tries to defend and the ball goes up in the air off his bat and Young takes a catch on the rebound at short leg. The umpires review and the third umpire says it was a clean catch. Sundar out for 21 and India are now 7 down.
13:57 Sarfaraz bowled out for 9; Santner gets his 5th
Ind 166-6 (36 ovs) and 156 vs NZ 259 and 255 | Scorecard
Jadeja is the new man in and there is a mix-up as he plays to the leg side and wants a single but is sent back.
He then gets off the mark with a single before Sundar plays two dots to end the successful over for the Kiwis as a wicket and a run comes off it.
Santner continues and after a dot, he goes through the defences of Sarfaraz as the tossed up ball, beats the batter on his outside edge and Sarfaraz is out for 9.
Ajaz continues and after four dots, Sarfaraz takes a couple and then a single to mid-on to get three in the over.
13:48 Santner tests batters
Ind 162-5 (34 ovs) and 156 vs NZ 259 and 255 | Scorecard
Santner continues and Sundar and Sarfaraz then take a single each before Sundar survives an LBW appeal. Just 2 come off it.
Ajaz continues and just a single comes in the over as Sundar sweeps it to the leg side.
India will need Sarfaraz and Sundar to play out the next 40 minutes before tea if they are to get to the target.
Santner continues, Sundar goes onto the backfoot and plays it down to third man for a four.
He gives the ball some air and Sundar sweeps it to mid-wicket for a single.
Sarfaraz gets off the mark with a single to mid-wicket.
Sundar then defends on his back foot before sweeping the ball behind square for a single.
Flighted ball and Sarfaraz times the ball nicely through covers for a four as 11 runs come off it.
Sarfaraz is the new man in.
Ajaz continues and Sundar is being tested as he plays four dots.
Sundar gets the edge and the umpires review for a catch at slips and he survives as the ball bounced into Mitchell's hands off the ground.
Sundar then drives the ball to long on for a single as just the one comes off it.
13:31 India lose half the side
Ind 147-5 (30 ovs) and 156 vs NZ 259 and 255 | Scorecard
Santner continues and after a dot, Kohli takes a single to point.
Two dots later, Sundar gets a single to the leg side.
Kohli is then hurried on and is pushed on the backfoot and is hit on the back leg. Big shout and the umpire raises the finger. Kohli takes the review and ball tracking shows impact in line, wickets hitting, umpire's call and Kohli is out for 17. 2 runs and a wicket come off it.
Ajaz continues and Sundar gets a single off an edge past short leg.
Kohli then cuts the ball through point for a single.
Sundar then plays three dots as just 2 come off it.
Santner continues and Kohli is happy to play three dots all forward prods.
Another dot later, Kohli plays it straight to short cover. Another dot to end the over and that is a maiden.
After drinks, Ajaz continues and 2 runs come in the over.
After an hour of play, the Kiwis have come back to take out three Indian wickets in the 2nd session.
Santner continues and after a dot, Sundar takes a couple past slip.
Next ball is wide and tossed up and Sundar gets to the pitch of the ball and creams it through covers for a four.
A dot, a single and a dot to end the over as 7 come off it.
Ajaz continues and after two dots, Sundar takes a single before the short and wide ball is cut through point for a four!
Two dots to end the over as 5 come off it.
13:10 Pant run out for a duck
Ind 129-4 (24 ovs) and 156 vs NZ 259 and 255 | Scorecard
Santner continues and after four dots, Sundar takes a single before Kohli plays a dot to end the over.
Sundar is the new man in and after a dot, he gets off the mark with a single to the long on.
Two dots to end the over as just a wicket and a single come off it.
Ajaz continues and Kohli plays the ball to backward point and scampers, Santner swoops in and throws the ball accurately to the keeper who breaks the stumps and Pant is run out by a mile. Pant is out for a duck and India lose two quick wickets.
Pant is the new man in and he plays three dots and that is a wicket maiden.
Santner continues and after two dots, he gets one to go straight off Jaiswal edge on his forward defence to Mitchell at slips. Jaiswal out for 77.
Ajaz is back in the attack and Jaiswal hits two fours and a single as 9 come from it.
Santner continues and Kohli starts with a dot.
Kohli then takes a couple to mid-wicket.
Two dots later, Kohli gets an inside.
Kohli is then beaten on the outside edge as he is beaten on the defence.
2 runs come off the over.
Phillips continues and Jaiswal survives as the batters take four singles before India evade a huge mix-up.
12:43 India lose 2nd wicket
Ind 112-2 (18 ovs) and 156 vs NZ 259 and 255 | Scorecard
Santner continues and just 2 runs come off the over.
Phillips continues and Jaiswal hammers two fours and he and Kohli take a single as 10 come off the over.
Kohli is the new man in and after two dots Kohli clips it to mid-wicket for a four.
Four runs and a wicket come off it.
Santner continues and after two dots, he bowls a flat and quick ball and it grips and turns as Gill tries to play on the on side, he gets a thick edge and is caught at slip. He is out for 23.
12:27 India keep up the tempo post lunch
Ind 96-1 (15 ovs) and 156 vs NZ 259 and 255 | Scorecard
Phillips continues and Jaiswal gets to his 50 with a whip off his backfoot to mid-wicket.
Two dots later, there is a huge shout for LBW and umpire is unmoved. Latham takes the review and ultra edge shows there is no edge and ball tracking shows impact outside and New Zealand blow another review.
Jaiswal then cuts the ball late through backward point for a four!
A dot to end the over as 8 come off it.
Santner continues and after a dot, Jaiswal gets a boundary off a bye to bring up the 50-run stand with Gill.
Jaiswal then takes a single before Gill plays three dots as 5 come off it.
Welcome to the 2nd session on Day 3 and Glenn Phillips will start proceedings with Shubman Gill on strike and the batter starts with a dot.
Gill then plays the ball to the leg side and wants a single. He is sent back.
A dot later, Gill plays the ball to the leg side for a single for the first runs of the session.
Phillips comes around the wicket to Jaiswal who plays the ball to mid-wicket for a single.
A dot to end the over as 2 come off the over.
11:41 India trail by 278 runs
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.
11:26 50 comes up for India in no time
Ind 64-1 (10 ovs) and 156 vs NZ 259 and 255 | Scorecard
Santner continues over the wicket to Jaiswal and after a dot, he comes down the track and hits it down the track for a six!
Jaiswal then takes a single before Gill cuts the ball through point for a four!
Gill then is beaten as Santner gets some turn and bounce. A dot to end the over as 11 come off it.
Ajaz continues and after a dot, Gill sweeps the ball for a four.
A dot later, Gill takes a single past cover.
Jaiswal is then beaten as he tries to reverse sweep.
A single down the ground to end the over as 6 come off it.
Santner continues, Jaiswal strides down the pitch and drives it through the covers for a four!
Jaiswal reverse sweeps the ball to backward point for a single.
Gill then lets the next one go through to the keeper.
Another dot ball next as Santner continues from around the wicket.
Gill then plays the ball to short fine and he takes a single.
A dot to end the over as 6 come off it.
Ajaz continues and after a dot, Jaiswal sweeps the ball for a single.
Two dots later, Gill sweeps the ball nicely to backward square leg for a four.
A dot to end the over as 5 come off it.
11:11 India lose first wicket
Ind 36-1 (6 ovs) and 156 vs NZ 259 and 255 | Scorecard
Gill is the new man in and he gets off the mark with a single to long on.
Jaiswal then takes a single to end the over as 6 runs and a wicket come off it.
Santner continues and he comes around the wicket to Rohit who starts with a defensive prod.
Rohit blocks the next ball before he reverse sweeps the ball to third man for a four. Leg byes called.
Rohit comes down the track, gets an inside edge, the ball balloons up and the short leg fielder takes a good catch and Rohit is out for 8. India lose first wicket.
Ajaz Patel is in the attack now and he comes around the wicket to Rohit who starts the over with a single.
Jaiswal then takes a single before Rohit takes a couple as he sweeps it behind square.
Two dots later, Rohit ends the over with a single. 5 come off the over.
Santner is in the attack now and Jaiswal drives the ball down the ground for a couple as Ajaz puts in a dive at the boundary to keep it down to 2.
A dot later, big shout for LBW but umpire is unmoved. Kiwis take the review and lose it as ball tracking shows impact outside off.
Jaiswal then plays two dots before reverse sweeping the ball to deep backward point for a couple. 4 come off the over.
10:58 New Zealand set India 359 for victory
Ind 21-0 (3 ovs) and 156 vs NZ 259 and 255 | Scorecard
Southee continues and Jaiswal comes down the tracks and swipes it over covers for a four.
Jaiswal then takes a quick single to mid-on.
Rohit then plays a dot. Rohit then guides the ball down watchfully for another dot.
Two more dots to end the over as 5 come off it.
O'Rourke opens at the other end and Rohit gets off the mark with pull to backward square leg for a four! What a start for India here.
A dot later, Rohit gets a single off a leg bye.
Jaiswal then shoulders the ball to the keeper.
Jaiswal then plays the ball down to slips for another dot.
Jaiswal then cuts the ball to sweeper cover for a single as 6 runs come off it.
Jaiswal and Rohit come out to chase 359 for victory while Southee opens the bowling for New Zealand and Jaiswal gets a life first ball as he gets the ecge and the ball goes on the bounce to Phillips who seems to have taken a blinder at slips but third umpire called in to play and he is not out.
Next ball is in the slot and Jaiswal swings it over deep mid-wicket for a six!
Jaiswal then cuts the ball through backward point for a four!
Jaiswal then plays and misses.
Two dots to end the over as 10 come off the opening over.
10:41 Jadeja takes 3 wickets as Kiwis dismissed for 255
NZ 255 (69.4 ovs) and 259 vs Ind 156 | Scorecard
Spinners inflicted quick blows as India bowled out New Zealand for 255 in their second innings on the third day of the second Test in Pune on Saturday.
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.
Jadeja continues and Phillips cuts the ball but refuses the single.
He then goes inside out as he comes down the track and that is a six over long on.
A dot later, the batters take a tight couple to extra cover as Sundar gets a direct hit from the deep and O-Rourke is run out and New Zealand are all out for 255. New Zealand set India 359 for victory.
Ashwin continues and Phillips starts the over with a dot.
Phillips then misses the next ball at a swing.
Phillips then plays a reverse sweep but decides against the single.
Phillips then swings his bat and hits the ball over long on for a six! NZ lead now 350.
A dot later, Phillips takes a single off the last ball of the over as 7 runs come off the over.
William ORourke is the last man in and he plays out three dots and that is a wicket maiden.
Jadeja continues and after a dot, there is an appeal for LBW as the ball seems to have hit the batter's pad flap. No says the umpire.
Ajaz then goes for the big one and Sundar takes a good running catch in the deep and the Kiwis lose the 9th wicket. Ajaz out for 1.
Ashwin continues and after three dots, the ball hits the back pad and balloons up and past the keeper and the batters take a single.
Ashwin wanted to take the review but gets no support for the LBW review.
Two dots to end the over as just the one comes off it.
10:15 Jadeja takes 2
NZ 240-8 (66 ovs) and 259 vs Ind 156 | Scorecard
Jadeja continues and Phillips starts the over with a single. A dot later, Ajaz takes a single to get off the mark. Four dots to end the over as 2 come off it.
Ajaz Patel is the new man in and he starts with three dots as a single and a wicket come off it.
Ashwin continues and Phillips starts the over with a single.
A dot later, Southee edges the ball to slip and Rohit takes a good catch and Southee is out for a duck.
Jadeja continues and after a dot, Santner takes a couple to mid-wicket.
A dot later, Santner tries to go big, miscues and sends it down the throat of Bumrah at long on.
Southee is the new man in and he starts with a dot. A wicket and 2 runs come off the over.
Ashwin continues and he starts with a superb ball as it squares up Santner as it goes past his outside edge.
Santner and Phillips then take a single each before two dots and a single to end the over.
Jadeja continues and Phillips is being tested here and that is a maiden.
Ashwin continues and Phillips plays two dots before playing the ball to mid-wicket for a single.
Santner then plays three dots as just the one comes off the over.
09:54 New Zealand start with positive intent
NZ 231-6 (60 ovs) and 259 vs Ind 156 | Scorecard
Santner is the new man in and he plays out three dots.
Jadeja continues and Blundell gets an edge and the ball goes low past the slips and the keeper for a four!
A dot later, Jadeja finally gets a wicket as he has Blundell bowled out for 41. The arm ball comes right through Blundell's defence.
Ashwin continues and and after a dot, Phillips hits a four as he cuts the wide ball through backward point for a four.
Phillips and Blundell then rotate the strike for four singles as 8 come off the over.
Jadeja continues and Phillips is beaten on the outside edge first ball.
Four dots later, Phillips takes a single to end the over.
Ashwin continues and the batters take 4 singles.
Jadeja continues, full and wide and Blundell sweeps it for a couple to fine leg.
Blundell then plays the ball down to mid-on for a single.
Three dots later, Phillips gets a couple to backward point as 5 come off it.
Ashwin opens at the other end and after a dot, Phillips edges the ball and it goes past the keeper and slip fielder for a four.
Phillips and Blundell take a single each as the latter adopts the reverse sweep.
Blundell then smacks the full ball over mid-off for a four. A dot to end the over as 10 come off it.
Glenn Phillips and Tom Blundell come out to bat.
The pitch is expected to turn more on Day 3 and India start proceedings with Ravindra Jadeja opening the attack.
And just one comes off the over as Phillips takes a single.
09:15 Kiwis have 301-run lead
NZ 198-5 (53 ovs) and 259 vs Ind 156 | Scorecard
Welcome to updates from Day 3 of the 2nd Test between India and New Zealand in Pune on Saturday.
With a 301-run lead, the Kiwis will look to consolidate their total in the morning session and will likely put India into bat after an hour's play.
Mitchell Santner's stellar seven-wicket haul on Friday put New Zealand in pole position to seal a first test series victory in India and the spinner said varying his pace on a tricky pitch had proved crucial.
Santner's previous best figures in test cricket were 3-34 and the 32-year-old finished with 7-53 on day two of the second test in Pune as New Zealand skittled India for 156 after making 259 in the first innings.
The Black Caps reached 198-5 for a lead of 301 and will look to hand India their first series defeat at home since 2012.
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