It turned out to be a historic day in Test cricket on Saturday as New Zealand’s Ajaz Patel became the third bowler to take 10 wickets in an innings. The Mumbai-born left-arm spinner joined a select club along with Indian great Anil Kumble and England’s Jim Laker after bowling under the leadership of Virat Kohli. India Up to a total of 325.
Opener Mayank Agarwal played a fine knock of 150 runs for the home team, which included 17 fours and four sixes. Axar Patel contributed 52 runs down the order as India crossed 300 before Ijaz finished the innings with incredible figures of 10/119 in 47.5 overs.
Patel was highly praised by all. But what happened after that was a complete nightmare for the audience. In reply to India’s 325, New Zealand were bundled out for 62. This is the lowest score by a foreign side on Indian soil. The Black Caps batted for 14.4 overs, which was taken by their lead spinner to dismiss all the Indian players.
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Mohammad Siraj started the juggernaut and took three wickets in quick succession to demolish the Kiwi top-order. He dismissed Will Young (4) and stand-in captain Tom Latham (10) in his first over, while the experienced batsman Ross Taylor (1) was dismissed in his next over.
Now it was the spinners’ turn to trouble the rest of New Zealand’s batting unit. The wrecker-in-chief was Ravichandran Ashwin who made the most of the Wankhede track, which had earlier helped Ajaz write history. The Indian off-spinner clean bowled Henry Nicholls (7) to open his account and came back with 4 wickets for Tom Blundell (8), Tim Southee (0) and William Somerville (0).
Akshar Patel took 2 for 14 and Jayant Yadav took 1 wicket. Fast bowler Umesh Yadav was the only bowler from India who made a comeback without taking a wicket.
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With New Zealand being bowled out for 62, India decided not to follow-on, but opted to bat in the second innings. But the most surprising thing was Cheteshwar Pujara’s opening with Mayank Agarwal.
Both started well and unlike the previous innings, Pujara looked more confident and aggressive in his approach. The right-handed batsman scored an unbeaten 29 at stumps on the second day of the Mumbai Test and was accompanied by Mayank who was unbeaten on 38. India scored 69 for no loss at the end of Saturday’s game and now put New Zealand ahead of 332. runs in the second innings
(with agency input)
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