Immediately after lunch, Jadeja made his way back to the pavilion after being dismissed by Glenn Phillips in the 47th over. Homegrown talent Sarfaraz Khan had a disappointing outing, falling for a four-ball duck as Ajaz Patel struck once more. The decline continued as Gill, who was nervously approaching a century, departed for 90 runs. Washington Sundar and Ravichandran Ashwin kept the innings afloat, with India leading by 10 runs at 246/8. Patel’s dominance at Wankhede continued as he dismissed Ashwin, completing his five-wicket haul. India’s lower order struggled to make an impact, and the team was eventually bowled out for 263 runs, holding a slender lead of just 28 runs. The Indian side had moment of joy after a brief gap as Akash Deep scalped Tom Latham with a jaffa in the first over. However, Devon Conway and Will Young took the scorecard to 26/1 in nine overs at tea.
The Wankhede pitch was turning to spin conditions as Washington and Ashwin carried the bowling after tea. Thereafter, in the 13th over Washington got rid of Conway who departed scoring 22 off 47. Rachin Ravindra’s poor stint continued in this Test as he fell for four runs, thanks to Ashwin’s beautiful delivery. With Will Young and Daryl Mitchell at the crease, New Zealand reached 89/3, leading by 61 runs at Tea.
India continued to employ their spinners against the Kiwis but Mitchell and Young looked solid with their stroke selection for a good period. However, a rush of blood in the 28th over coupled with a tremendous catch from Ashwin led to the all-rounder’s downfall. Subsequently, Glenn Phillips initiated a counter-punch, highlighted by a couple of sixes against Ashwin before the latter cleaned him up with a sensational carrom delivery. Ish Sodhi followed suit before Young brought up his half-century and departed, courtesy of Ashwin’s brilliant third scalp. Jadeja operated beautifully from the other end and as the day came to a close, shattered Matt Henry’s timber to leave New Zealand at 171/9.
Hahaha! Right time!
143 run se aage and Jadeja takes him while I post this🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/zUjG9SutxE
— Ashish Bisht (@https__ashishb) November 2, 2024
He is the man!
Jadeja 💥😂
— శ్రీ 🦋 (@rechagotku) November 2, 2024
Yeah!
Sir jadeja four wickets #INDvNZ pic.twitter.com/gBBtej8ld5
— NeerajRo45 (@neeraj_kum82944) November 2, 2024
Sir Ravindra Jadeja!
mai likh hi raha tha utne me wicket, thank you jadeja
— Vaibhav (@_Vaibhav_464) November 2, 2024
Yupe!
STUMPS ON DAY 2….!!!!
– New Zealand lead by 143 runs with 1 just one wicket in hand.
What a day for India, credit to Gill, Pant & Bowlers. 🇮🇳#INDvsNZ #IPLAuction #IPLRetention #IPL2025 #IPLRetentionOnStar #IPLUpdates pic.twitter.com/OxdSnjBeZk— VιpeяQuake (@viperquake7) November 2, 2024
Yes! Hopefully
Probably the best home test match I’ve seen in last couple of years.
This one tops that Bangladesh one in Kanpur.#INDvNZ#INDvsNZ— Strike1andout (@Strike1AndOut) November 2, 2024
He is winning it for us!
Well Played Ravindra Jadeja 👏🏻🔥#INDvNZ #INDvsNZ #INDvsNZTEST
— DheEMaD (@Shubham_B_288) November 2, 2024
Hahaha! LOL xD
After Jio Airtel recharge became expensive, Indian players are porting their SIM to BSNL 😂😂😂😂#INDvNZ #NZvsIND #INDvsNZTEST #RohitSharma #ViratKohli #INDvsNZ #NZvsIND #NZvIND #IPLRetention pic.twitter.com/JsuR6KebrL
— kuldeep singh (@kuldeep0745) November 2, 2024
Yes may be!
Just one wicket left.. nice will get that in less than 5 overs tomorrow!!! #IndvsNz https://t.co/QR24FhlLs2
— Krishna Prabhas (@Demigodprabhas1) November 2, 2024
True!
Another 3-day test is loading. #INDvsNZ
— Adam Bell 🇳🇿🇮🇹 (@AdamKerrBell) November 2, 2024
