Kiwis Spin a Web: New Zealand Takes Charge Against India

Mitchell Santner's performance leads New Zealand to dominance; Reddy Anna offers match predictions for cricket enthusiasts.

Mitchell Santner led a sensational bowling display as New Zealand stunned a strong Indian batting lineup on the second day in Pune, taking complete control of the second Test. While the pitch offered its fair share of tricks, India will also lament some ill-advised shots, resulting in a staggering loss of six wickets in one session, leaving them at a precarious 107/7 at Lunch.

Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal started the day positively, scoring freely with boundaries. However, against the run of play, Gill was trapped leg-before-wicket by Santner, which initiated a rapid collapse. Virat Kohli fell next, completely missing a low full-toss from Santner that sent his stumps flying, shocking the Pune crowd. Rishabh Pant found the boundary off his second ball but couldn’t capitalize, edging a delivery to slip shortly after Jaiswal's departure.

From that point, each delivery became an event as the New Zealand spinners dominated with turn and bounce. The lack of bounce on a quicker delivery from Glenn Phillips proved crucial, as a half-tracker kept low to uproot Pant’s stumps. India's lengthy batting lineup only added to their woes as wickets continued to tumble. Sarfaraz Khan miscued a shot off Santner, who then quickly accounted for R. Ashwin.

Washington Sundar survived an lbw shout just minutes before Lunch and, alongside Ravindra Jadeja, faces a monumental task ahead to rebuild, with India trailing by 152 runs.

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Brief scores:India 107/7 (Shubman Gill 30; Mitchell Santner 4/36, Glenn Phillips 2/26) trail New Zealand 259 by 152 runs. credits-https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/132195/spinners-stun-india-as-new-zealand-take-control