(Cricket News) New Zealand end day two well on top as they are 129 for no loss and trail by 216 runs. Debutant Will Young along with experienced campaigner Tom Latham have built a great platform for New Zealand to get a heavy first innings lead.
The first spell of the morning was the Tim Southee show as he set up Ravindra Jadeja in classic Test match fashion. After swinging four balls away from the left hander, Southee brought one back in and dismantled the stumps. Shreyas Iyer went for an aggressive approach against Kyle Jamieson on the other end to get to his century on debut. Wriddhiman Saha's return to the Test side lasted only 12 balls as Tim Southee dismissed him after scoring just 1 run. Southee then dismissed the centurion Iyer before outwitting Axar Patel to pick up his fifer. Ravichandran Ashwin played a handy knock of 38. Ajaz Patel picked up the final two wickets just after lunch to end the Indian innings at 345.
New Zealand came into bat and went through the day unscathed as both Will Young and Tom Latham scored half centuries. All 5 Indian bowlers caused some discomfort but couldn't pick up a wicket. Ishant Sharma and Umesh Yadav started things off before Rahane went with spin on both ends. The pitch was doing a few things with the occasional ball spinning and keeping low.
