MUMBAI (Reuters) – Ajaz Patel of New Zealand won the unique distinction of taking all ten wickets in an innings before India showcased their own bowling prowess to take control of the second and final test at the Wankhede Stadium on Saturday.
The Mumbai-born Ajaz became just the third player in international cricket history, following England off-spinner Jim Laker and India leg-spinner Anil Kumble, although New Zealand were unable to prevent the hosts from reaching 325.
In response, New Zealand batted for just over two hours before being bowled out for 62, handing Australia a first-innings advantage of 263.
India chose not to enforce the follow-on and then tightened the screws by scoring 69 for no loss in their second innings, extending their total lead to 332 runs at the end of the second day’s play.
Cheteshwar Pujara batted first in lieu of Shubman Gill, who was injured while fielding at close quarters, and was undefeated on 29 with Mayank Agarwal 38 not out.
On a field that aided spin bowlers, Mohammed Siraj of India, who was left out of the first test in Kanpur, bowled with aggressiveness and velocity with the new ball to frighten the visiting team.
In his first stint, the fast bowler dismissed New Zealand’s stand-in skipper Tom Latham, Will Young, and the seasoned Ross Taylor to reduce them to 17-3.
The top-ranked test side’s batting fell meekly to India’s spinners after Siraj’s opening bomb.
Ravichandran Ashwin took four wickets for eight runs as New Zealand’s innings was finished in 28.1 overs.