India vs New Zealand Live Score, 2nd Test Day 2: India in tatters at Lunch as New Zealand spinners run riot – The Times of India

Washington Sundar, who returned to the Test side after March 2021, justified his return with his first five-wicket haul from five appearances. After removing Southee to bring up his fifth wicket, the 25-year-old mopped up the tail in the final session. His first wicket came when he bowled Ravindra for 65 to break a 59-run fourth-wicket stand with Daryl Mitchell as New Zealand collapsed from 197-3.

Conway reached his 11th Test fifty with a four soon after lunch and put on 62 runs with fellow left-hander Ravindra to thwart the Indian attack.

Ashwin overtakes Lyon


Ashwin broke through to get Conway caught behind on a delivery that turned from a good length outside the off-stump.

The wicket took Ashwin past Australian spinner Nathan Lyon’s 530 wickets to place him seventh in the list of leading Test bowlers.

Latham and Conway blunted the opening pace attack of Jasprit Bumrah and Akash Deep prompting Rohit to bring on Ashwin in the eighth over. He struck with his fifth ball to trap Latham lbw for 15.

Conway then put on 44 with Will Young and the two looked comfortable before Ashwin struck again to get Young caught behind for 18.

Unplayable deliveries

Washington lifted the gloom with a couple of unplayable deliveries that castled Ravindra and Tom Blundell (3) in a 10-minute spell before tea. He returned after the break to remove Daryl Mitchell (18), Glenn Phillips (9), Southee (5) and Ajaz Patel (4) and leave the touring side shell-shocked.

Mitchell Santner was the last to fall for an entertaining 33, the left-hander’s stumps shattered by another peach of a delivery from Washington.

Conway earlier reached his third fifty in four innings with a driven boundary on the first delivery after lunch from Jasprit Bumrah and hit him for two more in the same over.

He also deployed the reverse sweep to good effect but was caught behind after a misjudged drive off Ashwin, who bagged his 531st wicket to surpass Australia’s Nathan Lyon and sit seventh on the all-time list.

New Zealand opted to bat and made a good start as new permanent captain Tom Latham and Conway safely negotiated the fast bowlers, but India hit back by introducing spin after seven overs.

Ashwin had captain Latham trapped plumb in front of the wicket for 15 with one that drifted and turned, while Washington also got early assistance from the black-soil wicket.

New Zealand kept rotating the strike, punishing the rare bad delivery, before Ashwin struck again by having Will Young caught behind for 18 following a successful review when the batsman attempted to tickle one down the leg side.

India have won their last 18 home series since 2012 but that record is on the line after they lost the opening Test in Bengaluru. The final match is in Mumbai early next month.