Pune Test: Mitchell Santner grabs 5 as India collapse to 178/7 at tea on day 3

Rohit Sharma begins with first-ball four but meets feeble end, dancing down track to defend but extra bounce has ball lobbing towards short leg

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Pune, Updated At : 02:27 PM Oct 26, 2024 IST

India's Virat Kohli and Yashasvi Jaiswal run between the wickets on the third day of the second test cricket match between India and New Zealand at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune on Saturday. PTI Photo

India caved in against left-arm spinner Mitchell Santner (5/72), stuttering to 178 for seven at tea in their second innings against New Zealand on the third day of the second Test here on Saturday.

Ravichandran Ashwin (9 not out) and Ravindra Jadeja (4 not out) were at crease when the teams walked off for the short break, and India, chasing 359, are still in need of 181 runs.

In the second innings, India lost wickets in a heap on a rather biting pitch against Santner after making a confident start to their chase, courtesy conditions-defying 77 from opener Yashasvi Jaiswal off just 65 balls.

His 62-run alliance for the second wicket with Shubman Gill was the finest phase of the Indian essay.

Earlier, the Kiwis were bowled out for 255 in their second dig after resuming from 198 for five.

Brief scores: New Zealand: 259 and 255 all out in 69.4 overs (Tom Latham 86, Glennn Phillips 48, Tom Blundell 41) vs India: 156 and 178/7 in 40 overs (Yashasvi Jaiswal 77; Mitchell Santner 5/72).

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