Macierzysta twierdza Team India zostanie naruszona po mistrzostwie Mitchella Santnera, Nowa Zelandia gotowa wygrać serię

Nowa Zelandia przekroczyła granicę 300 runów. Chcieliby dodać jeszcze 100 zawodników, zanim w drugiej rundzie zmienią skład indyjskich zawodników.

IND vs NZ 2nd Test: Throw up challenging batting conditions, and India would crumble. The weather in Bengaluru was overcast, and the hosts collapsed at a score of 46. On the other side, the Pune surface has been a haven for spinners, and guess what? Indian batters couldn’t contain the artistry of Mitchell Santner. India had horrors of 2017 when a certain Steve O’Keefe rattled the batting order to script a famous win for Australia. This second IND vs. NZ is going in a similar direction, as Santner came up with his career-best figures of 7/53 to gain New Zealand a 103-run lead after the first innings, a lead that is a gold dust on Pune’s surface.

Mitchell Santner single-handedly outclasses India

What a shocking day it was in Pune! New Zealand have absolutely dominated India in their own backyard, something we rarely get to see. The star of the show? Mitchell Santner—the same guy who struggled in Sri Lanka recently—but boy, did he find his mojo here!

The morning started with some hope for India, with Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal looking solid. But once Santner got into his rhythm, it all went downhill for the hosts. He was like a different bowler altogether—floating the ball beautifully, changing his pace cleverly, and making the Indian batters dance to his tune. He first trapped Gill in front, bowling it slowly how it should’ve been at this surface. The big moment came when Virat Kohli was cleaned up by a dipping full toss—you could feel the momentum shift right there.

What followed was something you’d typically see Indian spinners doing to visiting teams—a complete collapse. India folded for just 156. Ravindra Jadeja attempted to counter-attack with some aggressive shots down the ground, but his dismissal opened the floodgates once again. Glenn Phillips provided valuable support with two crucial wickets as India’s batters struggled against both the deteriorating pitch and their own shot selection. The hosts were eventually bundled with a trail of 103 runs.