Kane Williamson’s 153-ball 89 and Ross Taylor’s 44 off 71 balls have put New Zealand in a commanding position in their first innings. On Day 2 of the first Test in Wellington, the hosts at stumps reached 216-5 in reply to India’s 165. BJ Watling and Colin de Grandhomme remained not out on 14 and 4 respectively, as the Kiwis are 51-run ahead.
Indian speedster Ishant Sharma was the pick of the bowlers for Team India. He took the maxi🐭mum three wickets after dismissing both the openers Tom Blundell🐽 (30) and Tom Latham (11) and middle-order batsman Taylor (44).
Apart from Ishant, Mohammed Shami and oཧff-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin snapped one wicket each, while Jasprit Bumrah went wicketless.
Earlier, India resumed at an overnight score of 122-5, but the tourists lost the rest of five wickets for just 43 runs. Aj🐲inkya Rahane, with 46 off 138 balls, remained the highest scorer for the visiting team.
For the Black Caps, Tim Southee and debutant Kyle Jamie🐓son claimed four-wicket each, while left-armer Trent Boult earned one wicket.
