India vs New Zealand 2nd test: Day 2 
Cricket

NZ's Santner takes seven wickets as India dismissed for 156 in second Test

India's frailties against spin came to the fore again as a shocking collapse saw the hosts slip to 107/7 at lunch against New Zealand on the second day of the second Test here on Friday, leaving them trailing by another 152 runs in the first innings.

Pune | India's star-studded batting line-up could not stand up to the challenge posed by New Zealand spinner Mitchell Santner as the hosts were bundled out for 156 in 45.3 overs, giving the Tom Latham-led side a crucial first-innings lead of 103 runs on the the second day of the second Test here on Friday.

Left-arm spinner Santner (7/53 in 19.3 overs) and off-spinner Glenn Phillips (2/26 in 6 overs) took nine wickets to demolish India after the hosts had looked comfortable at 50 for one.

Shubman Gill (30) and Yashasvi Jaiswal (30) had added 49 for the second wicket before six wickets fell for the addition of 53 runs as India were left tottering at 107 for 7 at lunch.

Santner then returned in the post-lunch session to dismiss Ravindra Jadeja and Akash Deep and Jasprit Bumrah cheaply.

Virat Kohli played the most forgettable shot of the morning to be clean bowled for 1.

Brief scores: New Zealand - 1st Innings 259. India - 1st Innings 107 for 7 in 38 overs (Shubman Gill 30, Yashasvi Jaiswal 30, Mitchell Santner 7/53, Glenn Phillips 2/26)

Scoreboard at the end of India's innings on the second day of the second Test against New Zealand here on Friday.

New Zealand 1st Innings 259

India 1st Innings

Yashasvi Jaiswal c Daryl Mitchell b Glenn Phillips 30 Rohit Sharma b Southee 0

Shubman Gilllbw b Santner 30

Virat Kohli b Santner 1

Rishabh Pant b Glenn Phillips 18

Sarfaraz Khan c William O'Rourke b Santner 11 Ravindra Jadeja lbw b Santner 38

Ravichandran Ashwin lbw b Santner 4

Washington Sundar not out 18

Akash Deep b Santner 6

Jasprit Bumrah lbw b Santner 0

Extras: Nil

Total (All out in 45.3 overs) 156

Fall of wkts: 1-1, 2-50, 3-56, 4-70, 5-83, 6-95, 7-103, 8-136, 9-142.

Bowling: Tim Southee 6-1-18-1, William O'Rourke 3-2-5-0, Ajaz Patel 11-1-54-0, Mitchell Santner 19.3-1-53-7, Glenn Phillips 6-0-26-2.

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