Pune | Spinners inflicted quick blows as India bowled out New Zealand for 255 in their second innings on the third day of the second Test here on Saturday.
But New Zealand built a lead of 358 runs, and the victory target of 359 is quite challenging on a crumbling Pune pitch.
Resuming at 198 for five, the Kiwis lost their remaining five wickets for 57 runs in an hour into the first session itself.
Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin (2/97) and left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja (3/72) shared the spoils.
Scoreboard on the third day of the second Test between India and New Zealand here on Saturday.
New Zealand 1st Innings: 259
India 1st Innings: 156
New Zealand 2nd Innings:
Tom Latham lbw b Washington Sundar 86
Devon Conway lbw b Washington Sundar 17
Will Young: lbw b Ashwin 23
Rachin Ravindra b Washington Sundar 9
Daryl Mitchell c Jaiswal b Washington Sundar 18
Tom Blundell b Jadeja 41
Glenn Phillips not out 48
Mitchell Santner c Bumrah b Jadeja 4
Tim Southee c Sharma b Ashwin 0
Ajaz Patel c Washington Sundar b Jadeja 1
William O'Rourke run out (Washington Sundar/Jadeja) 0
Extras: (LB-5, NB-3) 8
Total: (All out in 69.4 overs) 255
Fall of wickets: 1-36, 2-78, 3-89, 4-123, 5-183, 6-231, 7-237, 8-238, 9-241, 10-255
Bowling: Ravichandran Ashwin 25-2-97-2, Washington Sundar 19-0-56-4, Ravindra Jadeja 19.4-3-72-3, Jasprit Bumrah 6-1-25-0.
