New Zealand players applaud New Zealand's Mitchell Santner, right, after he took seven wickets at the end of India first innings during the day two of the second cricket test match between India and New Zealand at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, in Pune.
India Vs New Zealand, 2nd Test: Mitchell Santner, Tom Latham Deflate IND On Day 2 - In Pics
New Zealand, aided by a career-best seven-wicket haul by left-arm spinner Mitchell Santner and a half-century by skipper Tom Latham took a sizeable 301-run lead against an embattled India on day two of the second Test on Friday. Santner (7/53 in 19.3 overs) demolished India for 156 as New Zealand took a first-innings lead of 103 runs after the visitors had notched up 259 on the opening day. Latham then scored a fine 86 in the second innings and shared fruitful partnerships with Will Young (23) and Tom Blundell (30 batting) to guide New Zealand to 198 for 5 in 53 overs for an overall lead of 301 runs. Earlier, India's poor batsmanship saw the team slump to 107 for 7 at lunch. They started the day on a positive note with Shubman Gill (30) and Yashasvi Jaiswal (30) adding 49 for the second wicket before six wickets fell for the addition of 53 runs as the hosts were left struggling at lunch.
India Vs New Zealand 2nd Test: India's Shubman Gill plays a shot during the day two | Photo: AP/Rafiq Maqbool
India's Shubman Gill plays a shot during the day two of the second cricket test match between India and New Zealand at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, in Pune.
India Vs New Zealand 2nd Test: New Zealand's Mitchell Santner celebrates the dismissal of India's Shubman Gill | Photo: AP/Rafiq Maqbool
New Zealand's Mitchell Santner celebrates the dismissal of India's Shubman Gill during the day two of the second cricket test match between India and New Zealand at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, in Pune.
India Vs New Zealand 2nd Test: New Zealand's Mitchell Santner celebrates the dismissal of India's Shubman Gill with his team mates | Photo: AP/Rafiq Maqbool
New Zealand's Mitchell Santner, second from left, celebrates the dismissal of India's Shubman Gill with his team mates during the day two of the second cricket test match between India and New Zealand at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, in Pune.
India Vs New Zealand 2nd Test: New Zealand's Mitchell Santner, left, and New Zealand's captain Tom Latham celebrates the dismissal of India's Virat Kohli | Photo: AP/Rafiq Maqbool
New Zealand's Mitchell Santner, left, and New Zealand's captain Tom Latham celebrates the dismissal of India's Virat Kohli during the day two of the second cricket test match between India and New Zealand at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, in Pune.
India Vs New Zealand 2nd Test: New Zealand's Glenn Philips celebrates the dismissal of India's Yashasvi Jaiswal | Photo: AP/Rafiq Maqbool
New Zealand's Glenn Philips, centre, celebrates the dismissal of India's Yashasvi Jaiswal with his team players during the day two of the second cricket test match between India and New Zealand at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, in Pune.
India Vs New Zealand 2nd Test: India's Rishabh Pant is bowled out during the day two | Photo: AP/Rafiq Maqbool
India's Rishabh Pant is bowled out during the day two of the second cricket test match between India and New Zealand at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, in Pune.
India Vs New Zealand 2nd Test: India's Sarfaraz Khan plays a shot during the day two | Photo: AP/Rafiq Maqbool
India's Sarfaraz Khan plays a shot during the day two of the second cricket test match between India and New Zealand at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, in Pune.
India Vs New Zealand 2nd Test: India's Ravindra Jadeja plays a shot during the day two | Photo: AP/Rafiq Maqbool
India's Ravindra Jadeja plays a shot during the day two of the second cricket test match between India and New Zealand at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, in Pune.
India Vs New Zealand 2nd Test: New Zealand's Mitchell Santner celebrates the dismissal of India's Ravichandran Ashwin | Photo: AP/Rafiq Maqbool
New Zealand's Mitchell Santner, second from right, celebrates the dismissal of India's Ravichandran Ashwin with his team mates during the day two of the second cricket test match between India and New Zealand at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, in Pune.
India Vs New Zealand 2nd Test: New Zealand's Mitchell Santner celebrates the dismissal of India's Ravindra Jadeja | Photo: AP/Rafiq Maqbool
New Zealand's Mitchell Santner celebrates the dismissal of India's Ravindra Jadeja during the day two of the second cricket test match between India and New Zealand at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, in Pune.
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India Vs New Zealand 2nd Test: India's Washington Sundar celebrates the dismissal of New Zealand's Devon Conway | Photo: AP/Rafiq Maqbool
India's Washington Sundar, second from right, celebrates the dismissal of New Zealand's Devon Conway, centre, with his team mates during the day two of the second cricket test match between India and New Zealand at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, in Pune.
India Vs New Zealand 2nd Test: New Zealand's Will Young plays a shot during the day two | Photo: AP/Rafiq Maqbool
New Zealand's Will Young plays a shot during the day two of the second cricket test match between India and New Zealand at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, in Pune.
India Vs New Zealand 2nd Test: New Zealand's captain Tom Latham celebrates his fifty runs | Photo: AP/Rafiq Maqbool
New Zealand's captain Tom Latham celebrates his fifty runs during the day two of the second cricket test match between India and New Zealand at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, in Pune.
India Vs New Zealand 2nd Test: India's captain Rohit Sharma, left, chats with India's Rishabh Pant during the day two | Photo: AP/Rafiq Maqbool
India's captain Rohit Sharma, left, chats with India's Rishabh Pant during the day two of the second cricket test match between India and New Zealand at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, in Pune.
India Vs New Zealand 2nd Test: New Zealand's Tom Blundell plays a shot during the day two | Photo: AP/Rafiq Maqbool
New Zealand's Tom Blundell plays a shot during the day two of the second cricket test match between India and New Zealand at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, in Pune.
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