India's Rishabh Pant plays a shot during the second day of the third cricket test match between India and New Zealand at Wankhede Stadium, in Mumbai.
Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin were back to their very best, spinning a web around the New Zealand batters as they reduced the visitors to 171 for the loss of nine wickets at the end of the day's play on the second day of the third and final Test at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Earlier in the day, left-arm-spinner Ajaz Patel picked up five wickets to help dismiss India for 263 in their first innings. Shubman Gill top-scored with a 146-ball 90 while Washington Sundar made 38, helping India take a slender 28-run first innings lead.
India's Rishabh Pant plays a shot during the second day of the third cricket test match between India and New Zealand at Wankhede Stadium, in Mumbai.
India's batters Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant during the second day of the third Test cricket match between India and New Zealand, at Wankhede Stadium, in Mumbai.
India's Shubman Gill plays a shot during the second day of the third cricket test match between India and New Zealand at Wankhede Stadium, in Mumbai.
India's Rishabh Pant plays a shot during the second day of the third cricket test match between India and New Zealand at Wankhede Stadium, in Mumbai.
India's batter Rishabh Pant celebrates his half century during the second day of the third Test cricket match between India and New Zealand, at Wankhede Stadium, in Mumbai.
New Zealand's bowler Ish Sodhi celebrates the wicket of India's batter Rishabh Pant during the second day of the third Test cricket match between India and New Zealand, at Wankhede Stadium, in Mumbai.
India's Shubman Gill plays a shot during the second day of the third cricket test match between India and New Zealand at Wankhede Stadium, in Mumbai.
New Zealand's Aijaz Patel, fourth right without cap, celebrates with teammates after the dismissal of India's Sarfaraz Khan during the second day of the third cricket test match between India and New Zealand at Wankhede Stadium, in Mumbai.
India's Washington Sundar plays a shot during the second day of the third cricket test match between India and New Zealand at Wankhede Stadium, in Mumbai.
New Zealand's Aijaz Patel celebrates the dismissal of India's Ravichandran Ashwin during the second day of the third cricket test match between India and New Zealand at Wankhede Stadium, in Mumbai.
New Zealand's captain Tom Latham is bowled out by India's Akash Deep during the second day of the third cricket test match between India and New Zealand at Wankhede Stadium, in Mumbai.
India's captain Rohit Sharma, left, and Washington Sundar celebrates the dismissal of New Zealand's Devon Conway during the second day of the third cricket test match between India and New Zealand at Wankhede Stadium, in Mumbai.
India's Ravindra Jadeja celebrates the dismissal of New Zealand's Daryl Mitchell during the second day of the third cricket test match between India and New Zealand at Wankhede Stadium, in Mumbai.
India's Ravichandran Ashwin celebrates the dismissal of New Zealand's Glenn Phillips during the second day of the third cricket test match between India and New Zealand at Wankhede Stadium, in Mumbai.
India's Ravindra Jadeja celebrates the dismissal of New Zealand's Ish Sodhi during the second day of the third cricket test match between India and New Zealand at Wankhede Stadium, in Mumbai.
India's Ravichandran Ashwin, second right, celebrates with teammates after the dismissal of New Zealand's Will Young during the second day of the third cricket test match between India and New Zealand at Wankhede Stadium, in Mumbai.
India's Ravindra Jadeja, left, and Virat Kohli celebrates the dismissal of New Zealand's Matt Henry during the second day of the third cricket test match between India and New Zealand at Wankhede Stadium, in Mumbai.