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IND Vs NZ, 3rd Test Day 2: Jadeja, Ashwin Put India In Pole Position At Stumps

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.

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India Vs New Zealand 3rd Test cricket at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai photo gallery_Rishabh Pant
India vs New Zealand 3rd Test: India's Rishabh Pant plays a shot during the second day | Photo: AP/Rajanish Kakade

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.

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India Vs New Zealand 3rd Test cricket at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai _Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant
India vs New Zealand 3rd Test: India's batters Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant during the second day | Photo: PTI/Kunal Patil
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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.

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India Vs New Zealand 3rd Test cricket at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai photo gallery_Shubman Gill
India vs New Zealand 3rd Test: India's Shubman Gill plays a shot during the second day | Photo: AP/Rajanish Kakade
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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.

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India Vs New Zealand 3rd Test cricket at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai photo gallery_ Rishabh Pant
India vs New Zealand 3rd Test: | Photo: AP/Rajanish Kakade
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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.

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India Vs New Zealand 3rd Test cricket at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai photo gallery_Rishabh Pant
India vs New Zealand 3rd Test: | Photo: PTI/Kunal Patil
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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.

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India Vs New Zealand 3rd Test cricket at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai photo gallery_Ish Sodhi
India vs New Zealand 3rd Test: New Zealand's bowler Ish Sodhi celebrates the wicket of India's batter Rishabh Pant | Photo: PTI/Kunal Patil
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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.

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India Vs New Zealand 3rd Test cricket at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai photo gallery_Shubman Gill
India vs New Zealand 3rd Test: India's Shubman Gill plays a shot during the second day | Photo: AP/Rajanish Kakade
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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.

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India Vs New Zealand 3rd Test cricket at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai photo gallery_Aijaz Patel
India vs New Zealand 3rd Test: New Zealand's Aijaz Patel celebrates after the dismissal of India's Sarfaraz Khan | Photo: AP/Rajanish Kakade
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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.

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India Vs New Zealand 3rd Test cricket at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai photo gallery_Washington Sundar
India vs New Zealand 3rd Test: India's Washington Sundar plays a shot during the second day | Photo: AP/Rajanish Kakade
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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.

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India Vs New Zealand 3rd Test cricket at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai photo gallery_Aijaz Patel
India vs New Zealand 3rd Test: New Zealand's Aijaz Patel celebrates the dismissal of India's Ravichandran Ashwin | Photo: AP/Rajanish Kakade
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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.

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India Vs New Zealand 3rd Test cricket at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai photo gallery_Tom Latham
India vs New Zealand 3rd Test: New Zealand's captain Tom Latham is bowled out by India's Akash Deep | Photo: AP/Rajanish Kakade
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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.

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India Vs New Zealand 3rd Test cricket at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai photo gallery_Washington Sundar
India vs New Zealand 3rd Test: Rohit Sharma, left, and Washington Sundar celebrates the dismissal of New Zealand's Devon Conway | Photo: AP/Rajanish Kakade
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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.

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India Vs New Zealand 3rd Test cricket at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai photo gallery_Ravindra Jadeja
India vs New Zealand 3rd Test: India's Ravindra Jadeja celebrates the dismissal of New Zealand's Daryl Mitchell | Photo: AP/Rajanish Kakade
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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.

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India Vs New Zealand 3rd Test cricket at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai photo_Ravichandran Ashwin
India vs New Zealand 3rd Test: India's Ravichandran Ashwin celebrates the dismissal of New Zealand's Glenn Phillips | Photo: AP/Rajanish Kakade
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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.

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India Vs New Zealand 3rd Test cricket at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai photo gallery_Ravindra Jadeja
India vs New Zealand 3rd Test: India's Ravindra Jadeja celebrates the dismissal of New Zealand's Ish Sodhi | Photo: AP/Rajanish Kakade
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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.

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India Vs New Zealand 3rd Test cricket at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai photo_Ravichandran Ashwin
India vs New Zealand 3rd Test: India's Ravichandran Ashwin, second right, celebrates with teammates after the dismissal of New Zealand's Will Young | Photo: AP/Rajanish Kakade
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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.

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India Vs New Zealand 3rd Test cricket at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai photo gallery_Virat Kohli
India vs New Zealand 3rd Test: | Photo: AP/Rajanish Kakade
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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.