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Ind Vs Nz 2Nd Test Day 2 Axar Patel Hits First Test Fifty To Propel India Past 300

IND vs NZ | 2nd Test, Day 2: Axar Patel hits first Test fifty to propel India past 300

Axar Patel his maiden fifty in the Test match cricket to bail India out of a tricky situation in the morning session of the second day of the second Test against New Zeland in Mumbai. He walked out to bat when Ajaz Patel was going through his purple patch with the ball and was on a hat-trick having dismissed Wriddhiman Saha and Ravichandran Ashwin on consecutive deliveries.

He was very controlled in his approach and did not take any risk whatsoever and stitched a valuable partnership worth more than 50 runs with Mayank Agarwal, who was batting past his hundred.

After his departure, Axar took a liking to William Somerville and hit him for a four and a classy six over extra cover to open up his shoulders. His runs were crucial for India as they were without Ravindra Jadeja and especially after the twin failures of Cheteshwar Pujara and Virat Kohli.

His time will come with the ball, but his fifty has propelled India past the 300-run mark which could be a determining factor in the game as the surface at Wankhede Stadium is offering a lot of turns and bounce from the line of stumps. He has been known for his deadly accuracy and it would be tough to deal with for the Blackcaps batsmen.

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India's tour of South Africa split into two, teams to play only Tests and ODIs on upcoming tour

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IND vs NZ | 2nd Test, Day 2: Ajaz Patel becomes only third bowler to take all 10 wickets in an innings

New Zealand spinner Ajaz Patel registered his name in the history books of cricket by becoming only the third bowler to take all 10 wickets in an innings of a Test match after Jim Laker and Anil Kumble. He achieved the feat on the second day of the second Test against India in Mumbai. He dismissed Mohammed Siraj as India’s last wicket and received grand applause from all spectators at the Wankhede Stadium and also the Indian dressing room. In the process, he also registered the best bowling figure for a New Zealand bowler beating the previous record of Sir Richard Hadlee, who had taken nine wickets for 52 runs. New Zealand spinner Ajaz Patel registered his name in the history books of Cricket by becoming only the third bowler to take all 10 wickets in an innings of a Test match after England spinner Jim Laker and former Indian captain Anil Kumble. He achieved the feat on the second day of the second Test against India in Mumbai. He dismissed Mohammed Siraj as India’s last wicket and received grand applause from all spectators at the Wankhede Stadium and also the Indian dressing room. In the process, he also registered the best bowling figure for a New Zealand bowler betaing the previous record of Sir Richard Hadlee, who had taken nine wickets for 52 runs. He was born in Mumbai before his parent moved out of the city and country to New Zealand. He had talked about the nostalgia and emotions he felt while coming back to Mumbai which is called “maximum city” and he lived that spirit by achieving the maximum success for a bowler. None of his 10 wickets came through a spell of good luck or on bad deliveries as he was the most threatening bowler among all Kiwi bowlers and a picture-perfect scorecard for him was truly deserving for his marathon efforts where he bowled 47 overs.