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Ajaz Fifer Puts Game in Balance

New Zealand's Ajaz Patel took his sixth fifer in Tests, putting the game in balance as India's charge for a big first innings lead was derailed.

Key Stats:

  • Ajaz Patel 5-103 (sixth fifer in Tests)
  • Shubman Gill 90 (lone warrior for India)
  • Washington Sundar 38* (decisive cameo)
  • New Zealand trailing India by 2 runs

Game Summary:
New Zealand were on the back foot at 195/5, but a steady response from their batters ensured they stayed in the game. India's innings ended with a lead of 28, a total that New Zealand's batters have already clawed back by 26 runs for the loss of one wicket.

Key Wickets:

  • Ravindra Jadeja (bowled by Glenn Phillips)
  • Sarfaraz Khan (bowled by Ajaz Patel)
  • Shubman Gill (bowled by Ajaz Patel)
  • Ravichandran Ashwin (bowled by Ajaz Patel)
  • Tom Latham (bowled by Akash Deep)

Brief Scores:

  • India 263 (Shubman Gill 90, Rishabh Pant 60; Ajaz Patel 5-103)
  • New Zealand 235 and 26/1, trailing India by 2 runs.


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