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.