India bowl out NZ for 255; need to chase 359 to win second Test

Pune | Spinners inflicted quick blows as India bowled out New Zealand for 255 in their second innings on the third day of the second Test here on Saturday.

But New Zealand built a lead of 358 runs, and the victory target of 359 is quite challenging on a crumbling Pune pitch.

Resuming at 198 for five, the Kiwis lost their remaining five wickets for 57 runs in an hour into the first session itself.

Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin (2/97) and left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja (3/72) shared the spoils.

Scoreboard on the third day of the second Test between India and New Zealand here on Saturday.

New Zealand 1st Innings: 259

India 1st Innings: 156

New Zealand 2nd Innings:

Tom Latham lbw b Washington Sundar 86

Devon Conway lbw b Washington Sundar 17

Will Young: lbw b Ashwin 23

Rachin Ravindra b Washington Sundar 9

Daryl Mitchell c Jaiswal b Washington Sundar 18

Tom Blundell b Jadeja 41

Glenn Phillips not out 48

Mitchell Santner c Bumrah b Jadeja 4

Tim Southee c Sharma b Ashwin 0

Ajaz Patel c Washington Sundar b Jadeja 1

William O'Rourke run out (Washington Sundar/Jadeja) 0

Extras: (LB-5, NB-3) 8

Total: (All out in 69.4 overs) 255

Fall of wickets: 1-36, 2-78, 3-89, 4-123, 5-183, 6-231, 7-237, 8-238, 9-241, 10-255

Bowling: Ravichandran Ashwin 25-2-97-2, Washington Sundar 19-0-56-4, Ravindra Jadeja 19.4-3-72-3, Jasprit Bumrah 6-1-25-0.