New Delhi. The Indian team is on the verge of winning the Mumbai Test against New Zealand. Team India will have to bat very badly to lose the match on the second day. India will be hoping for a win after two consecutive defeats against New Zealand. Team India got this hope from spinner Ravindra Jadeja. He has taken 9 wickets so far in this game and can achieve a special feat with the 10th wicket.
The final game of the three-match Test series between India and New Zealand could end on the third day. After winning the toss, New Zealand elected to bat first in the game. On the first day, India bowled out 235 runs to the visiting team thanks to some excellent bowling. They then had a lead of 28 runs after 263 runs. In the first innings, Shubman Gill scored 90 runs for India while Rishabh Pant played an innings of 60 runs. In the second innings, India almost won the game by conceding 9 wickets for 171 runs to the New Zealand team. The New Zealand team has a lead of 143 runs against India.
Jadeja has performed miracles
Ravindra Jadeja almost secured victory for the team by bowling brilliantly in the Mumbai Test. In the first innings, Jadeja took 5 wickets for 65 runs against New Zealand. Jadeja also crushed the New Zealand batsmen in the second innings. He took 4 wickets for 52 runs in this innings. So far Jadeja has taken a total of 9 wickets in this game. One step away from getting 10 wickets.
Jadeja is on the verge of taking 10 wickets
Jadeja has achieved the feat of taking 10 wickets in a Test match only twice in his career so far. If they manage to get another wicket against New Zealand, it will be the third time they have achieved this feat. For the first time in 2016, Jadeja took ten wickets in a Test match against England in Chennai. In 2023, he took 10 wickets for the second time in the Delhi Test with Australia.
FIRST PUBLISHED: November 3, 2024, 08:07 IST