In Men’s Cricket, India were struggling at 90 for six in their second innings after dismissing New Zealand for 235 on day two of the second Test at Christchurch. At stumps, Rishabh Pant on one and Hanuma Vihari on five were at the crease with India leading by 97 runs with four wickets in hand. India once again found the going tough against the New Zealand pace battery with Mayank Agarwal three, Prithvi Shaw 14 and skipper Virat Kohli 14 returning to the hut quickly.

Earlier, Indian pacers led India’s fightback with the trio of Mohammed Shami four for 81, Jasprit Bumrah three for 62 and Umesh Yadav one for 46 sharing eight wickets. Left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja claimed two wickets giving 22 runs and also took a stunning one-handed airborne catch at deep mid-wicket contribute to the team.

Tom Latham 52 and Kyle Jamieson 49 were the top-scorers as New Zealand ended their first innings seven runs short of India’s first innings total of 242. Resuming at 63 for no loss, New Zealand were reduced to 142 for five at lunch. India claimed the rest of the five wickets in the second session which ended with the dismissal of Jamieson, who fell a run short of his maiden Test half-century.