During his first visit to Mumbai since migrating to New Zealand as an eight-year-old, Patel achieved remarkable figures of 10/119. This made him only the third bowler in cricket history to take all 10 wickets in a single innings, following legends Jim Laker of England and Anil Kumble of India.
Akash Deep dismissed Latham with a brilliant delivery that pitched on a good length and nipped back, sneaking between the bat and pad to hit the stumps. Latham, who had narrowly escaped a close appeal on the previous ball, was out for just 1 run. However, New Zealand managed to hold on through the next few overs, reaching 26/1 at tea after nine overs.
Gill scored a steady 90, while Pant blasted a quick-fire 60 off 60 balls, setting India up for a substantial lead. However, New Zealand bowlers kept striking at regular intervals, and India collapsed from 180/4 before lunch to 263 all out in 59.4 overs, securing just a 28-run lead. Washington Sundar contributed an unbeaten 38 off 36 balls, but India’s innings, which looked promising, crumbled as they lost six wickets for 83 runs.
Mumbai: Mumbai Cricket Association chief Vijay Patil on Monday felicitated New Zealand spinner Ajaz Patel, who became only the third bowler to take all 10 wickets in an innings. The Mumbai-born Ajaz joined Jim Laker and Anil Kumble in the rare 10-wicket club after taking all 10 wickets of India’s first innings in the second […]
Mumbai: India cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin created quite a buzz after being dismissed by New Zealand spinner Ajaz Patel for duck on Day 2 of the second and final Test at the Wankhede Stadium on Saturday. Not knowing that Patel’s delivery had clipped the top of the off-stump and dislodged the bails, Ashwin initially thought that […]
Kanpur: Two Indian-born cricketers, Ajaz Patel and Rachin Ravindra, showed remarkable resilience under fading light and on a deteriorating track to defy India’s famous spinners, eking out a thrilling draw for New Zealand in the opening Test here on Monday. Indian spinners, led by Ravindra Jadeja, put up one of their most persevering performances in […]
