Captain Tom Latham led the attack on Day 2 with 86 runs off just 133 balls. On Day 3, however, New Zealand lost five wickets within one. The visitors managed to add 57 runs to the overnight score of 198/5. Glenn Phillips did bulk of the scoring an remained unbeaten on 48.
Washington Sundar, who had picked seven wickets in the first innings, had four scalps in the second essay. Left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja picked three wickets, while Ravichandran Ashwin got two.
On Day 2, New Zealand bowled out India for 156 runs in the first innings, taking a 103-run lead.
After having lost a wicket on Day 1, India quickly lost their remaining nine wickets as left-arm spinner Mitchell Santner architected the collapse with seven wickets on Day 2. Off spinner Glenn Phillips took a couple of wickets. For India, Ravindra Jadeja top scored with 38 runs. Shubman Gill and opener Yashaswi Jaiswal scored 30 runs each.The poor batting performance follows the 46 all out in the first Test at Bengaluru, which India lost by eight wickets.On Day 1, Indian all-rounder Washington Sundar bowled a spell which would be remembered for ages as he went on to pick seven wickets in the second Test against New Zealand in Pune. His efforts restricted New Zealand to 259.
Questions were raised by many spectators for being picked in the playing eleven while Kuldeep Yadav was benched. Meanwhile, Washington repaid the faith shown in him by the team management with career-best figures in just the fifth Test.
The cricketer from Tamil Nadu has made his return to the playing XI after nearly three and a half years, with his last appearance in the Ahmedabad Test against England in March 2021.
The last seven wickets for New Zealand fell against 62 runs with Devon Conway (76) and Rachin Ravindra (65) being the top-scorers for New Zealand after the visitors won the toss and elected to bat.