Perfect 10 for Ajaz Patel: Third bowler after Jim Laker, Anil Kumble to take all wickets in an innings

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Ejaz Patel turned the third bowler within the historical past of males’s Test cricket to take all 10 wickets in an innings (Jim Laker in 1956 and Anil Kumble in 1999).

The hosts began the sport of 221 for 4 and have been lowered to 325 runs. The Mumbai-born Ejaz took all of the wickets and got here again with a wonderful comeback of 10-119.

Indian opener Mayank Agarwal scored 150 runs including 30 runs to his in a single day rating. All-rounder Axar Patel (52) additionally scored his maiden Test fifty.

In his first over of the day, 33-year-old Patel, whose household immigrated to New Zealand in 1996, accomplished his third five-wicket haul in an innings in Tests by dismissing Wriddhiman Saha for 27.

Ravichandran Ashwin was dismissed off the subsequent ball and handed the left-arm spinner his finest bowling figures within the format as India have been lowered to 224-6.

Axar refused a hat-trick to Ijaz after which stitched an unbroken 61-run partnership with Agarwal for the seventh wicket to place India on an enormous rating whereas providing help to the spinners.

Agarwal has hit 16 fours and 4 sixes in his innings and appears assured on the crease with Ijaz, who did not get a lot assist from different New Zealand bowlers.

The opening Test at Kanpur led to an exhilarating draw, with New Zealand’s final batting pair hanging on within the closing session to disclaim India victory.

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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS

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