India took control of the ongoing second Test match against New Zealand after a record-breaking Day 2 at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai. Ajaz Patel added his name to the record books by becoming just the third ever bowler in the 144-years history of Test cricket to pick up all 10 wickets in one innings, but it all went in vain. India took a 263-run lead but decided to bat again. At stumps, they lead by 332 with all 10 wickets in hand.
Ajaz picked up two wickets in his first over of the day. He got Wriddhiman Saha (27) plumb in front and bowled R. Ashwin with the next ball. A bamboozled Ashwin, under the impression that he had been given out caught behind, even opted for DRS!
Axar Patel joined the overnight centurion Mayank Agarwal to help steady the innings. India went to lunch on 285/6.
Agarwal reached his third Test 150 just after that, but became Ajaz’s seventh wicket off the very next ball. Axar and Jayant Yadav resisted for nearly 10 overs, during which Axar reached his maiden Test fifty. He fell for 52, leg-before to Ajaz without offering a shot. He then had Jayant Yadav caught at long off and Mohammed Siraj at deep mid wicket, both by Rachin Ravindra, to get the world record.
The other two men to take all 10 wickets in an innings, Jim Laker and Anil Kumble, both did it at home, Laker in the third innings of the match and Kumble the fourth. Ajaz became the first to take ten away from home as well as in the first innings of a Test match.
The Indian spinners were expected to thrive on the pitch, but it was Siraj (3-19) who started the destruction. With his first 13 balls, he got Will Young (4), Tom Latham (10), and Ross Taylor (1). He almost did the hat-trick, but replays revealed that the ball had pitched outside leg.
The Indian spinners then joined the party. Axar, Ashwin, and Jayant all picked up a wicket in their respective first overs as New Zealand went to tea with the score on 38/6. They were bowled out for 62 after tea, Ashwin leading the rout with 8-2-8-4. For New Zealand, Kyle Jamieson top-scored with 17.
When India batted again, Cheteshwar Pujara opened with Agarwal instead of the injured Shubman Gill. The duo batted for 21 overs to take India to 69/0. Agarwal finished the day on 38 and Pujara on 29. Ajaz already bowled nine overs in the second innings for his 0-35. To be fair, he should have got Pujara leg-before, but for the umpire's decision and New Zealand's reluctance to review.
Brief scores: India 325 (Mayank Agarwal 150; Ajaz Patel 10-119) and 69/0 (Mayank Agarwal 38*) lead New Zealand 62 (Kyle Jamieson 17; R. Ashwin 4-8) by 332 runs.