PUNE: At 197/3 after 59 overs, the Kiwis would have been happy with the way things were unfolding after winning the toss. The visitors, up 1-0 in the series, had not allowed pacers Jasprit Bumrah and Akash Deep any breakthrough and it appeared both the Tamil Nadu offspinners — Washington Sundar and R Ashwin — were being kept under reasonable control.
Daryl Mitchell’s unconvincing stay had begun to give India some heartburn. And the century-maker in the first Test, Rachin Ravindra (65 off 105b, 5x4s, 1x6), was batting beautifully, with soft hands and assured footwork. He was not wasting too many scoring opportunities.
