Rohit Sharma, Jaiswal, Kohli, Shubman and Sarfaraz lost their wicket cheaply. But Rishabh Pant hits half-century and rescued Team India from a difficult position. He stitched a crucial 42-run partnership with Ravindra Jadeja and batted brilliantly. Team India did well on Day 2 and ate up the deficit quite well. Rishabh Pant and Shubman Gill scored fifties each to take India’s first innings score to 263 in 59.4 overs, taking a lead of 28 runs. At the end of the day 2 play, New Zealand scored 171/9 in 43.3 overs. Ravindra Jadeja picked up 4 wickets and Ravichandran Ashwin also took three wickets. The Blackcaps lead the hosts by 143 runs with one wicket remaining. They will be aiming to touch a 150-run lead before getting to bowl again in the fourth innings. In the post-lunch session, Akash Deep dismissed Tom Latham on 1 run in the first over. Earlier, Team India finished their first innings with a 28-run lead. Shubman Gill scored 90 runs and Washington Sundar also played a crucial cameo in the end. Ajaz Patel picked up five wickets for New Zealand. India dominated the first session on Day 2, Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant batted brilliantly and stitched a 96-run partnership. New Zealand players dropped a couple of catches on the field. Ish Sodhi dismissed Pant on 60 runs. The Kiwi batters scored 235 runs in the first innings after skipper Tom Latham opted to bat first. Daryl Mitchell and Will Young stitched an 87-run partnership. Mitchell scored 82 runs off 129 balls while Will Young also scored 71 runs off 138 balls.