PUNE, India (AP) — Yashasvi Jaiswal stroked a breezy 46 not out off 36 balls as India reached 81-1 in its second innings at lunch on day three of the second cricket test on Saturday, chasing 359 runs for victory over New Zealand.
India set a hectic pace in the fourth innings as Jaiswal struck three fours and three sixes in the short session prior to the break. India needed another 278 runs to win and equal the three-match series, which New Zealand leads 1-0 after its eight-wicket win in Bengaluru.
Jaiswal put on 47 off 38 balls for the second wicket with Shubman Gill, who was unbeaten on 22 runs off 20 balls at the break.
Skipper Rohit Sharma was out caught at short leg for eight runs, becoming left-arm spinner Mitchell Santner’s eighth dismissal in the test.
Earlier, New Zealand was bowled out for 255 runs in 69.4 overs in its second innings. Starting from overnight 198-5, the Black Caps lost quick wickets in the first hour of play.
Ravindra Jadeja got back into some form, picking up three wickets on day three, and he finished with 3-72 after going wicketless in the first innings.
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