Earlier Jim Laker and Anil Kumble has taken 10 wickets in a single innings of a test match. Now Ajaz Patel has become the third bowler to achieve this. Ajaz Patel is a Mumbai born cricketer. He has taken his best bowling figure(10/119) in Mumbai's Wankhade itself. In this match he got support only from Tim Southee. But Ajaz Patel kept bowling non-stop and accounted for all the 10 Indian wickets. While all the focus is rightly on Ajaz, the hosts have posted a healthy first innings total.
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It is the best innings bowling figures by a visiting spinner in India , best bowling figures in a Test innings against India and best Bowling figures by a New Zealand bowler.
After losing two quick wickets in the second over of the day, Mayank Agarwal and Axar Patel stitched a half-ton partnership to take the team's total over 300. While the latter notched up his maiden Test fifty, the Mayank compiled a brilliant 150. There's spin, there's bounce and India have three spinners in their ranks. Batting is only going to get tougher as the game progresses. How will the Kiwis fare with the bat? New Zealand's innings coming up in a bit...
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