India vs New Zealand 2nd Test: Ashwin strikes twice as New Zealand reach 92/2 at lunch on Day 1
Ashwin first dismissed Tom Latham with a beauty that pitched on leg stump and sharply turned from around the wicket, crashing into the off stump. He then followed it up by sending Will Young back to the pavilion, caught down the leg-side by Rishabh Pant after India successfully reviewed the decision.
New Zealand’s Devon Conway has remained steady on 47 off 108 balls, though he has not been completely at ease, surviving several testing deliveries. Rachin Ravindra, batting alongside him on 5 from 13 balls, has also experienced a few nervy moments.
India’s spinners, operating at quicker speeds in the mid-90 km/h range, have found turn and grip to keep the New Zealand batters under pressure.