Mumbai-born left-arm spinner Ajaz Patel
entered the history books of Test cricket with a 10-wicket haul but a New Zealand
batting collapse helped India establish a massive lead and inch towards victory
in the ongoing second Test in Mumbai on Saturday.

Patel joined elite company to become only
the third bowler in Test history to take all wickets in an innings. But a fiery
opening spell from Mohammed Siraj (3/19) and another emphatic showing from India’s
spin attack saw the Kiwis bundled out for just 62, their lowest-ever total
against India in the format.

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Virat Kohli chose not to enforce the
follow-on with India’s score at 69 for no loss at Stumps. Cheteshwar Pujara
(29), who opened in place of the injured Shubman Gill, and Mayank Agarwal (38) were
untroubled on the crease.  

India’s lead stands at 332 at the end of
the day’s play and the hosts will look to wrap up the Test with a day or two to
spare before departing for their tour of South Africa on December 16.

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The second day of the second Test should
have solely belonged to the 34-year-old Patel, who had figures of
42.5-12-119-10, to join the ‘Elite List’, where he has late Jim Laker and
Indian great Anil Kumble for company.

By keeping India’s first innings total down
to a manageable level, Patel must have had a sense of elation but before the
plethora of congratulatory messages on social media would stop coming, his
batters just flattered to deceive as they managed to bat out only 28.1 overs.

Patel started the day with two quick
wickets before Agarwal and Axar added 67 runs for the seventh wicket to take
the score towards the 300-run mark. The best delivery of the six wickets that
he got on the day, was the one that got Ravichandran Ashwin out as he drew the
batter forward and turned enough to clip the bails.

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Ashwin hilariously appealed for DRS without
realising that he has been bowled as he thought that the bowler had appealed
for caught behind.The review was wasted as he had already asked for it and once
he realised that he was beaten lock, stock and barrel, he didn’t wait for the
final verdict.

Patel got Siraj as his 10th and final
victim and Ashwin was seen giving him a standing ovation from the Indian
dressing room.

The New Zealand innings finished even
before the Indian bowlers were nicely warmed up and it was understandable that
Kohli wanted some batting time against a battered opposition which would give
him and Puara requisite confidence.