NEW DELHI: In an exhilarating show of tempo and precision, India pacer Akash Deep delivered a fiery in-swinger that left New Zealand skipper Tom Latham surprised throughout Day 2 of the third and remaining Check in Mumbai.
The incident occurred within the first over of the NZ’s second innings when Kiwi skipper Latham, who survived an in depth lbw enchantment on the earlier ball, appeared to drive however the ball sharply nipped again late from exterior off, and went proper by the massive bat-pad hole to hit the timber.
It was a peach of a supply by Akash who breached the opener’s defence as Latham didn’t get any bat on it.
An elated Akash celebrated the wicket by giving a fiery send-off to Latham.
Akash’s means to extract such motion off the pitch highlighted his talent, leaving each followers and analysts impressed by the electrifying dismissal. It was quick bowling at its most interesting.
Earlier, spinner Ajaz Patel took 5 wickets as New Zealand bowled out India for 263, with the hosts main by 28 runs on Saturday.
In a single day batsman Shubman Gill made 90 earlier than New Zealand ended the house facet’s reply to their 235 within the second session at Wankhede Stadium.
