3rd Test: India reduce NZ to 171 for 9 in second innings at stumps on Day 2
Mumbai, Nov 2: New Zealand reached 171 for nine at stumps in their second innings on day two of the third Test against India here on Saturday.
Will Young (51 off 100) top-scored for New Zealand.
The visitors lead India by 143 runs and the Test match will likely end by the second session of third day.
At the close of play, Ajaz Patel (7 not out) was at the crease.
Ravindra Jadeja (4/52) and Ravichandran Ashwin (3/63) shared seven wickets between them for India.
Earlier, left-arm-spinner Patel (5/103) took five wickets to help dismiss India for 263 in their first innings.
Shubman Gill, who was unlucky to miss out on a century, anchored India's innings with a 146-ball 90 while Washington Sundar, who scored a brisk 38 off 36 deliveries, helped India take a slender 28-run first innings lead.
Rishabh Pant (60) scored an entertaining fifty in the morning session.
Brief Scores:
New Zealand: 235 all out and 171 for 9 in 43.3 overs (Will Young 51; Ravindra Jadeja 4/52, Ravichandran Ashwin 3/63).
India: 263 all out in 59.4 overs (Shubman Gill 90, Rishabh Pant 60; Ajaz Patel 5/103).
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Delhi Police recovers 711 stolen, lost mobile sets worth Rs 1 cr
New Delhi (PTI): The Delhi Police has recovered 711 stolen and lost mobile phones worth around Rs 1 crore from the Shahdara area and handed over 86 sets to their rightful owners, an official said on Thursday.
The recovery was made under the nationwide drive, 'Operation Vishwas', launched in May last year, to trace and recover stolen, snatched, robbed and lost mobile phones, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Shahdara) Prashant Gautam said.
The officer said that based on technical analysis, 13 teams from various police stations and district units were formed to recover the devices.
He said several people voluntarily returned mobile phones after being contacted, while in other cases, teams had to conduct focused field action to retrieve the devices.
According to the police data, Shahdara district had recovered 205 mobile phones in 2023, 555 in 2024 and 711 in 2025, taking the cumulative total to 1,471 devices over three years.
