Left-arm orthodox bowler Ravindra Jadeja wrapped up his second innings figures at an astonishing 5/55, after an earlier effort of 5/65, as he completed an incredible 10-wicket haul for the third and final Test at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday. The bowler made it possible for India to send New Zealand back for a meagre score of 174 runs thanks to his second five-wicket haul.
Ravindra Jadeja’s Stunning 10-Wicket Haul
It was his third 10 wickets haul in career so far, thereby placing Jadeja among the list of a few legends that included names such as Erapalli Prasanna, Kapil Dev, and Irfan Pathan, which currently boasts an individual of Anil Kumble and R. Ashwin having eight such 10 wicket hauls individually in their career so far.
Most 10-Wicket Haul By Indian Players
| Player | 10-Wicket Hauls |
|---|
| Anil Kumble | 8 |
| R. Ashwin | 8* |
| Harbhajan Singh | 5 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 3* |
| Kapil Dev | 2 |
| Irfan Pathan | 2 |
IND Vs NZ, 3rd Test
Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal started with the opening but Rohit Sharma was quickly dismissed followed by Shubman Gill’s dismissal, India are now chasing a target of 147 runs against New Zealand. On the other side, Kiwi bowlers will try to take the quick wickets to grab the game back into their hands. On the third day of the third test match at Mumbai, it was Ravindra Jadeja who made an excellent 10-wicket haul as New Zealand was bowled out by India at 174 runs.
Starting the day at 171/9, Jadeja did not waste a lot of time as, soon after play resumed he dismissed Ajaz Patel thereby leaving India with a challenge of 147 runs win. Jadeja took both the innings five wicket hauls, which really is a great feat Ravichandran Ashwin could manage three wickets from his spell, while a debutant Akash Deep and Washington Sundar of India could manage one from their spell. Will Young was the man of the match for the Kiwi, scoring 51. New Zealand has already emerged victorious with a 2-0 lead in the test series.
