Ravindra Jadeja emulates Dhoni's iconic move flawlessly following Washington Sundar's lackadaisical performance, compounding India's troubles

During the 70th over of New Zealand's second innings, Glenn Phillips, with a half-century in sight, elegantly drove the fuller ball from Jadeja off the back foot towards sweeper cover. He quickly embarked on a double, but Washington Sundar, stationed deep in the field, appeared nonchalant as he waited for the ball to reach him. This lack of urgency left Jadeja visibly frustrated, as he threw his arms up in the air. Sundar eventually jogged forward to retrieve the ball and threw it back to the non-striker's end.

William O'Rourke, the other New Zealand batter at the crease, too was complacent in his efforts to complete the second single as Jadeja nonchalantly flicked the ball from Sundar towards the stump, much like former India captain MS Dhoni often does. The all-rounder broke into an appeal and so did Virat Kohli, who was stationed at cover. Replays then showed that the New Zealand batter was only a centimetre short of the crease, thus leaving Phillips stranded at 48. The dismissal also saw the visitors being folded for 255.

New Zealand ticked just one box in the entire session, picking the wicket of captain Rohit Sharma with Mitchell Santer, who was the wrecker-in-chief for India in the first innings with his seven-wicket haul, getting the better of the opener after setting him up with speed variations.

However, Jaiswal came out all guns blazing in the innings. After surviving a scare in his first ball, he broke shackles with a second-ball six and raced to 46 not out off 36 balls with three sixes and as many fours. Shubman Gill was batting on 22 as Indian batters made their intentions clear. Jaiswal’s onslaught shaved off a good chunk of target which the Kiwis had set but spin remained a threat.

With another 278 runs needed to safeguard their impeccable record at home, Indian batters face a huge task after their flop show in first innings.