India 242: New Zealand 142-5 at lunch on day 2, 2nd test

India claimed four New Zealand wickets on second morning of second cricket test Sunday, sending home team crashing from 63-0 overnight to 142-5 at lunch.

India's brilliant bowling performance on a responsive pitch at Hagley Park completely reversed course of match, breaking control New Zealand held when it bowled out India for 242 after winning toss.

pitch was still green but harder and faster than on first day and India's seamers Jaspit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami and Umesh Yadav used conditions to perfection to engineer collapse of New Zealand top order. India took 79-5 in first session.

ball seamed furr and faster than on first day when pitch was still moist and soft and New Zealand erly bowled on winning toss.

Apart from opener Tom Latham who took his overnight score from 27 to 52, New Zealand batsman had answer to relentlessly challenging line and length of India's bowlers.

Bumrah bowled a superb first spell to set tone for day, angling ball in at batsman n causing it to jag away sharply. At same time he showed ability to bring ball back into batsman, making any decision to leave a dangerous one.

Bumrah especially tormented New Zealand captain Kane Williamson, whose wicket India prizes most highly, beating edge of his bat repeatedly before finally having him caught by wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant for 3.

Earlier, Tom Blundell was out for 30, having added only one run to his overnight score. Blundell wasn't far eugh forward when struck on pad by Umesh Yadav and judged lbw. He challenged decision but replays showed ball, which took him just above knee roll, was going on to hit stumps.

Williamson was next to go, leaving New Zealand 69-2 and visibly raising spirits of India team.

Ross Taylor followed for 15, caught superbly by Yadav from bowling of spinner Ravi Jadeja. Taylor got a leading edge which skied into off side and Yadav took catch running back at point.

Latham reached his 50 from 119 balls but was out in same over, bowled by Mohammed Shami without playing a shot. New Zealand opener left ball on length, expecting it to pass off stump but it jagged back sharply.

Henry Nicholls was last man out before lunch, caught by Virat Kohli at second slip from Shami's bowling. Nicholls stood his ground until replays confirmed ball had just carried to India captain.

At lunch Colin de Grandhomme was 8 t out and wicketkeeper B.J. Watling had yet to score.