- The first day of the second Test match between India and New Zealand (IND vs NZ) was played on October 24. Both the teams are face to face for this clash at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune.
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The first day of the second Test match between India and New Zealand (IND vs NZ) was played on 24 October. Both the teams are face to face for this clash at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune. Captain Tom Latham decided to bat first, after which the team was able to score only 259 runs in the first innings. In response, Team India scored 16 runs at the loss of 1 wicket on the scoreboard by the end of the day’s play.
IND vs NZ: Rachin Ravindra-Dwayne Conway hit half-centuries
New Zealand, who came to bat first after winning the toss, did not have a good start. The team lost captain Tom Latham as their first wicket. He scored 15 runs in 22 balls. Will Young returned to the pavilion after scoring 18 runs. After these two wickets fell, Dwayne Conway shared a 62-run partnership with Rachin Ravindra and handled the innings. Ravichandran Ashwin broke this partnership by dismissing Dwayne Conway. He scored 76 runs in 141 balls with the help of 11 fours. After this, Daryl Mitchell and Rachin Ravindra jointly scored 59 runs.
Washington Sundar created a ruckus
Washington Sundar gave New Zealand their fourth blow by dismissing Rachin Ravindra (65). After this, no big partnership could be formed for the Kiwi team and the team kept losing its wickets at regular intervals. Mitchell Santner played an innings of 33 runs and contributed significantly in taking the team’s score to 259. Tom Blundell (3), Glenn Phillips (9), Tim Southee (5) and Ejaz Patel (4) could not even touch the double digit mark. New Zealand’s wickets went to Indian spinners. Fast bowlers Jasprit Bumrah and Akash Deep had to return empty handed. Washington Sundar took seven wickets, while Ravichandran Ashwin took three wickets.
Rohit Sharma got out without opening his account
The Indian team, which came to start its first innings, did not have a good start either. Shortly before stumps, captain Rohit Sharma lost his wicket without opening his account. Tim Southee sent him back to the pavilion by getting him out for a duck. By the end of the day’s play, Team India scored 16 runs at the loss of 1 wicket. Yashasvi Jaiswal is present at the crease with 6 runs and Shubman Gill with 10 runs. On the second day of the match, the aim of these two batsmen will be to play a brilliant innings and take the team’s score forward.
Rohit Sharma’s wisdom – Rohit Sharma very cleverly gave a chance to off-spinner Washington Sundar for this match. Because New Zealand’s team has more left-handed batsmen. His move worked and Sundar took 7 wickets.