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The second match of the Test series between India and New Zealand is being played in Pune. On Thursday, New Zealand won the toss and decided to bat.
The play of the first session continues. New Zealand has scored 3 runs without loss in the first innings. Devon Conway and Tom Latham are at the crease.
Both the teams are facing each other for the first time in this stadium in Test. India is trailing 0-1 in the three-match series. New Zealand had defeated New Zealand by 8 wickets in the first match, however, despite this defeat, India remains on top in the WTC points table.
India will have to win this match at any cost to make a comeback in the series and keep the WTC final in mind. The team has 7 matches (2 New Zealand and 5 Australia) left in this WTC cycle. To play the WTC final without depending on others, the team will have to win 4 of these matches and draw 2.
Scorecard of the second test of India-New Zealand series
Playing-11 of both the teams
India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, Sarfaraz Khan, Washington Sundar, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah and Akash Deep.
New Zealand: Tom Latham (captain), Dwayne Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell (wk), Glenn Phillips, Tim Southee, Mitchell Santner, Ajaz Patel, William O'Rourke.
live updates
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The Indian team came with 3 changes; Siraj, Rahul and Kuldeep are not playing
New Zealand captain Tom Latham has given Mitchell Santner a chance in place of Matt Henry. At the same time, the Indian team has entered with 3 changes. Shubhman Gill and Akash Deep have returned, while Washington Sundar has been given a chance. Mohammed Siraj, KL Rahul and Kuldeep Yadav have been dropped from the playing-11.
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NZ won the toss and chose to bat
New Zealand won the toss and decided to bat.
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Dinesh Karthik wrote- The pitch will be helpful for the spinners.
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Pitch Report and Records
The pitch of Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune helps the bowlers a lot. Spinners definitely get help here. The pitch of the second test could be a slow turner.
According to the report, black soil has been used for the pitch. Because of this, less bounce may be seen in Pune as compared to Bengaluru.
Looking at the pitch, India can play three spinners. So far 2 test matches have been played in this stadium. Indian team has won 1 and Australia has won 1.
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Williamson will not play in the second test also
New Zealand batsman Kane Williamson will not play in the Pune Test either. New Zealand head coach Gary Stead told reporters in Pune on Monday that Williamson is currently rehabbing. His injury has healed to a great extent, but he is not ready to return to Test cricket yet. It is expected that he will make a comeback from the last Test against India to be played in Mumbai.
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Head-to-head: India won 34% of matches against New Zealand
India dominates New Zealand in Test cricket. So far 63 Tests have been played between the two. India won 22 matches and Kiwi team won 14 matches. That means India has won 34% of the matches. While 27 matches remained drawn. At the same time, 22 series have been played between the two. Team India won 12 series and New Zealand won 6 series. 4 series were also drawn.
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Weather report- no chance of rain
There is absolutely no possibility of rain in the Pune match. According to weather website Accuweather, there is a 1% chance of rain here today. The day temperature will be 17 to 32 degrees. It will be sunny throughout the day, with occasional clouds.
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