IND vs NZ 2nd Test Day 1 LIVE Scorecard© BCCI
India vs New Zealand, Second Test Day 1 Live Updates: A lot will be on stake when India step onto the field to face New Zealand in the second Test of the three-match series at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune on Thursday. Revenge will be in the minds of the Indian players as they suffered an 8-wicket loss in the first game. This included an embarrassing 46 all out that came in the first innings. New Zealand posted 402 in reply while India followed it up with 462. A target of 107 failed to trouble the guests as they reached home quite easily. Keeping the race to World Test Championship final in mind, India don’t afford to much mistakes from this point. India still lead the WTC table, though with a lesser margin now. (Live Scorecard)
Here are the Live Score and Updates of India vs New Zealand second Test Day 1 –
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08:45 (IST)
IND vs NZ, 2nd Test Day 1 Live: Rohit-Virat need to fire
One could say a big score for each of the two seniors, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, is around the corner. The latter, especially, would be keen to draw from his 254 not out here in 2019-20, which paved the way for an innings and 137-run thrashing of South Africa. By his own lofty standards, Yashasvi Jaiswal endured twin failures in the Bengaluru Test and the young batter looked to iron out his flaws when he had multiple stints in the nets.
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08:44 (IST)
IND vs NZ, 2nd Test Day 1 Live: Who will make way for Gill?
With Shubman Gill priming for a comeback, one among KL Rahul and Sarfaraz Khan will have to make way. Coach Gautam Gambhir has expressed his desire to give the latter a long rope but Sarfaraz has made a strong case with his second innings 150 in Bengaluru.
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08:36 (IST)
IND vs NZ, 2nd Test Day 1 Live: Visitors in lead
After being shot out for an embarrassing 46 in the first innings at Bengaluru, India’s resolute show in the second innings could not prevent an eight-wicket pounding which saw the top-ranked team in the World Test Championship table dropping points even though it continues to hold the top spot. Winning the next two Tests will be first priority for Rohit Sharma and his men before they hit the Australian shores for a five-Test affair next month.
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08:33 (IST)
IND vs NZ, 2nd Test Day 1 Live: Hello
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the second Test of the three-match series between India and New Zealand, straight from the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune. Stay tuned for all the live updates.
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