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Bumrah on the money

October 24, 2024



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Akash Deep continues around the wicket to Latham and after a dot, Latham is a bit squared up and the leading edge goes to cover and he gets a single.

Conway then plays and misses. No ball called for overstepping.

A dot later, Conway is off the mark with a four, overpitched ball, angling in and the batter just creams it through mid-off for a four!

Conway then gets a single to the off side.

Latham then clips the incoming, full ball through mid-wicket to end the over with a boundary as 11 come off it. 



Conway takes strikes finally and Bumrah bowls a beauty that shapes away after pitching on the leg stump, Conway's edge just millimetres away, what a ball!

Conway then plays four dots as he starts to look a lot more assured.  

And another dot to end the over and that is the first maiden of the morning. 



Akash Deep opens at the other end and he comes around the wicket to Latham and he lets it go to the keeper.

Latham then gets an outside edge and the ball goes past gully for a boundary. The first boundary for New Zealand there.

Akash Deep gets more late movement again.

Conway knocks the ball around for a couple of dots.

And a dot to end the over as 4 come off it. 



Tom Latham and Devon Conway will open the batting for New Zealand while Jasprit Bumrah opens the attack for India and he starts with one that moves away, Latham lets it go.

Bumrah then bowls one to Latham down the leg side.

Latham then gets underway with a clip to square leg for a couple.

Latham then lets the next one go. 

Latham then plays the ball down for a dot. 

Latham then plays the ball down to fine leg for a single as 3 come off the opening over. 


Welcome to the updates from Day 1 of the 2nd Test between India and New Zealand starting in Pune on Wednesday. 

India will look to bounce back on a sunny Pune morning.

The hosts have made three changes in this Test with KL Rahul, Mohd Siraj and Kuldeep Yadav making way for Shubman Gill, Akash Deep and Washington Sundar.

New Zealand have one change with Mitchell Santner coming in for the injured Matt Henry.
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