India's batters face stiff task on Day 2

November 02, 2024 09:11

India 86-4 (19 ovs) vs NZ 235 | Scorecard

India's hopes of taking the crucial first innings lead depend on their young batting trio of Shubman Gill, Rishabh Pant and Sarfaraz Khan.

The youngsters are good players of spin but Ajaz Patel could prove to be a handful on the Wankhede pitch offering quite a lot of assistance to the spinners.

Dinesh Karthik in his pitch report says: 'This pitch is quite dry, it is a lot drier than the usual Mumbai pitch. Batting will be tough."

"They have to put pressure on the bowlers by playing their shots but also show solid defence when needed. They have to trust their defence."

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