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2nd Test, Day 1: New Zealand 92 for 2 at lunch
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11:40 Rachin, Conway see off Jadeja, Ashwin
NZ 92-2 (31 ovs) vs Ind | Scorecard
In what can be called a shared session, New Zealand put 92 for 2 at lunch on Day 1 of the 2nd Test against India in Pune on Thursday.
Conway and Latham faced an early Test from Bumrah and Akash Deep but saw off the pace attack safely.
Ashwin drew first blood when he had Latham out LBW.
Sundar and Ashwin found some turn but not much to trouble Young and Conway who fought back and kept the runs flowing scoring at over 3.5 runs per over.
India got the 2nd wicket against the run of play when Sarfaraz forced Rohit to take the review and the ultra edge showed Young had gloved the ball to Pant.
Jadeja troubled Conway a little but he and Rachin played watchfully as New Zealand went into the dressing room the happier team at the lunch break.
Sundar back in the attack just before lunch and he comes around the wicket to Conway who defends the first two balls down safely.
Conway then gets a thick inside edge to square leg for a single.
Rachin then plays two dots before a loud shout for LBW is shot down by the umpire and that is lunch on Day 1.
Ashwin continues and he gets some big turn and Conway gets a thick outside edge that flies past the slip fielder for a single.
A dot later, Rachin gets another dot as the ball turns.
Rachin then plays the ball to fine leg for a single.
A dot later, Comway takes a single down the ground to end the over as 3 come off it.
Jadeja continues and Conway starts the over with three dots.
Two dots later, he whips the ball to the leg side for a single. Just the one comes off it.
Ashwin continues and Rachin creams the ball down the ball for a single.
Conway then gets a single down the leg side off a leg bye.
Rachin then scampers for a single to mid-on.
Ashwin then has Conway playing and missing, going just past his outside edge.
A dot later, Conway takes a single to the off side to end the over as 4 come off it.
Jadeja continues and Conway starts the over with a single.
Rachin then plays a dot before he plays the ball to the leg side for a single.
Jadeja then bowls a no ball.
Conway then ends the over with three dots as 3 come off it.
11:16 Sarfaraz urgers Rohit to tale the review and Ashwin gets his 2nd
NZ 80-2 (26 ovs) vs Ind | Scorecard
Ashwin continues around the wicket to Conway who starts with a dot.
Turn and bounce for Ashwin as he bowls as slower one and it goes past his outside edge.
Two dots later, Conway gets a single to square leg. A dot to end the over as 1 comes off it.
Rachin Ravindra is the new man in.
Jadeja continues and he hits Conway right in front, Rohit takes the review and India lose the review.
Conway plays another dot before Conway gets a single as the ball runs between his legs and wide from the fielder.
Rachin gets a ripper first ball as the ball goes just past his outside edge.
Rachin then gets off the mark with a single.
Conway ends the over with a single as 3 come off it.
Ashwin continues and Young is beaten first ball and another dot later, Young plays it past the non-striker for an easy single.
Conway then gets a single to the leg side.
Young then defends the ball for a dot.
Young then plays the ball to the keeper, Sarfaraz goes up in appeal, Ashwin unsure, Rohit takes the review. Ultra edge shows there was a brush off the glove and Sarfaraz is right and India take the second wicket.
Young out for 18.
Jadeja continues around the wicket to Young who starts the over with three dots.
Young then drives the ball past the bowler and mid-off for a single.
Conway then plays a dot before he gets a couple off byes to fine leg. 3 come off the over.
Ashwin continues and Conway starts with a dot before he gets a single down the ground.
A dot later, Ashwin bowls a full ball for a dot.
Young plays the ball to the leg side for another dot.
Young clips the ball to short fine leg and completes a tight single.
2 come off the over.
Jadeja brought into the attack now and Conway is tested as the fielders put in the dives to deny the batter.
Half volley next and Conway reverse sweeps and it goes wide of gully for a four!
Conway then clips the ball to the leg side for a single as 5 come off it.
Ashwin continues and he gives three in the over.
Sundar continues and Conway starts the over with a single.
Young then plays watchfully before he tries to guide the ball but misses.
A dot later, Young cuts the wide and short ball for a four as 5 come off it.
10:47 Conway, Young keep the scorecard ticking
NZ 56-1 (18 ovs) vs Ind | Scorecard
Ashwin continues and Young punches the ball through covers for a single.
Conway then comes down the track and plays it to mid-wicket for a single.
A misfield by Kohli allows Young a single to deep midwicket.
Two dots later, Conway plays the ball to the leg side and scampers for a single as 4 runs come off it.
Sundar continues around the wicket to Conway and he gets some grip and turn and the batter is left clueless.
Conway is put to the test here and he plays out a maiden.
Ashwin continues and he gives three singles in the over as the 50 comes up for New Zealand.
Sundar continues after the drinks break and Young survives a tight over. That is a maiden.
10:34 Conway, Young steady visitors
NZ 49-1 (14 ovs) vs Ind | Scorecard
Ashwin continues and comes around the wicket to Conway and that is a dot.
Ashwin then hits Conway on the pads and that is a dot.
Conway then sweeps the ball as he picks it from the off stump and gets a four to fine leg.
Two dots to end the over as 4 come off it.
Sundar continues and Conway plays the ball past gully for a single as the ball spins away on pitching.
Young then plays three dots before one comes off the pad and Sarfaraz appeals for a catch at short leg.
A dot to end the over as 1 comes off it.
Ashwin continues and Young starts with a dot.
Ashwin then beats the batter as he tries to cut the ball.
A dot later, Young flicks the ball to backward square leg for a couple.
Short ball and some bounce and Young punches the ball off the back foot for a four through point.
A dot to end the over as 6 come off it.
Sundar continues and Conway then creams the ball through the off side for a couple.
Two dots later, Sundar gets sharp turn and it beats Conway's bat and the off stump.
Conway then cuts the ball for a single.
Young plays the ball to mid-wicket for a single as 4 come off it.
Young on strike as Ashwin continues and he comes around the wicket and he gets some turn first ball.
After a dot, Young goes into his crease and whips the ball to square leg for a single.
Conway then drives the ball to long off for a single.
A dot later, Young is caught in his crease as be gets some turn and beats the batter on the inside edge as it thuds into his pads.
2 runs come off the over.
Sundar replaces Bumrah at the other end and he starts with a maiden as Conway sees him off safely.
10:15 Latham gone for 15
NZ 32-1 (8 ovs) vs Ind | Scorecard
Young is the new man in and he starts with a dot as a wicket and 2 runs come off it.
Spin introduced by Rohit Sharma as Ravichandran Ashwin comes into the attack.
Latham plays two dots before he plays the ball to square leg for a single.
Conway then plays the ball to mid-on for a single.
Ashwin strikes! He comes around the wicket and pitches the ball around leg stump, straightening and Latham plays the wrong line and is caught on the pads in front of his stumps and he is out LBW for 15. India strike early.
Bumrah now comes around the wicket to Latham who plays the ball to covers for a single.
Conway playing away from his body then defends the ball down.
Conway gets his hand off the bat and the ball goes to the leg side and he gets a couple.
He then lets the next one go through to the keeper for a dot.
Conway puts in a more confident defence next and Bumrah bowls a good length ball/
Conway then ends the over with a four as he meets the ball on the full and the wide ball is played it past the cover fielder to the boundary as 7 come off it.
Akash Deep continues and Latham is happy to let it go.
In coming ball next and Latham plays it to the onside and takes off for a quick single.
Conway comes over the wicket and after a leave down the leg side, Conway gets an outside edge and the ball runs past slip and gully for a four!
Akash Deep then gets one to nip back in and the ball goes past Conway's bat and pad, big appeal from the bowler but he gets no support from his teammates. A dot to end the over as 5 come off it.
Bumrah continues and Conway continues to look suspect as he gets a leading edge towards point. A dot later, Conway defends the ball down for another dot.
Conway then lets the next one go through to the keeper. Two dots and that is another maiden for Bumrah.
09:51 Bumrah on the money
NZ 18-0 (4 ovs) vs Ind | Scorecard
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.
09:08 India make three changes as Rahul axed
New Zealand captain Tom Latham has won the toss and opted to bat, on Day 1 of the 2nd Test in Pune on Thursday.
India have made three changes with KL Rahul, Mohd Siraj and Kuldeep Yadav making way for Shubman Gill, Akash Deep and Washington Sundar.
Playing XIs:
India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant(w), Sarfaraz Khan, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Ravichandran Ashwin, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah
New Zealand: Tom Latham(c), Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell(w), Glenn Phillips, Tim Southee, Mitchell Santner, Ajaz Patel, William ORourke
The pitch report from the middle says that the track is batsmen friendly with lots of assistance to spinners and the team that wins the toss should opt to bat first.
Jolted by an unexpected loss on home turf, India will look for the right balance as they aim for a series-levelling victory against a resilient New Zealand in the second Test, starting in Pune from Thursday.
After being shot out for an embarrassing 46 in the first innings of the Bengaluru Test, India's resolute show in the second innings could not prevent an eight-wicket pounding which saw the hosts 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 high-profile five-Test series next month.
India's free-flowing batters cut a sorry figure when William O'Rourke and the seasoned duo of Matt Henry and Tim Southee served a wake-up call which no one saw coming on a pace-friendly track that was admittedly misread by Rohit despite overcast conditions.
Preparing a rank turner could be one way out of the mire but it has backfired on India twice in the past.
Australia hammered them by a monumental 333-run margine eight years ago while the same team handed them a nine-wicket defeat in Indore last year.
With Shubman Gill priming for a comeback, one among K L 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.
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 in Pune 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.
As much as the Indian camp values Rahul's credentials in Test cricket, the right-handed batter hasn't looked his best and runs haven't come off his bat on a consistent basis.
The Karnataka batter is locked in the fight for a spot against a red-hot Sarfaraz, who followed his 222 not out in the Irani Cup for Mumbai with a superlative 150 in the first Test in Bengaluru, helping India fight against all odds.
Rishabh Pant kept wickets for a short period towards end of India's training session on Tuesday but it remains to be seen if he is 100 per cent fit to endure match workload.
Ravichandran Ashwin will look to make the most of what will be on offer over the next five days, with Ravindra Jadeja in tow.
The addition of Washington Sundar, who can spin the ball away from New Zealand's southpaws in captain Tom Latham, Devon Conway and the immensely talented Rachin Ravindra, would also bolster India's batting.
On their part, New Zealand have done fairly well given the absence of Kane Williamson from two of the three Tests on this tour. Will Young appeared resolute in the middle-order which features Ravindra's brilliance.
New Zealand will, however, expect more off Daryl Mitchell and Tom Blundell's bats and at the same time want the others to try and emulate Southee's feats in the first innings of the opening Test.
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