IND vs NZ Highlights, 2nd Test Day 1: India 16/1 at Stumps, Rohit out for nought; New Zealand 259 all out

New Zealand will be content with the early wicket of skipper Rohit Sharma before Stumps. Jaiswal and Gill will be key for India to start afresh tomorrow morning to try and put up a challenging first innings score. 

Washington Sundar’s inspired performance with the ball in hand helped bundling out the visitor for 259 after it won the toss and opted to bat on a dry surface. NZ don’t have a formidable total on the board, but with India batting fourth on this pitch, it will fancy its chances if it prevents India from taking a sizeable lead. 

Ajaz with the last over of Day 1. Just the single to bring an end to the day’s play.

Just the one run from this over, after Jaiswal found the boundary in the last.

Mitchell Santner with his first over. Just the one run from it.

Ajaz Patel with his first over. And a maiden.

First FOUR for India as Gill cuts it towards point for a boundary. Just another single from the over.

Southee with his third. Gill clips a full one through deep square for a couple. A single to end the over.

O’Rourke with the ball. Another maiden over as the Indian batters finding it tough to get runs as the new ball seems to be moving a lot.

Southee back. OUT! The ball pitched and went straight, catching Rohit’s off stump. He goes for a duck.

Rohit on strike. Will O’Rourke with his first over. And another maiden over.

Rohit and Jaiswal out to open for India. Maiden over from Tim Southee as the Indian batters wait to get off the mark.

Washington in search of his seventh. WICKET!! Just needs one ball. Cleans up Santner. Pitches on middle and spins away to uproot off stump. Career best FC figures for the Tamil Nadu spinner.

New Zealand 259 all out in 79.1 overs

O’Rourke in at 11. Ashwin to Santner, keeps it in line with the stumps. Six!! Santner defends two and lofts the third one over long off for six. Seven from the over. 

Santner rocks back and punches Washington to deep cover for a single. Four!! Full on the stumps, Ajaz lofts it over mid on for a boundary. WICKET!! Six-fer! Another arm-ball. Ajaz only manages an inside edge that rattles the stumps. 

Ajaz Patel b Washington Sundar 4(9)

Ashwin with his 23rd over. Santner key for the Kiwis from here. Will need to be the anchor and forge partnerships with the tail. Four byes!! Extra bounce, beats the batter and the keeper. A rare sight on a Day 1 pitch. 

FIFER!! Washington cleans up Southee with an arm ball! Maiden Test five-wicket haul for the offie. 

Southee b Washington Sundar 5(8)

Ajaz in at 10. Appeals for lbw against Patel, not given. Was going down leg. 

Ashwin continues. Southee prods forward and defends. Looks to come down the track but is beaten in the flight, ricochets off his pads onto the offside. Four!! Steps down and lofts it straight over the bowler’s head. 

Extra bounce on the back of a length ball outside off. Santner pushes one to deep cover for a single. WICKET!! Phillips looks to go big, tries to loft it over log off but only manages to find Ashwin. 

Phillips c Ashwin b Washington Sundar 9(31)

Southee in at 9. Pant drops a sharp chance! Went on with the arm and took Southee’s edge but Pant couldn’t hold on. 

Ashwin to Phillips, punches a full ball to cover. Guides one to backward point to get off strike. Santner clips one to the leg side for a single. 

Washington continues. Phillips defends off the back foot to the legside. Bat pad from Phillips but the short leg is too square. One run off the over. 

Ashwin returns. Appeals from Rohit as Pant completes a good take down the legside. Nothing from the bowler though. Maiden over. 

Phillips looks to slog sweep Washington, but doesn’t connect. Stifled appeals from behind the stumps but nothing from the umpire. Top edge as he attempts another hoick, flies over slip and the batters cross over. Two from the over. 

Jadeja to Phillips, a touch short, punched to deep cover for a single. Three singles from the over. 

Washington to Phillips, just past Sarfaraz at short leg. Keeps it tight on the stumps, not allowing Phillips any room. Takes a single to long off in the final ball. 

Jadeja continues. Santner hangs back and defends a fuller length delivery back to the bowler. Four!! A firm push through covers brings him another boundary. 

Washington to Santner. Stifled appeals for lbw but looks like it is a bat-pad. Six!! Santner steps down and lofts the offie over long off for six! Four!! Santner punches the extra delivery following a no-ball through backward point for four. 

Jadeja to Phillips. Drives one down the ground to long off for a single. Santner dabs one behind square to pick up a single. 

Washington resumes. Appeals for lbw but the umpire says no. Mitchell plays down the wrong line in his front foot defence. India reviews. WICKET!!! Three reds and Washy strikes again. 

Mitchell lbw b Washington Sundar 18(54)

Santner in at 8. Four!! A full toss to welcome him, drives it down the ground for a boundary. 

Glenn Phillips joins Daryl Mitchell at the crease. Jadeja into the attack. Mitchell brings out the sweep first up, not enough control but will get a single. Full and straight to Phillips, defended solidly. Gets off the mark with a punch to deep cover. Mitchell clips one to deep square for a single. 

Washington back. Kiwis bring up 200. OUT! A blunder from Blundell as the ball turns inside to remove the stumps.

Jadeja continues and starts turning the ball right from the first ball. Blundell under a lot of pressure as Jadeja continues to make the ball turn away from him. The batter not being able to perceive it well. He gets this one right through the extra covers and takes a quick single. Two dots to end the over.

Washington brought back and OUT! Big wicket as he castles Rachin Ravindra. The ball turns, goes past the bat, and hits the off stump. The batter goes for 65 off 105 balls. Brilliant over as Washington gets the wicket and concedes just the one run.

Jadeja with the ball. Just the one run from the over as the Kiwis near the 200-run mark.

FOUR! First ball from Akash Deep and Rachin cuts it towards third man for a boundary. Lucky, lucky, lucky! Rachin gets a thick edge and Jaiswal dives to his right but the ball is out of his reach. The ball races to the boundary for a FOUR.

Jadeja with the ball. Two runs off the over.

Akash Deep with the ball. Ravindra gets a FOUR as he flicks a ball pitched outside leg square of the wicket. And another FOUR to bring up his half-century.

Jadeja back. Three runs from the over.

Akash Deep replaces Ashwin. Just the two runs from the over.

Pace back into the attack as Akash Deep replaces Ashwin.

Jadeja back. Another quiet over, just two from it.

Ashwin continues. Ravindra gets the sweep right but gets only one run. Just the two runs from the over.

Jadeja continues with the ball. First ball and shouts of lbw but turned down by the umpire. A ball later, Mitchell swings big and tries to find the boundary over extra covers but the ball doesn’t have enough speed. The batters run a two. Three runs from the last ball as Yashasvi Jaiswal saves a run deep at the boundary.

Ashwin continues. Just three singles from the over.

Jadeja with the ball. And SIX! Ravindra comes down the track and hits it over long on for a maximum.

Ashwin with the ball. Ravindra faced with a bouncy, turning ball that surprised the batter and those around him. Next ball, takes a single. Mitchell defends to end the over.

Jadeja continues. Mitchell gets a single down to long on. Ravindra tucks one to the off side to rotate strike. Mitchell beaten on the outside edge as he looks to prod forward and defend. 

Ashwin to Mitchell. A straighter one, Mitchell plays for the turn and is beaten on the outside edge. Turn on the next one, inside edged onto the pads. Appeals as Mitchell is rapped on the pads. India don’t opt for the review. 

Jadeja in for Washington. Full on the stumps, defended back. More air on the next one, Ravindra prods forward and plays it down. Ravindra looks to step out, is beaten in the flight, but manages to get it to long on for a single. Appeals for lbw as Mitchell looks to sweep. Replays suggest it came off the bat. 

WICKET!! Ashwin picks up his third! Looks to guide a wide one fine and Pant gobbles it up behind the stumps. 

Conway c Pant b Ashwin 76(141)

Mitchell in at 4. Almost guides one into the hands of short leg first ball. Falls just short of Sarfaraz. Brings out the reverse sweep to get off the mark. 

Washington to Conway. Four!! Another reverse sweep from Conway that he gets fine to the boundary. Change of angle, straighter one that clips the inside half of the bat and rolls onto the leg side. Inside edge onto pad as Conway looks to defend. 

Ashwin to Ravindra. A touch too full, defended back to the bowler. A slight misjudgement as Ravindra plays back to a fuller one, no damage caused though. 

Washington continues. Ravindra defends one to the legside. Comes down the track and whips one to wide mid on for a single. Slightly shorter, Conway punches off the backfoot to cover for one. The open field giving the batters easy singles. Too defensive from India post Lunch. 

Ashwin replaces Bumrah. Ravindra prods forward and defends the first one right back at the bowler. Too full, driven to long on for a single. A quick single to short square from Conway. Too full again, Ravindra gets an inside edge that lobs over short leg and falls into no man’s land. 

Washington continues. India in dire need of a wicket. Four!! Conway brings out the reverse sweep and gets it past third man for four. A good effort from Akash Deep to save a couple of runs at the boundary. Seven from the over. 

Bumrah to Ravindra. Punched off the back foot through wide mid off, Rohit does well to keep it to one. Four!! Short and wide, punched off the back foot through point for a boundary. 

Washington to Ravindra. Ravindra looks to cut a not-so-short delivery, hits it straight to third man. Over pitched, Ravindra jams the ball to long off for a single. 

Bumrah continues. Continues with the back of a length deliveries, Ravindra defends off the back foot. Searing yorker from Bumrah, Ravindra manages to keep it out. A single to gully rounds out the over. 

Washington with his ninth over. Slightly short outside off, Conway pushed to deep cover for a single. Ravindra gets a single to point to get off strike. 

Bumrah continues. Short of a length on the fifth stump, defended by Ravindra. Slightly fuller in length, defended to the offside. Four!! In the blockhole, Ravindra guides it through the gap in the cordon for a boundary. 

Washington from the other end. Ravindra turns a legstump delivery to the leg side and scampers across for two. Three runs from the over. 

Fifty for Conway! Drives the first ball after lunch through mid on for four to bring up his half century. Bumrah thuds Conway’s thigh pads as he looks to keep out a short of a length ball. Four!! Back of a length again, punched through cover for another boundary. Four!! Soft hands, guides it past gully for the third boundary of the over. Appeals for lbw from Bumrah. Not given, bowler suggests there could have been an inside edge. 

New Zealand slightly in front following the close of the first session. India will need more wickets to control the game before Tea. 

Washington with his second spell. The last ball was such a turner but seemed to have lot of height to it. However, a look back to the delivery revealed it would have gone to umpire’s call if India went with a review. And with that, the players take Lunch.

Ashwin catches Conway’s outside edge but it’s just outside Rohit’s reach at the slips. Conway takes a single to retain strike.

Jadeja with the ball. Five dots and a single to end the over.

Ashwin with his 11th. Four runs off the over.

Jadeja back. Couple of singles and a no ball from the bowler. A dot follows.

Ashwin back. Good over from the bowler as only one run from the over.

Jadeja back. And review on the first ball! And Conway stays on as the ball seems to be turning a lot and missing the wickets altogether. Rachin Ravindra gets off the mark with a single.

Ashwin back and almost catches Young’s edge on the first ball. Sarfaraz thinks he heard something on that ball as Rohit Sharma takes a review. And it’s a spike on the ultra edge as the ball gets a nick off the glove. OUT! Young walks back for 18.

Jadeja continues. Good running from the batters as they take two on the last ball. Three off the over.

Ashwin continues. A couple of singles from the over as there was a chance of a run out on the last ball with Jadeja trying to run the batter at the non-striker’s end out.

Jadeja replaces Washington. Conway, after being denied by Gill at gully, gets his reverse-sweep right and finds the boundary for a FOUR. Five off the over.

Ashwin back. Dots at the start of the over followed by a couple of byes. A single to end the over.

Washington back. A single to start the over. FOUR! Young plays it straight to point for a boundary as the ball goes for the ropes without any resistance from the fielders.

Ashwin back. Couple of singles to start the over. Close! Conway tries to defend but gets an inside edge as the ball stops just under him.

Washington with his fifth. The off-break spinner continues to bowl great lengths as he completes another maiden over.

Ashwin back. Conway takes a single to bring up New Zealand’s 50. Sharp fielding from Jadeja at short third man as he stops Conway’s reverse-sweep. Three off the over.

Washington continues. Great bowling from the tweaker as the maiden over comes to an end.

Ashwin continues. FOUR! Conway sweeps the ball fine for a boundary. Dots to follow as drinks are called.

Washington with his third. Full outside off, Conway drives to deep backward point for a single. Young defends off his backfoot to mid on. Fuller and more air, Young prods forward to defend. Stifled appeals from slip and short leg but no bat on that one from Young, bounces off the pad. 

Ashwin continues. Young looks to go back and cut but is beaten on the edge. Slower through the air, Young manages to keep it out. A couple to deep square for the right hander. Four!! A touch too short, Young punches through point for a boundary. 

Washy continues. Conway punches to deep cover and will collect two. Conway beaten on the outside edge. Turn and bounce after pitching in line. Slightly shorter, Conway cuts off the backfoot to get a single to deep point. Single to deep midwicket for Young to complete the over. 

Ashwin to Young. Slight turn as Young turns it to short cover. A single to deep cover takes Young off the mark. Conway punches a full one to long off for a single. Straightens a touch, takes the outside half of Young’s bat. Turning in this time, appeals for lbw but the ball would have gone down leg. 

Washington replaces Bumrah from the other end. Full on the stumps, Conway defends. Looks to paddle, hits it straight at Sarfaraz. A couple of balls slightly shorter, Conway goes on the backfoot to defend. 

Ashwin into the attack. Full on leg stump, Latham prods forward and defends to short mid wicket. On leg stump again, clipped to the leg side for a single. A quick single to mid on for Conway. WICKET!! Richard Illingworth raises his finger instantly. Straightened after pitching on leg and is caught in front. 

Latham lbw b Ashwin 15(22)

Will Young in at 3. Foward and backward short leg in place. 

Bumrah with his fourth over. Round the wicket to Latham, defended to cover for a single. Conway flicks one to deep fine for a couple. Slight nip in as Conway shoulders arms. Four!! A touch full outside off, driven through cover for a boundary. 

Akash Deep to Latham, full and wide, left alone. A quick single for Latham to mid on, dabs it and scampers across. Edged and four!! Full on line with the stumps, takes the edge but runs past gully for a boundary. Appeals for caught behind from Akash Deep but nothing from the slips. Came back in and beat Conway’s inside edge. 

Bumrah to Conway, on the pads but catches the outside half of his bat and rolls to point. Forces him to play at a couple, but he middles the defensive shots. Catches the inside half of his bat this time as he looked to drive. Another maiden. 

Akash Deep to Latham. Full outside off, defended right back. Latham defends a back of a length delivery to the offside for a quick single. Full and wide, Conway dangles his bat out but is beaten on the outside edge. Four!! Full again, this time Conway prods forward and drives it down the ground for a boundary. A single to point follows. Four!! Full on the stumps, Latham drives it past mid on for a boundary. 

Bumrah to Conway. Ohh! Prodigious swing from outside leg. Beats Conway’s outside edge. Similar line, Conway manages to smother it down. One that comes back in, Conway is upto it. Maiden over. 

Akash Deep with the second over. Full outside offstump, no real movement in the air. Latham lets it go. Edged and four! The soft hands helps it fall short and it runs through the gap between slip and gully for a boundary. Late movement again, clips Latham’s edge but falls short of gully. 

Tom Latham and Devon Conway open for New Zealand. Jasprit Bumrah with the new ball in hand. Three slips and a gully in place. 

A hint of outside movement away from the left hander. Latham shoulders arms. On the pads from Bumrah, Latham clips it to deep fine for a couple. Another one that swings away from the left-hander after pitching in line. Left alone. A dab to fine leg for a single to end the over. 

A crucial first session coming up. New Zealand will hope to press home its early advantage after winning the toss. A score upwards of 300 will be a daunting prospect for India who will have to bat fourth on this pitch will looks like it’ll help the spinners from Day 1. 

India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma(C), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant(WK), 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(WK), Glenn Phillips, Tim Southee, Mitchell Santner, Ajaz Patel, William O’Rourke

New Zealand wins the toss and opts to bat first!

“Not a lot of grass. Will spin as we expect at this part of the world. Really proud moment [winning the first test]. Our focus now turns to Pune here. Good opportunity with the bat first up. Santner in for the injured Henry,” says Tom Latham. 

“Would have batted first. About playing good cricket nevertheless. Fresh opportunity for us. We’ll do everything to bounce back. Bit drier than Bengaluru. Siraj, KL Rahul and Kuldeep miss out, Gill, Washington and Akash Deep in,” says Rohit. 

Akash Deep marking his run up in the live broadcast visuals. Will it be Siraj making way?

Predicted playing XIs

India - Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, Sarfaraz Khan, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Akash Deep

New Zealand - Devon Conway, Tom Latham, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell, Glenn Phillips, Tim Southee, Matt Henry, Ajaz Patel, Will O’Rourke

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