India Vs New Zealand 2nd Test LIVE Score: After suffering a record-shattering defeat at the hands of the visitors in Bengaluru, Rohit Sharma-led India will be hoping to make a comeback in a do-or-die encounter at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune today.
With both Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant fit for selection, captain Rohit Sharma faces a tough decision. The big question is whether last game’s hero, Sarfaraz Khan, will have to warm the bench to make room for Gill, or if the out-of-form KL Rahul will finally be dropped.
Meanwhile, New Zealand has been dealt a blow as skipper Kane Williamson has not been declared fit for the second Test, meaning Tom Latham will continue to lead the side in Pune. However, with stand-in skipper Latham leading the Kiwis to a historic victory over India after 36 years in the last game, there should not be much cause for concern in the New Zealand camp.
India Squad: 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 Squad: Tom Latham(c), Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell(w), Glenn Phillips, Tim Southee, Mitchell Santner, Ajaz Patel, William ORourke
India vs New Zealand Live Score: NZ 61/1 after 19 overs
India vs New Zealand Live Score: We are heading towards the latter half of this session and it seems like Rohit’s strategy of keep the scoring rate down isn’t paying dividends so far. While Ashwin and Washington have bowled well so far, they haven’t been able to put the pressure on the opposition yet.
India vs New Zealand Live Score: NZ 54/1 after 17.2 overs
India vs New Zealand Live Score: Devon Conway and Will Young are finding it relatively easily in Pune with team India allowing them easy singles to rotate the strike. It seems like Rohit and his bowlers are still a little shaken by the kind of effort they saw from Kiwis in Bengaluru.
Conway 28 (57)
Will Young 10 (26)
India vs New Zealand Live Score: 50 up for New Zealand!
India vs New Zealand Live Score: And 50 up for New Zealand, the Kiwis have managed the conditions very well at the Maharashtra cricket association stadium in Pune. Meanwhile, India are relying on their off spinner combination of Ravichandran Ashwin and Washington Sundar to get another wicket here.
India vs New Zealand Live Score: Tom Latham OUT on 15
India vs New Zealand Live Score: Absolutely no way that you can keep Ravichandran Ashwin down, two matches in a row. The veteran spinner shows his class right from the start in Pune, dismissing the dangerous Tom Latham on a score and getting India their first breakthrough.
India vs New Zealand Live Score: NZ 18/0 after 5 overs
India vs New Zealand Live Score: Kiwis are now feeling more comfortable at the pitch here at the Maharashtra Cricket Association stadium in Pune. Latham (13 off 17 balls) has been the aggressor of the two players while Conway has also tried to get back in form.
India vs New Zealand Live Score: Positive start for Kiwis, 13/0 after 3.4 overs
India vs New Zealand Live Score: A positive start for New Zealand thanks to Tom Latham and Devon Conway who have looked to score runs instead of just sticking on the crease. Meanwhile, Akash Deep has been expensive of the two bowlers in the day.
India vs New Zealand Live Score: LIVE action begins
India vs New Zealand Live Score: LIVE action has begun at the Maharashtra Cricket Association stadium in Pune. Tom Latham and Devon Conway have opened the batting for Kiwis while Jasprit Bumrah starts the proceedings for India.
India vs New Zealand Live Score: India and NZ playing XI
India vs New Zealand Live Score:
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
India vs New Zealand Live Score: 3 changes for India
India vs New Zealand Live Score: A surprising move by India to make 3 changes to their playing XI. Shubman Gill has replaced KL Rahul, while Washington Sundar replaces Kuldeep Yadav and Akash Deep takes Mohammed Siraj’s place in the team.
India vs New Zealand Live Score: New Zealand to bat first
India vs New Zealand Live Score: New Zealand skipper Tom Latham won the toss and opted to bat first at the Maharashtra cricket association stadium in Pune. Rohit Sharma said he would have loved to bat first as well.
India vs New Zealand Live Score: Pune pitch report
India vs New Zealand Live Score: It’s a black soil pitch in Pune and spinners are expected to get help from the surface right from the get go. Dinesh Karthik suggests the team winning toss, should decide to bat first.
India vs New Zealand Live Score: ‘Pressure building on KL Rahul’, says Aakash Chopra
India vs New Zealand Live Score: Speaking ahead of the 2nd Test in Pune, Aakash Chopra said, “I am not privy to any inside information but it seems that he will be playing the second Test match. But then of course the pressure is building because one is his own form and I am not just thinking about one Test match here or there, because that will be just unfair to start judging people and then start picking or dropping people based on their single performance.”
“He hasn’t really been in very good form over the last 8-10 Tests (majority of which he missed due to injury), that’s also a fact. So time is running out. Sarfaraz has already scored 150 in the last game so that pressure is also there. So this game is an important one for him and team has also thought of it.” the former Indian cricketer added
India vs New Zealand Live Score: Less than an hour for start of play
India vs New Zealand Live Score: Less than an hour is left for the start of live action at the Mahrashtra cricket association stadium in Pune. The toss will be held at 9:00am while live action begins at 9:30pm.
India vs New Zealand Live Score: ‘It’s about trying to adapt on the run’; Latham on challenge in 2nd Test in Pune
India vs New Zealand Live Score: Speaking ahead of the 2nd Test in Pune, Tom Latham said (as quoted by ESPNCricinfo), “I guess whatever we’re presented with, it’s about, for us, trying to adapt as quick as we can; that’s something that we can’t control with the wicket. So it’s about trying to go out there and adapt as quick as we can, and if it’s going to be a wicket that turns a little bit more, then we’ve obviously got four spinners in our line-up, so fingers crossed that will play into their hands, but yeah, as I said, it’s about trying to adapt on the run, and try not to go into the game with too many preconceived ideas,”
“Yeah, obviously very special, I guess to be… there’s myself, Graham Dowling and John Wright, to be in this position is really special. But for me it was a team effort, it wasn’t just me that obviously contributed to the win, you know, the guys did a fantastic job, and obviously that was last week, we obviously celebrated what was a special performance. But our attention turned quickly to this game, and we’re trying not to, I guess, rest on what happened last week, as trying to take the confidence from last week, and take that into this game, and hopefully hit the ground running,” the Kiwi skipper added
India vs New Zealand Live Score: Social media does not pick players, says Gautam Gambhir
India vs New Zealand Live Score: Speaking at the pre-match press conference, Gambhir said, “First of all, social media does not matter one bit. You do not pick players because of the social media or what the experts think. What the team management thinks, what the leadership group thinks, is very very important. Ultimately, everyone is judged, international cricket is about being judged. Everyone’s performance will be judged eventually,”
“But I feel he is batting really well, he has had a decent knock in Kanpur, obviously on a difficult wicket and he played according to the plans. He would be knowing that he wants to score big runs, he has that capability of scoring these big runs that is why he is being backed by the team management,” the Indian head coach added
India vs New Zealand Live Score: Sarfaraz Khan will be part of Border Gavaskar Trophy, says Aakash Chopra
India vs New Zealand Live Score: Speaking ahead of the 2nd Test match in Pune, Chopra said, “In the squad, yes, in the playing XI, we don’t know yet. You will need to carry enough, and it might be a larger squad anyways, it is a five-Test match series. First time in Australia, we are going to play five matches,” he said.
“Sarfaraz, whenever he has played, it is just not about the last Test match, what he did against England was also commendable, so there is no reason for us to even speculate that he won’t be part of the touring squad, I think it is a given he will be there,” the former Indian cricketer added
India vs New Zealand Live Score: KL Rahul in great space, says India assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate
India vs New Zealand Live Score: Speaking ahead of the match in Pune, Ryan ten Doeschate said, “There is a fight for the spot (between Gill, KL and Sarfaraz). Sarfaraz was brilliant in the last game. I went to KL after the last game and asked how many balls you missed and he had not missed any. He is in good space but we will have to fit in seven players in six spots. So there is competition. There are no concerns about KL’s form, he is batting well,”
India vs New Zealand Live Score: When and where to watch the match?
India vs New Zealand Live Score: The live broadcast of the match can be caught by navigating to the Sports 18 channel. Meanwhile, the India vs New Zealand 2nd Test is also being live-streamed on JioCinema app from 9:30am onwards today.
