India vs New Zealand Live Updates, 2nd Test, Day 2: India Eye Early Wickets As NZ Take First Innings Lead Of 103

India vs New Zealand LIVE: Good start from Sundar!

While R Ashwin didn’t look that good, Washington Sundar was right on the money in his first over. Ashwin conceded 7 runs in the first over and Sundar gave away only one in the following over. The ball is doing its bit.

NZ 8/0 (2)

India vs New Zealand LIVE: Match resumes!

New Zealand have started their second innings. Tom Latham is off the mark with a sweep shot for two runs on the first delivery bowled by Ravichandran Ashwin.

India vs New Zealand LIVE: Task cut out for India!

New Zealand will start their second innings at an effective score of 103/0. On a track where spinners have made life tough for the batters, such a big lead is going to play a crucial role in deciding the result of the match. Or has it decided already? Well! Only a miracle could help India win this game from this point. Keep your fingers crossed if you an Indian cricket fan. And relax and enjoy the game if you are backing the Blackcaps.

India vs New Zealand LIVE: India are all out for 156!

Mitchell Santner claims the wicket of Jasprit Bumrah and India are all out for 156 in their first innings. New Zealand take a lead of 103 runs. Santner returned figures of 7 for 53, his best in Test cricket, and what a time to bring it. The Blackcaps are truly on top of this game now.

IND 156 (45.3)

India vs New Zealand LIVE: Sundar on fire!

Washington Sundar is doing whatever he could do for India with the last batter at the crease with him. He smashed Ajaz Patel for two fours and a six in the over that fetched India a total of 14 runs. He did it with the ball yesterday and now performing with the ball today. Though a lot of work is yet to be done.

IND 156/9 (45)

India vs New Zealand LIVE: WICKET!

Mitchell Santner continues to hurt India. He picks yet another wicket in the over and his sixth one as India are now nine down against New Zealand. This was a peach of a delivery from Santner and Akash Deep could not defend it. The ball was pitched on the middle stump line and then misssed the outside edge of Akash’s bat to rattle the off stump.  

IND 141/9 (44)

India vs New Zealand LIVE: OUT!

New Zealand finally get the wicket of Ravindra Jadeja and it is also the five-wicket haul for Mitchell Santner. India are 8 down now. Coming to the wicket, It spun into Jadeja and the player got hit on the front pad while trying to work it on the leg side. Umpire raised his finger over the LBW appeal and even a review could not save Jadeja, who departed for 38 off 46.

IND 136/8 (43.1)

India vs New Zealand LIVE: Lucky escape for Jadeja!

Ravindra Jadeja made a lucky escape as New Zealand did a massive blunder to not review a decision against him on the first ball of the 40th over. Jadeja got an inside edge on Mitchell Santner’s delivery before it hit his body and lobbed in front. Will Young dived to complete the catch but umpire felt there was no bat in it, so was the opinion of New Zealand players despite them appealing for the wicket. They didn’t review against it and replay later confirmed that there was an edge.

IND 117/7 (40)

India vs New Zealand LIVE: One-run over!

Ravindra Jadeja played five dot balls before taking a single off the final ball of the over. India need a good partnership to make a comeback in the game. Can Washington Sundar, the hero of with the ball in the first innings, do the magic with the bat as well here? 

IND 108/7 (39)

India vs New Zealand LIVE: Match resumes!

The second session gets underway with Ajaz Patel bowling the first over in the phase. Ravindra Jadeja is on the strike. Here we go…

India vs New Zealand LIVE: Day 2 1st session recap –

India’s star-studded batting line-up put up yet another flop show as the hosts struggled to reach 107 for 7 at lunch against New Zealand on the second day of the second Test in Pune on Friday. India are still 152 runs behind New Zealand’s first-innings score of 259. Left-arm spinner Mitchell Santner (4/36 in 16 overs) and off-spinner Glenn Phillips (2/26 in 6 overs) took six wickets in the morning session after India looked comfortable at 50 for 1. Shubman Gill (30) and Yashasvi Jaiswal (30) had added 49 for the second wicket before another six wickets fell for the addition of 53 runs as India were left tottering at 103 for 7. Virat Kohli played the most forgettable shot of the morning to be clean bowled for 1.

India vs New Zealand LIVE: A tough test for India!

With already 0-1 down in the series, India are in a precarious state in the second Test as well. They have a mountain to climb from this point only to challenge New Zealand, the idea of winning the game comes after that.

India vs New Zealand LIVE: Lunch on Day 2!

India batters failed to play in a promising manner in the first session and that sees the side reeling at 107 for 7. India still trail New Zealand by 152 runs. To be very honest, the hosts should now only look to make the first innings deficit as small as they could.

IND 107/7 (38)

India vs New Zealand LIVE: OUT!

35.5 – Mitchell Santner gets the wicket of Ravichandran Ashwin. Nothing much a batter could do to such a delivery as it came quickly and stayed low. To make things worse, Ashwin wanted to work it on the leg side and missed it completely. He fell for 4 off 5 balls.

IND 103/7 (36)

India vs New Zealand LIVE: Poor game spirit!

On the fourth delivery of Glenn Phillips’ over, Ravindra Jadeja worked the ball towards the mid-on to take a quick single. Phillips saw the line on which Jadeja was running and he smartly shifted himself to block his running area.  

IND 93/5 (33)

India vs New Zealand LIVE: WICKET!

A back of a length ball from Glenn Phillips and that dismisses Rishabh Pant. The southpaw wanted to play a cross batted shot with some power in it but he missed it completely to see his stumps getting rattled. Pant falls for 18 off 19 balls and India are in deep deep trouble. 

IND 83/5 (30.2)

India vs New Zealand LIVE: FOUR!

A full toss from Glenn Phillips and Rishabh Pant puts it away for a four through the mid-wicket region. Both Pant and Sarfaraz Khan are doing a good job to continue scoring runs despite the pitch offering them some tough challenges.

IND 81/4 (29)

India vs New Zealand LIVE: OUT!

Another Indian wicket falls down! Set batter Yashasvi Jaiswal walks back to the dugout after scoring 30 runs off 60 balls. It was a length ball from Glenn Phillips that took the outside edge of Jaiswal’s bat. Mitchell Santner at first slip took a really good catch diving to his left.

IND 70/4 (26.4)

India vs New Zealand LIVE: New Zealand on top!

Without a doubt, New Zealand are in a commanding position in the game. The ball is turning in a great manner and Mitchell Santner is creating some real trouble for India. He has already dismissed Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli early in the day. Now the onus is on Rishabh Pant and Yashasvi Jaiswal to keep India going.

IND 68/3 (26)

India vs New Zealand LIVE: WICKET!

Virat Kohli has been clean up by Mitchell Santner and it is an embarrassing dismissal for the India star. It was a full toss from Santner and Kohli could have easily hit it away for a boundary. He somehow yorked himself and the ball crashed onto the stumps.

IND 56/3 (23.4)

India vs New Zealand LIVE: OUT!

21.3 – A big breakthrough for New Zealand as Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal were looking good at the crease. It was a length ball from Santner that caught Gill right in front of the stumps and umpire raised his finger. Gill decided not to review it and walked back for a score of 30 off 72.  

IND 50/2 (22)

India vs New Zealand LIVE: FOUR!

That is a beautiful shot from Shubman Gill. It was a tad short from Ajaz Patel and Gill quickly trasferred his weight on the backfoot to pull it away for a four through the mid-wicket region. It is followed by a dot ball.

IND 46/1 (20)

India vs New Zealand LIVE: FOUR!

A reverse sweep from Yashasvi Jaiswal for four. He connected it really well. The ball flew over the infield and ran away for the boundary. 

IND 39/1 (17.2)

India vs New Zealand LIVE: SIX!

This is a superb shot from Shubman Gill. India are moving forward now. Gill stepped out of his crease and smashed the Tim Southee delivery down the ground for a six. It went right over the bowler’s head. After some early jitters, Gill is growing in confidence now. 

IND 33/1 (16.3)

India vs New Zealand LIVE: Maiden over!

A maiden over from Mitchell Santner to Yashasvi Jaiswal. New Zealand have conceded only three runs in as many overs bowled in the day so far. Tim Southee will come will continue bowling from the other end.

IND 19/1 (14)

India vs New Zealand LIVE: Gill is lucky there!

11.3 – Shubman Gill is saved by a whisker there. An arm ball from Mitchell Santner caught him right in front of the stumps but umpire was unconvinced with the appeal. The impact was on the line of the middle stump. New Zealand went up for a review but umpire’s call saved Gill as the ball was found to be only clipping the leg stump. Santner was frustrated after the final verdict. 

IND 17/1 (12)

India vs New Zealand LIVE: Action starts!

A fuller ball from Mitchell Santner to start with and Shubman Gill defends it on the front foot.

India vs New Zealand LIVE: It’s match time!

Umpires Paul Reiffel and Richard Illingworth walk into the groud. The New Zealand players get into a huddle before speading on the field. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill to walk in. We are set for action now.

India vs New Zealand LIVE: Sundar on his inspiring performance –

“The ball became very soft. So we had to give more speed to the ball. That was something me and Ash kept talking about. I mean, he said it like that himself in the spell after lunch. That’s how he got Conway out as well. We spoke about it and were glad I was able to do it as well. Yes, I didn’t actually change too many things. On this wicket, we expected there would be something for the spinners and I really wanted to hit the right areas against different batters,” Washington Sundar said on Day 1.

India vs New Zealand LIVE: A spin-friendly track

The fact that all the 10 New Zealand wickets fell to spinners is enough to say that this pitch is a spinner’s paradise. Washington Sundar picked 7 while R Ashwin scalped three wickets. However, the challenge is now for the Indian batters, who have to prove their mettle on the turning track.

India vs New Zealand LIVE: Eyes on Gill!

Shubman Gill’s performance will be on focus. There was a lot of discussion about who will be dropped to included him in the playing XI for the second Test. Eventually, KL Rahul had to make way for him. Notably, Gill missed the first game due to a stiff neck and Sarfaraz Khan replaced him for the match.

India vs New Zealand LIVE: What happened on Day 1?

India were 16 for 1 in their first innings in reply to New Zealand’s 259 all out on the opening day of the second Test in Pune on Thursday. Off-spinner Washington Sundar (7/59) took seven wickets as India dismissed New Zealand in the third session of the day. Veteran spinner R Ashwin (3/64) took three scalps. Devon Conway (76) and the inform Rachin Ravindra (65) were the top scorers for the tourists. In reply, India lost skipper Rohit Sharma (0) early. Youngsters Yashaswi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill were manning the the crease at stumps as the hosts trailed by 243 runs.

India vs New Zealand LIVE: A balanced contest so far!

In reply to New Zealand’s 259 all out, India are in a state of bother after losing a wicket at the score of 16. Captain Rohit is already back to the hut and onus will be on his fellow opener Yashasvi Jaiswal and number 3 batter Shubman Gill to keep India going.

Welcome folks!

Hello everyone, welcome the live blog of India vs New Zealand second Test Day 2. The game is perfectly poised at the moment with both the sides eager to control the proceedings. Let’s see which team comes out on top today.