IND vs NZ 2nd Test Pitch Report: What will be the nature of the pitch in the second Test to be held in Pune, watch video

Cricket News Desk. Last week was no less than a nightmare for the Indian team, which is topping the points table of the World Test Championship. New Zealand first bowled out India for just 46 runs and then after 36 years, defeated India by seven wickets on home soil. After trailing 0-1 in the series, India will now have to make a comeback in the second Test match to be played in Pune.

How is the Pune pitch?
Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune is all set to host the second Test match between India and New Zealand. So far only two Test matches have been played in this stadium in which the team batting first has won. That means winning the toss will be very important. Here the average score of the first innings is 430 runs and the average score of the second innings is 190 runs. The average was 237 runs in the third innings and 107 runs in the fourth innings. India's highest score here is 601/5 against South Africa. Australia's minimum score was 105/10. We can expect to see a rank turner in Pune, where it will be extremely difficult to score runs in the fourth innings and the spinners will get help.

India won one match, lost one match Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium is also known as Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium. Only two Test matches have been played on this ground so far, in which India's record has been mixed. After suffering a crushing 333-run defeat against Australia in 2017 under Virat Kohli, India defeated South Africa by an innings in 2019. This time also Virat Kohli was captaining. Virat Kohli's unbeaten inning of 254 runs played an important role in defeating the Proteas by an innings and 137 runs.