The first day’s play in the Pune Test is over. India has scored 16 runs after losing one wicket in its first innings. New Zealand scored 259 runs in the first innings after winning the toss and batting first. In this sense, India is still 243 runs behind. Shubman Gill is unbeaten on 10 runs and Yashasvi Jaiswal on six runs. India suffered the only setback in the form of captain Rohit Sharma. He could not open the account.
New Zealand’s first innings
New Zealand’s first innings was reduced to 259 runs. Washington Sundar, who was not selected in the squad for the first Test, was suddenly called into the team for the second squad and was also included in the playing-11. He was included in place of Kuldeep Yadav and Sundar proved this decision of the team management right by taking seven wickets. He took seven wickets for 59 runs in 23.1 overs. He clean bowled five of these players. One was LBW and one was caught out. The remaining three wickets were taken by Ravichandran Ashwin. Sundar has dismissed Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell, Glenn Phillips, Tim Southee, Ajaz Patel and Mitchell Santner. At the same time, Ashwin sent captain Tom Latham, Will Young and Devon Conway to the pavilion.
Conway scored the most runs
Conway scored the most 76 runs. At the same time, Rachin Ravindra scored 65 runs. Apart from these two, no one could touch the 35+ run mark. Latham 15 runs, Will Young 18 runs, Daryl Mitchell 18 runs, Tom Blundell three runs, Glenn Phillips nine runs, Tim Southee five runs and Ajaz Patel four runs. This is Sundar’s best spell. This is his first fifer in Tests. This is the sixth time that spinners have dismissed all 10 batsmen of the opposition team in the first innings on the first day of a Test in India. This has happened for the second time this year. Earlier in Dharamsala, Indian spinners took all 10 wickets in England’s first innings.
New Zealand won the toss
In the second Test against India, New Zealand won the toss and decided to bat first. Kiwi captain Tom Latham said that there is a forced change in his playing-11. Matt Henry is injured. Mitchell Santner has been given a chance in his place. Talking about Maharashtra Cricket Stadium in Pune, India has played two Tests here and has won one and lost the other. India’s first Test in Pune was against Australia in 2017 and then Team India had to face defeat by 333 runs. At the same time, in October 2019, India played a Test match against South Africa. Then Team India won by an innings and 137 runs.
