The second match of the Test series between India and New Zealand is being played at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune. New Zealand captain Tom Latham won the toss and elected to bat first. New Zealand has made one change to its playing XI. Mitchell Santner has replaced Matt Henry due to injury. While India has made three changes in its playing-11. KL Rahul, Kuldeep Yadav and Mohammad Siraj have been replaced by Shubman Gill, Washington Sundar and Akashdeep.
India trail 1-0 in the three-match series. New Zealand lost the first match by 8 wickets. However, despite this defeat, India remain at the top of the WTC points table.
India will have to win this match at any cost to make a comeback in the series and keep the WTC final in mind. The team has 7 matches left (2 New Zealand and 5 Australia) in this WTC cycle. In order to play the WTC final without relying on others, a team has to win 4 of these matches and draw 2.
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New Zealand won the toss, elected to bat first
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Dinesh Karthik wrote – The pitch will be helpful for spinners
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India won 34% of matches against New Zealand
India dominates New Zealand in Test cricket. So far 63 Tests have been played between the two. India has won 22 matches and Kiwi team has won 14 matches. That means India has won 34% of the matches. While 27 matches were drawn. At the same time, 22 series have been played between the two. Team India won 12 series and New Zealand won 6 series. 4 series was also a draw.
Sarfaraz, India's highest wicket-taker bowler in the Bumrah series, top scorer
Opener Yashaswi Jaiswal is the top scorer for India this year. He has scored 977 runs in 9 matches. During this time he scored 6 half-centuries. However, his bat was quiet in the first match. Sarfaraz Khan, who was included in the team in the absence of Shubman Gill in the first match, is the top scorer of this series. He played an important innings of 150 runs in the second innings of the first match. Jasprit Bumrah is the number one bowler both this year and in the series. He played 8 matches this year and took 41 wickets. Took 3 wickets in the last match.
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Racine scored the most runs for New Zealand this year
Rachin Ravindra is the highest run-scorer for New Zealand this year. Rachin has scored 772 runs in 7 matches. He scored a century in the first match. Matt Henry leads the bowling.
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Williamson will not play in the second Test either
New Zealand batsman Kane Williamson will not play in the Pune Test either. New Zealand head coach Gary Stead has given this information. Williamson was recently injured during the Test series against Sri Lanka. He returned to New Zealand for rehab. The team hoped that he would make a comeback in the second Test match against India.
New Zealand head coach Gary Stead told reporters in Pune on Monday that Williamson is currently rehabbing. His injury has largely healed, but he is not yet ready to return to Test cricket. He is expected to make a comeback from the final Test against India in Mumbai.
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Pitch report and records
The pitch at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune helps the bowlers a lot. Spinners definitely get help here. The second Test pitch could be a slow turner. According to the report, black clay has been used for the pitch. Due to this, Pune may see less surge compared to Bengaluru. Looking at the pitch, India can play three spinners. So far 2 test matches have been played in this stadium. Indian team has won 1 and Australia 1.
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There is no chance of rain
There is absolutely no chance of rain in the Pune match. According to weather website Accuweather, there is a 1% chance of rain here today. Day temperature will be 17 to 32 degrees. It will be sunny throughout the day, with occasional cloud cover.
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