India vs New Zealand 2nd Test Match Preview: Pitch Report, Squads and Streaming Details
IND vs NZ Test Series: The second match of the three-match Test series between India and New Zealand will be played today at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune.
India vs New Zealand 2nd Test Match: The second match of the three-match Test series between India and New Zealand will be played today at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune. The match will be played at 9:30 am Indian time. After losing the first match, Team India is currently trailing 1-0 in the series.
The Indian team led by Rohit Sharma is very hurt by the defeat in the first match. If the Rohit brigade has to make a comeback in the series against New Zealand, then it will have to choose the perfect playing-11 in the second match.
The Indian team was all out for only 46 runs in the first innings of the first Test match played in Bengaluru. It played well in the second innings, but despite this, it had to face defeat by 8 wickets. The Indian team is currently at the top of the points table of the ICC World Test Championship (WTC), but due to the defeat in the first match, it had to lose some points.
IND vs NZ Head-to-Head Records in Test Cricket
Team India has had the upper hand in Tests against New Zealand. A total of 63 Test matches have been played between the two teams so far. During this time, Team India won 22 matches. While New Zealand won 14 matches. Apart from these, 27 Tests ended in a draw. Playing against New Zealand at home, India has won 17 Tests. At the same time, it has lost 3 (Draw-17).
IND vs NZ 2nd Test Full Squads
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Jasprit Bumrah (vc), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant (wk), Dhruv Jurel (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, Washington Sundar.
New Zealand: Tom Latham (c), Devon Conway, Kane Williamson, Mark Chapman, Will Young, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner, Rachin Ravindra, Tom Blundell (wk), Ajaz Patel, Matt Henry, Tim Southee, William O'Rourke, Jacob Duffy.
MCA Stadium Pitch Report
Only two test matches have been played at this stadium so far. In both of them, the team batting first has won. In such a situation, the toss is going to play an important role today. Whichever team wins the toss will want to bat first. Team India holds the record of making the highest score on this ground. The Indian team had scored 605 runs in a test match against South Africa.
Pune Weather Report
According to the weather department, the temperature in Pune today can be 32 degrees Celsius. Apart from this, light clouds are also expected to remain. However, there is no possibility of rain during the match. In such a situation, fans are going to see a lot of excitement in the Pune Test. In the first match, more than one day's game was spoiled due to rain. In such a situation, Team India would like that this time the match is completed and there is play every day.
IND vs NZ 2nd Test Broadcast and Streaming Details
The second Test match between India and New Zealand will be telecast on the Sports-18 channel in India. And live streaming of this match will be available on JioCinema App and Website.