India Faces Challenge in Second Test Against New Zealand
Having lost the first Test against New Zealand, the second match of the series is a do-or-die affair for Team India. New Zealand gave India 359 runs to win on the third day of the second Test match being played in Pune. New Zealand reached 255 runs in the second innings with the help of 103 runs in the first innings. So India got this challenge of 359.
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Opening Partnership and Yashasvi’s Achievement
India’s opening pair of Yashasvi Jaiswal and captain Rohit Sharma started aggressively. Rohit and Yashasvi made an opening partnership of 34 runs. Rohit failed to make a big knock in the second inning as well. Rohit got out after scoring 8 runs. But Yashasvi did a great feat in the meantime.
Successfully became the first Indian bowler to score 1000 runs in test cricket at home. Yashasvi did this by getting 1 run off the second ball in the 5th over of the second innings. Yashasvi also broke the records of former explosive opener Virender Sehwag and current captain Rohit Sharma. Yashasvi scored 1000 runs in very few balls compared to Sehwag and Rohit.
Fastest 1000 Runs in India:
- Yashasvi Jaiswal: 1315 balls
- Virender Sehwag: 1436 balls
- Rohit Sharma: 1506 balls
Meanwhile, the successful team India got out after giving an aggressive start. After scoring a successful half-century, Zanjawati was even more aggressive.
He had a chance to score a century. But Mitchell Santner caught Yashasvi in the hands of Darrell Mitchell. Yashasvi scored 77 runs in 65 balls with the help of 3 sixes and 9 fours.
Playing XI for the Second Test
Team India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Sarfaraz Khan, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Ravichandran Ashwin, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah
New Zealand: Tom Latham (captain), Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell (wicketkeeper), Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Aijaz Patel, William O’Rourke
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