India vs New Zealand 2nd Test: Day 1 Summary
The first day of the second Test between Team India vs New Zealand is over. A total of 11 wickets were lost on the first day. Also, 275 runs were scored. New Zealand scored 259 all out on the first day. In reply, Team India scored 16 runs for the loss of 1 wicket.
Therefore, Team India is trailing by 243 runs at the end of the day. Now how do the team India batsmen perform on the second day? Everyone’s attention is going to be on this. Let us know in detail what happened on the first day’s play.
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Washington Sundar Shines with 7 Wickets
R Ashwin and Washington Sundar of Team India, who won the toss and came to bat, buried New Zealand. Both Ashwin and Sundan had a correct program for New Zealand. R Ashwin gave New Zealand the first 3 wickets. After that, Washington Sundar single-handedly took the New Zealand market by storm. Washington took the last 7 wickets.
For New Zealand, opener Devon Conway scored 76 runs off 141 balls. Rachin Ravindran contributed 65 runs. But Washington showed the others the way off the field before opening their arms. Team India bowled out New Zealand for 62 runs and got all out in 79.1 overs.
India’s Slow Start in Reply
After that, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Captain Rohit Sharma, the opening pair of Team India came into the field. Both got off to a slow start. But Rohit was disappointed. Rohit could not even crack a pumpkin. Rohit was clean-bowled by Tim Southee on the last ball of the third over. This was the 14th time Southee dismissed Rohit in international cricket.
After Rohit, Jaiswal entered the field. Both Shubman and Yashasvi played a restrained inning till the end of the game. India have scored 16 runs for the loss of 1 wicket in 11 overs. Shubman Gill is unbeaten on 10 and Yashashav 6.
What happens on Day 2 will be crucial for India’s chances in the match.
Playing XI for Both Teams
Here are the playing elevens for both teams:
India Playing XI:
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Sarfaraz Khan, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Ravichandran Ashwin, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah
New Zealand Playing XI:
Tom Latham (captain), Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell (wicketkeeper), Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Ajaz Patel, William O’Rourke
As the match continues, all eyes are on both teams to see how they perform on Day 1.
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