India vs New Zealand clash in Pune: Team India is currently playing a three-Test series against New Zealand at home. The second match will be played on October 24 at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune. This match will start at 9.30am.
India’s performance in this regard has been mixed in Test matches. And New Zealand will play the first Test. The first match of the series was played in Bengaluru on October 16, and India, captained by Rohit Sharma, lost by 8 wickets. Team New Zealand took a 1-0 lead in the series with victory in the first game.
Kohli’s bat was used in the last Test
Now, the Indian team will hope to level the series by winning the Pune Test match. Let us tell you that the Indian team has played two Test matches so far at the Pune Stadium, winning one and losing one. India played their last Test at this venue in October 2019 against South Africa.
India won the match by an innings advantage and 137 runs. Virat Kohli was the man of the match as he scored an unbeaten 254 runs as captain. Kohli is also in the team this time. In such a situation, this is good news for the Indian team.
Good news for the Kiwi team too
On the other hand, there is good news for New Zealand. In fact, India had played its first Test against Australia at this venue in February 2017. The Kangaroos won the game by 333 points. New Zealand also comes from the Australian continent. In this case, if she also plays strong, she can win the game. From this point of view, this is also good news for him.
Team India Pune Test record
Total tests: 2
Wins: 1
Losers: 1
India-New Zealand Test series line-up:
Team India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Jasprit Bumrah (vice-captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Ku Deepip Yadav, Mohammad Siraj, Akash Deep and Washington Sundar
Team New Zealand: Tom Latham (captain), Tom Brundle (weekly), Michael Bracewell (first test only), Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Matt Henry, Daryl Mitchell, Will O’Rourke, Ajaz Patel, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner, Ben Sears, Ish Sodhi (Second and Third Tests only), Tim Southee, Kane Williamson and Will Young.
