18th over
Bumrah with his first over.
IND 76/1 in 17 overs
Jadeja back and FOUR! Young catches the edge and balls goes for a boundary to third man. FOUR! Latham sweeps well for the boundary.
IND 66/1 in 16 overs
Washington continues. Just a couple of runs.
NZ 64/1 in 15 overs
Jadeja to Young, full and straight, defended solidly. Latham looks to come down the track, but has to adjust and defend at the last moment. Four!! The paddle sweep goes fine past the keeper for four.
NZ 58/1 in 14 overs
Washington to Young. Short on the body, defended to midwicket. Just a single from the over.
NZ 57/1 in 13 overs
Jadeja into the attack. Prodigious turn, beats Young’s attempted sweep. Paddles the next one fine for a couple to bring up the fifty for New Zealand. Latham brings out the reverse and gets it past Rohit at slip to the fence for four.
NZ 49/1 in 12 overs
Washington continues. Young almost edges one to leg slip. Gill gets his hand to it but cannot hold on. Latham comes down the track and is beaten by the flight, takes his edge and rolls to short third.
NZ 46/1 in 11 overs
Ashwin to Young. Four!! Brings out the reverse sweep and gets it past slip to find the boundary. Turn again, Young manages to flick it to deep fine for a couple.
NZ 37/1 in 10 overs
Washington returns. Conway punches a short delivery through cover to pick up two runs. WICKET!! Quick and full, Conway misses his sweep and is trapped plumb in front.
Conway lbw b Washington Sundar 17(25)
Young in at 3. Gets off the mark with a single to long on.
NZ 34/0 in 9 overs
Silly point in place for Ashwin. Conway manages to get it past that man for a single on the offside. 86kmph, much slower from Ashwin in comparison to Sundar.
NZ 33/0 in 8 overs
Washington to Latham. Four!! Another sweep, another boundary. Speeds continuing to be above 92. NZ spinners were much slower in the 1st innings.
NZ 29/0 in 7 overs
Ashwin to Conway, full on off, driven to cover. More air on the next one, Conway inside edges it onto his pads. Four!! Conway brings out the sweep in front of square to find the boundary.
NZ 25/0 in 6 overs
Washington to Conway. Short and wide, cut to deep point for a single. Beats Latham’s edge with one that skids on.
NZ 24/0 in 5 overs
Appeals for lbw from Ashwin after Latham misses his sweep. Not given on field and India opts to review. Umpire’s call on impact and Latham survives.
NZ 23/0 in 4 overs
Washington continues. Latham defends to the offside off the backfoot and scampers across for a quick single. Turn and bounce, Conway is beaten on the outside edge.
NZ 19/0 in 3 overs
Ashwin continues. Four! Latham steps down the track and whips one through midwicket for a boundary. Beaten due to the turn and bounce. Four!! Conway steps down the track and lofts one down the ground for four.
NZ 8/0 in 2 overs
Washington from the other end. Turn and bounce, beats Latham’s outside edge. Latham sweeps to deep square for a single. Appeals for lbw but Paul Reiffel says no. Conway brings out the reverse sweep but hits it straight to third man.
NZ 7/0 in 1 over
Tom Latham and Devon Conway back out to open. R. Ashwin with the new ball in hand. Latham brings out the sweep first ball to get a couple to deep fine leg. Four!! Slightly shorter, Latham punches it through the covers for a boundary.
IND 156 all out
WICKET!! Santner traps Bumrah in front. India takes the review. Just played down the wrong line expecting some turn. Three reds and India is bowled out for 156.
Bumrah lbw b Santner 0(3)
IND 156/9 in 45 overs
Ajaz continues. Four!! Short and wide, Washington cuts it through point for a boundary. Six!! Tossed up outside off, Washington lofts it straight down the ground for six. Four!! Third boundary of the over for Washington.
IND 142/9 in 44 overs
WICKET!! Another one that skids in with the angle from Santner. Jadeja is trapped in front and the umpire raises his finger. India reviews but more of hope this time. Three reds and Jadeja’s cameo comes to an end. Five-wicket haul for Santner.
Jadeja lbw b Santner 38(46)
Akash Deep in at 10. Six!! Misses his first attempt but connects on his next. Lofts Santner down the ground for six.
WICKET!! Angled in and spinning away, beats Akash Deep’s bat and rattles the off stump.
Akash Deep b Santner 6(5)
IND 136/7 in 43 overs
Ajaz to Washington. Sweeps an over pitched delivery to deep midwicket for a single. Six!! Jadeja continues to find the boundary. Steps down and lofts Ajaz over wide long on for six.
IND 128/7 in 42 overs
Santner with his 18th over. Washington more content in defending rather than looking for a release shot. Jadeja is beaten on the outside edge after the ball straightens. Two from the over.
IND 126/7 in 41 overs
Ajaz continues. Gets one to skid through and rap Jadeja on the pads. Umpire raises his finger but Jadeja reviews. Inside edge suggests the replay. Decision reversed. Six!! Jadeja responds by stepping down the track and lofting Ajaz down the ground. Nine runs from the over.
IND 117/7 in 40 overs
Santner continues. Appeals for bat-pad after short leg jumps forward to complete a catch. Nothing from the umpire. Turn again, beats Jadeja and the keeper and runs away for four byes. Replays suggest there was inside edge on that bat-pad appeal but NZ didn’t choose to appeal. Four!! Jadeja steps down and lofts it through wide mid on for a boundary.
IND 108/7 in 39 overs
Jadeja and Washington resume after the lunch break. Last batting pair for India. Ajaz with the ball in hand. Full outside off, defended to the offside. Outside off again, kept low, Jadeja manages to defend. Jadeja gets a single off the last ball of the over.
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IND 107/7 in 38 overs at Lunch
Santner continues. Just a couple of runs from the over. And that’s Lunch.
IND 103/7 in 36 overs
Santner continues. Ashwin gets off the mark with a couple straight away. OUT! The ball keeps dangerously low as it gets Ashwin plum in front of the wicket.
Ashwin lbw b Santner 4 (5)
Washington Sundar in. Can he turn things for India? First ball and he is met with an lbw call but nothing doing from the umpire.
IND 99/6 in 35 overs
Phillips with the ball. Jadeja defending. FOUR! After a string of dot balls, Jadeja flicks it towards square leg for a boundary.
IND 95/6 in 34 overs
Santner back. And another OUT! Sarfaraz tries to lift it over mid off but instead finds O’Rourke.
Sarfaraz c O’Rourke b Santner 11 (24)
IND 93/5 in 33 overs
Phillips continues. FOUR! A much-needed boundary for India as Sarfaraz sweeps it over deep mid-wicket. A quick single to end the over.
IND 87/5 in 32 overs
Santner back. Jadeja and Sarfaraz showing intent with probing shots but just a couple of singles from the over.
IND 85/5 in 31 overs
Phillips continues. OUT! India’s collapse continues as Phillips gets Pant’s off stump as the wicketkeeper walks back. The ball kept low as Pant went to pull it and caught just air.
Pant b Phillips 18 (19)
Ravindra Jadeja the newest batter at the crease.
IND 83/4 in 30 overs
Santner continues. Just the two runs from the over as the tweaker continues to trouble the Indian batters.
A milestone for Jaiswal notched up during his short cameo
Yashasvi Jaiswal became the youngest Indian to complete 1000 Test runs in a calendar year during Day 2 of the second Test between India and New Zealand in Pune on Friday.
IND 81/4 in 29 overs
Phillips with his second. Some singles and a FOUR from Pant to end the over.
IND 73/4 in 28 overs
Santner with the ball. Dropped! Sarfaraz goes to defend but the ball catches an edge at the top of the bat and goes to the slip but Mitchell fails to catch it.
IND 72/4 in 27 overs
Glenn Phillips with his first over. Close! Pant goes down the pitch and hits it straight as the ball kisses Phillips’ fingers and skids down the ground. OUT! The tweaker catches Jaiswal’s outside edge as the ball falls safely into Daryl Mitchell’s hands at the slip.
Jaiswal c Mitchell b Phillips 30 (60)
Sarfaraz comes in and takes a single to get off the mark.
IND 68/3 in 26 overs
Santner to Jaiswal, manages to flick one past short leg for a single. Pant too gets off strike with a slick through fine leg. Another single square on the legside for Jaiswal. The ball turning in has been comfortable to deal with so far.
IND 65/3 in 25 overs
Jaiswal tries to cut a length delivery from Ajaz, manages to sneak in a single to point. Pant punches off the backfoot to cover for a single. Five runs from the over
IND 60/3 in 24 overs
Santner to Kohli. Maintains the offstump line, forcing Kohli forward. WICKET!! Kohli is castled! A loopy full toss which he looked to hoick across the line but misses completely.
Kohli b Santner 1(9)
Pant in at 5. Looks to come down the track but is hit on the thigh pads. Four!! Over pitched outside leg stump, Pant sweeps it fine for a boundary.
IND 56/2 in 23 overs
Ajaz continues. Jaiswal prods forward and defends on to the offside. Four!! Over pitched outside off, driven through covers for a boundary. Kohli gets off the mark with a single to mid on.
IND 50/2 in 22 overs
Bounce for Santner. Ball kicks up and hits Jaiswal on the gloves. Single to mid on brings up 50 for Team India! WICKET! Straighter one from Santner and Gill is rapped again. Reiffel immediately raises his finger.
Shubman Gill lbw b Santner 30(72)
Kohli in at 4. Defends the first one off the back foot.
IND 49/1 in 21 overs
Ajaz to Jaiswal. The left-hander looks for the slog sweep but the bad timing only hands him a double. Follows it up with a single.
IND 46/1 in 20 overs
Santner to Gill. Four!! Gill brings out his short-arm jab to loft one over midwicket for a boundary.
IND 42/1 in 19 overs
Ajaz Patel into the attack. Gill sweeps a full delivery to square leg for a single. Soft hands from Jaiswal, guiding one to deep third for a single.
IND 39/1 in 18 overs
Gill tucks one from Santner behind square to pick up one. Four!! Jaiswal brings out the reverse sweep to get it over point and to the boundary for four.
IND 34/1 in 17 overs
Southee to Gill. Six!! Steps down the track and lofts one straight over the bowler’s head for six. Two fielders in the deep on the legside suggesting a short ball but Southee bowls one wide to Jaiswal who is happy to let it go.
IND 27/1 in 16 overs
Santner to Gill. A full ball turns just enough to take the outside edge of Gill’s bat and rolls to point. Gill drives to extra cover to pick up a single. Jaiswal turns one to fine leg to pick up another run. Three singles off the over.
IND 24/1 in 15 overs
Southee continues. In and around the off stump line, not giving away anything to the batter. A misfield at mid off allows Gill to rotate strike. Four!! A touch full from Southee to the southpaw, Jaiswal drives it through extra cover for the day’s first boundary.
IND 19/1 in 14 overs
Santner to Jaiswal. Full on off stump, Jaiswal prods forward to defend. A touch shorter from Santner, Jaiswal defends off the back foot.
IND 19/1 in 13 overs
Southee with the second over of the morning. Gill steps down the ground to negate the movement in the air. A punch drive from Gill through the covers will bring him a couple.
IND 17/1 in 12 overs
Gill on strike against Santner. The Indian batter is beaten on the outside edge second ball. Next one comes with the arm and raps the pads, probably missing leg stump. NZ review. Umpire’s call on hitting and Gill survives! Gill paddles one behind square for a single.
Almost there...
Big first hour for India with respect to the match and the larger context of the series. A formidable partnership between Jaiswal and Gill and help India take control of proceedings and ensure the fourth innings is a mere formality. India will hope for a sizeable lead in the first innings.
ICYMI
The Women in Blue brought the high-flying Kiwis to the ground on Thursday. The absence of Richa Ghosh, Asha Sobhana and captain Harmanpreet Kaur didn’t matter.
There was some chaos surrounding the spectators at Day 1 Lunch
There was chaos at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium on Thursday as several spectators raised slogans against the local cricket body over the unavailability of drinking water at the venue.
Here’s what New Zealand’s batting coach had to say on Day 1
New Zealand’s batting coach Luke Ronchi admitted that the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium surface did surprise his team as it did not turn as much as they thought it would on the opening day of the second Test against India.
How did speaking to fellow tweakers help Sundar?
Comebacks aren’t always easy. But for Washington Sundar, it turned out to be a ‘special moment’ as he returned to India’s Test side after a long three-and-a-half years with a seven-wicket haul.
Washington Sundar had a seven-star performance on Day 1
All-rounder Washington Sundar picked his maiden Test five-wicket haul during India’s second match against New Zealand at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune on Thursday.
Day 1 report from Shayan Acharya
Washington justified the team management’s decision to field him in place of Kuldeep Yadav with a seven-wicket haul and bundled out New Zealand for 259.
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