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India vs New Zealand LIVE: FOUR!

A full toss from Glenn Phillips and Rishabh Pant puts it away for a four through the mid-wicket region. Both Pant and Sarfaraz Khan are doing a good job to continue scoring runs despite the pitch offering them some tough challenges.

IND 81/4 (29)

India vs New Zealand LIVE: OUT!

Another Indian wicket falls down! Set batter Yashasvi Jaiswal walks back to the dugout after scoring 30 runs off 60 balls. It was a length ball from Glenn Phillips that took the outside edge of Jaiswal's bat. Mitchell Santner at first slip took a really good catch diving to his left.

IND 70/4 (26.4)

India vs New Zealand LIVE: New Zealand on top!

Without a doubt, New Zealand are in a commanding position in the game. The ball is turning in a great manner and Mitchell Santner is creating some real trouble for India. He has already dismissed Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli early in the day. Now the onus is on Rishabh Pant and Yashasvi Jaiswal to keep India going.

IND 68/3 (26)

India vs New Zealand LIVE: WICKET!

Virat Kohli has been clean up by Mitchell Santner and it is an embarrassing dismissal for the India star. It was a full toss from Santner and Kohli could have easily hit it away for a boundary. He somehow yorked himself and the ball crashed onto the stumps.

IND 56/3 (23.4)

India vs New Zealand LIVE: OUT!

21.3 - A big breakthrough for New Zealand as Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal were looking good at the crease. It was a length ball from Santner that caught Gill right in front of the stumps and umpire raised his finger. Gill decided not to review it and walked back for a score of 30 off 72.  

IND 50/2 (22)

India vs New Zealand LIVE: FOUR!

That is a beautiful shot from Shubman Gill. It was a tad short from Ajaz Patel and Gill quickly trasferred his weight on the backfoot to pull it away for a four through the mid-wicket region. It is followed by a dot ball.

IND 46/1 (20)

India vs New Zealand LIVE: FOUR!

A reverse sweep from Yashasvi Jaiswal for four. He connected it really well. The ball flew over the infield and ran away for the boundary. 

IND 39/1 (17.2)

India vs New Zealand LIVE: SIX!

This is a superb shot from Shubman Gill. India are moving forward now. Gill stepped out of his crease and smashed the Tim Southee delivery down the ground for a six. It went right over the bowler's head. After some early jitters, Gill is growing in confidence now. 

IND 33/1 (16.3)

India vs New Zealand LIVE: Maiden over!

A maiden over from Mitchell Santner to Yashasvi Jaiswal. New Zealand have conceded only three runs in as many overs bowled in the day so far. Tim Southee will come will continue bowling from the other end.

IND 19/1 (14)

India vs New Zealand LIVE: Gill is lucky there!

11.3 - Shubman Gill is saved by a whisker there. An arm ball from Mitchell Santner caught him right in front of the stumps but umpire was unconvinced with the appeal. The impact was on the line of the middle stump. New Zealand went up for a review but umpire's call saved Gill as the ball was found to be only clipping the leg stump. Santner was frustrated after the final verdict. 

IND 17/1 (12)

India vs New Zealand LIVE: Action starts!

A fuller ball from Mitchell Santner to start with and Shubman Gill defends it on the front foot.

India vs New Zealand LIVE: It's match time!

Umpires Paul Reiffel and Richard Illingworth walk into the groud. The New Zealand players get into a huddle before speading on the field. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill to walk in. We are set for action now.

India vs New Zealand LIVE: Sundar on his inspiring performance -

"The ball became very soft. So we had to give more speed to the ball. That was something me and Ash kept talking about. I mean, he said it like that himself in the spell after lunch. That's how he got Conway out as well. We spoke about it and were glad I was able to do it as well. Yes, I didn't actually change too many things. On this wicket, we expected there would be something for the spinners and I really wanted to hit the right areas against different batters," Washington Sundar said on Day 1.

India vs New Zealand LIVE: A spin-friendly track

The fact that all the 10 New Zealand wickets fell to spinners is enough to say that this pitch is a spinner's paradise. Washington Sundar picked 7 while R Ashwin scalped three wickets. However, the challenge is now for the Indian batters, who have to prove their mettle on the turning track.

India vs New Zealand LIVE: Eyes on Gill!

Shubman Gill's performance will be on focus. There was a lot of discussion about who will be dropped to included him in the playing XI for the second Test. Eventually, KL Rahul had to make way for him. Notably, Gill missed the first game due to a stiff neck and Sarfaraz Khan replaced him for the match.

India vs New Zealand LIVE: What happened on Day 1?

India were 16 for 1 in their first innings in reply to New Zealand's 259 all out on the opening day of the second Test in Pune on Thursday. Off-spinner Washington Sundar (7/59) took seven wickets as India dismissed New Zealand in the third session of the day. Veteran spinner R Ashwin (3/64) took three scalps. Devon Conway (76) and the inform Rachin Ravindra (65) were the top scorers for the tourists. In reply, India lost skipper Rohit Sharma (0) early. Youngsters Yashaswi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill were manning the the crease at stumps as the hosts trailed by 243 runs.

India vs New Zealand LIVE: A balanced contest so far!

In reply to New Zealand's 259 all out, India are in a state of bother after losing a wicket at the score of 16. Captain Rohit is already back to the hut and onus will be on his fellow opener Yashasvi Jaiswal and number 3 batter Shubman Gill to keep India going.

Welcome folks!

Hello everyone, welcome the live blog of India vs New Zealand second Test Day 2. The game is perfectly poised at the moment with both the sides eager to control the proceedings. Let's see which team comes out on top today.