India vs New Zealand LIVE: OFF!

21.3 – A big breakthrough for New Zealand as Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal looked good at the crease. It was a long ball from Santner that struck Gill just in front of the stumps and the referee raised his finger. Gill decided not to grade it and walked back for a score of 30 out of 72.

IND 50/2 (22)

India vs New Zealand LIVE: CELEBRATE!

That’s a beautiful shot from Shubman Gill. It was a bit short from Ajaz Patel and Gill quickly shifted his weight onto the back foot to pull it away for a four through the mid-wicket region. It is followed by a punt ball.

IND 46/1 (20)

India vs New Zealand LIVE: CELEBRATE!

A reverse sweep from Yashasvi Jaiswal for four. He connected it very well. The ball flew over the infield and raced towards the boundary.

IND 39/1 (17.2)

India vs New Zealand LIVE: SIX!

This is a beautiful photo by Shubman Gill. India is moving forward now. Gill stepped out of his crease and hit Tim Southee’s delivery on the ground for a six. It went straight over the bowler’s head. After some early jitters, Gill is now growing in confidence.

IND 33/1 (16.3)

India vs New Zealand LIVE: Maiden over!

A girl over from Mitchell Santner to Yashasvi Jaiswal. New Zealand have so far conceded just three runs in the as many overs bowled on the day. Tim Southee will come and 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 struck him just in front of the stumps, but the umpire was not convinced by the appeal. The impact took place on the line of middle stump. New Zealand went up for a review but the referee’s decision saved Gill as it turned out the ball only hit the leg stump. Santner was frustrated after the final verdict.

IND 17/1 (12)

India vs New Zealand LIVE: Action Begins!

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 ground. The New Zealand players get into a group before entering the field. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill walk in. We are now ready for action.

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

“The ball got really soft. So we had to put more speed on the ball. That was something that me and Ash kept talking about. I mean, he said it himself during the spell after lunch. That’s how he got Conway out like Well , we talked about it and were happy that I could do it too. Yeah, I didn’t actually change that many things. On this wicket we expected something to be there for the spinners and I really wanted to get the right areas against different batters” , Washington Sundar said on Day 1.

India vs New Zealand LIVE: A spin-friendly song

The fact that all 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 now lies with the Indian batters, who have to prove their qualities on the turning track.

India vs New Zealand LIVE: Eyes on Gill!

Shubman Gill’s performance will be the focus. There was much discussion about who would be dropped to include him in the playing XI for the second Test. Ultimately, KL Rahul had to make way for him. Notably, Gill missed the first match 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 informed 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 manned the crease at stumps as the hosts trailed by 243 runs.

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

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

Welcome people!

Hello everyone, welcome to the live blog of India vs New Zealand Test Day 2. The match is currently perfectly balanced and both sides are keen to maintain control. Let’s see which team comes out on top today.