2nd Test, Pune, October 24, 2024, 09:30 AM
New Zealand
92/2(31.0ov)
India
Day 1: Lunch Break - NZ opted to bat
IND 23%
Tie 27%
NZ 50%
Batsmen
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B
4S
6S
SR
Bowler
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R
W
Econ
Commentry
The second session is often regarded as the best time to bat in India, with the ball typically coming onto the bat more easily. However, given the signs of turn and grip that India's spinners started to extract towards the end of the first session, batting might not be as straightforward as usual. The Kiwi batters will need to be decisive and proactive in handling India's three-pronged spin attack. Join us back at 6.40 am GMT for the start of what promises to be an intriguing second session. In the meantime, you can switch tabs and follow the action from the third Test between Pakistan and England in Rawalpindi.
India couldn’t capitalize on that breakthrough immediately, as Devon Conway and Will Young weathered the challenge posed by spin from both ends. The in-out field settings allowed the pair to rotate the strike comfortably, ensuring New Zealand maintained a steady start. Young couldn’t see the session through as India successfully overturned an on-field decision for a caught-behind off Ashwin’s bowling. This breakthrough brought Rachin Ravindra, the centurion from the last game, to the crease. Ravindra joined Devon Conway, and the pair navigated the remainder of the session with caution, ensuring that no further damage was done.
End of an absorbing session of Test cricket! New Zealand will be slightly happier with how the first session unfolded whereas India would have hoped for a couple more breakthroughs but they won’t be too disappointed either. Earlier, after electing to bat first, New Zealand began confidently. With little assistance for the seamers, the two Kiwi openers were largely untroubled, apart from a couple of testing deliveries that caused Devon Conway some discomfort. However, it was the introduction of spin that brought India immediate success, with Ravichandran Ashwin removing the Kiwi skipper Tom Latham.
In over# 31
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0
0
1
0
0
Washington Sundar 11/0(7)
30.6
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Sharp turn from the surface! Washington Sundar pitches it on the nagging length on the middle stump line. Rachin Ravindra lunges forward for a defence but the sharp turn beats the outside edge and hits him up on the back thigh. There is a half-hearted appeal from the Indian players around the bat but no one looks interested enough to go for the review. The replays show that the ball pitched in line and the impact was also in line but the ball was clipping the stumps and it would have been umpire's call. The umpires take LUNCH on Day 1 of this Test Match.
30.5
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On the pads once again, fuller. Rachin Ravindra turns it down towards square leg.
30.4
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Drops it short on the off stump line. Rachin Ravindra stays back and fends it off.
30.3
1
Full and at the stumps, Devon Conway gets on the front foot to defend. Gets an inside edge to mid-wicket for a single.
30.2
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On the leg stump from the nagging length. Devon Conway plays it right under his eyes.
30.1
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Floats it up from around the wicket. Devon Conway drops it down off the front foot.
In over# 30
1
0
1
0
0
1
Ravichandran Ashwin 33/2(12)
29.6
1
On off, on a length, from Ravichandran Ashwin. Devon Conway drives the ball to long off and runs a single to end the over.
29.5
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On the pads, fuller from Ravichandran Ashwin. Devon Conway flicks the ball straight to short leg on the bounce.
29.4
1
Drifts it on the leg stump line and Rachin Ravindra plays the paddle sweep towards fine leg for a single.
29.3
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Bowls it slower through the air. Rachin Ravindra takes the front foot out and taps it to point.
29.2
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Fuller on the off stump. Rachin Ravindra stays on the crease and blocks it off under his eyes.
29.1
1
Tosses the ball up on the stumps and gets the outside edge this time but wide of Rohit Sharma at first slip, Devon Conway gets a single.
In over# 29
1
0
0
0
0
0
Ravindra Jadeja 13/0(5)
28.6
1
On the pads and flicked away to deep square leg for a single to end the over.
28.5
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Full and straight again. Devon Conway offers a front foot defence back to the bowler.
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