IND vs NZ 2nd Test: The second match of the three-match Test series between India and New Zealand is being played at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune. After losing by 8 wickets in the first test, the Indian bowlers made a comeback in this match and bowled accurately and bowled out the visiting team on a total score of 259 in 79.1 overs. In this match, spin bowler Washington Sundar, who was returning to the team after about 44 months, wreaked havoc with the ball and took the first 5 wicket haul of his career.
Let us tell you that when the team was announced for the India and New Zealand series, Washington Sundar’s name was nowhere in it. Meanwhile, the first test took place, in which the Indian team had to face defeat. Before the second match could start in Pune, the selection committee included Sundar in the squad in place of Kuldeep Yadav. This masterplan of head coach Gautam Gambhir and captain Rohit Sharma seems to be successful in the second test match of the series. In the first innings, Sundar took 7 wickets for 53 runs in 23.1 overs of his spell, while experienced spin bowler Ravichandran Ashwin took 3 wickets.
Massive credit to the captain, coach and team management for bringing back Washington Sundar.
– He didn’t play a single Test in 3 years and straight away got an opportunity to perform after India lost the first Test. Sundar delivered with a five wicket haul. pic.twitter.com/u0rTRuQ0q1
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) October 24, 2024
These 7 batsmen were sent to the pavilion
R Ashwin took the first three wickets of the Kiwi team, while the subsequent seven wickets went to Sundar. Rachin Ravindra, who was the player of the match in the Bengaluru Test, was looking to play a big innings again in Pune, but Sundar dismissed him at the score of 65 runs and thus began the downfall of the Kiwi team. The 7 batsmen who were dismissed by Sundar include the names of Rachin, Darrell Mitchell, Tom Blundell, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee and Ajaz Patel.
Was defeated by 8 wickets in the first test
It is noteworthy that in the first Test played in Bengaluru, the Indian team had to face defeat by 8 wickets at the hands of the visiting team. The Indian team had given a target of 107 runs to the Kiwis to win, which the visiting team achieved by losing 2 wickets on Sunday. Will Young returned unbeaten on 45 and Rachin Ravindra scored 39 runs. Team India was all out for 462 runs in the second innings. New Zealand scored 402 runs and India scored 46 runs in the first innings. After this defeat, Team India has lagged 0-1 in the 3-match series.
Chance to make a comeback in Pune Test
Indian bowlers did their job in Pune Test. Now everyone is expecting good performance from the batsmen also, because right now the New Zealand team seems to be lagging behind. In such a situation, if India gets the lead in the first innings, then it will be very easy to win this match.
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