Highlights:
5.20 pm: Stumps on Day 2! Bad light forces early close of play in Bengaluru with New Zealand reaching 180 for 3 in 50 overs. The visitors lead India by 136 runs after bowling out the hosts for 46 in the first session.
4.41 pm: WICKET! Devon Conway b Ashwin 91 (105 balls). Tries to play a reverse-sweep but misses a full delivery and gets castled in the process. New Zealand 154/3, lead India by 108 runs.
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4.22 pm: WICKET! Will Young c Sarfaraz b Jadeja 33 (73 balls). New Zealand 142/2 in 36.3 overs, lead India by 96 runs.
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3.20 pm: The players are back out on the field for the third and final session of Day 2. Bright sunshine has graced Bengaluru after several days and made the pitch a batter’s paradise, something which the Kiwis should look to cash in on and take India out of the contest.
3 pm: And that will be Tea on Day 2! New Zealand have reached 82 for the loss of 1 wicket with Devon Conway (61*) and Will Young (2*) at the crease. Kuldeep Yadav managed to pick the lone wicket for India in that session, trapping NZ skipper Tom Latham LBW for 15 but there weren’t any other positives for the home side that is already behind the opposition with 10 sessions left in the match if the weather permits.
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2:12 PM: New Zealand openers Tom Latham and Devon Conway look comfortable in the middle as the Indian pace duo of Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj have failed to provide India with a breakthrough.
1:36 PM: New Zealand openers Tom Latham and Devon Conway make cautious start to innings
1:30 PM: New Zealand's 1st innings begins
1:20 PM: India bowled out for 46 runs their lowest total at home and third lowest overall.Kuldeep Yadav is the final wicket to fall. Matt Henry finishes with figures of 5/15 as India is bowled out for their third lowest total of 46 runs
1:05 PM: WICKET! Bumrah is the latest wicket to fall after scoring just 1 run. Henry takes a brilliant catch in deep as O'Rourke takes his fourth wicket
12:52 PM: WICKET! Huge blow for India, Rishabh Pant departs for 20 runs. New Zealand skipper Tom Latham takes an easy catch at second slip. India heading towards yet another lowest team total
12:42 PM: WICKET! Another duck for Indian batsman. Ravichandran Ashwin dismissed first ball right after lunch. Henry bowls a delivery on a good length, just outside off. The ball nips away taking the shoulder off the bat, easy catch for Glenn Philips at gully
The below scorecard sums up indian innings so far at lunch. This is India's sixth-lowest total at the fall of the sixth wicket in Tests and their second-lowest at home. O'Rourke is bowling really well and also making a serious impression in his first Test in India. Can R Ashwin and Rishabh Pant rescue India? stay tuned for more updates
– Duck for Virat Kohli
– Duck for Sarfaraz Khan
– Duck for KL Rahul
– Duck for Ravi Jadeja
Four ducks in the Indian innings so far. And just 2 runs from Rohit Sharma #INDvNZ#tapmad#DontStopStreamingpic.twitter.com/xxZhRhdxBF— Farid Khan (@_FaridKhan) October 17, 2024
12:00 PM: Wicket! It's all happening at Chinnaswamy stadium. Ravindra Jadeja is the 6th Indian wicket to fall. Ajaz Patel takes a simple catch off the leading edge. Matt Henry has his 2nd wicket of the match.
11:54 AM: WICKET! William O’Rourke Strikes KL Rahul dismissed for a duck . India lose half the side with 33 runs on board
11:44 AM: WICKET! Yashasvi Jaiswal gone, India in trouble. O'Rurke strikes yet again. Jaiswal was looking to break free. He fails to keep his cut shot down. Ajaz Patel takes a low catch to sen dback the Indian opener.
11:33 AM: Lifeline for Pant after Tom Blundell drops catch behind the stumps. O’Rourke goes full and wide outside off. Pant chases it and edge to the wicketkeeper who drops a sitter.
11:04 AM: Play resumes after rain halted play for sometime players are on the field
10:33 AM: Rain has arrived to save India, drizzle have forced Pant and Jaiswal to head back towards pavilion. It has been a fantastic session for New Zealand so far
10:09 AM: WICKET! This is stunning, India are three down Sarfaraz Khan the latest batsman to deprat for a duck. Devon Conway takes a stunning catch at Mid off. India struggling at 10/3
Conway's leap of faith ☝️#TeamIndia lose their 3rd wicket early on in Bengaluru! #INDvNZ#IDFCFirstBankTestTrophy#JioCinemaSportspic.twitter.com/gM3dSzIgKn
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10:04 AM: wicket! This is huge, Virat Kohli the home boy departs without opening his account. Another failure with the bat for the King.The ball Jabs back from short of a length, takes the bat handle or the inside edge, Phillips dives forward to take a superb and a clean catch
9:51AM: Wicket! Tim Southee with the breakthrough. Rohit Sharma cleaned bowled for 2 runs. The ball comes back sharply and pierces through the defense of Team India skipper. Big wicket for the Kiwis
9:33 AM: Lucky escape for Rohit Sharma as Latham reviews Matt Henry’s appeal for LBW. Henry bowls an unplayable delivery with the ball missing the outside edge as Rohit’s bat. It has hit the back pad but ultimately it turns out be umpirtes call due to height
8:50 AM: Kuldeep has been picked as the third spinner, while Sarfaraz Khan comes in place of Shubman Gill. Here’s the playing 11 of both the teams
Playing XI
Take a look at #TeamIndia’s Playing XI for the Test series opener
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Bowling first in Bengaluru after a toss win for Rohit Sharma and India. Follow play LIVE in NZ on @skysportnz or @SENZ_Radio LIVE scoring | https://t.co/yADjMlJjpO#INDvNZ#CricketNation BCCI pic.twitter.com/wIfzEcVpQQ
— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) October 17, 2024
8:45 AM: Rohit Sharma Wins Toss, Elect To Bat Against New Zealand.
Toss
Captain @ImRo45 wins the toss and #TeamIndia elect to bat in the 1st Test
Match Updates ▶️ https://t.co/8qhNBrs1td#INDvNZ | @IDFCFIRSTBankpic.twitter.com/ovQuU2WLvE— BCCI (@BCCI) October 17, 2024
8:35 AM: Here’s the revised session timings for Day 2
1st session – 9:15am-11:30am
2nd session – 12:10pm-2:25pm
3rd session – 2:45pm-4:45pm
8:30 AM: Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the India vs New Zealand 1st Test at Chinnaswamy Stadium. The Day 1 of the match was washed out by rain but it looks like action will resume on Day 2 as covers are off the ground despite overcast condition
Looks good to go
How excited are we ???#INDvsNZ#weatherman#CricketTwitterpic.twitter.com/l4kD8xBSPB— DK (@DineshKarthik) October 17, 2024
Preview
On day 1 of the India vs. New Zealand match, no play occurred after rain washed out the first two sessions. The stop-start nature meant that there was just not enough time to get the match underway. However, Day 2 promises a start to the game with the covers off. Fans and players will hold out hope that some cricket can be played on day two, and that not too many more overs are lost to rain right at the beginning of the series.
India entered this series to produce 3-0 result which would be enough to seal their spot in the finals. However, if this match results in a draw after losing some days, India will have their task cut out with the need to produce results in Australia during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.