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India’s Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal during the second day of the first Test cricket match between India and New Zealand, at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, in Bengaluru, on October 17, 2024.
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India were struggling at 13 for 3 when rain stopped play on day two of their opening Test against New Zealand in Bengaluru on Thursday (October 17, 2024).
India lost the wickets of skipper Rohit Sharma (2), Virat Kohli (0) and Sarfaraz Khan (0) early in the morning.
Yashasvi Jaiswal (8) and Rishabh Pant (3) were at the crease as Indian batters struggled against persistent questions asked by New Zealand seamers, for whom Tim Southee, Matt Henry and William O’Rourke claimed one wicket each.
No play on Day 1
India had won the toss and opted to bat first under cloudy skies on the second day of the rain-hit opening Test. The first day’s action was called off without a ball being bowled due to rain with more bad weather expected this week.
India made two changes to their team, bringing in Sarfaraz Khan for injured batsman Shubman Gill and spinner Kuldeep Yadav for pace bowler Akash Deep.
“The pitch has been under the covers for a couple of days and we do understand it will be sticky to start with,” India skipper Rohit Sharma said.
“Keeping that in mind, we wanted to put runs on the board. It’s a tricky one because you lose the entire day and have four days to play. A lot can happen over the four days as well and you want to get the result as much as possible.”
New Zealand, under new permanent captain Tom Latham, are looking to win their first match against India since 1988. The tourists are without batting anchor Kane Williamson for the match at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium.
The Black Caps went with three seam bowlers in Tim Southee, William O’Rourke, and Matt Henry, as they looked to make the most of early overcast conditions.
Published – October 17, 2024 09:31 am IST
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