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India vs New Zealand (IND vs NZ) Live Score, 1st Test Day 2 Match Today: Indian skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss and opted to bat against Tom Latham’s New Zealand on Day 2 of the first of the three-match Test series at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Thursday. However, the weather forecast for the remaining days looks pretty grim with the rain in the city set to continue, according to AccuWeather. But India will not be perturbed as M.Chinnaswamy has a way superior drainage system than Kanpur where India needed just 2 days to defeat Bangladesh after the first 3 days were washed out. In case the Test turns out to be a draw, it might hamper India’s chances, if only slightly, to qualify for the WTC final so the Rohit Sharma -led crew would hope to get a result in this series before travelling Down Under in what promises to be a nail-biting affair. Teams: New Zealand (Playing XI): Tom Latham(c), Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell(w), Glenn Phillips, Matt Henry, Tim Southee, Ajaz Patel, William ORourke India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli , KL Rahul , Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant (w), Ravindra Jadeja , Ravichandran Ashwin , Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj Follow IND vs NZ 1st Test Day 2 Live Score and Updates below. Rohit Sharma tried to counter the disciplined bowling of New Zealand and walked down to Southee who bowled an inswing delivery which came in like a sharp off-break and hit the top of the middle stump of Rohit after he missed the contact to the ball. It must be said apart from his fireworks in Kanpur Rohit Sharma has looked out of his depth in Test cricket off late. He needs a couple of innings of substance against New Zealand to get some confidence and fix his feet moment before going to Australia or things might look even gloomy against the likes of Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazelwood, and Pat Cummins. (After 7.3 overs IND 9/1) It has been a testing spell for the Indian openers. Usually, we do see seamers try to do too much and miss their mark when conditions are helpful to them but New Zealand fast bowlers have been spot on here. They have hit the right areas with subtle variations and are using all their experience. Luck has gone India's way here both Jaiswal and Rohit have had their share of it and now they need to capitalize on it. As per New Zealand, they would be praying to get one wicket here as there is a change in the batting order for India in the absence of Shubman Gill hence one might bring two and within no time they might expose Virat Kohli to a relatively new ball in cloudy conditions. (After 5.5 overs IND 9/0) Well, Rohit Sharma gets away with one there. It is the same old thing that he struggled against Bangladesh. He is on the backfoot trying to play the ball and a delivery from Matt Henry pitched on the middle stump moved slightly away and was hit on the top of the pad. The on-field umpire did not give it out and Latham decided to go upstairs and there was umpire call on wickets hitting for LBW. If at all Rohit needed an umpires call it was today. Matt Henry has always done good things against India and he started really well today as well. (After 3.5 overs IND 7/0) We are done with the first over and Tim Southee managed to get a lot of seam moment in it as expected. The pitch has been covered for the last three days. The New Zealand seamers will enjoy the conditions more than the Indian openers. On the flip side, the wicket has plenty of cracks on it and if New Zealand seamers have to make the most of this new ball once the ball gets old, India will have the best conditions to bat on and New Zealand have to bat last against Indian tweakers. However, all of it can happen if weather does allow us to have a game for five days. (After 1.4 overs IND 2/0) We are having a slightly delayed start here in Bengaluru due to a lack of flood lights turning on. It is very dark out here. We must be starting in a couple of minutes. Virat Kohli has surpassed MS Dhoni to become the second-most capped Indian international cricketer. This milestone was achieved during the first Test match against New Zealand in Bengaluru. Kohli now has 536 international appearances, while Dhoni had 535. Sachin Tendulkar holds the record for the most international matches played by an Indian cricketer. (Read more) The outfield is simply superb. Great drainage. No reminiscence at all that it rained. It has been under the covers, which means it has a lot of dampness. It is quite cold when you touch it. When you touch it, it is slightly harder and it is dry underneath. New ball could nip around early on and the spinners could get some help as well Though the match is scheduled to start at 9.15, its getting darker by the minute pings Sandip G from the ground Tom Latham(c), Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell(w), Glenn Phillips, Matt Henry, Tim Southee, Ajaz Patel, William ORourke Rohit Sharma(c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj Wicket has been under covers so hopefully we can make good use of it early with the ball. Bit of weather around, so we have't had a great prep here. Three seamers with Ajaz Patel and we have two all-rounders who bowl spin too We are going to have a bat first. It has been under the covers and we do understand that it could be slightly sticky early on but the nature of the pitch is such that you would want to put runs on the board first. You want to get the result as much as we want. We assess where we are decide what needs to be done as a team. We have played well in the last few Test matches. Fresh series for us and we want to start well. From the last Test two changes, Gill misses out, Sarfaraz comes in. Kuldeep comes in for Akash Clouds are drifting in, but so far little rain since last evening. And the teams warming up: Pings Sandip G from Bengaluru Morning session: 9:15-11:30 AM Afternoon session: 12:10-2:25 PM Evening session: 2:25 PM-4:45 PM Hello and welcome to our Day 2 live blog of India taking on New Zealand. We could not get any action on Day 1 due to persistent rain. We do have 30 minutes added on for the remaining four days to make up for the loss of the first day however, the weather does not look promising for the remainder of the game as well. Regardless, do stay with us for all the live updates. None
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