भारत Vs न्यूजीलैंड दूसरा टेस्ट आज से: पुणे में पहली बार होगा सामना; WTC फाइनल को देखते हुए भारत के लिए महत्वपूर्ण मैच

The second match of the Test series being played between India and New Zealand will be played in Pune from today. The match will start at 9:30 AM at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium and the toss will take place at 9:00 PM. Both the teams will face each other for the first time in this stadium in Test.

India is trailing 1-0 in the three-match series. New Zealand had defeated in the first match by 8 wickets. However, despite this defeat, India remains on top in the WTC points table.

India will have to win this match at any cost to make a comeback in the series and keep the WTC final in mind. The team has 7 matches (2 New Zealand and 5 Australia) left in this WTC cycle. To play the WTC final without depending on others, the team will have to win 4 of these matches and draw 2.

India won 34% of the matches against New Zealand India dominates New Zealand in Test cricket. So far 63 Tests have been played between the two. India won 22 matches and Kiwi team won 14 matches. That means India has won 34% of the matches. While 27 matches remained drawn. At the same time, 22 series have been played between the two. Team India won 12 series and New Zealand won 6 series. 4 series were also drawn.

Bumrah is India’s top wicket taker in the series, Sarfaraz is the top scorer. Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal is this year’s top scorer from India. He has scored 977 runs in 9 matches. During this period he scored 6 half-centuries. However, his bat was quiet in the first match. Sarfaraz Khan, who was included in the team in the absence of Shubman Gill in the first match, is the top scorer of this series. He played an important inning of 150 runs in the second innings of the first match. Jasprit Bumrah is at number one in bowling both this year and the series. He played 8 matches this year and took 41 wickets. Took 3 wickets in the last match.

Rachin scored the most runs for New Zealand this year Rachin Ravindra is the highest run-scorer for New Zealand this year. Rachin has scored 772 runs in 7 matches. He scored a century in the first match. Matt Henry is ahead in bowling.

Williamson will not play in the second test also New Zealand batsman Kane Williamson will not play in the Pune Test either. New Zealand head coach Gary Stead has given this information. Williamson was recently injured during the Test series against Sri Lanka. He returned to New Zealand for rehab. The team was hopeful that he would return in the second Test match against India.

New Zealand head coach Gary Stead told reporters in Pune on Monday that Williamson is currently rehabbing. His injury has healed to a great extent, but he is not ready to return to Test cricket yet. It is expected that he will make a comeback from the last Test against India to be played in Mumbai.

Pitch Report and Records The pitch of Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune helps the bowlers a lot. Spinners definitely get help here. The pitch of the second test may be a slow turner. According to the report, black soil has been used for the pitch. Because of this, less bounce may be seen in Pune as compared to Bengaluru. Looking at the pitch, India can play three spinners. So far 2 test matches have been played in this stadium. Indian team has won 1 and Australia has won 1.

absolutely no chance of rain There is absolutely no possibility of rain in the Pune match. According to weather website Accuweather, there is a 1% chance of rain here today. The day temperature will be 17 to 32 degrees. It will be sunny throughout the day, with occasional clouds.

Possible playing 11 of both the teams India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill/KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, Sarfaraz Khan, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah and Akash Deep.

New Zealand: Tom Latham (captain), Dwayne Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell (wk), Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner/Tim Southee, Matt Henry, Ajaz Patel, William O’Rourke.