| October 22, 2024 at 2:38 PM
New Zealand has a Test win in India after decades. They shocked the Indian batting line-up with some masterly pace bowling in the first innings and the tone was set from there. The challenge now will be to sustain. New Zealand has found some good subcontinent batters with Rachin Ravindra standing up and now they need to find a way to navigate through two pitches which are likely to be as dry as possible. India will be looking at some worrying signs here. They have lost three home Tests in the last 24 months and their batting has been a major factor behind the struggles. Are India getting too reliant on their spin duo? Whenever India are in trouble it is the spin duo which pushes them out of a tough spot and that has happened a lot in recent months as well, particularly with the bat. India though need to find their batting form again with Virat Kohli in particular far from his consistent best.
Date: Octobern 24th, 2024
Time: 9:30 AM IST
Venue: Maharastra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune
Weather interruptions are unlikely to be a concern with Pune normally pretty dry at this time of the year.
The pitch looks to be as dry as possible. There is some resemblance to the pitch used in Pune's first ever game against Australia back in 2017 when the pitch turned square on day one. Batting is likely to be a massive challenge and batting first will be better with the pitch expected to get lower and slower as the game goes on.
Devon Conway, Tom Latham, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell, Glenn Phillips, Matt Henry, Tim Southee, Ajaz Patel, William O Rourkee
Rohit Sharma, Yashashvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Sarfaraz Khan/ KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant/ Dhruv Jurel, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav
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William O Rourkee
Rachin Ravindra grabbed headlines in the first Test but William O Rourkee was an equal contributor with his pace. He is quick, and New Zealand are using him pretty well to shake batters up at first change, giving little respite after the new-ball specialists.
Virat Kohli
A big score has been missing from Virat Kohli. He has looked in decent touch getting in his innings well but he is struggling again to convert his starts into match-defining scores as he once used to.
While New Zealand are up in the series India will still believe that they are favorites with more spin likely in the next game.
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