India vs New Zealand (IND vs NZ) 2nd Test, Day 1 Highlights: India reached 221/4 on the finish of play on the opening day of the second Test in opposition to New Zealand on the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Friday.
At stumps, Mayank Agarwal and Wriddhiman Saha had been scoring 120 and 25 runs respectively. Earlier, after your complete first session was worn out because of a moist outfield because of in a single day rain, India opted to bat first when the returning Virat Kohli gained the toss on the Wankhede Stadium. Openers Agarwal and Shubman Gill (44) placed on an 80-run partnership for the primary wicket and had been later dismissed by Ejaz Patel. Out-of-form Cheteshwar Pujara and skipper Kohli had been despatched again in fast succession by the Mumbai-born left-arm spinner, who ended the day with spectacular figures of 4/73. Both Pujara and Kohli couldn’t open their accounts, though the choice of the captain’s dismissal appeared controversial.
India (Playing XI): Mayank Agarwal, Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (c), Shreyas Iyer, Wriddhiman Saha (w), Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Jayant Yadav, Umesh Yadav, Mohammad Siraj
New Zealand (Playing XI): Tom Latham (c), Will Young, Daryl Mitchell, Ross Taylor, Henry Nicholls, Tom Blundell (wk), Rachin Ravindra, Kyle Jamieson, Tim Southee, William Somerville, Ajaz Patel
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
