IND vs NZ Highlights, 1st Test Day 2: New Zealand 180/3 at stumps

New Zealand are in the driving seat in the first Test against India after ending the day with 180 for 3 on the board and a lead of 134 runs in their account. New Zealand bundled out India for just 46 in the first innings and will now be looking to extend the lead even further when they return for day three of the Test on Friday.

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Earlier, after winning the toss, Indian skipper Rohit Sharma opted to bat first. However, the decision backfired very quickly as India kept losing wickets at regular intervals and were eventually all out for their lowest score in India and third lowest overall, 46. Only Rishabh Pant (20) and Yashasvi Jaiswal (13) managed to cross the double-digit mark, while five Indian batters, including Virat Kohli, Sarfaraz Khan, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, and Ravichandran Ashwin, were sent back to the pavilion without opening their accounts.

For New Zealand, in bowling, Matt Henry took five wickets, William O’Rourke took four, and Tim Southee also claimed one wicket.

In reply, New Zealand started strong, with skipper Tom Latham (15) and opener Devon Conway (91) adding 67 runs for the first wicket before the former was trapped in front of the wicket by Kuldeep Yadav.

Conway then took the innings forward and added 77 runs for the third wicket with Will Young (33), before both batters were removed by Ashwin and Jadeja, respectively.

At the end of the day’s play, New Zealand were 180 for 3 with Rachin Ravindra (22) and Daryl Mitchell (14) at the crease.

New Zealand 1st innings scorecard after day 2-