Australia are coming off a 0-3 defeat in South Africa, while New Zealand won their last series 3-0, against India at home.
Stumps, Day 2: India 242 (Vihari 55, Shaw 54, Pujara 54; Jamieson 5/45) and 90/6 (Pujara 24; Boult 3/12) lead New Zealand 235 (Latham 52; Shami 4/81, Bumrah 3/62) by 97 runs.
Stumps, Day 1: India 242 (Shaw 54, Pujara 54, VIhari 55; Jamieson 5/45) lead New Zealand 63/0 (Blundell 29*) by 179 runs.
The last time New Zealand whitewashed India was in 2002-03. As with the ongoing series, this was also a 2-Test affair played in New Zealand.
Hagley Oval dates back to 1867, though it had never hosted a Test till 2014-15. Lancaster Park acted as Christchurch's primary ground till it was damaged during the 2011 earthquake.
Less than a week after a 10-wicket thrashing at Basin Reserve, Wellington, India will take field at Seddon Park, Hamilton, to level the 2-Test series against New Zealand. Given India’s record in New Zealand (a solitary Test win in the last 44 years) and how they performed in the first Test, that seems unlikely at […]
India faced their first defeat, while New Zealand rose to fifth place. A win at Seddon Park will take New Zealand to third spot.
Neil Wagner is likely to play the second Test against India. Bangladesh recorded a massive win against Zimbabwe. Virat Kohli was named in the Asia XI squad by the BCB.
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Stumps, Day 3: India 165 (Rahane 46; Jamieson 4/39, Southee 4/49) and 144/4 (Agarwal 58; Boult 3/27) trail New Zealand 348 (Williamson 89; Ishant 5/68, Ashwin 3/99) by 39 runs.