New Delhi. The test match between India and New Zealand will be played in Pune from Thursday. This is the second test of the three-match series. India has lost the first test. New Zealand is ahead 1-0 in the series after winning the Bengaluru Test. In such a situation, Pune test has become decisive. If India has to win the series then it will have to win this do or die match at any cost.
The record of the Indian team in Pune has been fifty-fifty. India has played two test matches on this ground so far. In one case it has won and in the other it has suffered a crushing defeat. The special thing is that both the matches proved to be one-sided. Now it remains to be seen whether the match between India and New Zealand is one-sided or an exciting match like Bengaluru, in which both the teams were contenders for victory at different times. Later the match remained in the name of the visiting team.
Australia gave a crushing defeat
India played its first Test on Pune ground in 2017. Australia defeated India by 333 runs in that match. The Indian team, under the captaincy of Virat Kohli, was all out for 105 runs in the first innings and 107 runs in the second innings.
beat South Africa by an innings
Two years after the defeat by Australia, the Indian team once again reached the ground of Pune. This time he faced South Africa. Batting first, India scored 601 runs for 5 wickets. In response, the South African team collapsed for 275 and 189 runs. In this way India won by an innings and 137 runs.
Kohli is the most successful batsman
Virat Kohli is the batsman who played the biggest innings in Pune. He has played an innings of 254 runs against South Africa here. Steven Smith (136) is second after Virat Kohli (267) in the list of scoring the most runs. Mayank Agarwal has also played a century innings here. Similarly, Ravichandran Ashwin is at number one in the list of successful bowlers. He has taken 13 wickets in two matches here.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : October 24, 2024, 06:47 IST
