IND vs NZ 2nd Test LIVE. The second test match between India and New Zealand is to be played in Pune from today, Thursday. This is the second test of the three-match series. New Zealand is leading 1-0 in the series after winning the first test. Because of this, Pune Test has become do or die for India. If India has to win the series then it will have to win this match at any cost. Before the match, everyone's eyes are on India's playing eleven. The big question is whether Sarfaraz Khan will be out of the team even after playing an inning of 150 runs.
The Indian team's record in the stadium in Pune where the match is to be held has been fifty-fifty. India has played two test matches on this ground so far. India was defeated by Australia by 333 runs here in 2017. Two years later, India had registered a victory over South Africa by an innings margin.
Indian team: Rohit Sharma (captain), Jasprit Bumrah (vice-captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Sky Deep, Washington Beautiful.
New Zealand team: Tom Latham (captain), Devon Conway, Will Young, Daryl Mitchell, Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Tom Blundell (wicketkeeper), Mark Chapman, Mitchell Santner, Matt Henry, William Oruc, Ajaz Patel, Ben Sears, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi .
