So dominating has been India’s form at home that any defeat looks like a minor aberration. But this New Zealand team, led by their inspirational young skipper Kane Williamson, is pretty well prepared to face the challenges in India. New Zealand defeated India by six wickets in the first ODI in Mumbai on October 22 and that was the result of some solid batting by Tom Latham and Ross Taylor. New Zealand’s ability to tackle India’s bowling attack, particularly spin, was a clincher. Can India strike back in Pune? Get live cricket score of India vs New Zealand, 2nd ODI here. Bhuvneshwar Kumar , Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya struck. All timings below are in IST. ( LIVE SCORECARD | LIVE STREAMING INFO)
16:11 hrs IST: New Zealand are 168/6 after 40 overs. How much can they score in the last 10 overs? De Grandhomme holds the key.
16:08 hrs IST: With Nicholls departing, what will De Grandhomme’s plan be? He needs to be there till the end if India are to reach 260-270.
16:01 hrs IST: WICKET! Brilliant from Bhuvneshwar. He comes round the wicket and angles in a good length ball that comes back in with the angle, Nicholls looks to drive down the ground and gets his leg pole flattened. Henry Nicholls b Bhuvneshwar Kumar 42 (62).
15:58 hrs IST: The partnership between De Grandhomme and Nicholls is reviving New Zealand. India need a breakthrough.
15:49 hrs IST: FOUR! This is a great passage of play for New Zealand. De Grandhomme thwacks a flatter ball to deep mid wicket for a boundary. Next ball, Jadhav fires it wide of off stump and the batsman has to reach out for it.
15:46 hrs IST: SIX! De Grandhomme is playing a gem of a knock here. He gets underneath the delivery and mauls it straight down the ground for a big six.
15:44 hrs IST: FOUR! India are giving away some easy runs. Chahal drags it short and Nicholls powers it to deep cover.
15:42 hrs IST: FOUR! Touch of elegance in addition to power. Short ball from Axar and the batsman carves it to deep backward point.
15:41 hrs IST: FOUR! De Grandhomme looks in great touch. He again skips down the track and flicks it to deep mid wicket.
15:38 hrs IST: FOUR! De Grandhomme looks to be aggressive as he dances down the track and whips a flighted ball to wide long on.
15:36 hrs IST: Five good balls but Axar floats one on the pads and Colin de Grandhomme gets off the mark with a brace.
15:33 hrs IST: Loud appeal for an LBW by Chahal against Nicholls but is not given, probably going over the stumps. New Zealand need Nicholls to hang in there.
15:28 hrs IST: WICKET! Oh dear, Latham walks across and misses the sweep to be cleaned up. Axar is delighted, he knows how important that wicket is. Tom Latham b Axar Patel 38 (62).
15:26 hrs IST: In the air but safe! Latham sweeps Chahal but the ball dips and lands in front of Axar at backward square leg.
15:22 hrs IST: FOUR! Nice way to bring up the 50-run stand. Nicholls gives himself some room and cuts a short ball past the gap at cover.
15:21 hrs IST: Latham plays the back of the bat paddle sweep and gets a couple. Now, that is a new feature added to his already skilled repertoire against spin.
15:16 hrs IST: New Zealand bring up the team 100 but they will need much more. On this deck, a total of 270-280 is needed to challenge the Indian batting.
15:14 hrs IST: After 25 overs, New Zealand are 97/4. Latham is once again playing a good knock. Nicholls has hung in there.
15:12 hrs IST: DROPPED! Dhoni drops a simple catch. Chahal gets a bit of drift and Nicholls pokes at it but Dhoni shells the chance.
15:06 hrs IST: Latham and Nicholls are building a decent stand. The lower middle order is low on experience and this gives them a good chance.
15:00 hrs IST: The run-rate continues to be under four runs. New Zealand will need some quick runs.
14:56 hrs IST: Kedar Jadhav has figures of 5-0-15-0. Once again, he has tied down the runs. Now comes Axar Patel. Can he strike?
14:52 hrs IST: FOUR! Latham continues on his merry ways. He pulls a short ball to the deep square leg fence as New Zealand aim to recover.
14:48 hrs IST: FOUR! Henry Nicholls begins in style as he punches a short ball through the gap at extra cover for a boundary. Latham holds the key.
14:44 hrs IST: WICKET! Short ball from Pandya and Taylor looks to hook but gets a faint edge, the Mumbai partnership does not last long in Pune. Ross Taylor c Dhoni b Pandya 21 (33).
14:41 hrs IST: FOUR! Finally some relief for New Zealand. Pandya bowls short and Taylor crashes a short ball to sweeper cover.
14:37 hrs IST: After 15 overs, New Zealand are 53/3. They are unable to get any sort of momentum going.
14:30 hrs IST: New Zealand are playing Kedar Jadhav cautiously. Taylor glances a quicker ball to fine leg for a couple
14:27 hrs IST: Good first over from Hardik Pandya. India are applying the pressure. Latham and Taylor hold the key.
14:21 hrs IST: Kedar Jadhav, who did not bowl in the first match, comes into the attack. He was the difference in the 2016 series. Can he pull off something special in front of his home town fans?
14:17 hrs IST: Taylor is also in good form and he pushes it past cover for a couple. New Zealand are 35/3 after 10 overs.
14:13 hrs IST: FOUR! Glorious shot to get off the mark. Latham is in great touch and it shows. Good length ball outside off, Latham leans into the shot and punches it to cover.
14:10 hrs IST: Another maiden over from Jasprit Bumrah. India are applying the squeeze here.
14:06 hrs IST: WICKET! Brilliant from Bhuvneshwar. He stays over the wicket and gets this delivery to cut back in sharply, Munro gets an inside edge but this time the ball hits the pad and clips the top of the stumps. Colin Munro b Bhuvneshwar Kumar 10 (17).
14:02 hrs IST: Good stop from Chahal. Taylor flicks it to square leg and the legspinner dives to his right to prevent a second. He puts in another good stop when Munro mistimes the pull.
13:59 hrs IST: WICKET! LBW as Mark Nicholas would scream on air. Good length ball and it zips through the deck, it cuts back in and Williamson is trapped on the crease, the umpire raises the finger and the New Zealand skipper reviews, replays show it is just clipping leg stump. New Zealand do not lose the review, but they have lost their skipper. Kane Williamson LBW Jasprit Bumrah 3 (14).
13:54 hrs IST: Good fielding at mid on. Stops a certain boundary. New Zealand are 24/1 after 5 overs.
13:51 hrs IST: Bhuvneshwar and Bumrah are getting some zip of the wicket. This is a decent wicket, despite all the storms revolving around it today.
13:48 hrs IST: Good comeback from Bumrah after being hit for 10 runs in his first over. He bowls a maiden and almost has Williamson dragging a slower ball back onto the stumps.
13:43 hrs IST: WICKET! Bhuvi strikes. Good length ball and it holds its line outside off, Guptill edges it to the keeper. Martin Guptill c Dhoni b Bhuvneshwar 11 (9). New Zealand 21/1 after three overs.
13:40 hrs IST: SIX! Munro is a renowned power-hitter. He latches onto a short ball and wallops it straight down the ground for a six.
13:36 hrs IST: FOURS! Martin Guptill gets going in style. He creams a boundary through cover and then cracks a short ball to the deep point fence.
13:33 hrs IST: Oh almost! Bhuvi gets the delivery to cut back in and Munro inside-edges it onto the pads but survives. New Zealand are 2/0 in the first over.
13:31 hrs IST: Martin Guptill and Colin Munro are at the crease. Bhuvneshwar Kumar will open the bowling.
1:25 PM IST: We are five minutes away from start. A lot of focus will be on the pitch. Three hundred-plus scores have been registered on this Pune track. India had beaten Australia by 3 wickets in a day-night match in January 2017. Virat Kohli and Kedar Jadhav smashed centuries as India chased 351 for a win.
1:12 PM: The last seven ODI fixtures played out between India vs New Zealand have seen the winner alternate; New Zealand claimed a six-wicket victory last time out in Mumbai.
1:07 PM: New Zealand will seal their first ever bilateral ODI series victory against India in India with a win in this match; the record currently stands at 5-0 in favour of India.
1:01 PM: New Zealand have won the toss and opted to bat. The Kiwis are unchanged. The Indians have made one change — Axar Patel has replaced Kuldeep Yadav.
12:52 PM: The ICC has approved the India vs New Zealand 2nd ODI. So toss should be on time at 1 PM.
12:39 PM: According to Harsha Bhogle, the pitch is looking fine and the match should start on schedule.
12:26 PM: BCCI’s zonal observer Ramesh Mhamunkar has given a go ahead for the India vs New Zealand 2nd ODI. This will be Pune’s third ODI match ever.
12:21 PM: The BCCI’s Anti-Corruption Unit has been caught off guard, said a BCCI official. “The BCCI Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) under Neeraj Kumar will have some answering to do. Here a random man comes, doesn’t have an all-access area pass (only given to those who can enter any area) and is taken to the main pitch by the curator,” a BCCI official said. How alarming!
12:15 PM: The ICC will also make an inspection soon. The match referee Chris Broad, former England batsman and no stranger to India, will check out the 22-yard strip.
12:09 PM: “Pandurang Salgaonkar has been suspended from the Maharashtra Cricket Association’s curator’s post with immediate effect,” BCCI acting Secretary Amitabh Chaudhary told PTI. “The MCA has also suspended Salgaonkar from all other positions in the association. An inquiry Commission will also be constituted by MCA. At BCCI, we reiterate that we have zero tolerance towards any corrupt activity,” he added.
12:03 PM: The international Cricket Council, which has zero tolerance against corruption, will also probe the matter of pitch doctoring in Pune.
11:57 PM: Hours before the 2nd ODI in Pune, a sting operation showed Pandurang Salgaonkar speaking to an undercover reporter, posing as a bookie. The 68-year-old was seen agreeing to tampering with the pitch to suit the requirements put forth by the reporter.
11:52 PM: The Pune curator has been barred from the stadium. The BCCI curator will now make an inspection soon. As of now, the 2nd ODI between India vs New Zealand will go on.
11:48 PM: Pune has been rocked by reports of . A sting operation carried out by India Today ‘reveals’ that the curator Pandurang Salgaonkar had allowed people to tamper with the pitch ahead on the eve of the second ODI.
PREVIEW
New Zealand’s proficiency probably boils down to the preparation for the tour of India. Their A team played several games and a clutch of players finally found a place in the senior side. Then New Zealand played two practice games in Mumbai before the first ODI. Latham, who scored a century in the second warm-up game, carried his good form into the first of the three ODIs but what was more telling is Ross Taylor’s form.
#TeamIndia members gear up for the 2nd ODI against New Zealand at Pune #INDvNZ pic.twitter.com/O2kYNh5MEM
— BCCI (@BCCI) October 24, 2017
Ross Taylor (95) and Tom Latham (103 not out) set a new record for the highest ever partnership for New Zealand against India by adding 200 runs for the fourth wicket. They erased the previous best of 190 between Scott Styris and Taylor also for the fourth wicket at Dambulla on August 10,2010. The 180-run stand for the third wicket between Adam Parore and Ken Rutherford at Vadodara on October 28,1994 was the previous best for New Zealand against India in India.
Statistics prove that new Zealand have historically played well in India and unlike Australia, who depended too much on a David Warner or a Steve Smith, the Kiwis have more muscle in their batting line-up.
ODI No.200 ✅
Century No. 31 ✅ #Virat200 pic.twitter.com/C1ZmBEKyzD— BCCI (@BCCI) October 22, 2017
India’s batting at Wankhede once again centred around Virat Kohli. The Indian cricket captain became the only second batsman to score a hundred in his 200th ODI by making 121 off 125 balls with nine fours and two sixes. Abraham de Villiers was the first batsman to achieve this feat. who on his 200th ODI, once again came up with a superb century .
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