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IND v NZ, 2nd Test: Agarwal, Axar take India to 285/6 at lunch
Mayank Agarwal was batting on 146 (306 balls, 16x4, 4x6) with Axar Patel 32 (98b, 4x4) at the break. New Zealand left-arm spinner Ajaz Patel claimed two wickets off successive balls in his first over of the day, trapping lbw overnight batsman Wriddhiman Saha for 27 and castling R Ashwin with one that spun and sturck the off-stump.
IND v NZ, Second Test: Kohli's controversial dismissal sparks a debate on social media
Kohli failed to open his account and was adjudged lbw while pressing forward to push off left-arm spinner Ajaz Patel's bowling in the 30th over. The Indian skipper decided to take the Decision Review System (DRS) but the third umpire Virender Sharma found no conclusive evidence to overturn the on-field decision with the ball hitting the bat and pad at the same time.
IND vs NZ, 2nd Test: Agarwal's ton pushes India ahead after Ajaz Patel's four-for
Agarwal's fourth Test hundred, came off 196 deliveries and was studded with 13 fours and three sixes as he propelled India after New Zealand had come back strongly just before tea, keeping one end up even as wickets tumbled at the other. The opener batted with a lot of confidence, did not play any false shot and was batting on 120 (226 balls, 14x4, 4 x 6) at stumps, with Wriddhiman Saha keeping him company with 25.
IND v NZ, 2nd Test: India reach 111/3 at tea on Day 1
Opener Mayank Agarwal was batting on 52 while Shreyas Iyer was not out on 7 as the hosts lost their way after a good start. Ajaz Patel claimed all three wickets in the space of 15 balls as India slumped from 80/1 in the 28th over to 80/3 at the end of the 30th over.
IND v NZ, 2nd Test: Virat Kohli opts to bat after winning the toss
Jayant Yadav will come in place of all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, who picked up a niggle during the Kanpur Test, said the skipper leading the side. Virat resumed his captaincy after taking a break in the first Test. He also said that the wicket and the weather both looked nice and favorable for bating in the first innings.
Ishant, Rahane, Jadeja ruled out of 2nd Test due to niggles
As the start of the match was delayed by wet ground conditions caused by rains on Wednesday and Thursday, the BCCI put out the news that three senior players will not be available for the match. Sharma is out with a dislocated left little finger, Jadeja has a right forearm injury while Rahane has a slight left hamstring strain -- all three getting hurt during the final day of the first Test at Kanpur, BCCI secretary Jay Shah informed in a release on Friday.
Players will get clarity on South Africa tour in 1-2 days, says Kohli
India Test and ODI skipper Virat Kohli admitted that the players have a lot of concerns on this issue, the bubble life and SOPs considering the ever-evolving situation and they are in regular touch with the Indian cricket board for information. There are a lot of concerns worldwide over the detection of a new coronavirus variant called Omicron in South Africa and many countries have pulled out their sports teams from the country and many others have banned international travel to and from South Africa.
2nd Test: India A restrict South Africa to 233/7 on Day 1
After electing to bat, South Africa A lost their skipper Pieter Malan as Arzan Nagwaswalla struck in the second over. Sarel Erwee and Raynard van Tonder then added 72 runs together before Ishan Porel struck in successive overs to dismiss the two. Navdeep Saini joined the wicket-taking party as he got Tony de Zorzi out before left-arm spinner Saurabh Kumar gave India A their fifth success with the ball, dismissing Zubayr Hamza.
IND v NZ: Both teams reach Mumbai for the second Test
Both the teams reached Mumbai late in the evening on a chartered flight for the second and final Test of the series to be played at the Wankhede Stadium from December 3. With the first match at Kanpur ending in a thrilling draw with the Black Caps surviving by the skin of their teeth, the match at Wankhede becomes the series decider with a lot riding on it for both teams.
End of road for Rahane & Ishant? Chorus grows to pump in young blood in Test team
The trend continued after the just-concluded drwan Test against New Zealand in Kanpur, where the youngsters -- Shreyas Iyer, Shubhman Gill, Axar Patel and K.S. Bharat -- impressed all with their performances, while senior pros like Ajinkya Rahane, Cheteshwer Pujara and Ishant Sharma failed to make a mark. India were in desperate need of one wicket and New Zealand had to play nine overs – in front of the deadly spin trio of Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel and Ravindra Jadeja - to save the Test.
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