India vs New Zealand, Live Cricket Score: Axar Patel Removes In-Form Tom Latham, Visitors 5 Down

An under pressure India face their stiffest test in recent times when they try to bounce back in the three-match ODI series against a refreshed New Zealand in the must-win second game today. It is not often that India find themselves in a 'save the series situation', having won the last six bilateral engagements. Not many had also expected New Zealand to topple India in the series-opener at the Wankhede but the visitors, playing their first match since the Champions Trophy, did it in emphatic style. It took a record breaking 200-run stand from Ross Taylor and Tom Latham to get the better of their formidable opponents, putting New Zealand on the cusp of a rare series win in India. (LIVE SCORECARD)

Live Updates Between India vs New Zealand straight from Pune

15:51 IST: Nearly got the wicket of Grandhomme there. Jadhav saw him coming down the track, pushed it wide of the stumps and Grandhomme just managed to get some bat on to that.

15:50 IST: Four! Lovely shot from Grandhomme again. He is looking more and more impressive here. Just a little flick of the wrists, played it with the spin over mid-wicket and finds the boundary. Wasn;t such a bad ball from Jadhav. Just great execution from Grandhomme.

15:48 IST: Change of bowling. Jadhav replaces Axar Patel.

15:46 IST: Six! This is very impressive batting from Grandhomme. Steps down the track to Chahal and hits it straight for a maximum. New Zealand get a move on. 

15:43 IST: Four! So flurry of boundaries in the last couple of overs. This time Nicholls comes to the party. Steps down to Chahal who bowled it short and Nicholls cuts it for a boundary.

15:43 IST: Four! That is an excellent shot. Slightly short from Axar and Grandhomme opens the face of the bat and gets it square. Beats the sweeper cover.

15:41 IST: Four! Grandhomme comes down the track and lofts Axar over mid-wicket for a boundary.

15:40 IST: Four! Slightly overpitched from Chahal and Grandhomme puts it away in style.

15:35 IST: Chahal comes up with a maiden over. New Zealand 118 for 5 in 31 overs.

15:30 IST: Colin de Grandhomme is the new man in for New Zealand.

15:28 IST: Wicket: That is a big wicket. Latham going too far across, trying to play the sweep shot but misses the ball and Axar Patel hits the timber. Axar came round the wicket and may be the angle did him there. India will take it. New Zealand lose half their side.

15:27 IST: Latham again goes for the sweep, doesn't get it of the middle of the bat and was in the air for quite sometime. At the end just fell short of the backward square-leg fielder in the circle. Chahal is creating opportunities here.

15;23 IST: Four! Axar giving a bit of room and Nicholls upto the mark. Gets it through the gap on the off-side. New Zealand 116 for 4 in 28 overs.

15:22 IST: 50 runs partnership comes up between Latham and Nicholls. A much needed one for the Kiwis.

15:21 IST: Chahal creating some problems for both the left-handers. End of another good over.

15:17 IST: 100 comes up for New Zealand at the end of the 26th over.

15:14 IST: Good over from Chahal comes to an end. He got the edge once as Latham tried to defend a ball but Dhoni failed to gather it. 

15:11 IST: Yuzvendra Chahal comes on to the attack.

15:10 IST: Axar Patel so far hasn't tried anything different. Just trying to be as economical as possible. He has given away 11 out of his 3 overs.

15:03 IST: After 22 overs, New Zealand are 80 for 4

15:02 IST: The Indian spinners have done a solid job so far. Latham and Nicholls need to stitch together a partnership here.

14:55 IST: Another excellent over from Kedar.

14:48 IST: Four! Short from Jadhav and Nicholls smashes it away for a boundary.

14:48 IST: Henry Nicholls is the new man in for the Kiwis.

14:44 IST: Wicket: Pandya bowls it short and all Taylor could do was to get a thin edge while trying to pull it away. New Zealand lose their fourth wicket.

14:41 IST: Four! Welcome boundary for the Kiwis. Taylor gets on top of that ball and finds the gap through cover and point. Nothing much Pandya could do about that. Just a very good shot.

14:37 IST: Another good over from Jadhav slips by. Only two coming of that over.

14:33 IST: So five singles coming from that Pandya over. New Zealand 51 for 3 in 14 overs.

14:29 IST: Jadhav to continue. The last time New Zealand were here, Jadhav picked up three wickets at Mohali. Whether or not he can repeat the same feat, only time will tell.

14:26 IST: Four! Width on offer and Taylor pounces on to that like a hungry tiger. Pandya needs to get his line right. 

14:24 IST: Hardik Pandya is the second change bowler for India after Bhuvi and Bumrah finished their opening spells.

14:22 IST: Since Jadhav is a round arm off-spinner, it might work against the left-handed Latham who loves sweeping. Interesting move from Kohli. Jadhav gives away a single in the first over.

14:21 IST: Kedar Jadhav comes on as the first change bowler. That's a bit of a surprise considering he didn't get a bowl in the first ODI when India needed to break the Taylor-Latham partnership. But he gets a go ahead in the second match.

14:20 IST: New Zealand 35 for 3 in 10 overs.

14:14 IST: Four! Great shot from Latham. Just hit through the line and finds the gap through the off-side. You can see the confidence there. Bhuvi trying to cramp him for room but Latham got enough there to go for the drive.

14:12 IST: After 8 overs New Zealand 27 for 3.

14:10 IST: Tom Lathan joins Ross Taylor in the middle. This is the same pair that took the match away from India at Wankhede. They added 200 runs for the fourth wicket that helped New Zealand to chase down the target.

14:07 IST: Wicket: Bhuvneshwar has gone right through Munro's defence. That was the knuckle ball and Munro couldn't do much. New Zealand have lost their top-order with not too many on the board.

14: 04 IST: Ross Taylor is the new man in. New Zealand are in a spot of bother at the moment.

14:00 IST: New Zealand 26 for 2 after 6 overs.

13:57 IST: Wicket! Another good ball from Bumrah. Pitched on a length and came back in. Williamson caught on the crease, may have hit him a bit higher in the pads but the umpire raises the finger. Williamson goes for the review. Well, that could have gone either way. Replays suggest it would have just clipped the bails but since the on-field umpire gave it out, the decision cannot be over turned. Williamson has to take the long walk back.

13:53 IST: Great ball from Bhuvi. Williamson feeling for that one, just outside the off stump. Gets beaten.

13:50 IST: Good over from Bumrah. Hardly missed the mark. After an expensive first over, Bumrah comes back and bowls a maiden.

13:45 IST: Williamson gets off the mark straight away. So eight coming of that Bhuvi over and a wicket. New Zealand 21 for 1.

13:43 IST: So that brings the New Zealand captain Kane Williamson at the crease. 

13: 42 IST: Wicket: Bhuvi gets the breakthrough. Guptill playing away from the body, gets the outside edge and that ball just about carried to Dhoni. New Zealand 20 for 1 in 2.4 overs.

13:40 IST: Six! Munro comes down the track and hits Bhuvi straight over the top of the bowlers head. Exactly what he has been sent out to do. 

13:39 IST: Bumrah ends the over with a jaffa. Pitched on a length and came back in. Guptill was beaten all ends up. Guptill played outside the line of the ball.

13:38 IST: Four! Back to back boundaries for Guptill. Same length and the result the same. Bumrah needs to bowl a bit fuller, This already looks like a great surface to bat on.

13:37 IST: Four! Back of a length from Bumrah and Guptill stands up tall and hits it off the back foot for a boundary.

13:36 IST: So two coming of the first over from Bhuvi. Jasprit Bumrah to share the new ball with Bhuvi.

13:34 IST: Short from Bhuvi and Munro pulls it down to fine0leg. Not the most convincing pull shot but enough to get him off the mark. So both the openers have opened their account. 

13:32 IST: Munro's first ball and Bhuvi almost gets him. Pitched on line and came back in to the left-hander. Munro just managed to get an inside edge. 

13:31 IST: A little push on the off side and Guptill sets off for a single. New Zealand are off and away. So is Guptill.

13:30 IST: Martin Guptill to face first ball. Bhuvneshwar Kumar will start the proceedings for India.

13:29 IST: The Indians are in a huddle at the moment. Both the New Zealand openers, Martin Guptill and Colin Munro are out there in the middle. We are all in readiness for the first ball.

13:27 IST: Having said all that, India still are a very good side. They are still the favourites to win the series. As Kohli righly mentioned at the toss that his team has won 9 out of 11 matches in the recent times.

13:24 IST: Choosing Axar over Kuldeep clearly indicates that India wanted to strengthen their batting line-up. The defeat at Wankhede could well be a wake up call for the Indians.

13:19 IST: New Zealand on the other hand would look to carry on with the momentum and seal the series here in Pune. They certainly looked like a side who can pretty well achieve that on Sunday in the first ODI.

13:17 IST: India need to pick up early wickets and restrict New Zealand to a modest total. Chasing more than run a ball in a must-win match can always be tricky. 

13:14 IST: Kohli wanted to field first if he would have won the toss. So he would be happy with Kiwis batting first.

13:12 IST: The pitch here in Pune looks to be a good batting surface. There is a bit of grass which may go on to assist the seamers early on. Sunil Gavaskar reckons there will be more bounce and carry in the second innings because of the dew. Overall, not such a bad toss to lose for Virat Kohli.

13:11 IST: India probably didn't bowl as badly as New Zealand made them look like. Ross Taylor and Tom Latham were brilliant that day and credit needs to be given when it is due.

13:05 IST: India have made one change. Axar Patel comes in for Kuldeep Yadav.

#TeamIndia Playing XI for the 2nd ODI #INDvNZ https://t.co/ojZ8r8kNp2 pic.twitter.com/jGmr1ZVC2Q

— BCCI (@BCCI) October 25, 2017

13:02 IST: New Zealand have gone in with an unchanged side.

13:01 IST: It is toss time here in Pune. New Zealand have won the toss and elected to bat.

New Zealand wins the toss. Elects to bat first in the 2nd ODI #INDvNZ pic.twitter.com/AnvsK29LK9

- BCCI (@BCCI) October 25, 2017

13:00 IST: Welcome to the second ODI between India and New Zealand.

The hosts, no doubt, were off-colour at Wankhede but the Virat Kohli-led side is expected to come back hard at the Black Caps. Kohli led from the front on Sunday with his 31st ODI ton but did not get the support from his team. India head coach Ravi Shastri too would want the rest of the side to step up.