IND vs NZ Live Score, Day 2, 1st Test: New Zealand 59/0, leads India by 13 runs; Latham, Conway at crease

Kuldeep again. Huge appeal for LBW again and once again umpire has rejected the appeal by Indians. Kuldeep convinces Rohit to take the review. OUT! Three reds and Latham is gone. He falls for 15 off 49 balls. 

Will Young is the new man at the crease. 

Conway comes down the track and smacks the ball straight over the bowler’s head for a SIX! Ashwin hasn’t found a lot of turn so far. Nice way to get to fifty, Conway. He reaches there in 54 balls. 

Kuldeep Yadav is here! Latham attempts sweep, is beaten and a loud appeal for LBW. Umpires says not out but India has reviewed. Very tight as the ball seems to go very close to the gloves. Well, it turns out it’s missing the stumps on height. Latham finishes the over with a four. Pushed off the backfoot towards midwicket. 

Turning out to be terrific batting conditions in this session. New Zealand in absolute control of the proceedings right now. Another boundary and that’s fifty-up for New Zealand. Width offered by Siraj and Conway slams it over point. Siraj is fired up and is trying to have a chat with Conway. Animated over that. 

So close yet so far! Latham gets an edge that goes a bit too close to Rahul at second slip and past Kohli at first to the ropes. Latham gets lucky again. NZ now ahead of India’s total, in 13 overs. 

Siraj returns. Still a bit of seam movement. Latham leaves quite a few deliveries and gets lucky to not edge one. Maiden. Conway still unable to get the reverse sweep right. Finds backward point again. Sweeps it over square leg for a Four. Finally gets the reverse sweep right as it paces away to deep backward point. Back-to-back fours!

Bumrah opting to go fuller. On the pads! But looks like it was going above the stumps. Latham shouldering arms. Maiden over. Ashwin returns and so does the reverse sweep. Conway connects well this time and it sails over the deep mid-wicket fence. Six!

Ashwin brought in, replaces Siraj. Latham sweeps it on the bounce for a single. Drives it past point for two runs. Conway tries to reverse sweep but goes towards backward point.

All of sudden there’s no help for the bowlers in Bengaluru. Conway with a glorious cover drive for four off Bumrah. One odd ball moving off the seam but no real trouble for the Kiwis here. Got hit on his fingers by Bumrah and he gets it looked at. 

Conway drives Bumrah for four! An away swinger but in the slot; no issues for Conway to plant his frontfoot and drive towards cover. An appeal for LBW but no response from umpire. India doesn’t take the review either. 

While Indian bowlers are getting the ball to move but Kiwi openers aren’t facing any troubles so far. Inswinger from Siraj and Latham drives it straight to four. Seven off the over. 

Bumrah swings it just away from Latham. And brings back into the left-hander as well, challenging both inside and outside edges. 

Some shouts in Bengaluru as Siraj gets ready to bowl the second over. Shapes back in and beats Conway. Gets an edge but lands safe before the second slip. Finds the gap this time as it goes to backward square leg fence. 

Conway and Latham open for NZ. Bumrah to start with the ball. Latham gets off the mark immediately with a four past gully. Beats him to the keeper in the second. Latham gets two runs as he clips it towards mid-wicket. 

India recordedits third-lowest total everduring the first Test against New Zealand at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Thursday.

O’Rourke starts with a ball going down leg. Tries to get it past gully again but stopped. Beats Siraj and goes down leg twice. Another maiden. OUT! And that’s the last wicket. Henry gets a five-wicket haul. Wraps up India’s first innings. 

A four to deep backward point! Siraj glides it past gully to the fence. That confirms it, India will not have another batter out for a duck. Henry bowls the 30th. Doesn’t give away a run. 

Bumrah caught! He hits it high but doesn’t get the distance right. Good catch by Henry. Siraj and Kuldeep on strike for India. Another wicket maiden for O’Rourke. Pacers have done the trick for NZ as expected. Henry back this over. Two runs off the over. 

O’Rourke back. Much needed boundary for India as Pant uses a helicopter-style shot to get it past extra cover to the ropes. FOUR! Henry misses out on a hat-trick opportunity after Pant defends it just short of the bowler. OUT! Pant caught and India down wicket no. 8. Bumrah in. 

Players are back after lunch. Ravichandran Ashwin is the new batter in. Henry has one more ball remaining. And OUT! Ashwin goes for a duck. Caught at gully. Kuldeeo Yadav walk in, first tail-end batter.

Henry. Jadeja is gone too!! A poor shot. Wanted to flick the ball towards leg side but ended up getting a top edge and is caught by the fielder at point. A poor morning for India. Second wicket for Henry. Lunch has been taken. 

O’Rourke continues. OUT! KL Rahul is gone. A similar leg-side trap as that of Kohli. Rahul gets a ball slightly down the leg, he tries to flick it and gets a fine edge straight to keeper. He gets a six-ball duck. Off the previous delivery, he got the ball on the thigh pad and that went straight to leg slip. It was coming, in hindsight ofcourse. 

Henry and O’Rourke have kept it very tight from both ends. And the disciplined bowling has worked for New Zealand! Jaiswal is gone! Width on offer and Jaiswal slashes it straight to point. Very unlike Jaiswal innings as he falls for 13 off 63 balls. 

KL Rahul at the crease now. 

Matt Henry is back into the attack. Keeping the outside edge in play. Jaiswal is happy to shoulder arms and play the waiting game. 

Southee again to Jaiswal. Full ball around fourth stump, Jaiswal goes for a drive but gets a thick outside edge that goes in between gully and point for four. 

O’Rourke again. DROPPED! Pant survives. A regulation catch for the keeper. Pant went for a slash outside off, gets an outside edge and the ball pops out of Tom Blundell’s gloves. A straightforward chance. Short ball, outside off, and Pant upper cuts it. Doesn’t time it well but he’ll get two runs. Another shot attempted by Pant, a whip sort of towards leg side, but he gets leading edge that goes into the wide empty area on the off side. Two runs to end the over. 

Southee from the other end. Keeping the ball outside off, challenging Jaiswal’s outside edge. A few balls are keeping low as well. There’s still movement on offer. 

Last two balls of the O’Rourke over. FOUR! Pant begins with a four after a rain break. 77 balls for the first boundary for India. Full and too wide. Pant slashes it past point. 

Play to resume at 11:05 AM IST. 

11:05 to 12:00 - First session 

12:40 to 14:55 - Second Session

14:55 to 15:15 - Tea break 

15:15 to 17:15 - Third session

Minimum 95 overs to be bowled today

Rain has stopped and the covers are coming off. Play should start soon. 

O’Rourke continues. He’s getting a good carry to the keeper. India will need to play the waiting game here. 

Drizzle starts in Bengaluru and the players are walking off. 

Short leg brought in for the left-handers. Jaiswal unable to find a run. Defends and leaves a couple as O’Rourke gets another maiden. 

Henry still getting a lot of movement. Pant gets beaten. And he goes for the reverse sweep. Doesn’t get a lot of bat on it but manages a single to fine leg. 

Sarfaraz is the new batter. Can’t get off the mark. OUT! Mistimes it and extra cover takes a good single-handed catch. India in trouble. 

Sarfaraz Khan c Conway b Henry 0 (3)

Pant comes in. Clips it towards long leg and rushes back for two runs. 

O’Rourke into the attack. Kohli yet to get off the mark, leaving the first few balls. Kohli gets an edge on it that travels to leg gully. OUT! Kohli walks back for a duck. 

Virat Kohli c Phillips b O’Rourke 0 (9)

CLEANED UP! Rohit stepped out and tried to drive it but was beaten by the seam movement. Southee picks his first. 

Rohit Sharma b Southee 2 (16)

Kohli in at No. 3. Wicket-maiden for Southee. 

Jaiswal trying to take the ball earlier. Tries to move down the wicket but doesn’t get much on the ball. Henry gets him on the abdomen that travels to the keeper. Shout for caught behind but no luck. Another maiden.

Henry bowls to Jaiswal. Beaten on the edge by a whisker. Jaiswal is beaten again! Henry getting great seam movement. Hits Jaiswal high on the bat in the third. Clips it to short midwicket, gets two runs. Two dots to end the over. 

Three slips in place for Rohit. Takes no risk and lets the first one go. Shapes away from the batter in the second. Southee getting a lot of movement, beats him on the inside edge. Back-to-back outswingers from Southee prompting Rohit to leave the fifth. He blocks the last ball to end another maiden over. 

Henry gets Rohit on the pads and immediately appeals to the umpire. Takes the review but Rohit is saved by umpire’s call. Rohit blocks it into the off-side for a quick single. Another shout for lbw but players not interested this over. Jaiswal Moves forward and blocks the last ball to the off-side, doesn’t take a run.

Southee to continue. Jaiswal to long off for a double. Southee responds with an in-swinger that goes terribly close to the stumps. Jaiswal lets the next one go as well. Southee making the most of the pitch, bringing in variations. Tries to beat point in the last ball but only gets two. 

Matt Henry to bowl the second. Rohit on strike. Gets off the mark immediately taking the ball past gully. Jaiswal gets a quick run in. Rohit gets inside the line but ball goes down leg. A shout from the bowler but umpire uninterested. 

Rohit and Jaiswal at the crease. Time Southee to get going with the new ball for NZ. A bit overcast in Bengaluru. Lights being switched on after which we will get going. Jaiswal to face the first ball. Southee gets good swing. Jaiswal shouldering arms. Now an outswinger. Jaiswal tries to get a single but Rohit denies as he scampers back to the strikers end. Defends the last to end the maiden over.

Both teams take the ground. The national anthems are being played.

India: Rohit Sharma(c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj

New Zealand: Tom Latham(c), Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell(w), Glenn Phillips, Matt Henry, Tim Southee, Ajaz Patel, William O’Rourke

Shubman Gill out, Sarfaraz Khan in.

Akash Deep out, Kuldeep Yadav in.

India wins the toss and opts to bat.

Players and coaches are on the field. Looks like we will see some much-awaited action today! Here’s what we know about the weather forecast for today (October 17)

Bengaluru weather forecast for Thursday, October 17: Will rain delay toss on day 2 of India vs New Zealand Test

IND vs NZ: After the opening day of the first Test between India and New Zealand was called off, chances of rain on the second day is expected to be 50 per cent.

“Still very cloudy but no rain since the downpour that ended the day’s play yesterday,” says Dhruva Prasad, our reporter.

Visuals suggest that covers are off, and work is being done to prepare the pitch. 

India: Rohit Sharma(c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep

New Zealand: Devon Conway, Tom Latham(c), Will Young, Kane Williamson, Michael Bracewell, Daryl Mitchell, Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Tom Blundell(w), Mark Chapman, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Matt Henry, Jacob Duffy, Ajaz Patel, William ORourke

Toss is expected to happen at 8:45 AM IST and play to begin at 9:15 AM IST. 

First of all, nothing much to worry since it’s pretty good. And how good is it? Go through these details regarding the SubAir system in place. 

All you need to know about Bengaluru Stadium drainage system as rain threat looms over IND vs NZ 1st Test

While heavy showers lashed the city on the eve of the India vs New Zealand opener, overcast conditions and rain are expected throughout the day, potentially affecting the first day.

Nothing much. It rained on and off. There were two 30-minute windows without rain in the post-lunch session that kept the handful of spectators excited. However, with pitch under covers for two days, broadcasters were yet to format DRS on the pitch, so a lot of backend work was yet to be done. So, a combination of a lot of things, majorly rain, washed out the opening day’s play. 

For more details, here’s Dhruva Prasad’s report from yesterday. 

Rain washes away India vs New Zealand Test series opening day

After persistent rain throughout the first session and a glimmer of play resuming in the second, the opening day of the three-match Test series between India and New Zealand was called off here at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium.

It’s partly cloudy right now and there are chances of showers in the afternoon but forecast suggests we will have a game today. 

Welcome to the live coverage of the second day of the first Test match between India and New Zealand in Bengaluru. Stay tuned for live updates.