Fri Oct 25 02:50:37 UTC 2024: **India vs New Zealand 2nd Test Highlights – 24 October 2023**
1. **Match Venue**: The second Test between India and New Zealand is being held at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune.
2. **Toss & Batting**: New Zealand captain Tom Latham won the toss and chose to bat first.
3. **Bowling Performance**: Washington Sundar delivered an outstanding performance with the ball, taking 7 wickets for 59 runs, helping India dismiss New Zealand for 259 runs in their first innings. Ravichandran Ashwin also contributed with 3 wickets.
4. **Top Performers for New Zealand**: Devon Conway scored 76 runs, Rachin Ravindra contributed 65 runs, and Mitchell Santner added 33 runs to the total.
5. **India’s Innings**: In their first innings, India managed to score 16 runs for the loss of 1 wicket by the end of the day’s play. Shubman Gill was on 10 runs and Yashasvi Jaiswal on 6 runs after captain Rohit Sharma was dismissed for a duck (0 runs) by Tim Southee.
6. **Wickets Summary**: The first day of the match saw a total of 11 wickets fall, with New Zealand managing only 259 runs while India responded cautiously after losing their captain early.
7. **Key Partnerships**: The partnership between Rachin Ravindra and Daryl Mitchell was noteworthy, as they contributed towards stabilizing New Zealand’s innings before the collapse.
8. **Bowling Edge**: Washington Sundar’s achievement of taking 5 wickets in a single innings marks his first 5-wicket haul in Test cricket.
The match is still ongoing with India aiming to build a solid response in their innings while New Zealand looks to capitalize on the early wicket of India’s captain.
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