On the opening day of the second Test, which took place at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune on Thursday, October 24, New Zealand and India played to a draw.
On a track that was favourable to spinners, Devon Conway chose to bat first. He batted brilliantly, scoring his second fifty of the trip at 76(141). An outstanding effort by the in-form Rachin Ravindra, who is now at 65(105), helped New Zealand to a respectable total. However, no other batters were able to provide the Kiwis with any help, thus they were forced to accept 259 runs.
Regarding India’s bowling, Washington Sundar (7/59) had an outstanding return to Test cricket with a brilliant performance. Ravichandran Ashwin (3/64) provided Sundar with outstanding support and bowled brilliantly.
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India ended the first day at 16/1 after losing captain Rohit Sharma for a duck in the final 11 overs of batting. Washington Sundar was the rightful owner of this day.
Here are the most important stats from the first day –
1. Ravichandran Ashwin took the most wickets in the World Test Championship with 189.
7- Ravichandran Ashwin, who took 531 wickets, overtook Nathan Lyon as the seventh-leading wicket-taker in Test cricket.
1. Ravichandran Ashwin (531 wickets) overtook Nathan Lyon as the most wicket-taker among current players in Test cricket.
1. The greatest bowling numbers in Pune’s Test matches were recorded by Washington Sundar (7/59).
4-In international cricket, Rohit Sharma (11) had the fourth-most ducks of any Indian skipper.
1. In international cricket, Tim Southee (14) has dismissed Rohit Sharma the most times.
2. In the WTC, Washington Sundar (7/59) recorded India’s second-best bowling numbers.
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