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Friday, February 21, 2020

India Vs New Zealand 1st World Test Championship

After shorter formats it's time for gentlemen's format that is a 2 match test series between Ind and NZ.
1st ICC Test championship match will be played between Ind and NZ at Basin Reserve, Wellington from Fri 21st Feb 20 to  Tue 25th Feb 2020 at 0400 hr Indian standard time .

It's 100th test match for Ross Taylor, first overseas match for Ravichandran Ashwin since Adelaide in Dec 2018.

It's toss  time Kohli calls heads and its tail, Williamson opts to bowl first 

NZ won the toss and choose to bowl first  . Both captains wanted to bowl first as there is some softness in the pitch which they want to explore upfront . Rain is expected during the first 2 days of the match 

Teams for today's match 

New Zealand Team: 

Tom Latham 
Tom Blundell
Kane Williamson (c)
Ross Taylor 
Henry Nicholls
BJ Watling (wc)
Colin de Grandhomme
Kyle jamieson
Tim Southee
Ajaz patel
Trent Boult

India Team:

Prithvi Shaw
Mayank Agarwal 
Cheteshwar Pujara
Virat Kohli (c)
Ajinkya Rahane
Hanuma Vihari 
Rishanb Pant (w)
Ravichandran Ashwin
Ishant Sharma 
Mohammed Shami
Jasprit bumrah


Its Prithvi  Shaw and Mayank Agarwal for india and experienced Tim Southee for NZ will be opening for today's  proceedings 

NZ picked up its first scalp in the form of Prithvi Shaw in the 5th over of the inngs to Tim Southee  . Shaw gets bowled by a moving ball after scoring. 16 runs of 18 balls with 2 fours.

Agarwal is joined by teams anchor player Cheteshwar Pujara.

 After a brief partnership between pujara and Agarwal ind lost 2 quick wickets in the form of pujara and kohli in 16th and 18th overs both picked by Kyle jamieson.

Pujara scored 11 runs of 42 balls with help of one four and kohli scored 2 runs of 7 balls.

Agarwal and rahane tried to stabilize the inngs and build a partnership.

At lunch ind were reduced to 79 for 3 with Agarwal and rahane at the crease trying to hold the fort for india.

Southee and jamieson started after lunch with tight bowling providing no free bees to indian batsmen
Kane Williamson brought Trent Boult into attack  replacing Tim southee. 
Mayank falls  for the short of length delivery trying to pull and top edges it  and its first wicket for Trent Boult .
Mayank scored  34 runs of 84 balls with 5 fours

 Jamieson picks his third wicket in the form of hanuma Vihari in 42 nd over . Caught by Watling behind the wickets .
Vihari scored   7 runs of 20 balls with 1 four .

At tea ind were 122 for loss of 5 wickets with rahane38(122) and pant 10(37) at crease . 
Inds top order was blown away by NZ bowlers at Wellington with 3 wickets in morning session and  2 wickets in afternoon session. But  rahane and pant tried to put up a fight for india .

And our uninvited guest (rain)has finally arrived  at Wellington . It's drizzling heavily and post tea session has been delayed