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India vs New Zealand Highlights, 1st Test, Day 2: Young, Latham's stand takes NZ to 129/0 at Stumps
India vs New Zealand Live Cricket Score, 1st Test, Day 2: India score 345 in the first innings, with Iyer top-scoring with 105. Follow Live Score and latest updates of the 1st Test in Kanpur.
India vs New Zealand Live Cricket Score, 1st Test, Day 2: New Zealand remain in control at the end of Day 2, thanks to an unbeaten opening stand between Tom Latham (50*) and Will Young (75*) after the side bowled India out on 345 in the first innings. NZ finished the Day 2 on 129/0 in 57 overs. Earlier, Earlier, Ajaz Patel had wrapped up the Indian innings with wickets of Ravichandran Ashwin (38) and Ishant Sharma (0) soon after the start of the second session. Shreyas Iyer's 105 highlighted India's innings, as he became the 16th Indian batter to reach the three-figure mark on Test debut. He was dismissed by Tim Southee who ended with a five-wicket haul.
...Read MoreIND vs NZ 1st Test Live: Century on Test debut (India only)
So far, 15 Indians have scored a century on Test debut – the last being Shreyas Iyer's fellow Mumbai and Delhi Capitals teammate, Prithvi Shaw.
Shaw slammed 134 on his Test debut against West Indies in 2018. The record for the highest score by an Indian on Test debut is held by Shikhar Dhawan (187, against Australia). Can Shreyas Iyer join the elite list?
IND vs NZ 1st Test Live Updates: Eyes on Iyer
Shreyas Iyer had a shaky start to his innings as he barely survived being caught on a duck, courtesy of a miscued shot which eventually brought his first runs in Test cricket. However, he showed immense patience and grit alongside Jadeja to bail India out of a tough situation on Day 1. The Indian batter is only 25 runs short of a century on Test debut!
India vs New Zealand 1st Test Live: Brief recap of Day 1
Stand-in captain Ajinkya Rahane had won the toss and opted to bat, with India facing an early blow as Mayank Agarwal was dismissed on 13. Shubman Gill (52), along with Cheteshwar Pujara (26), stabilised the innings in first session before the former's wicket in the first over after lunch triggered a middle-order collapse.
Pujara and Rahane (35) failed to impress as both threw stong starts, but Shreyas Iyer and Ravindra Jadeja put an impressive stand to steer India out of trouble.
For New Zealand, Kyle Jamieson starred with figures of 3/47, while Tim Southee took the wicket of Pujara.
India vs New Zealand 1st Test Live Updates: Day 2
Hello and welcome to the live coverage of India vs New Zealand 1st Test, Day 2 from Kanpur. Shreyas Iyer and Ravindra Jadeja put India in control at the end of the first day and the team would want more of the same from the two batters in the first session today.
