India and New Zealand are now looking at the second Test at Pune, and the weather is much more promising compared with Bengaluru. In the first Test, India was devastated as it collapsed to just 46 runs in its first innings but showed grit in a score of 462 in the second. Still, it did not help the team, as it just fell at the hands of New Zealand; the latter clinched an eight-wicket victory.
IND Vs NZ: Weather Conditions Favoring 2nd Test
But scanning ahead to the Test itself, India can draw some hope from the weather forecast – unusually high chances of undisturbed play over five days. Pune will have a mix of sunshine and cloud cover; temperatures will be in the early 30s. It is likely to be a kind of wicket that shall see to it that both bat and ball are favored while interruptions are less likely to come.
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No Rain Interruptions– Match To Start On Time
According to AccuWeather, it will remain partly sunny with cloud cover of 58% and humidity 74%. But in afternoon Pune will experience less humidity (43%) and cloud cover (43%), the weather will keep getting better.
🚨 Weather Update : No chance of rain in pune for 2nd test between INDvNZ but could be cloudy. #INDvNZ pic.twitter.com/4k7bSQgIzK
— Dev Sharma (@SharmaDev90) October 24, 2024
The good news for India is that the rains are unlikely, so the Indian team doesn’t have to worry about the possibility of any interruptions and therefore can focus on improving its performance. On Thursday (Day 1), the conditions are likely to be mostly clear with scattered clouds across the sky in the afternoon.
IND Vs NZ: Head-To-Head Record
India and New Zealand have played 63 matches out of which India has won 22 and the Kiwis has won 14.
27 matches have resulted in a draw.
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IND Vs NZ: Full Squads
India Squad: Rohit Sharma(c), Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rishabh Pant(w), KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravichandran Ashwin, Washington Sundar, Akash Deep
New Zealand Squad: Tom Latham(c), Devon Conway, Kane Williamson, Glenn Phillips, Daryl Mitchell, Rachin Ravindra, Michael Bracewell, Will Young, Tom Blundell(w), Mark Chapman, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Matt Henry, Jacob Duffy, Ajaz Patel, William O’Rourke
