IND vs NZ LIVE score, 2nd Test: day 3- After a thumping lead against New Zealand in the second Test, India will be gunning for a victory on Day 3 (Sunday). Team India have already amassed a lead of 332 runs with openers Mayank Agarwal and Cheteshwar Pujara at the top. Virat Kohli & Co are likely to declare after the first or second session. The Blackcaps have already been bowled out for just 62 runs and could lose the game on the same day. Follow India vs New Zealand LIVE updates on InsideSport.IN
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India to benefit in ICC Test Rankings, WTC Rankings- A victory will help India avenge their WTC Final loss in England. It will also promote Team India to the top of the ICC Test Rankings which will be icing on the cake. Kohli & Co are likely to touch 124 ratings while New Zealand ratings would fall to 121 owing to five points difference. Meanwhile, India might also improve their 3rd place position in the World Test Championship points table.
On the other hand, New Zealand hero Ajaz Patel said that he is hopeful that his side will turn up the game and achieve victory.
69/0 (21 ov)
| Mayank Agarwal | 38 | 75 | 6 | 0 | 50.67 | |
| Cheteshwar Pujara | 29 | 51 | 3 | 1 | 56.86 | |
| Extra | 2 (b 0, w 0, nb 0, lb 2) | |||||
| Total | 69/0 (21) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, SS Iyer, Wriddhiman Saha, Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, J Yadav, UT Yadav, Mohammed Siraj | |||||
“This is what makes Test cricket so exciting. Things can flip very quickly. It just takes one session to change the match, so we are still in the game and have the second innings to go and will be looking forward to tomorrow’s game,” said Ajaz Patel during the press conference.
After the end of Day 2 play, India’s score in the second innings read 69/0 with Mayank Agarwal and Cheteshwar Pujara unbeaten on the field with innings of 38* and 29* respectively. Hosts now lead Kiwis by 332.
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62/10 (28.1 ov)
325/10 (109.5 ov)
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