- By Himanshu Badola
- Sat, 26 Oct 2024 10:49 AM (IST)
- Source:JND
India vs New Zealand 2nd Test: India bowled New Zealand out for 255 in their second innings in the second Test in Pune on Saturday, October 26.
The hosts came up with an improved bowling effort on the third day at the MCA Stadium as New Zealand managed to add 57 more runs before getting bowled out in 69.4 overs.
India now need 359 runs to win the Test match and bounce back in the three-match series.
Here is the list of the highest successful run-chases in the 4th innings of a Test in India:
387 - India vs England - Chennai 2008
276 - West Indies vs India - Delhi 1987
276 - India vs West Indies - Delhi 2011
261 - India vs New Zealand - Bengaluru 2012
254 - India vs Australia - Mumbai 1964
Skipper Tom Latham was the top run-getter for the visitors in the second innings, scoring 86 runs whereas Glenn Maxwell remained unbeaten on 48 runs on the back of four boundaries and two sixes.
Washington Sundar put up another remarkable bowling effort and finished with 4/56 whereas Ravindra Jadeja took three wickets for 72 runs. Ravichandran Ashwin found two scalps as well.
The Rohit Sharma-led side will need to register the second-highest successful run chase in India to level the three-match series 1-1.
Notably, the record of the highest run chase on Indian soil was created by the home side when they chased down 387 runs against England in 2008.
Sachin Tendulkar smashed a memorable century after the team got off to a perfect start. The opening stand was 117 runs on the back of half-centuries from Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir.
Yuvraj Singh too contributed with 85 as India chased down the daunting target in 98.3 overs.
Talking about the ongoing match, New Zealand scored 259 runs in their first innings after opting to bat first.
India came up with a disappointing effort in their first innings and were bowled out for just 156 runs, allowing the visitors to take a big lead.
India vs New Zealand 2nd Test Playing XIs:
India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), Sarfaraz Khan, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Ravichandran Ashwin, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah
New Zealand: Tom Latham (c), Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell (wk), Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Ajaz Patel, William ORourke