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IND Vs NZ, 2nd Test: The second match of the 3-match Test series between India and New Zealand will be played on October 24 at the MCA Stadium in Pune. New Zealand team is leading 1-0 in the 3-match test series. To return to the series, India will now have to win the second test at any cost. There is curiosity among the fans about Pune's MCA Stadium whether the spin bowler or the batsman will benefit more on this pitch. According to the updates on the pitch, Indian spinner Ashwin and batsman Virat Kohli can be happy.
The fast bowlers are not likely to get much help on the pitch of MCA Stadium in Pune. The nature of the Pune pitch is such that bounce and pace are normal here. In this situation the ball hits the bat easily. The batsman will not face any problem in hitting the shot here. Apart from this, spin bowlers can also get a lot of help here.
Here black soil is used to make pitch. The pitch here will be very helpful for batting on the first two days of the test match. Whichever team wins the toss will want to bat first. A good score can be made on the Pune pitch in the first two days. From the third day the spin bowlers have started getting help here. Virat Kohli and Ravichandran Ashwin will have a big role in the Pune Test.
So far only two test matches have been organized in this stadium. India played a test match against Australia here from 23-25 February 2017. In this match, Kangaroo team defeated India by 333 runs. After this, the second test match between India and South Africa was played here from 10 to 13 October 2019. India won this match by an innings and 137 runs. In this match, Virat Kohli played a brilliant inning of 254 runs. Whereas Ravichandran Ashwin took a total of 6 wickets in this match.
If we talk about the records of cricket matches between India and New Zealand, the Indian team is ahead in this matter. A total of 63 test matches have been played between the two teams so far. Of these, India won 22 matches and New Zealand won 14 matches. The result of 27 test matches has been a draw. India has won 17 Tests against New Zealand on their soil. India has not lost a single Test series against New Zealand on home soil.
India has dominated in every Test series played between the two teams. India has won 12 test series against New Zealand, while the Kiwis have defeated India in 7 test series. It also includes the final match of the first edition of the World Test Championship. In which New Zealand won the World Test Championship for the first time by defeating India in England.
