Updates
11:04 AM: Play resumes after rain halted play for sometime players are on the field
10:33 AM: Rain has arrived to save India, drizzle have forced Pant and Jaiswal to head back towards pavilion. It has been a fantastic session for New Zealand so far
10:09 AM: WICKET! This is stunning, India are three down Sarfaraz Khan the latest batsman to deprat for a duck. Devon COnway takes a stunning catch at Mid off. India struggling at 10/3
10:04 AM: wicket! This is huge, Virat Kohli the home boy departs without opening his account. Another failure with the bat for the King. The ball Jabs back from short of a length, takes the bat handle or the inside edge, Phillips dives forward to take a superb and a clean catch
9:51AM: Wicket! Tim Southee with the breakthrough. Rohit Sharma cleaned bowled for 2 runs. The ball comes back sharply and pierces through the defense of Team India skipper. Big wicket for the Kiwis
9:33 AM: Lucky escape for Rohit Sharma as Latham reviews Matt Henry's appeal for LBW. Henry bowls an unplayable delivery with the ball missing the outside edge as Rohit's bat. It has hit the back pad but ultimately it turns out be umpirtes call due to height
8:50 AM: Kuldeep has been picked as the third spinner, while Sarfaraz Khan comes in place of Shubman Gill. Here's the playing 11 of both the teams
8:45 AM: Rohit Sharma Wins Toss, Elect To Bat Against New Zealand.
8:35 AM: Here's the revised session timings for Day 2
1st session - 9:15am-11:30am
2nd session - 12:10pm-2:25pm
3rd session - 2:45pm-4:45pm
8:30 AM: Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the India vs New Zealand 1st Test at Chinnaswamy Stadium. The Day 1 of the match was washed out by rain but it looks like action will resume on Day 2 as covers are off the ground despite overcast condition
Preview
On day 1 of the India vs. New Zealand match, no play occurred after rain washed out the first two sessions. The stop-start nature meant that there was just not enough time to get the match underway. However, Day 2 promises a start to the game with the covers off. Fans and players will hold out hope that some cricket can be played on day two, and that not too many more overs are lost to rain right at the beginning of the series.
India entered this series to produce 3-0 result which would be enough to seal their spot in the finals. However, if this match results in a draw after losing some days, India will have their task cut out with the need to produce results in Australia during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
