IND vs NZ, 2nd Test: Day 1 Stats Review: Sundar created history in Pune, Ashwin left Nathan Lyon behind in this matter


By the end of the first day of the game, Team India has scored 16 runs at the loss of one wicket.

R Ashwin & Washington Sundar (Photo Source: Getty Images)

IND vs NZ, 2nd Test: Day 1 Stats Review: The second Test match between India and New Zealand is being played in Pune from 24th October. By the end of the first day of play, Team India has scored 16 runs at the loss of one wicket, trailing by 243 runs. New Zealand captain Tom Latham won the toss and decided to bat first.

The team had a good start, but the team was all out for 259 runs in the first innings. Devon Conway (76) and Rachin Ravindra (65) played important half-centuries. In the first innings for India, Washington Sundar took seven wickets for 59 runs in 23.1 overs.

Sundar took the wickets of Rachin Ravindra, Tom Blundell (3), Daryl Mitchell (18), Glenn Phillips (9), Tim Southee (5), Ajaz Patel (4) and Mitchell Santner (33). At the same time, Ravichandran Ashwin took three wickets for 64 runs in a spell of 24 overs. Today, on the first day of the game, some big records and figures have been made and broken, let us tell you-

IND vs NZ, 2nd Test: Day 1 Stats Review: Players made these records on the first day of the game

1 – Ravichandran Ashwin (189 wickets) became the bowler with the highest wicket taker in the World Test Championship.

7 – Ravichandran Ashwin (531 wickets) has overtaken Nathan Lyon to become the seventh highest wicket taker in Tests.

1 – Ravichandran Ashwin (531 wickets) has overtaken Nathan Lyon to become the bowler taking the most wickets in Tests among active players.

1 – Washington Sundar (7/59) recorded the best bowling figures in Test matches in Pune.

2 – Washington Sundar (7/59) produced the second best bowling performance for India in the World Test Championship.

4 – Rohit Sharma (11) recorded the fourth most wickets as an Indian captain in international cricket.

1 – Tim Southee (14) has dismissed Rohit Sharma for the joint-most number of dismissals in international cricket.

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