Will Team India be able to make a comeback in Mumbai or will New Zealand dominate? Know the pitch report.
The third Test match is to be played at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai from November 1. Wankhede Stadium. (Photo Source: Twitter) The third Test match between India and New Zealand is to be played at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai from November 1. Earlier, the Kiwi team has won the series by defeating Team India in Bengaluru and Pune Tests. In such a situation, to avoid defeat in the third test, the host team needs every possible win. On the other hand, the New Zealand team will enter the field with the intention of a clean sweep. According to reports, the pitch of the third Test match is unlikely to be a completely turning track. As was seen in the second Test match in Pune, where Mitchell Santner destroyed the Indian batting order. In that match, Santner took a total of 13 wickets, which included 7 wickets in the first innings and 6 wickets in the second innings. On Monday, BCCI’s chief pitch curator Ashish Bhowmik along with elite panel curator Taposh Chatterjee spoke to Wankhede curator Ramesh Mamunkar about the pitch. A source told The Times of India that it will be a sporting track. There is still some grass on the pitch. The first day is expected to be good for batting and then the spinners will start getting turn from the second day. Last time India defeated New Zealand in Wankhede Last time in the last Test at Wankhede in December 2021, India defeated New Zealand by 372 runs. On a spin-friendly pitch, the Kiwis were bowled out for 62 and 167 runs, while the hosts scored 325 and 276 runs for seven wickets. In that match, Ravichandran Ashwin took eight wickets for 42 runs, while New Zealand’s Ajaz Patel created history by taking 10 wickets for 119 runs in the first innings and four wickets for 104 runs in the second innings. He took 14 wickets giving a total of 223 runs.
Cow dung cake is being used to dry the pitch in Bihar, you will feel dizzy after watching the video
Ranji Trophy 2024-24: Patna Groundsmen burn dung cake to dry pitch on Day 2 of Bihar vs Karnataka. (Photo Source: Sportstar) The match could not start on the second day of the Ranji Trophy match being played between Bihar and Karnataka due to wet outfield. To restart the match, the groundsmen of Moin-ul-Haq Stadium in Patna came up with a new trick where they burnt cow dung cakes to dry the pitch and the video of it went viral on social media. yesRecently, groundsmen in Rawalpindi were seen using table fans to dry the pitch for the third Test between England and Pakistan and soon after, the incident caught the attention of fans. After watching this video on social media, fans are giving different types of reactions. It is noteworthy that on the first day, Karnataka had all out the host team for 143 runs. Opener Sharman Nigrodh scored 60 runs and Bipin Saurabh scored 31 runs while all the other batsmen flopped. Seven players from Bihar scored single digits. The team led by Mayank Agarwal wreaked havoc with the ball. The spin pair of Mohsin Khan and Shreyas Gopal took three and four wickets respectively. Karnataka had scored 16 runs in three overs before the umpires ended the day. Only 59.5 overs were bowled on the first day and the second day was abandoned without a single ball being bowled. Karnataka’s last game against Kerala was also affected by rain and the match ended in a draw. Their first game against Madhya Pradesh was also affected by rain and bad light. They have got only two points in two matches so far. Talking about Bihar, they will face Haryana in the first match of Ranji Trophy 2024. They suffered a defeat by an innings and 43 runs and after which, their game against Bengal in Kalyani was abandoned without a single ball being bowled due to rain. With this, they are currently at the bottom of the table. Patna groundsmen burn dung cake to dry pitch Dungcakes on fire! Not the cake you would want to hear about in this weather. @sportstarweb #RanjiTrophy pic.twitter.com/hUvFCDmTvd — Santadeep Dey (@SantadeepDey) October 27, 2024
Team India’s batsmen failed in front of spin, Mitchell Santner played on Pune pitch
Team India’s batsmen failed in the Pune test match against Mitchell Santner. Mitchell Santner (Image Credit- Instagram) Team India’s batsmen surrendered on the second day of the Pune Test match, where Rohit’s players could not do anything in front of Mitchell Santner’s spin. The work that Sundar had done for the Indian team has been done by Mitchell Santner for the Kiwi team and now the visiting team is gaining hold in this match. Who scored the most runs for Team India? Team India’s batsmen could not do anything against the spin bowling of Mitchell Santner, after which the Indian team was all out on the score of 156 runs. During this period, Rohit could not open his account, so Virat Kohli was out after scoring 1 run. In such a situation, Jadeja scored the maximum runs for the team and he played an innings of 38 runs during this period. Mitchell Santner wiped out Team India *Team India’s batsmen failed in the Pune test match in front of Mitchell Santner.*Where this spinner performed brilliantly and dismissed 7 batsmen of the Indian team.*This is the best bowling figures of spin bowler Santner so far in his Test career.*Before Santner, Sundar had also taken 7 wickets for Team India on the first day of Pune Test. Mitchell Santner showing the ball after a brilliant performance Kiwi team players were different in happiness Rohit’s performance is a matter of concern before BGT Yes, Team India captain Rohit Sharma is continuously flopping in batting, where earlier he was failing with his bat against Bangladesh and now he is struggling to score runs against the Kiwi team. In such a situation, such performance of Hitman before BGT is a matter of concern for the team, and fans are also saying on social media that if Rahul can be dropped then Rohit should also be dropped from the team.