IND vs NZ 2nd Test, Approaching Milestones and Records: New Zealand cricket team made history when they beat India cricket team by 8 wickets at Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. They have a 1-0 lead heading into the second test. India and New Zealand will square off in the second game on Wednesday at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune.
New Zealand are on the verge of making history because they have never won a test series in India. So, this could be a massive moment for them. Unfortunately, Kane Williamson is still not available, and he will miss the second test as well. But New Zealand didn't miss him in the first game. However, India need to up their game to level the series.
They had a bizarre batting collapse in the first game, which made them lose the game. Now, they will focus on their strength and prepare spin-friendly pitch for the second test. That will bring the Indian spinners into play and make it an interesting contest. There are some big records and milestones that are awaiting in the first game. Below, we will talk about big records and milestones which are lined up and can be achieved in the second IND Vs NZ Test in Pune.
India vs New Zealand 2nd Test: Approaching Test Records and Test Cricket Milestones Ahead of the Test at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune
3 – Ravi Ashwin had a pretty average performance in the first test in Bengaluru. But he will eye to do well in the second game. Ashwin has 528 wickets in his career and is just 3 wickets away from surpassing Nathan Lyon's tally of 530 wickets and becoming the 7th highest wicket-taker in Test cricket.
6 – Ravindra Jadeja has taken 306 wickets in tests. He is just six wickets away from becoming India's fifth-highest wicket-taker in test cricket. He will surpass Ishant Sharma and Zaheer Khan, who have 311 wickets apiece.
62 – Ashwin is not on the verge of leading up the chart of wicket-takers, but he also needs 62 runs to complete 3500 runs in the test cricket.
19 – Star batter KL Rahul had a poor game in the first test, and he failed with the bat. But he needs 19 runs to achieve a personal milestone of 3000 test runs.
5 – Star pacer Tim Southee is on the verge of achieving a great batting record. He has 93 sixes in his test career, and if he can hit five more, he will have the fourth-most test sixes in history.
4 – Ro'hit' Sharma holds the record for most international sixes. He needs four more sixes to surpass Virender Sehwag, and Rohit will have most sixes in international cricket for India.
16 – Tom Latham needs 16 more runs to surpass Martin Crowe and become the sixth highest scorer for New Zealand in international cricket. He currently has 10133 runs across formats.