India Bowl Out New Zealand For 255, Need 359 Runs To Defend Unbeaten Test Series Streak At Home

India need 359 runs to win the match and stay alive in the three-match series against New Zealand.

India have dismissed New Zealand for 255 in the second innings.

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India have bowled New Zealand out for 255 runs in the second innings of the second Test match at the Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) Stadium in Pune on Saturday (October 26). The hosts need 359 runs to win the second Test and defend their unbeaten Test series streak at home which is threatened by the Kiwis who are already 1-0 up in the three-match series.

While New Zealand had gone to stumpts at 198/5, it only needed an hour's of play for India to bundle out the opposition early on Day 3. Ravindra Jadeja scalped 3 of the 5 Kiwi wickets to fall on Saturday (October 26) while Ravichandran Ashwin got a wicket. The Blackcaps lost their last wicket to a run out.

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The tourists will fancy their chances of a rare Test series win in India. They had won the toss in Pune and elected to bat first, posting 259 in the first innings. In response, India had another batting disaster as they could only muster 156. In the second innings, the hosts managed to bundle out the opposition for 255, meaning a stern task ahead of them to stay alive in the series.

Washington Sundar, who scalped 7 wickets in the first innings, finished with figures of 4 for 46 in the second innings with Ashwin returning with 2 for 97. Jasprit Bumrah went wicketless in both the innings on the black-soil pitch.

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Innings Break!

New Zealand bowled out for 255.

4⃣ wickets for @Sundarwashi5
3⃣ wickets for @imjadeja
2⃣ wickets for @ashwinravi99 #TeamIndia need 359 runs to win!

Scorecard ▶️ https://t.co/YVjSnKCtlI #INDvNZ | @IDFCFIRSTBank pic.twitter.com/ABQKFK2sZt

— BCCI (@BCCI) October 26, 2024

India Lost The Bengaluru Test After 46 All Out In First Innings

Notably, India are on the backfoot in the Test series after having lost the series opener in Bengaluru. India decided to bat first in overcast conditions in that fixture but were all out for 46. The Men in Blue did put on a spirited show in the second innings, scoring 462 in the second innings but it wasn't enough to avoid a defeat in the match.