India vs New Zealand, 2nd Test: Heavy downpour in Mumbai casts a pall on Wankhede Test

second Test match between India and New Zealand is in danger of being washed out as Mumbai is currently witnessing heavy rainfall. coastal city in state of Maharashtra on Wednesday recorded its second-highest rainfall for month of December as temperature fell down to a freezing 9 degrees Celcius. Both India and New Zealand were forced to call off ir practice sessions on Wednesday as track at Wankhede Stium remained under covers entire day.

For next 24 hours, Mumbai and its suburbs are expected to witness light to moderate rainfall, according to regional meteorological agency. wear forecast for Saturday indicates that city will stay cloudy; however, no rain is expected for day, meaning that only first day of second Test match is at risk of being washed out.

With an exciting final day of play, first Test match between India and New Zealand ended up in a draw after Kiwi batters Rachin Ravindra and Ajaz Patel batted hard to deny home side a victory. winner of two-match series between top Test sides in world will now be determined by outcome of second Test match.

With regular captain Virat Kohli all set to return to squ, India would be eager to play second Test in Mumbai and register its first series win in latest cycle of World Test Championship. 

India vs New Zealand

As far as first Test match is concerned, India's stand-in captain Ajinkya Rahane won toss and elected to bat first. India posted a mammoth total of 345 runs courtesy of some superb batting performances by Shreyas Iyer, Shubman Gill, and Ravindra Jeja.

While Gill and Jeja both scored a half-century each in first innings, Iyer became 16th Indian batter to register a Test ton on debut. In reply, New Zealand could amass just 296 runs in ir first innings, leaving India with a le of 63 runs. 

In second innings, India declared after scoring 234 runs for loss of seven wickets. Iyer came to rescue once again as he smashed a half-century to become first-ever Indian batter to score a century and a half-century on Test debut. Indian bowlers n launched attack on Kiwis and managed to pick nine wickets on Day 5.

However, final two batters for Black Caps troubled Indian bowlers as y failed to break partnership, with match ending in a draw. 

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