Update

4.35 PM: Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal manage to negotiate a tricky final period to take India to 16/1 at stumps on the first day. The hosts trail New Zealand by 243 runs with 9 wickets in hand.

4.07 PM: WICKET! Skipper falls for a duck as Rohit Sharma is castled by an absolute jaffa from Tim Southee. India 1/1 (2.6 ovs) vs New Zealand (259)

3.40 PM: New Zealand 259 all out in 79.1 overs after Washington Sundar's career-best 7 for 59 in Pune. Devon Conway was the top-scorer with 76 while the in-form Rachin Ravindra made 65.

3.39 PM: WICKET! Washington Sundar fittingly finishes off the New Zealand innings with an unplayable delivery to knock of Mitchell Santner's off stump for 33. Sundar finishes his best figures in First-Class cricket, which deservingly comes in a Test match.

3.31 PM: WICKET! Washington Sundar grabs his sixth wicket as Ajaz Patel plays a quicker delivery back onto his stumps after hitting him for a boundary off the first ball of the over. New Zealand 252/9 (78 overs)

3.25 PM: WICKET! Washington Sundar completes his maiden five-for haul in Test cricket by castling Tim Southee for 5 with a delivery which went straight after pitching on middle to hit the top of off-stump. New Zealand 242/8 (75.1 overs)

3:15 PM: Wicket! Washington Sundar has his fourth wicket of the innings. Glenn Philips looking to play big shot down the ground but ends up giving an easy catch to Ashwin at longoff

2:41 PM: WICKET! Another Kiwi batsman bites the dust, Daryl Mitchell departs for 18. Washington Sundar has his 3rd wicket of the match. Rohit Sharma reviews umpries Not out call. but DRS shows the ball going onto hit the stumps

2:24 PM: Play resumes after tea

2:21 PM: WICKET and TEA! India have the momentum going into Tea. Washington Sundar strikes as Blundell departs for 3 runs. Length ball outside off turns sharply into Blundell who goes for a drive. The ball sneaks between his bat and pad 

2:01 PM: WICKET! Washington Sundar with ripper off a delivery to dismiss Rachin Ravindra who looked set for big innings. Sundar got the ball to land on off and sneake past Rachin's outside edge.

1:40 PM: Rachin Ravindra scores yet another fifty. The left hander continues from he left off in Bengaluru. His innings is studied with four boundaries and one six. Despite scorching heat, Rachin has played a solid knock. India desperate to break this partnership

1:29 PM: As India continue their search for another wicket, picture from outside the stadium has gone viral where fans are asking security personal to provide them with water since there was no water facility.

12:57 PM: WICKET! Ashwin has his third and conway Ravindra partnership has been broken. The ball turned from a good length outside off, and Conway has pushed at it without getting close to its line. Pant takes sharp catch as Conway departs for 76 runs

12:18 PM: Devon Conway not onyl brought up his fifty of the first ball of the second session but New Zealand has also gone past the 100 runs mark. India desperate for wickets as Conway-Ravindra partnership is looking dangerous

11:35 AM: It's Lunch and India have something to smile with two wickets in the opening session. Ravichandran Ashwin got the breakthrough in his very first over after visiting captain Tom Latham and Devon Conway got the visitors off to a rather breezy start. Ashwin had Latham LBW for 15 runs. Will Young was his next victim with Rishabh Pant taking smart catch. Can India get more breakthrough post? Stay tuned

11:00 AM : WICKET! Ashwin has his secodn of the innings. Will Young has to go back. The off spinner floats down the leg, Young looks to work this around but gets a feather of glove and Pant takes a good catch.

10:15 AM: WICKET! Team India draws first blood. R Ashwin gets the breakthrough. New Zealand skipper Tom Latham trapped in front of wicket

9:44 AM: New Zealand openers make steady start

9:00 AM: New Zealand skipper Tom Latham has won the toss and elected to bat. Matt Henry is out with a glute niggle, Mitchell Santner replaces him. India make three changes KL Rahul, Siraj and Kuldeep make way for Shubman Gill, Washington Sundar and Akash Deep

8:30 AM: Hello and Welcome to our Live Coverage of the PuneTest between India and New Zealand. Team India are seeking redemption after losing the opening, while New Zealand want to wrap the series in Pune

Preview

After suffering a shock 8-wicket defeat in Bengaluru in the opening test, India will look to bounce back with a win in Pune against New Zealand.

Shubman Gill is expected to return, but the headache for Team India coach Gautam Gambhir will be to make a pick between KL Rahul and Sarfaraz Khan. Rahul has struggled for consistency, while Sarfaraz with his gritty 150 in Bengaluru has made a case for hia place to be retained.

The surface in Pune is spin-friendly and that is why Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja will have to step up yet again. The pace battery also needs to be more consistent in terms of taking wickets. Mohammed Siraj has failed to get wickets and that is why his position in the playing XI will be under scanner with Akash Deep proving to be an able backup option. Jasprit Bumrah remains crucial to India’s chances as they seek to level the series.