India vs New Zealand: 1st Test, Day 1 – Shreyas Iyer shines on debut!

India vs New Zealand Toss: India won the toss and elect to bat

Playing XIs:

India:

Shubman Gill, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Shreyas Iyer, Wriddhiman Saha (wicket-keeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav

New Zealand:

Tom Latham, Will Young, Kane Williamson (captain), Ross Taylor, Henry Nicholls, Tom Blundell (wicket-keeper), Rachin Ravindra, Kyle Jamieson, Tim Southee, Ajaz Patel, William Somerville

High Points:

• India win toss for the 6^th consecutive time in International cricket across all formats
• Shreyas Iyer registered a 50+ score on his Test debut. He is now the 45^th Indian Test cricketer to achieve this feat.
• Rachin Ravindra made his Test debut for New Zealand

India vs New Zealand, 1^st Test, Day 1 – Match Summary:

India 258-4 in 84 overs – Stumps, Day 1

Mayank Agarwal 13 (28) – 2 fours

Shubman Gill 52 (93) – 5 fours & 1 six

Cheteshwar Pujara 26 (88) – 2 fours

Ajinkya Rahane 35 (63) – 6 fours

Shreyas Iyer 75*(136) – 7 fours & 2 sixes

Ravindra Jadeja 50*(100) – 6 fours

Tim Southee 16.4-3-43-1

Kyle Jamieson 15.2-6-47-3

Venue: Green Park, Kanpur

Umpires: Nitin Menon, Virender Sharma

Third Umpire: Anil Chaudhary

Match Referee: Javagal Srinath