Tom Latham
Host team India is in trouble in the second Test match being played in Pune. The New Zealand batsmen have pushed the Indian team on the back foot. Batting first, New Zealand scored 259 runs in the first innings. In response, Team India collapsed for just 156 runs on the second day.
Tom Latham and Devon Conway started the innings for New Zealand in the second innings but could only add 36 runs for the first wicket. Washington Sundar showed the way to the pavilion for Devon Conway with a personal score of 17 runs. In this way the Indian team achieved its first success. After this, Will Young also left after contributing 23 runs on the team’s score of 78 runs. This time Rachin Ravindra too disappointed and returned to the pavilion after giving away his wicket to Washington Sundar. In this way, New Zealand lost 3 wickets in 90 runs.
Tom Latham showed his strength
Wickets were falling from one end for New Zealand, but at the other end, opener Tom Latham kept them in check. Latham turned half a century after the tea break. He scored a fifty in 82 balls. In this way he created a special record on Indian soil. Latham scored 50+ for the sixth time in the Test against India on Indian soil. With this, he joined the club of select guest batsmen who scored the highest score of 50+ as a Test opener in India against Team India.
In fact, Alastair Cook achieved the feat of scoring the highest score of 50+ against India. Cook has 9 fifty-plus scores to his name as an opener in India. After this, Hanif Mohammad, Matthew Hayden and Gordon Greenidge have achieved this feat 7-7 times. After this comes Tom Latham.
Guest batsman who scored highest score of 50+ as a Test opener in India against Team India
- 9 – Alastair Cook (26 entries)
- 7 – Hanif Mohammad (17 innings)
- 7 – Matthew Hayden (22 innings)
- 7 – Gordon Greenidge (25 innings)
- 6 – Tom Latham (14 innings)
- 5 – Jack Crowley (5 entries)
Tom Latham came very close to his century but lost his wicket just before the end of the day. Washington Sundar showed him the way to the pavilion with 86 runs. Although Latham missed a century, he put his team in a strong position. By the end of the day, New Zealand had scored 198 runs after losing 5 wickets. New Zealand’s lead over India has reached 301 runs.
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