Spinners Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin chipped away at the wickets to leave New Zealand reeling on 171/9 in their second innings at stumps on Day 2.
Rahul Dravid's reign as head coach and Rohit Sharma's as T20I captain got off to a winning start as India defeated New Zealand by five wickets in a thrilling finish in Jaipur on Wednesday.
Afghanistan stunned New Zealand by a whopping 84 runs in the T20 World Cup match on Saturday.
All-rounder Glenn Maxwell and spinner Adam Zampa were also selected in the line-up after helping Australia win a record-extending sixth title with Sunday's six-wicket victory.
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The 42-year-old, who last played for India in 2019, had undergone a knee surgery last year.
Rachin Ravindra, who reached the half century mark for the second time in his short test career and was 56 not out at stumps, will resume on day four alongside Daryl Mitchell, who was unbeaten on 12, in a partnership worth 52 runs.
Images from the second Twenty20 International between India and New Zealand, in Lucknow, on Sunday.
India were caught in a spin web on the Ranchi pitch as they lost the series opener by 21 runs on Friday.
New Zealand all-rounder Daryl Mitchell believes Mitchell Santner is one of the world's best spinners in white-ball cricket after the left-arm tweaker's impressive outing against India in the series opener in Ranchi on Friday.
Chennai Super Kings are not looking for a "quick fix" to their issues in the batting department and head coach Stephen Fleming is ready to give the likes of Daryl Mitchell time to get settled in top-three after their fourth loss in eight games.
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New Zealand ended Sri Lanka's chances of directly qualifying for this year's World Cup in India.
Dhoni has now hit most sixes in the 20th over in IPL history with 64 maximums.
Gaikwad's stellar performance played an important role in guiding CSK to victory
Henry Shipley claimed a career-best 5/31 to dismantle Sri Lanka as New Zealand steamrolled the tourists by 198 runs in the first ODI.
Ashwin reached his 50th IPL wicket at Chepauk
Fast bowler Trent Boult is in line to play his first one-day international in almost a year after being included in New Zealand's 15-man squad for a four-match series against England.
RCB's openers gave the hosts the perfect start, before the middle order delivered once again to take the hosts to a defendable total. Cameos from Dinesh Karthik and Glenn Maxwell added the final flourish.
England are an ageing side alright, but few will dare to bet against Jos Buttler's men successfully defending their World Cup title in a few weeks time.
The ability to remain one step ahead of the bowlers has allowed Ruturaj Gaikwad to flourish in IPL 2024, reckons CSK batting coach Michael Hussey.
A win for New Zealand against Afghanistan would end India's hopes of advancing to the semi-finals at the T20 World Cup.
Axar Patel claimed 2/23 and 2/16 in India's identical six-wicket wins over Afghanistan in the first two T20Is.
Put in to bat, India's rejigged top order wilted in no time and the 2007 champions crawled to 110-7 in 20 overs in the Super 12 match. The below-par total was unlikely to test New Zealand's batting might and so it proved.
A look at the best bowling performances in the CSK vs RCB match.
Virat Kohli struck a record 50th hundred and fast bowler Mohammed Shami's seven-wicket haul proved equally crucial as India overpowered New Zealand by 70 runs.
Jacob Duffy, Blair Tickner, Rachin Ravindra and Hamish Rutherford were released from the initial 20 player squad.
An unbeaten Joe Root century and a bowling masterclass by James Anderson put England in complete control of the second Test on Saturday.
New Zealand have shown they are the strongest team across all formats of the game after reaching the final of the Twenty20 World Cup, former England captain Michael Atherton said.
New Zealand eye consolatory win over PNG
IMAGES from the T20 World Cup semi-final match played between New Zealand and Pakistan in Sydney on Wednesday.
England will need to defeat Namibia in their last league match and hope that Scotland lose to Australia.
New Zealand last toured Pakistan in 2003 for a white-ball series and since then have avoided touring the country because of security reasons.
'I'm personally, and we as a team, are not getting ahead of ourselves'
England captain Eoin Morgan was devastated by their loss in the semi-final of the Twenty20 World Cup and said Jimmy Neesham's blistering cameo tilted the see-saw contest in New Zealand's favour.
The last time the two teams faced off in Lucknow last week, KL Rahul and Quinton de Kock put up a record opening partnership
IMAGES from Day 2 of the 1st Test played between New Zealand and Australia in Wellington on Friday.
CSK are coming into the game with back-to-back wins, LSG have endured a mini-slump with two successive defeats.
World champions Australia will hope to round off one of the nation's most successful seasons in cricket with victory in a rare Test series in New Zealand starting at Wellington's Basin Reserve on Thursday.
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