India vs New Zealand 1st Test Day 2 Live Score and Updates: Play on day two is scheduled to start at 9.15 AM, with the toss being at 8.45 AM. Rain had washed out the opening day of the first Test between India and New Zealand in Bengaluru on Wednesday.
The southern Indian city has been lashed by rain for the past 48 hours and more wet weather is forecast in the coming days.
New Zealand’s one-off Test against Afghanistan near New Delhi was abandoned last month without a ball being bowled after five days of rain.
After persistent rain at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on Wednesday umpires called off the day at 2:30 pm (0900 GMT).
Preparations for the first match of the three-Test series were also hit by the weather with training for both teams cancelled on Tuesday.
The second Test begins in Pune on October 24 and the third is in Mumbai on November 1.
India: KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma (C), Sarfaraz Khan, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Axar Patel, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel (WK), Rishabh Pant (WK), Akash Deep, Harshit Rana, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Mayank Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna
New Zealand: Devon Conway, Kane Williamson, Mark Chapman, Will Young, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Philipps, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner, Rachin Ravindra, Tom Blundell (WK), Tom Latham (C)(WK), Ajaz Patel, Ben Sears, Matt Henry, Tim Southee, Will O’Rourke
