India suffered twin blows before the start of the second Test—losing Ishant Sharma [ankle injury] and the toss once again not favouring skipper Virat Kohli.

Despite losing opener Mayank Agarwal (7) early on in the innings, Prithvi Shaw delighted the crowd with some classical drives as he raced to his half century in 61 balls. However, a loose shot and stunning one-handed catch from Tom Latham at second slips led to Shaw's dismissal on 54. Soon Kohli was trapped by his nemesis Tim Southee, who dismissed the Indian skipper for the 10th time in his career.