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Factbox: New Zealand versus India, second test

FILE PHOTO: Cricket - New Zealand v India - First Test - Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand - February 24, 2020. New Zealand's Kane Williamson talks to India's Virat Kohli after New Zealand beat India in the First Test. REUTERS/Martin Hunter

Factbox on the second test between New Zealand and India, which begins on Saturday:

WHEN?

Feb. 29-March 4 (11.30 a.m local time 2230 GMT)

WHERE?

Hagley Oval, Christchurch (18,000 capacity)

MATCH OFFICIALS

Umpires: Michael Gough, Richard Kettleborough (both England)

Third umpire: Aleem Dar (Pakistan)

Match referee: Ranjan Madugalle (Sri Lanka)

NEW ZEALAND

World ranking: 4

Coach: Gary Stead

Captain: Kane Williamson

Team (likely): Kane Williamson, Tom Latham, Tom Blundell, Ross Taylor, Henry Nicholls, BJ Watling, Colin de Grandhomme, Ajaz Patel, Tim Southee, Kyle Jamieson, Trent Boult.

INDIA

World ranking: 1

Coach: Ravi Shastri

Captain: Virat Kohli

Team (likely): Virat Kohli, Prithvi Shaw, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah.

PREVIOUS CHRISTCHURCH TESTS

1968 - New Zealand won by six wickets

1976 - Match drawn

1981 - Match drawn

1990 - New Zealand won by 10 wickets

(Compiled by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter Rutherford)

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