India win toss, elect to bowl against New Zealand

WELLINGTON: India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and elected to field against New Zealand in the second and final cricket Test at Basin Reserve, here today.

India are unchanged for the match, while Tom Latham and Jimmy Neesham make their debut for New Zealand in place of Ross Taylor and Ish Sodhi.

Teams: India: M S Dhoni (c), Murali Vijay, Shikhar Dhawan, Chesteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Zaheer Khan and Ishant Sharma.

New Zealand: Brendon McCullum (c), Peter Fulton, Hamish Rutherford, Kane Williamson, Tom Latham, Corey Anderson, BJ Watling, Jimmy Neesham, Tim Southee, Neil Wagner and Trent Boult.