Under pressure India face rare series defeat at home

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Pune: An under pressure India will face their stiffest test in recent times when they try to bounce back in the three-match ODI series against a refreshed New Zealand in the must-win second game here tomorrow.

It is not often that India find themselves in a 'save the series situation' at home, having won the last six in their backyard. Not many had also expected New Zealand to topple India in the series-opener at the Wankhede but the visitors, playing their first match since the Champions Trophy, did it in emphatic style.