IND vs NZ 1st Test: The Indian cricket team could score just 46 runs in the first innings of the Bengaluru Test. This is India’s lowest Test score on home ground. Also, this is the lowest Test score of any team in Asia. Earlier in 1986, West Indies had scored 53 runs against Pakistan in Faisalabad. Whereas, in 2002, Pakistan had scored 53 runs against Australia in Sharjah.
The star batsmen of the team returned to the pavilion cheaply. From Virat Kohli to KL Rahul and Sarfaraz Khan, all were forced to easily kneel in front of New Zealand’s fast bowlers. New Zealand’s two fast bowlers Williamon Oruake and Matt Henry destroyed the Indian batting line-up. Henry took 5 wickets while Oruake took 4 wickets. Tim Southee took one wicket. All 10 wickets of India were taken by New Zealand’s fast bowlers. During this, the Indian team made 5 such records which no team would want to make.
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The Indian team has become the team to score the lowest score in Asia. Team India has left behind the unwanted record of West Indies which was all out for just 53 runs against Pakistan 38 years ago. Pakistan later forced the Windies to make this unwanted record. This has also become the lowest score made by Team India on Indian soil. In the Mumbai Test in 2021, the New Zealand team was all out for 62 against India, but now the same team has bowled out India for 46.
This has happened after 78 years
This has happened after 78 years in the history of Test cricket when a team has won the toss and batted first and collapsed on such a low score. Earlier in 1946, New Zealand won the toss and batted first against Australia in Wellington at home and the Kiwi team collapsed on 42 runs.
In the Indian innings, five batsmen including Virat Kohli got out on zero. Kohli got out without opening his account for the 38th time in his career.
Let’s know the top records of the second day’s game…
1. India’s third lowest score
This is the third lowest score of the Indian team in the history of Test cricket. India’s lowest innings score in Test cricket is 36 runs, which was made against Australia in Adelaide. At the same time, this was India’s lowest score in Test cricket against New Zealand.
Earlier, the Indian team was bowled out for 81 runs in its second innings in the Wellington Test match against New Zealand in 1976. With this, the Indian team has broken its 48-year-old record against the Kiwis.
2. This is the lowest score of Team India at home
Earlier, India had scored 75 runs in its first innings in the Delhi Test match against West Indies in 1987. Also, this was the lowest score of a team in any Test match played in India. Earlier, New Zealand had scored 62 runs during the Mumbai Test match against India in 2021.
3. Kohli out on zero for the 38th time in international cricket
Virat Kohli got out on zero in this match. He faced 9 balls. Kohli got out on zero for the 38th time in international cricket. He is at number three among the Indian batsmen who got out on duck the most number of times.
4. 5 Indian batsmen got out on zero
5 out of 10 batsmen from India could not even open their account in the first innings. This included Virat Kohli, Sarfaraz Khan, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja and R Ashwin. The highest number of 6 players getting out on zero in an innings for India was against England in 2014.
5. Matt Henry completes 100 wickets
New Zealand’s fast bowler Matt Henry took 5 wickets in the Bengaluru Test. With this, he also completed 100 wickets in Tests. With the five-wicket haul, Henry has become the joint second fastest bowler to take 100 wickets for New Zealand.
6. Henry is the fourth Kiwi pacer to take 5+ wickets in an innings in India
Pacer Matt Henry took 5 wickets for 15 runs in 13.2 overs. This is Henry’s best bowling figure in India. Henry has become the fourth New Zealand fast bowler to take five or more wickets in a Test innings in India.
Not only this, Henry has also made the record of taking 5 or more wickets for the least runs in an innings of a Test match for New Zealand. Earlier in the year 1976, Richard Hadlee had taken 7 wickets for 23 runs in the match against India. Henry also took 7 wickets for 23 runs against South Africa in 2022.
Second day’s play ends, New Zealand score 180/3
IND vs NZ Match Update: New Zealand scored 180 runs for 3 wickets at the end of the second day’s play. After bowling out the Indian team for 46 runs in the first innings, the Kiwi team’s lead has increased to 134 runs.
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