New Zealand has taken charge against the Indian team at home. In the first innings of the first Test in Bengaluru, India was all out for just 46 runs, marking their lowest Test score at home. After a disappointing performance with the bat, the Indian bowling attack has also failed to impress.
New Zealand’s three pace bowlers took all ten Indian wickets, allowing the team to bat for just 46 overs. Despite having two star fast bowlers and three spinners, the Indian bowlers could not make an impact on the New Zealand batters.
In their first innings today, New Zealand scored 180 runs for the loss of three wickets in 50 overs, securing a lead of 134 runs.
On the second day of the Test match, New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell scored 14 runs off 39 balls, while Rachin Ravindra contributed 22 runs off 34 balls, remaining unbeaten. They will continue their innings tomorrow. India, having bowled for 50 overs today, managed to dismiss only three New Zealand batters. Devon Conway also played a remarkable innings, scoring 91 runs.
Rain forced the cancellation of the Test’s first day in Bengaluru. On the second day, Rohit Sharma won the toss and opted to bat first. However, Matt Henry and William O’Rourke troubled the Indian batsmen significantly. Henry took five wickets for just 15 runs, while O’Rourke claimed four for 22, causing chaos for India.
The Indian team was all out for 46 runs, and New Zealand began their innings. From the start, Conway and Tom Latham did not allow the Indian bowlers to make any breakthroughs. Conway played aggressively, pushing the team’s score forward and achieving his 10th half-century in Test cricket. Latham and Conway added 67 runs for the first wicket. Putting India on the back foot, but Latham fell for 15 runs to Kuldeep Yadav.
After that, Will Young and Conway stabilized the innings, adding 75 runs for the second wicket. At a team score of 142, Young was dismissed by Ravindra Jadeja for 33 runs. Meanwhile, Conway accelerated towards a century, but at 91 runs, he was clean-bowled. While attempting a reverse sweep off Ravichandran Ashwin.
It seemed India might create further trouble, but Mitchell and Ravindra kept their composure, leading New Zealand’s score to 180. Unfortunately, due to poor light, the two umpires had to call off the day’s play early.
