First time in 91 years: India records embarrassing test results in match against New Zealand

Matt Henry and William O’Rourke combined for nine wickets to defeat India for just 46 on the second day of the first Test at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Thursday. This gave India the lowest total score in the country and the third lowest overall test score. It was the first time in 91 years (since India’s first home Test in 1931) that a team scored less than 50 runs in an innings. In overcast conditions, Henry controlled his line and length superbly, picking 5-15 and also reaching the landmark of 100 Test wickets. O’Rourke, playing in the first Test in India, made a great impression, opting for 4-22 with a mix of awkward bounce and length while veteran pacer Tim Southee took the scalp.

For India, the situation backfired as soon as they chose to bat first amid the threat of downpour. As there was no grass on the pitch, they fielded three spinners for the first time this season, leaving Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj as the only pacers.

However, with the conditions highly favorable to the accurate New Zealand bowling batting line-up and excellent support from the fielders, India failed to show the desired batting application to overcome swing and seam and were defeated without much trouble. did. Rishabh Pant (20) and Yashasvi Jaiswal (13) were the only players to reach double figures in India’s disappointing batting show with five ducks.

Captain Rohit Sharma was far from his fluent best and survived an LBW appeal after being called out by umpire Matt Henry. However, to take on the master Tim Southee, Rohit came through the gate with a big drive against the inswinger.

Virat Kohli’s surprising promotion to No. 3 after Shubman Gill was ruled out due to a stiff neck caused a huge cheer from the sparse home crowd.

However, the match was quickly over when O’Rourke took an extra bounce on a nipbacker that Kohli tried to defend. However, as he set out for the nine-ball, Glenn Phillips, who leapt forward at leg gully, took the glove edge. duck.

More trouble for India as Sarfaraz Khan tried to fight back with a powerful lofted drive but ultimately missed hitting Henry to Devon Conway at mid-off, who stuck out his right hand and took a brilliant catch. It continued. Pant displayed a strange mix of caution and aggression, including attempting a reverse sweep on Henry before the match was suspended due to rain.

After the match resumed at 11:05 am, Pant and Jaiswal each scored boundaries and tried to rebuild India’s innings. But O’Rourke fired again, but Jaiwal came hard into the cut, diving low to the left at backward point and making a nice catch.

1 brought 2 to the pacer, and KL Rahul, who was supposed to be batting for 3, put his foot down and restricted him to a six-ball duck.Then, Ravindra Jadeja started his flick unusually early and hit a high leading edge. I gave it to him and decided to take the point off the back. Henry as New Zealand left the field as a happy side at lunch.

After lunch, Henry hit his first ball catching Ravichandran Ashwin’s shoulder edge and the ball was lobbed by Gully. He then lured Pant into the interim defense and caught him at second slip. O’Rourke made Bumrah leggy and heavy, but Henry caught Kuldeep Yadav at gully to end India’s batting horror show and cap off New Zealand’s glorious time with a red cherry.