Matt Henry was the pick of the Kiwi bowlers with wickets to his name, while Will O'Rourke accounted for four wickets and Tim Southee chipped in with one.
India collapse to their lowest innings total in a home Test, bowled out for 46 against New Zealand at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. Matt Henry was the pick of the Kiwi bowlers with five wickets to his name, while Will O'Rourke accounted for four wickets and Tim Southee chipped in with one. Rishabh Pant top scored for India with a 49 ball 20, while five batters returned to the pavilion without opening their account.
🚨 LOWEST SCORE BY INDIA IN INDIA IN TEST HISTORY 🚨
- 46 all out vs New Zealand in Chinnaswamy stadium. pic.twitter.com/Y4oyYzwhGc
The first day of the Test was washed out because of rain hence Day 2 started early. New Zealand pacers made full use of the home-like overcast conditions as they were spot on with their line and length, and were duly supported by the fielders.
Southee drew the first blood as be bowled captain Rohit Sharma (2) with an in-swinging delivering. O'Rourke got Virat Kohli (0) caught by Glenn Philips at leg Gully with a slightly short of length delivery. Shubman Gill's replacement, Sarfaraz Khan, returned for a three ball duck, getting caught by Devon Conway off Henry's bowling.
A SCORECARD TO FORGET FOR INDIA. pic.twitter.com/AS6soSPjrv
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra)Jaiswal and Pant stitched together a partnership of 21 runs, before the former was dismissed by O'Rourke. KL Rahul (0), Ravindra Jadeja (0), Ravichandran Ashwin went back without disturbing the scoreboard. Kuldeep Yadav (2) and Jasprit Bumrah (1), also failed to offer any resistance, while Mohammed Siraj (4) remained not out.