Devon Conway (91) spearheaded New Zealand’s replay to reinforce the Kiwi dominance on Bangalore Test versus India after the hosts puzzlingly opted to bat first in damp conditions to register their lowest total in an innings at home.
Their previous worst was 75 against the West Indies at Delhi 1987. It is also the lowest score by any team in India, surpassing New Zealand’s 62 runs at Wankhede on their last tour in 2021.
It was the third occasion India lost three-plus wickets for 10 runs or fewer in their own backyard since 1990 and accidentally all the instances have transpired against New Zealand. They were down in the dumps at 7/3 in Mohali in 1999 and 2/3 against New Zealand at Ahmedabad in 2010.
Matt Henry finished with an awesome 5 for 15 while William O’Rourke ended with an equally potent for 22 to demolish India in the first innings. The shambolically poor batting effort meant that the bowlers had too much pressure to deal with. New Zealand finished the day at 180/3, leading by 134 runs. India have however, made a positive start to the ‘moving day’ courtesy an accurate Ravindra Jadeja.
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