New Zealand, who lost 0-2 against a weak team like Sri Lanka, defeated Team India in Bengaluru. On the second day of the Bengaluru Test, Team India’s batting on M Chinnaswamy’s pitch was like a pack of cards. Team India scored only 46 runs in the first innings. The situation was such that only two batsmen of Team India reached double figures, while half of the team could not even open the account. Accounts of Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Sarfaraz Khan, Ravindra Jadeja and R Ashwin were also not opened. Rishabh Pant was the highest run scorer for the team with 20 runs.
Team India’s lowest score
46 runs is Team India’s lowest score on its soil. Before this, the Indian team fell by 75 runs against the West Indies in 1979. This is the third lowest score of Team India in Test cricket. In 2020, Team India was bowled out for 36 runs against Australia and now this team could not reach 50 runs at home.
Team India stunned in Chinnaswamy
Chinnaswamy made it difficult for Team India to score runs on the same ground where it rains sixes and fours. Captain Rohit Sharma won the toss on the second day of play and chose to bat first. After this the New Zealand bowlers finished the game. Team India was given the first blow by Tim Southee, who bowled Rohit Sharma for just 2 runs. After this, Virat Kohli came to the crease and the player got out without opening the account. After this the same thing happened with Sarfaraz Khan.
The process of falling wickets did not stop
It looked like Rishabh Pant and Yashaswi Jaiswal would take over the innings but the New Zealand fast bowlers had different plans. William O’Rourke also dismissed Yashaswi Jaiswal. Even KL Rahul could not open the account and Team India lost half the team for 33 runs. After this, it looked like two wickets were in line to fall. Jadeja and Ashwin also settled for nil and in no time Team India was reduced to an embarrassing score. Which is his lowest score in a domestic test match.
