On the second day of the Bengaluru Test, play began when the rain stopped but then the New Zealand bowlers rained dangerous balls. New Zealand bowled the first 10 overs so well that Team India was in dire straits and their fans had to witness such a day after 18 years. Team India scored only 12 runs in the first 10 overs of the Bengaluru Test and also lost 3 wickets. This is Team India’s lowest score in the first 10 overs at home in the last 18 years. Earlier in the year 2006 against England in Nagpur, only 10 runs were scored and one wicket fell in the first 10 overs. This means that this is the second time in the last 23 years that Team India has had such a bad situation at home.
Team India’s top order collapsed
In the first innings of the Bengaluru Test, the top three batsmen of Team India were dismissed in the first 10 overs. Captain Rohit Sharma’s wicket came first. He was bowled by Tim Southee for 2 runs. After this, Virat Kohli gave his wicket to William O’Rourke. Virat could not even open an account. After this, a similar situation happened with Sarfaraz Khan. Sarfraz Khan, who scored a double century in the Irani Cup, got out without opening his account on the third ball. His wicket was taken by Matt Henry.
How did Team India’s condition get so bad?
Now the question is that how did the condition of Team India become so bad? Did the Indian batsmen play bad shots or did the New Zealand bowlers bowl brilliantly? Well, the truth is that the pitch played a very important role in this. It had been raining in Bengaluru for the last two days and the pitch was covered with a cover. However, Team India won the toss and chose to bat first. The bowlers benefited from the pitch’s moisture and added bounce. After this, the New Zealand fast bowlers adjusted their length and attacked Team India with short balls resulting in the destruction of the New Zealand top order.
