In the Bangalore Test against New Zealand, the Indian team had to face a defeat by 8 wickets. The team lost to the Kiwis at home after 36 years. The last defeat was in 1988 at the Wankhede Stadium.
The Indian team had given the Kiwis a target of 107 runs to win, which the visiting team achieved on Sunday with the loss of 2 wickets. Will Young 45 and Rachin Ravindra scored 39 runs to return unbeaten. Team India was all out for 462 runs in the second innings. New Zealand scored 402 runs in the first innings and India scored 46 runs.
After this defeat, Team India has trailed 0-1 in the 3-match series. The second match of the series will be played in Pune from October 24 to 28.
Wrong decision after winning the toss
Indian captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bat, which turned out to be wrong. On Wednesday, October 16, it rained throughout the day in Bangalore. The match could not even be tossed.
The next day, Thursday, the M Chinnaswamy Stadium pitch witnessed heavy bounce and swing. The Kiwis took full advantage of this. This can be estimated from the fact that all 10 wickets of India’s first innings were taken by fast bowlers.
2. All out for 46 runs in the first innings, 5 batsmen could not even open the account.
The Indian team was all out for 46 runs in the first innings. Five batsmen of the team could not even open the account. From here, Team India was far behind in the Bengaluru Test. Generally, teams risk follow-on after being all out for less than 50 runs in the first innings.
3. Saudi-Ravindra partnership, took a lead of 356 runs
New Zealand scored 402 runs in the first innings and took a huge lead of 356 runs. At one time the team had lost 7 wickets for 233 runs. It looked like the team would reach the score of 300 but Rachin Ravindra and Tim Southee put on a 137 run partnership for the 8th wicket to take the score to 370 runs. This partnership made a big difference.
The Indian middle order failed in front of the new ball
Team India got off to a good start trailing by 356 runs. Top-5 batsmen of the team took the score to 400. When the New Zealand team asked for a new ball, Team India’s score was 400/3. Team India did not lose any wicket in the day’s play and scored 169 runs. Sarfraz was playing with 146 and Pant 87 runs. There was a partnership of 169 runs between the two.
But after the arrival of the new ball in the 81st over, the fast bowlers made a strong comeback for New Zealand. From here, the Indian team lost the last 7 wickets on the score of 62 runs. India’s middle order crumbled after Sarfraz was dismissed for a personal score of 150 and Pant for a personal score of 99 runs. KL Rahul was dismissed for 12 runs, all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja was dismissed for 5 runs, R Ashwin was dismissed for 15 runs. Matt Henry and William O’Rourke took 3 wickets each.