India all out for 46 against NZ in first Test

Matt Henry celebrates the dismissal of Ravichandran Ashwin 

India were bowled out for 46 runs by New Zealand on day two of the first Test in Bengaluru yesterday. After the entire first day was washed out by rain, India chose to bat on a lively, seaming pitch and were dismissed for the third-lowest total in their Test history.

Virat Kohli, Sarfaraz Khan, K. L. Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin were all out for ducks, with seamers Matt Henry and Will O’Rourke taking five for 15 and four for 22 respectively.

Rishabh Pant with 20, and Yashasvi Jaiswal, who made 13, were the only batters to make double figures for India, who are top of the World Test Championship standings.

It was India’s lowest total in a home Test, only beaten by their 36 all out against Australia in Adelaide in 2020 and 42 against England at Lord’s in 1974.

Jaiswal and Captain Rohit Sharma had edged to nine for no loss in the seventh over when Rohit was bowled by Tim Southee as he advanced to attempt a wild drive.Kohli did not score in his nine balls before gloving 23-year-old O’Rourke, playing his fifth Test, to leg slip.

Sarfaraz was caught at mid-off attempting a counterattack and after a short rain delay and a 10-over partnership returning just 21 runs with Pant, Jaiswal cut O’Rourke to point.
Rahul was caught down the leg side in O’Rourke’s next over and an over later, Jadeja skied a catch off a leading edge and Ashwin edged to gully in consecutive balls off Henry.

Chief scores: 

India: 46 (Rishabh Pant 20, Matt Henry 5/15, William ORourke 4/22)
New Zealand: 180/3 (Devon Conway 91, Will Young 33, Rachin Ravindra 22 n.o). 
(Agencies)