Cricket Don't miss out on the headlines from Cricket. Followed categories will be added to My News. Skipper Rohit Sharma said he is “hurting” after opting to bat first on a seaming pitch as hosts India fell to a dismal 46 all out against New Zealand.
Kiwi fast bowlers Matt Henry and William O’Rourke wreaked havoc in overcast conditions to dismiss India in 31.2 overs on the first Test’s second afternoon in Bengaluru. It was India’s third-lowest Test score ever and lowest at home, worse than their 75 against the West Indies in New Delhi in 1987.
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Their lowest overall is 36 against Australia in a pink-ball Adelaide Test in 2020. They fell for 42 against England at Lord’s in 1974. “We felt there was not much grass on the pitch and it will do whatever it has to do in the first couple of sessions and then it is going to take a turn as the game goes on,” Rohit told reporters.
“We expected the wicket to be flatter than what it turned out to be. So clearly misjudgement of the pitch. “Obviously I didn’t read the pitch enough and we sit in that situation today.
” New Zealand's players celebrate after the dismissal of India's Sarfaraz Khan. Photo by IDREES MOHAMMED / AFP. Five Indian batsmen including Virat Kohli got out for a duck as Henry and O’Rourke shared nine wickets between them in a rare show of domination by oppo.
