India all out for 46 against NZ, record lowest-ever Test score at hom
- By Agencies -
- Oct 17, 2024
New Zealand bowled out India for their lowest home Test total of 46 on day two of the weather-hit first match in Bengaluru on Thursday.
Fast bowlers Matt Henry and William O’Rourke shared nine wickets between them to dismiss India in 31.2 overs in the second session, after the hosts elected to bat.
India’s previous lowest at home was 75 against the West Indies in New Delhi in 1987. Their lowest overall was 36 against Australia in a pink-ball Adelaide Test in 2020.
Meanwhile, their lowest total in Test cricket was 36 during their thumping eight-wicket loss against Australia in 2020.
India’s lowest totals in Test cricket
- 36-all out vs Australia in Adelaide in 2020
- 42-all out vs England in London in 1974
- 46-all out vs New Zealand in Bengaluru in 2024*
- 58-all out vs Australia in Brisbane in 1947
- 58-all out vs England in Manchester in 1952
Indian captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and opted to bat first, however, the decision backfired as New Zealand breathed fire.
Sarfaraz Khan was included in the line-up in place of unfit Shubman Gill, meanwhile, New Zealand replaced injured Kane Williamson with Will Young.
Sharma was the first wicket to fall for the hosts followed by Virat Kohli, who bagged a rare duck leaving India reeling at 9-2.