Kumar Bahukhandi
New Zealand defeated India by eight wickets in the first Test played at Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. The Kiwi team had a lot of trouble chasing the target of 107 runs.
Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammad Siraj troubled the Kiwi batsmen a lot with their swing. However, the fours kept coming by hitting the edge of the bat and luck also did not favor the Indian bowlers. Due to this, Team India had to face defeat. India also suffered due to the low score in the first innings. With this win, the Kiwi team has taken a 1-0 lead in the three-match Test series. The next match will be played in Pune from October 24. India had scored 46 runs in the first innings.
In response, New Zealand’s first innings ended at 402 runs. In this way, the Kiwi team had a lead of 356 runs. In the second innings, the Indian team scored 462 runs and gained a lead of 106 runs. In response, New Zealand achieved the target of 107 runs in 27.4 overs by losing two wickets. The two setbacks that New Zealand suffered, the first wicket was of captain Tom Latham (0) and the second wicket was of Devon Conway (17). Rachin Ravindra remained unbeaten on 39 runs and Will Young on 45. There was an unbeaten partnership of 72 runs between the two.
Kiwi team wins in India after 36 years
The Kiwi team has won a Test in India after 36 years. Earlier in 1969, New Zealand defeated India by 167 runs in Nagpur under the captaincy of Graham Dalling. At the same time, in 1988, New Zealand defeated India by 136 runs in Wankhede under the captaincy of John Wright. For the first time, the Kiwi team has won while chasing. With this, India’s streak of consecutive wins in Tests has also been broken. Before this match, India had won six consecutive Tests at home. On January 25, England defeated Team India by 28 runs in Hyderabad. After this, India won six consecutive matches. Now this streak has been broken. Not only this, after 24 years, a visiting team has successfully achieved a target of 100+ runs in India.
