India vs New Zealand: Hosts bowled out for 46 in Bengaluru

India were bowled out for 46 by New Zealand on day two of the first Test in Bengaluru.

After the entire first day was washed out by rain, India opted to bat on a lively, close pitch and were dismissed for the third-lowest total in their Test history.

Virat Kohli, Sarfaraz Khan, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin were all looking for ducks, while seamers Matt Henry and Will O’Rourke won 5-15 and 4-22 respectively.

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

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

New Zealand eventually reached 180-3, putting them in full control of the Test with a lead of 134.

Tom Latham and Devon Conway went further than the hosts’ score with an opening partnership of 67 and Conway continued to make a 105-ball 91.

“You see the field and try to make a judgement. Sometimes you make the right decision and sometimes you don’t,” India captain Rohit Sharma said.

“I’m a little bit pained because I made that decision… the challenges that came our way, which we didn’t respond well to, and we ended up in a situation where we were bowled out for 46.

“As a captain, it definitely hurts to see that number.”