New Zealand Records Its First Win In India since 1988 (image-twitter/BLACKCAPS)
New Zealand has registered its first Test win against India after 36 years. They beat the host by eight wickets in the opening match of the three-match series at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Sunday.
The solid partnership between Rachin Ravindra and Will Young had propelled the win of the New Zealand. India had set up a 107-run target for New Zealand to chase. Though initially, they faced setbacks as they lost their skipper Tom Latham for a duck, the visitor completed it inside 28 overs.
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For India, Jasprit Bumrah scalped two wickets.
New Zealand win the First Test by 8 wickets in Bengaluru.#TeamIndia will look to bounce back in the Second Test.
Scorecard ▶️ https://t.co/8qhNBrs1td#INDvNZ | @idfcfirstbank pic.twitter.com/6Xg4gYo8It
— BCCI (@BCCI) October 20, 2024
The host was bowled out for its lowest home Test total- 46 in the first innings and New Zealand took a 356-run lead in response. The last time, the Kiwis triumphed on Indian soil was in 1988. In the match, they secured a 136-run victory at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
The Kiwis had begun with a wobbly start when the play began after a rain delay. Bumrah and fellow pace bowler Mohammed Siraj too had made life difficult for the New Zealand batsman early in the day as India looked to do what no team has done in Test history.
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Overall, this is only the third Test win for New Zealand in fifteen series in India. The Kiwis had last played a Test series in India in 2021 and lost the two-match series 1-0.
