Team India, which won the Test series against Bangladesh in a one-sided fashion, has faced a bad situation in front of New Zealand. In the Bengaluru Test match, Team India came out to bat first and one after the other all the players were out for 46 runs. Where Team India lost its 6 wickets on the score of just 34 runs. India’s condition at home has become so bad after 55 years.
The Indian team came out to bat first and the process of losing their wickets did not stop from the sixth over. The circumstances were such that India lost three wickets at the score of 10 runs. By lunch the number of wickets increased from three to 6. This is the first time on Indian soil since 1969 when India lost 6 wickets at the score of 34 runs. This is India’s second lowest score for 6 wickets.
The lowest score India lost was 6 wickets in 1969 when they scored 27 runs. In that match played in Hyderabad also, India’s opponent was New Zealand.
Four out of six batsmen were out without opening the account. Virat Kohli, Sarfaraz Khan, KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja could not even open their accounts. Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal tried to handle the team’s innings by playing 63 balls but he could score only 13 runs.
Whereas Rohit Sharma was bowled by Tim Southee after scoring two runs in 16 balls. All 6 batsmen became victims of the Kiwi pacers who were getting a lot of help from the overcast conditions. Till lunch, Rishabh Pant remained at the crease after scoring 15 runs.