The Indian cricket team, led by Rohit Sharma, faced a humiliation in the first Test of the three-match series against New Zealand at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru.
The hosts were bowled out for a mere 46 runs, marking their lowest Test total at home and the third-lowest overall in their history.
New Zealand’s Matt Henry and William O’Rourke dismantled India’s batting lineup, leaving five Indian players, including Virat Kohli, Sarfaraz Khan, and Ravindra Jadeja, dismissed without scoring a single run.
This historic low surpassed the previous record in Asia, held by West Indies (53 runs against Pakistan in 1986) and Pakistan (53 runs against Australia in 2002).
India lost their first wicket at 9 runs, but the collapse accelerated as four of their top seven batters were dismissed for ducks—an unprecedented occurrence in a home Test.
Henry and O’Rourke dominated the innings, with Henry achieving a five-wicket haul and surpassing 100 Test wickets, while O’Rourke claimed four wickets.
New Zealand, now in a commanding position, looks poised to take a significant first-innings lead, putting India under immense pressure to mount a comeback.