Sarfaraz Khan, Rachin Ravindra tons; Rishabh Pant's 99, Will O'Rourke: Standout performances from IND vs NZ 1st Test
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- New Zealand managed to beat India in a Test match at the latter's home for the first time since 1988 and just the fourth time overall.
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New Zealand did the unthinkable and took a 1-0 lead in their three-match Test series in India by beating the hosts by eight wickets in Bengaluru. It is the first time since 1989 that New Zealand have managed to win a Test in India at the latter's home and the first time since 2005 that India have lost a match at the Chinnaswamy Stadium. The game was a thriller filled with extraordinary individual performances like player of the match Rachin Ravindra's century in the first innings and match-winning knock in the second. Here, we take a look at some of them. (PTI)
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New Zealand's victory is pretty much rooted in what they did to India in the first innings. Fast bowlers Matt Henry and Will O'Rourke took nine wickets between them as India were all out for a record low score of 46. Henry, a familiar name to Indians due to his performance in the semi-final of the 2019 World Cup, finished the innings with figures of 5/15 in 13.2 overs.(AFP)
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Will O'Rourke burst on the scene by taking nine wickets in his first Test earlier this year in South Africa. He finished the first Indian innings with figures of 4/22 in 12 overs. (PTI)
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Rachin Ravindra powered New Zealand's innings with a masterful 134 in 157 balls. He hit 13 fours and four sixes in an innings in which he shifted between attack and defence almost effortlessly. Bengaluru is where Ravindra's family hails from, with his paternal grandparents still residents of the city, and he had scored a century in his first ODI here at the 2023 World Cup against Pakistan. He has now followed that up with a century in his first Test at the Chinnaswamy Stadium. It was Ravindr's second century in the 10 Tests that he has played for New Zealand. (PTI)
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Ravindra and Tim Southee broke the backs of the Indian bowlers in New Zealand's first innings. They came together with the score reading 233/7 and then put up a partnership of 137 runs off just 132 balls for the eighth wicket. Southee, who had started India's procession by dismissing Rohit Sharma on Day 2, smashed 65 runs in 73 balls with five fours and four sixes.(PTI)
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The Indians came out strong in their second innings though with every player in their top five making significant contributions. The standout was Sarfaraz Khan, who scored 150 in 195 balls. It was the prolific Mumbai batter's maiden Test century and he converted that into a 150 as well. Sarfaraz hit as many as 18 fours and three sixes in his innings. (BCCI-X)
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Sarfaraz put up 136 runs off 163 balls with Virat Kohli for the third wicket and then an even more impressive partnership of 177 runs off 211 balls for the fourth wicket with Rishabh Pant. (BCCI - X)
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