sports desk : In the first Test match played between India and New Zealand, New Zealand has taken a 1-0 lead in the series by defeating the Indian team. This is the first victory the Kiwi team has achieved since 1988. The Indian team has now lagged behind in the three-match series. The Indian team scored 46 and 462 runs in this match. New Zealand won the match by scoring 402 and 107 runs. In the second innings, Jasprit Bumrah troubled New Zealand but could not lead his team to victory.
The play on the first day of this test match was canceled due to rain. On the second day, the Indian team won the toss and batted first and were restricted to 46 runs. In which Rishabh Pant scored 20 runs for India. For New Zealand, Matt Henry took 5 wickets, O'Rourke 4 and Tim Southee took 1 wicket and reduced India to 46 runs.
New Zealand achieved a lead of 356 runs
The New Zealand team, which came to bat in the first innings, scored 402 runs. In terms of first innings, they took a lead of 356 runs. Rachin Ravindra played an inning of 135 runs in the first innings for New Zealand. Apart from that, Devon Conway scored 91 and Tim Southee scored 65 runs. Kuldeep Yadav and Jadeja took 3-3 wickets for India.
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condition of second innings
Leaving the first innings behind, the Indian team performed brilliantly in the second innings and scored 462 runs on the board. In which Sarfaraz Khan scored 150 runs, scoring the first century of his Test career. Apart from that, Pant scored 99, Virat Kohli scored 70, Rohit Sharma scored 52 runs. In the second innings, Matt Henry took 3 wickets and O'Rourke took 3 wickets for New Zealand.
Chasing the target of 107 runs, the New Zealand team played cautiously and won the match by losing 2 wickets. In which Rachin Ravindra won the match by scoring 39 not out and Will Young by scoring 45 not out. Jasprit Bumrah took 2 wickets for the Indian team.
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