3 big victories which were seen after the cancellation of the first day's play on Indian soil

3 Victories after no play possible on first day in India: The fun of watching a cricket match gets spoiled when it is interrupted by rain. Many times, due to rain, one team benefits and another team suffers loss. Even in Test format, rain sometimes acts as a villain. During the Test match between India and New Zealand in Bengaluru, rain played a major role. Due to this the first day's play also had to be cancelled. However, the result of the match still came out. In this article, we will mention those three Test wins on Indian soil, which were seen after the cancellation of the first day's play.

3. India vs New Zealand (Bengaluru, 2024)

At present, the Kiwi team is on a tour of India to play a three-match test series. The first test match of this series took place in Bengaluru, in which India had to face defeat by 8 wickets. This match started from 17th October instead of 16th October. Actually, the first day's play was canceled due to rain. To win this match, New Zealand had to score 107 runs in the second innings, which it did easily.

2. India vs Australia (Mohali, 2013)

In 2013, the Australian team came to tour India. The third Test of the Test series between the two teams was played on the pitch of Mohali. However, play was not possible on the first day of the match due to rain. But play was possible on the remaining four days. Team India was successful in winning this match by 6 wickets.

1. India vs New Zealand (Chennai, 1976)

In 1976, a Test match was played between India and New Zealand in Chennai, which could not start on the first day due to rain. However, after this, no other day's play was canceled due to rain in the match. To win the match, India had set a target of 360 runs for New Zealand, but the visiting team was bundled out for 143 runs.

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