On the strength of Matt Henry’s deadly bowling, New Zealand reduced India to its minimum score of 46 runs in the first innings on the second day of the rain-interrupted Test match. Fast bowler William O’Rourke also took four wickets. Henry took five wickets for 15 runs in 13.2 overs.
On the strength of the lethal bowling of fast bowler Matt Henry, New Zealand reduced India to its minimum score of 46 runs in the first innings on the second day of the rain-interrupted Test match. Fast bowler William O’Rourke also took four wickets. Henry took five wickets for 15 runs in 13.2 overs. With his five-wicket haul, Henry became the joint second fastest New Zealand bowler to take 100 wickets.
The record of taking the fastest 100 wickets for New Zealand is in the name of Richard Hadlee. He achieved this feat in 25 matches. Neil Wagner and Matt Henry achieved this feat in 26-26 matches. Bruce Taylor completed 100 wickets in Tests for New Zealand in the 27th match. Matt Henry dismissed Sarfaraz, Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja, Ashwin and Kuldeep Yadav.
Indian captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and decided to bat first at the Chinnaswamy Stadium. Coming to bat, India could score only 46 runs in 31.2 overs. With this, the 37 year old record of making the lowest score on the home pitch was broken. Earlier, the Indian team was all out for 75 in the Delhi Test against West Indies in 1987.
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