IND vs NZ, 1st Test, Day 5 Highlights: Will Young and Rachin Ravindra take New Zealand home, win their first Test in India after 36 long years.
Brief Score: IND 46 & 462 lost to NZ 402 & 110/2 (Will Young 48*, Rachin Ravindra 39*, Jasprit Bumrah 2/29) by 8 wickets.
New Zealand registered a famous Test match victory in India and went up 1-0 in the 3-match series following an 8-wicket win over the hosts at Bengaluru. Rachin Ravindra looked solid once again in his unbeaten knock of 39 in the company of Will Young (48*), taking his side to a decisive win.
Talking Points: Resolute show by New Zealand
New Zealand finally ended their 36-year winless streak in Tests in India, courtesy of a clinical performance at Bengaluru. After bowling out India for 46 in the first innings, the Kiwis gained a massive lead, scoring 402 in their first innings.
When India threatened to dominate proceedings in the second innings, the New Zealand pacers bowled an inspired spell to bring them back into the game on Saturday afternoon. In the fourth innings, NZ batters absorbed all the pressure and took them home by eight wickets.
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Will Young and Rachin Ravindra take NZ home after initial Bumrah burst
India pacers led by Jasprit Bumrah gave the team a perfect start by removing Kiwi skipper Tom Latham in the very first over. He, along with Mohammed Siraj, piled up pressure on both Devon Conway and Will Young, but the Kiwi duo did well to negate it with a 35-run stand.
While Bumrah produced a peach to dismiss Conway, the first innings’ centurion, Rachin Ravindra, pulled out a wide range of strokes from his repertoire and made sure New Zealand went past the line in his unbeaten 75-run stand with Will Young, who made a confident 48.
Statistical highlights from India vs New Zealand, 1st Test, Day 5
This is New Zealand’s first Test win in India after a gap of 36 long years.
New Zealand’s eight-wicket win is just their third Test win in the country.
This is India's fifth loss in home Tests since 2013.
The unbeaten 75-run stand between Rachin Ravindra and Will Young is New Zealand’s eighth-highest stand for any wicket in the fourth innings in India.
What’s next
The two sides will take on each other in the second of the 3-match series at Pune starting on 24 October. While the Kiwis will aim to clinch a historical series win, India will hope to bounce back following this shocking defeat.
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