A fine bowling performance from Matt Henry and William O'Rourke, coupled with brilliant batting from Rachin Ravindra, helped New Zealand secure an eight-wicket victory over a resilient Indian side in the first Test at Bengaluru on Sunday. This is the Kiwis' first win in India in over 36 year
After registering eight-wicket win against India in the first Test at Bengaluru on Sunday, New Zealand left-hand batter Rachin Ravindra said that the Bengaluru pitch was a nice wicket to bat on.
The Black Caps chased down their victory target of 107 with relative ease on Sunday, with the win catapulting the side from sixth up to fourth on the updated standings with a win-loss percentage of 44.44 per cent, as per ICC.
Bengaluru's crowd witnessed history in the making as Rachin Ravindra, Matt Henry and William O'Rourke shined to deliver a crushing eight wicket loss to India on Sunday, despite a fine fightback from Indian batters in the second innings after being bowled out for 46 runs. This was Kiwis' firs
A fine century from Rachin Ravindra and fiery bowling spells from pacers Matt Henry and William O'Rourke outweighed fine knocks from Sarfaraz Khan and Rishabh Pant in the second innings, helping NZ secure their first win over India in 36 years at Bengaluru's M Chinaswammy Stadium on Sunday.
Star India wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant on Saturday was unlucky to get dismissed at 99 runs against New Zealand in the Bengaluru Test and became the third India batter with the most dismissals in the 90s in the long format.
During the ninth over of the first inning, pacer William O'Rourke dismissed Virat for a nine-ball duck. After dismissing skipper Rohit Sharma, New Zealand got the big scalp of Virat as the 35-year-old batter tried to play a delivery just short of length on off-stump, but encountered some ext
India will be hoping to continue their home domination as they take on New Zealand for a three-match Test series from October 16, starting with the first Test in Bengaluru. Southee will be heading into the series without the responsibilities of being a captain, having stepped down from the p
Ahead of New Zealand's upcoming three-match Test series against India, wicketkeeper-batter Tom Latham said that it was a massive honour and a huge privilege for him to lead the Black Caps.
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