Rachin Ravindra headlines NZ's first Test win in India since 1988
Jasprit Bumrah threatened to take a wicket every second delivery, but NZ eased their way to the target of 107
16/10Result
1st Test, New Zealand tour of India at Bengaluru, Oct 16-20 2024
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![India]( "India")
46 & 462 -
![New Zealand]( "New Zealand")
402 & 110/2 (27.4 ov)
Player of the Match
16/10Result
1st Test, New Zealand tour of India at Bengaluru, Oct 16-20 2024
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![India]( "India")
46 & 462 -
![New Zealand]( "New Zealand")
402 & 110/2 (27.4 ov)
Player of the Match
Day 5
Rohit on Pant: We have to be 'extra careful, not just careful' with him
On Pant not keeping wickets after picking up an injury, Rohit said, "It's just to be a little careful about where he is at and what he is to us"
Shami bowls at full tilt on the sidelines in Bengaluru
The fast bowler had a session for more than an hour after the end of the India-NZ Test
A win in India for New Zealand after 36 years, and an expensive Test for spinners
Stats highlights from New Zealand's eight-wicket win in the first Test against India in Bengaluru
Rohit praises Sarfaraz and Pant for showing maturity
The pair added 177 for the fourth wicket in India's second innings, helping them overturn a deficit of 356
Rohit: 'Three hours of bad cricket not going to dictate what this team is'
Rohit said India are not going to change their aggressive attitude, irrespective of whether they are ahead in the game or behind
Latham all praise for Ravindra: 'He calmed the dressing room with his composure'
New Zealand captain is glad youngsters in the side stepped up to set up a historic win for the side
Day 4
India flex batting muscle before collapsing to set New Zealand 107
India lose 7 for 54 after Sarfaraz and Pant's 177-run partnership to leave NZ in sight of first Test win in India in 36 years
Bengaluru weatherwatch: spells of rain and thunderstorms forecast for last day
The Test has had three almost full days of play despite forecasts before the game suggesting rain would have a much bigger say in it
O'Rourke: 'I've been pretty streaky, pretty hot and cold with the ball'
After conceding 75 in his first 15 overs, he dismissed Pant, Rahul and Jadeja to put New Zealand in sight of victory
Stats - India's comeback, their second-new-ball collapse and Pant's dubious record
By the numbers: all the highlights from the fourth day of the Bengaluru Test
Day 3
Batting magic in Bengaluru as India threaten something special
They went behind by 356 runs but responded to it brilliantly to leave the Test fascinatingly poised
Rachin Ravindra aces spin test in style on way to 'special' century
The 24-year-old New Zealander played shots that most overseas batters rarely attempt in India during his maiden Test hundred in Asia
Kohli and Sarfaraz: A fun little Bengaluru get-together
The two batters combined well as India began to fight back against New Zealand
Day 2
India 46 all out as Henry and Conway create New Zealand's dream day
A spectacular day's play in Bengaluru ended with the visitors 134 runs in the lead
India's counterattacking instincts backfire like never before
It was an unfortunate toss to win, but India will look back at how they faced up to the challenge and question their methods
'Relentless' Matt Henry revels in the gloom
The fast bowler hasn't played much Test cricket for New Zealand, but he's making 2024 his best year in the format
Pant stays off the field after picking up knee injury while keeping
India captain Rohit Sharma said there was swelling on the knee after the blow on day two; he did not take the field on the third morning either
Stats - India plumb new lows on their way to 46 all out
It was their lowest total at home, the lowest ever against New Zealand, and they bagged a record five ducks on their way there
Day 1
Rain washes out first day in Bengaluru
Now that this will start as a Test of four days or fewer, a team wanting to enforce a follow-on will need to lead by 150 and not 200
Others
Rachin Ravindra's decisive feet are marching towards greatness
He batted like a subcontinent pro at the Chinnaswamy, putting himself firmly in the conversation around Test cricket's future Fab Four
Rohit Sharma 'hurting' after misjudging Bengaluru pitch
India picked three spinners and chose to bat on a surface that offered plenty of assistance for New Zealand's fast bowlers
Was India's 46 all out the lowest Test total by a team at home?
And has a team made more than ten times their first-innings total in the second like India did?
Latham hopes cloudy Bengaluru brings NZ's seamers to life
"We're looking forward to the challenge, and hopefully we can lean back on the experiences that we've had here the last couple of times that we've toured"
India's training session on eve of Bengaluru Test washed out
There is a serious rain threat over the entire game, with bad weather forecast for the whole week
Trial by spin: Tough challenge turns tougher for New Zealand in India
They are entering the Test series with a batting unit that has had one of its worst years against spin
Ben Sears ruled out of India tour; uncapped Jacob Duffy drafted into NZ's squad
Sears, who made his Test debut against Australia earlier this year, is suffering from a knee injury
'If you play only one way, you don't grow' - for Gambhir, it's adaptability above all else
"We want to keep the game going forward and get the results in whatever situation we are in"
Ravindra hopes to do 'what's true to us' with odds stacked against New Zealand
Rachin Ravindra, with his heroics at the 2023 ODI World Cup and experience at the IPL, will be expected to do well in India
India's problem of plenty - three spinners or three seamers?
Like Kanpur, Bengaluru is expected to have a black soil pitch, which will support the spinners over the course of the Test
Will O'Rourke's Canterbury Tales, ft. Peter Fulton and Brendon Donkers
The story of how two men got together to make a 6'4" fast bowler go from delivering magic balls to being ready for the grind of Test cricket
India start as favourites, but Bengaluru weather could level the playing field
There has been a lot of rain in Bengaluru and the pitch has been under covers, so the teams might wait till late to finalise their XIs
