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New Delhi. Indian batsmen have surrendered badly in front of New Zealand in the Bengaluru Test match. The Indian team was out for just 46 runs in this Test match. This is Team India's lowest score in Test matches played in India (India's Lowest Score at home). 5 batsmen of India could not even open their account. New Zealand's Matt Henry took 5 wickets. William Oruk took 4 and Tim Southee took one wicket.

The first test match of the three-match series between India and New Zealand is being played in Bengaluru. India won the toss in this match and chose to bowl first. This decision of India backfired and New Zealand bowlers took full advantage of the moisture of the pitch and the overcast condition. Kiwi pacers bowled out India for a record 46 runs. This is India's third-lowest score overall.

India's overall lowest score is 36 runs. Australia restricted India to this score in the match played in Adelaide in 
2020. The second-lowest score of the Indian team is 42 runs. The Indian team was restricted to 42 runs at Lord's against England in 1974. 46 runs is its third-lowest score.

Surrender under 50 for the first time at home.
The Indian team has been out on scores of 36 and 42 abroad. This is the first time that the Indian team has been restricted to under 50 runs at home. Team India's lowest score on Indian soil before this was 75 runs. West Indies had bowled out India on 75 runs in the Delhi Test in 1987.

5 Indian batsmen got out on 0
5 Indian batsmen could not open their account in the match. These include Virat Kohli, Sarfaraz Khan, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin. Vice-captain Jaspreet Bumrah got out after scoring 1 run and captain Rohit Sharma got out after scoring 2 runs. Rishabh Pant (20) was the top scorer for India. Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 13 runs. The third top scorer of the team was Mohammad Siraj (4). Kuldeep Yadav scored 2 runs.

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