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New Zealand defeated India by 8 wickets in the first test match.
Team India, captained by Rohit Sharma, had to face a shameful defeat by 8 wickets in the Test played against New Zealand in Bengaluru. With this victory, New Zealand took a 1-0 lead in the three-match Test series. In this match, India set a target of only 107 runs for the Kiwi team, which they easily achieved on the fifth day at the loss of 2 wickets.
Now the question in everyone’s mind is that where did Team India go wrong in this match and why did it lose this match, let us tell you.
IND vs NZ 5 Reasons Why India Lost First Test Match (Five reasons why Team India lost the first test against New Zealand)
1. Rohit Sharma’s wrong decision on the toss.
When the toss of this match took place on the second day of the Test match, there were overcast conditions. Not a single ball was bowled on the first day due to rain. At the same time, when the game started on the second day, Rohit took a wrong decision after winning the toss. India chose to bat and the entire team was bundled out for only 46 runs. Five players including Virat Kohli could not even open their accounts.
Rohit himself later admitted that there was a mistake in taking the decision after the toss. Rohit said after the first day’s play, “As a captain, I am sad to see the score of 46 runs because the decision to bat first was mine. But one or two bad decisions are made every year.”
2. Conway’s innings proved costly for India
After India were bowled out cheaply in the first innings, New Zealand opener Devon Conway gave trouble to the Indian bowlers. Conway played an inning of 91 runs in 105 balls with the help of 11 fours and 3 sixes. He made a partnership of 67 runs for the first wicket with captain Tom Latham (15). Conway then took over the innings with Will Young (33). Both of them added 75 runs for the second wicket and put pressure on the host team.
3. Racine-Saudi partnership
Apart from Conway, Rachin Ravindra (134 in 157 balls), who came to bat at number four, troubled the Indian bowlers. Rachin made a 39-run partnership with Daryl Mitchell (18) for the fourth wicket. However, when Tim Southee (65) came to support Rachin, both of them made a partnership of 137 runs for the eighth wicket. Thanks to the partnership of both, New Zealand scored 402 in the first innings. If India had managed to break this partnership early, then perhaps New Zealand’s innings could have been reduced to below 300 and perhaps the result of the match could have been different.
4. Rahul and Jadeja failed in the second innings also
In the second innings of the test match, India scored 462 runs on the board due to the excellent batting of Sarfaraz Khan (150), Rishabh Pant (99) and Virat Kohli (70). However, KL Rahul (12), all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja (5) and R Ashwin (15) could not contribute much in the lower order. India lost the last 6 wickets in the second innings after adding only 54 runs. Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj returned for zero.
5. Apart from Bumrah, all the bowlers were ineffective
New Zealand got a lead of 356 runs in the first innings, which was not easy for India to overcome. The Indian team did score 462 runs in the second innings, but the bowlers did not get a respectable score to defend. Bumrah bowled well on the fifth day but he did not get support from the other end. Bumrah took two wickets. He bowled a maiden over. Siraj bowled three maiden overs. New Zealand won easily in 27.4 overs. Will Young remained unbeaten on 48 and Rachin remained unbeaten on 39.
