DTVHINDIIND vs NZ: New Zealand created history in Bengaluru, won the test match in India after 36 years
IND vs NZ First Test Report: The first match of the three-match Test series between India and New Zealand was played at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. In this match, New Zealand created history by defeating Team India by 8 wickets. With this victory, the Kiwi team has taken a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. The play on the fifth day of the match started late due to rain but after that the weather got favor with the team. In the end he achieved the target easily. In this match, Indian captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and decided to bat first, which proved to be completely wrong. Batting first, India was out after scoring only 46 runs, in response New Zealand scored 402 and took a lead of 356 runs. India had given an easy target to New Zealand by scoring 462 runs in the second innings with the help of Sarfaraz Khan’s (150) first Test century and Rishabh Pant’s 99 runs. Play was ended early on the fourth day of the match due to bad light. Play started late on the fifth day also. On the very second ball of the day, Jasprit Bumrah gave a big success to India by dismissing Kiwi team captain Tom Latham LBW. However, Conway and Will Young got their team out of this problem. The Indian bowlers troubled both the batsmen a lot but later the Kiwi batsmen were seen scoring runs easily. Due to the partnership of just 35 runs between these two, New Zealand came back into the match. Bumrah raised India’s hopes by dismissing Conway, but Young again got the support of Ravindra and together they decided India’s defeat. With this, New Zealand was successful in winning a Test match in India after 36 years. Earlier, the Kiwi team had defeated India in Test at home in the series played in 1988-89. Ravindra remained unbeaten after scoring 39 runs. Whereas Will Young returned unbeaten on 47 runs. The second Test of the series between the two teams is to be played in Pune from October 24.
“I am completely eager to make a comeback” – Shreyas Iyer said about his comeback in Test cricket
Shreyas Iyer (Pic Source-X) Mumbai batsman Shreyas Iyer is eager to return to the Indian Test team with confidence after recovering from back surgery. 29-year-old Shreyas Iyer, who made his Test debut almost three years ago, scored a century in red-ball cricket during the Ranji Trophy second round match against Maharashtra on Saturday. His last first-class century was scored against New Zealand in the Kanpur Test in November 2021. After scoring a century in Ranji Trophy, Shreyas Iyer said while talking to journalists, “It feels very special to score a century after a very long time. Obviously, I was feeling a little bit down with my injuries, but now, to score a century after a very long time, overall it is a great feeling.” Shreyas Iyer wants to return to Test cricket Shreyas Iyer, who was dropped from the BCCI’s central contract list earlier this year, last played a home Test series against England in February. Whereas he participated in the ODI series against Sri Lanka in August. Now he wants to return to the Indian Test team as soon as possible. Regarding his return to Test cricket, Iyer said, “I am completely eager to return. But as we say, control the things that can be controlled. My job is to continue to perform well and play as much cricket as possible. It also takes care that the fitness of the body is maintained. He said, “I am desperate to play in the Test. That’s why I’m playing, I mean if that wasn’t the case then I could have found some reason to sit down.” The Indian team is currently playing a three-match Test series against New Zealand. Now after this, India will play a five-match Test series against Australia in November, it will be interesting to see whether Shreyas Iyer gets a chance there or not.
IND vs NZ: Before the end of the fourth day of the first test, Rohit and Virat had an altercation with the umpire, know here what is the whole matter.
The fifth day of the game is going to be exciting for both the teams. IND vs NZ (Pic Source-X) Due to bad light on the fourth day of the first Test between Team India and New Zealand, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli were seen continuously arguing with the umpire. Both these players were unhappy as to why the game was stopped. Let us tell you that in the first innings, the New Zealand team had taken a lead of 356 runs. However, Team India made a great comeback and scored 462 runs after losing all the wickets in its second innings. From the host side, young batsman Sarfaraz Khan batted brilliantly and scored 150 runs with the help of 18 fours and three sixes. Not only this, Rishabh Pant also supported him well and played an inning of 99 runs. Both of them did not spare any New Zealand bowler and continuously hit hard against all of them. Not only this, Virat Kohli also contributed 70 runs while captain Rohit Sharma scored 52 runs. New Zealand needs 107 runs to win this match. However, on the fourth day of play, only four balls could be bowled in New Zealand’s second innings. After this the field umpire checked the light situation. The field umpire felt that the game could not be played further in this light. However, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli looked unhappy with this decision of the field umpire. He appealed to the field umpire that a few more overs could be bowled but the result was not in favor of the hosts. Here’s the video: pic.twitter.com/riFVxELLyG — Drizzyat12Kennyat8 (@45kennyat7PM) October 19, 2024 New Zealand needs 107 runs to win the match The fifth day of the game is going to be exciting for both the teams. While on one hand Team India would like to all out New Zealand as soon as possible, on the other hand the target of Kiwi team will be 107 runs. The good thing for the hosts is that the Kiwi bowlers got a lot of help on this pitch on the fourth day of the game and the same can be seen on the fifth day as well. List of batsmen who have hit most sixes in Test cricket- Players who have been out for a duck most times in international cricket (active) Take a look at India’s lowest total in Test cricket- Players who have won Player of the Match the most number of times in Tests- Which Indian batsman has the highest average in Tests against New Zealand? Fastest bowler to take 50 T20I wickets for India Take a look at the performance of Team India in every edition of Women’s T20 World Cup- IPL: You will be shocked to know the net worth of these 5 star players of Mumbai Indians. Batsman who scored the fastest century in T20I for India List of youngest players to win POTM for India in T20I-
Cricket Highlights of 19 October 2024: Today’s top news, social trends, statistics and records made in the match
Cricket Highlights: Know key stats, social trends and latest news from today’s match. Rishabh Pant & Sarfaraz Khan (Photo Source: Getty Images) Cricket Highlights of 19 October 2024: Today’s Top News: Today’s Top Cricket News IND vs NZ, 1st Test: India set a target of 107 runs for New Zealand to win. ICC has announced the match officials for the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 final. Onfield umpire- Nimali Perera, Claire Polosak, Third umpire- Anna Harris, Fourth umpire- Jacqueline Williams, Match referee- GS Lakshmi. IND vs NZ: ‘Have worked very hard’, David Warner praised Sarfaraz Khan’s strong innings. Rishabh Pant goes down on one knee, slog-sweeps the shot, hits a 107-metre long six and the ball runs out of the Chinnaswamy Stadium. Ranji Trophy 2024-25: 17 year old Ayush Mhatre scored 176 runs for Mumbai, got a chance in the team in place of Musheer Khan Rishabh Pant has become the fastest Indian wicket-keeper to score 2500 runs in Test cricket, leaving Dhoni behind. Pant achieved this success in 62nd innings, whereas Dhoni achieved the same record in 69 innings. Sarfaraz Khan scored the first century of his international career against New Zealand Today’s Societyl Trends: Which cricket players and news dominated social media today? #INDvsNZ #NZvIND #RishabhPant #SarfarazKhan #Rohit #Bumrah #Jadeja #KLRahul #Bengaluru #RanjiTrophy #ShreyasIyer #Rahane Cricket Records, on This Day: Records and statistics to be made today, October 19, 2024 1. Centuries by teams in Test cricket 927 – England892 – Australia550 – India501 – West Indies432 – Pakistan392 – South Africa332 – New Zealand307 – Sri Lanka 2. Highest score made by a team in the second innings after being all out for less than 50 in the first innings in Test matches 462 – India vs New Zealand, Bengaluru, 2024 (1st innings: 46) 390 – South Africa vs England, Birmingham, 1924 (1st innings: 30) 275 – New Zealand vs South Africa, Cape Town, 2013 (1st innings: 45) 267 – Pakistan vs South Africa, Johannesburg, 2013 (1st innings: 49) 184 – England vs Australia, Sydney, 1887 (1st innings: 45) 3. Most sixes for India in Tests 90 – Virender Sehwag (178 innings)88 – Rohit Sharma (107 innings)78 – MS Dhoni (144 innings)69 – Sachin Tendulkar (329 innings)66 – Ravindra Jadeja (108 innings)64 – Rishabh Pant (62 innings) 4. Indians who were out for 99 runs in the test Pankaj Roy vs Australia, Delhi, 1999ML Jaisimha vs Pakistan, Kanpur, 1960Ajit Wadekar vs Australia, Melbourne, 1967Russian Surti vs New Zealand, Auckland, 1968Navjot Singh Sidhu vs Sri Lanka, Bengaluru, 1994Sourav Ganguly vs Sri Lanka, Nagpur, 1997Sourav Ganguly vs England, Nottingham, 2002Virender Sehwag vs Sri Lanka, Colombo (SSC), 2010MS Dhoni vs England, Nagpur, 2012Murali Vijay vs Australia, Adelaide, 2014Rishabh Pant vs New Zealand, Bengaluru, 2024 5. Players with most dismissals in the 90s in Test matches 10 – Sachin Tendulkar9 – Rahul Dravid9 – Michael Slater8 – Steve Waugh8 – AB de Villiers7 – Alastair Cook7 – Matthew Hayden7 – Alvin Kallicharan7 – Rishabh Pant 6. Most number of times out in 90s in Test matches (active players) 7 –…
IND vs NZ, 1st Test: Day 4 Highlights: Sarfaraz Khan’s maiden century, Pant out on 99, New Zealand got the target of 107 runs
Team India was all out for 462 runs in the second innings. IND vs NZ, Rishabh Pant & Sarfaraz Khan (Photo Source: Getty Images) IND vs NZ, 1st Test: Day 4 Highlights: The first match of the three-match Test series between India and New Zealand is being played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. By the end of the third day of the game, Team India had scored 231 runs at the loss of 3 wickets in the second innings. Today, on the fourth day of the game, the host team was all out for 462 runs in the second innings and New Zealand has got a target of 107 runs to win. Tom Latham and Devon Conway came out to open. Jasprit Bumrah could bowl only 4 balls in the first over, after which it started raining heavily and stumps were announced. IND vs NZ: Sarfaraz Khan did a strange thing to save Rishabh Pant from run-out On the fourth day, Rishabh Pant narrowly escaped being run-out in the 56th over of the innings. Sarfaraz played Matt Henry’s ball towards backward point, he ran the first run quickly, but then seeing the ball in the fielder’s hand, did not go for the second run. However, Pant started running for the second run. Then to stop Rishabh, Sarfaraz started jumping on the pitch shouting loudly. Pant saw him and returned back to his crease. Rishabh Pant was on 6 runs at that time. The Sarfaraz way of denying a double. pic.twitter.com/GiK7nbTxF0 — Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) October 19, 2024 Sarfaraz Khan scored the first century of his international career Sarfaraz Khan scored his first international century in 110 balls by hitting a four against Tim Southee during the 57th over. This century of Sarfaraz has a lot of significance because it came in a very stressful situation. He took off his helmet, and ran on the field with full enthusiasm. Everyone in the dressing room also praised him a lot. A moment Sarfaraz Khan will remember forever! He is jubilant, Rishabh Pant applauds & the dressing room on its feet! Live ▶️ https://t.co/8qhNBrrtDF#TeamIndia , #INDvNZ , @IDFCFIRSTBank pic.twitter.com/pwt12jHfND — BCCI (@BCCI) October 19, 2024 Pant completed half-century in 55 balls Rishabh Pant completed his half-century in 55 balls by hitting a four against Glenn Phillips during the 71st over. Rishabh has become the third player to score most half-centuries as a wicketkeeper in Test cricket. So far he has scored 18 half-centuries in 62 innings. IND vs NZ: Sarfaraz Khan out against Tim Southee Sarfaraz Khan played the ball bowled by Tim Southee straight towards Ajaz Patel posted at cover, where he made no mistake and took an amazing catch. Sarfaraz Khan played an inning of 150 runs in 195 balls with the help of 18 fours and 3 sixes. And on the score of 408, India got its fourth blow. There was a partnership of 177 runs for the fourth wicket between Sarfaraz and Rishabh Pant. SARFARAZ KHAN SHOW IN BENGALURU. – 150 (195) with 18 fours and 3 sixes,…
October 19, Evening News Headlines: All the latest news from the cricket world till this evening
This news gives a brief description of the incidents which made headlines in the cricket world today. Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson and his wife (Photo Source: 1. Sarfaraz Khan Maiden Test Century: Sarfaraz’s ‘raj’ is about to come in test cricket, scored the first century of his career Team India’s middle order batsman Sarfaraz Khan scored a brilliant century in the Test match being played between India and New Zealand at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. Sarfaraz completed 100 runs in 110 balls and created a record. This is his first international century. Sarfaraz played an inning of 150 runs in 195 balls with the help of 18 fours and 3 sixes. 2. Sanjay Manjrekar advised the captain to become like Dhoni, fans took the class of former cricketer Former Indian cricketer and famous commentator Sanjay Manjrekar has given valuable advice to captain Rohit Sharma to learn from the legendary MS Dhoni. However, this advice of Manjrekar was not liked by some cricket fans. Many people said that Rohit’s captaincy should not be judged by one bad Test match as his win percentage is better than Dhoni. 3. Sarfaraz Khan did a strange thing to save Rishabh Pant from run out, video went viral Sarfaraz Khan scored a brilliant century on the fourth day of the first Test being played against New Zealand. However, even before completing his century, he did something whose video is going viral on social media. Pant narrowly escaped being run out in the seventh over of the fourth day. To stop Rishabh, Sarfaraz shouted loudly and started jumping on the pitch. He was also shaking both his hands so that somehow Pant could see that he was not going to run. Eventually Pant saw him and returned back to his crease. 4. Rishabh Pant 2500 Runs Test Cricket: Pant made this record in Test cricket, leaving MS Dhoni behind. Rishabh Pant is looking in great form in the Test match being played between India and New Zealand in Bengaluru. Rishabh Pant, who came to bat with Sarfaraz Khan on the fourth day, completed his 12th Test half-century in just 55 balls. With this he also completed his 2500 runs in Test cricket. Rishabh Pant has now become the fastest Indian wicket-keeper to score 2500 runs in Test cricket, leaving Dhoni behind. Pant achieved this success in 62nd innings, whereas Dhoni achieved the same record in 69 innings. 5. “What an opportunity it was to score my first Test century” – Sachin Tendulkar shared a heart-touching post for Rachin and Sarfaraz Sachin Tendulkar posted on X on Sarfaraz Khan’s century and wrote, “Sarfaraz Khan, what an opportunity this was for you to score your first Test century when India needed it most!” Apart from Sarfaraz Khan, Sachin also praised New Zealand’s centurion Rachin Ravindra. Sachin Tendulkar wrote for Rachin Ravindra, “Cricket connects us to our roots. Rachin Ravindra has a special connection with Bangalore, where his family hails from! Another century to his name.” The Master Blaster concluded, “There are exciting times…
“What an opportunity it was to score my first Test century” – Sachin Tendulkar shared a heart-touching post for Rachin and Sarfaraz.
Sarfaraz Khan scored a brilliant century in the Bengaluru Test against New Zealand. Rachin Ravindra & Sarfaraz Khan (Photo Source: The first match of the three-match Test series between India and New Zealand is being played at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. In this test match, Team India’s middle order batsman Sarfaraz Khan scored a brilliant century. With this century, Sarfaraz has now become the new troubleshooter of Team India. Sarfaraz Khan scored his first Test century against New Zealand at a time when the team needed it most. Sachin Tendulkar, who is called ‘God of Cricket’ also praised his century innings. Sarfaraz, who was out for 0 in the first innings of the Test match against New Zealand in Bangalore, has put India in a strong position by scoring a century in the second innings. On the basis of his innings, Team India is close to gaining the lead over New Zealand. Sachin Tendulkar shared this special post for Rachin Ravindra and Sarfaraz Khan Sachin Tendulkar posted on X on Sarfaraz Khan’s century and wrote, “Sarfaraz Khan, what an opportunity this was for you to score your first Test century when India needed it most!” Apart from Sarfaraz Khan, Sachin also praised New Zealand’s centurion Rachin Ravindra. Sachin Tendulkar wrote for Rachin Ravindra, “Cricket connects us to our roots. Rachin Ravindra has a special connection with Bangalore, where his family hails from! Another century to his name.” The Master Blaster concluded, “There are exciting times ahead for these two talented youngsters.” Cricket has a way of connecting us to our roots. Rachin Ravindra seems to have a special connection with Bengaluru, where his family hails from! Another century to his name. And Sarfaraz Khan, what an occasion to score your first Test century, when India needed it most!… pic.twitter.com/ER8IN5xFA5 — Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) October 19, 2024 Talking about the match, before the fourth day’s play was stopped due to rain, the brilliant batting of Sarfaraz Khan and Rishabh Pant brought India back into the match. Sarfaraz Khan scored the first century of his Test career, while Rishabh Pant is at the crease scoring his 12th Test half-century. There was also a century partnership between the two for the fourth wicket. Sarfaraz is present at the crease after scoring 125 runs and Pant has scored 53 runs. India is now 12 runs behind New Zealand and has 7 wickets in hand. It will be interesting to see how Team India, which was once looking far behind in this Test match, will make a comeback from here.
Rishabh Pant 2500 Runs Test Cricket: Pant made this record in Test cricket, left MS Dhoni behind
Rishabh Pant has become the fastest Indian wicket-keeper to score 2500 runs, surpassing MS Dhoni. Rishabh Pant (Photo Source: Getty Images) Rishabh Pant Completes 2500 Runs In Test Cricket: Rishabh Pant is looking in great form in the Test match being played between India and New Zealand in Bengaluru. He is batting in exactly the same style for which he is known. Rishabh Pant, who came to bat with Sarfaraz Khan on the fourth day, completed his 12th Test half-century in just 55 balls. With this he also completed his 2500 runs in Test cricket. Rishabh Pant has now become the fastest Indian wicket-keeper to score 2500 runs in Test cricket, leaving Dhoni behind. Pant achieved this success in 62nd innings, whereas Dhoni achieved the same record in 69 innings. Only 4 wicket keepers for India have scored 2500 or more runs in Test cricket. Apart from MS Dhoni and Rishabh Pant, names of Farooq Engineer and Syed Kirmani are included in this list. Wicket keeper who scored fastest 2500 runs for India in test cricket Rishabh Pant- 62* innings MS Dhoni – 69 Farooq Engineer – 82 Wicketkeeper who has scored the most runs for India in Test cricket MS Dhoni- 4876 Syed Kirmani- 2759 Farooq Engineer- 2611 Rishabh Pant- 2505* Talking about the match, before the fourth day’s play was stopped due to rain, the brilliant batting of Sarfaraz Khan and Rishabh Pant brought India back into the match. Sarfaraz Khan scored the first century of his Test career, while Rishabh Pant is at the crease scoring his 12th Test half-century. There was also a century partnership between the two for the fourth wicket. Sarfaraz is present at the crease after scoring 125 runs and Pant has scored 53 runs. India is now 12 runs behind New Zealand and has 7 wickets in hand. It will be interesting to see how Team India, which was once looking far behind in this Test match, will make a comeback from here.
Cricket Highlights of 18 October 2024: Today’s top news, social trends, statistics and records made in the match
Cricket Highlights: Know key stats, social trends and latest news from today’s match. Historical events of this day and which cricketer’s birthday is today. Virat Kohli, Rachin Ravindra, Tim Southee (Photo Source: Getty Images) Cricket Highlights of 18 October 2024: Today’s Top News: Today’s Top Cricket News IND vs NZ: Rohit Sharma’s heart broke after losing his wicket on the ball of Ajaz Patel, Hitman stood with his head bowed Ranji Trophy 2024-25: Sai Sudarshan scored a double century while playing for Tamil Nadu in the match against Delhi. IND vs NZ: Another milestone in Virat’s name, completed 9 thousand runs in Test Tim Southee (93) overtakes Virender Sehwag (91) in terms of most sixes in Tests. Pakistan defeated England by 152 runs in the second test, won the test match after 1348 days. Shakib Al Hasan confirms he is unlikely to return to Bangladesh amid unrest SA20 2025: Paarl Royals appoint Trevor Penney as head coach Today’s Societyl Trends: Which cricket players and news dominated social media today? #INDvsNZ #ViratKohli #RohitSharma #RachinRavindra #SarfarazKhan #Jaiswal #Chinnaswamy #Ashwin #Kiwis #Pant #PAKvsENG #Multan #BenStokes #Sajid #RanjiTrophy #SaiSudharsan #RahulDravid Cricket Records, on This Day: Records and statistics to be made today, October 18, 2024 1. Most centuries in international cricket in India since 2023 9 – Shubhman Gill (43 innings)6 – Virat Kohli (34 innings)6 – Rohit Sharma (43 innings)4 – Quinton de Kock (10 innings)4 – Rachin Ravindra (11 innings)3 – Glenn Maxwell (13 innings)3 – Shreyas Iyer (27 innings) 2. Highest test wickets for India since 2022 99 – R Ashwin (40 innings)74 – Ravindra Jadeja (33 innings)65 – Jasprit Bumrah (26 innings)44 – Mohammed Siraj (34 innings)30 – Kuldeep Yadav (11 innings) 3. Most sixes in Test 131 – Ben Stokes (192 innings)107 – Brendon McCullum (176 innings)100 – Adam Gilchrist (137 innings)98 – Chris Gayle (182 innings)97 – Jacques Kallis (280 innings)93 – Tim Southee (148 innings)91 – Virender Sehwag (180 innings)89 – Rohit Sharma (107 innings)88 – Brian Lara (232 innings) 4. Two players who have taken all 20 wickets of the opposition team in a Test Monty Noble (13/77) and Hugh Trumbull (7/87) vs England, Melbourne, 1902Colin Blythe (11/102) and George Hurst (9/86) vs Australia, Birmingham, 1909Albert Vogler (12/181) and Aubrey Faulkner (8/160) vs England, Johannesburg, 1910Jim Laker (19/90) and Tony Lock (1/106) vs Australia, Manchester, 1956Fazal Mahmood (13/114) and Khan Mohammad (7/112) vs Australia, Karachi, 1956Bob Massey (16/137) and Dennis Lillee (4/140) vs England, Lord’s, 1972Noman Ali (11/147) and Sajid Khan (9/204) vs England, Multan, 2024 5. Best bowling figures in WTC (match) 14/225 – Ajaz Patel vs India, Wankhede, 202112/106 – Gus Atkinson vs West Indies, Lord’s, 202412/128 – Sajid Khan vs Bangladesh, Mirpur, 202112/131 – R Ashwin vs West Indies, Roseau, 202312/177 – Prabhat Jayasuriya vs Australia, Galle, 202211/70 – Axar Patel vs England, Ahmedabad, 202111/99 – Nathan Lyon vs India, Indore, 202311/117 – Kyle Jamieson vs Pakistan, Christchurch, 202111/136 – Ramesh Mendis vs West Indies, Galle, 202111/147 – Noman Ali vs England, Multan, 2024 6. Highest partnership for the 8th wicket in…
IND vs NZ: “It’s a huge wicket, still a lot of runs…”, Rachin Ravindra reacts after Virat Kohli’s dismissal
Rachin Ravindra described Virat Kohli’s wicket as big and said that New Zealand still has a good chance to win the match. Virat Kohli and Rachin Ravindra (Photo Source: The first match of the Test series between India and New Zealand is being played in a romantic style in Bengaluru. Team India, after winning the toss and batting first, was all out for 46 runs in the first innings. New Zealand scored 402 runs in the first innings, Rachin Ravindra played a brilliant inning of 134 runs. Team India made a good start in the second innings. There was a partnership of 72 runs for the first wicket between Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rohit Sharma. Yashasvi Jaiswal (35) and captain Rohit Sharma (52) played a stormy innings. After this, Virat Kohli and Sarfaraz Khan took charge and made a partnership of 136 runs for the third wicket. Virat Kohli lost his wicket against Glenn Phillips on the last ball of the third day’s play. Kohli took DRS but it was found that there was a slight spike and he had to return to the pavilion after scoring 70 runs in 102 balls. After the third day’s play, Rachin Ravindra made a big statement, describing Virat Kohli’s wicket as big and saying that New Zealand still has a good chance to win the match. Virat Kohli punished us- Rachin Ravindra After the third day’s play, Rachin Ravindra told the broadcasters regarding the wicket of Virat Kohli, This is a very big wicket and Virat is a great player. They punished us but we still have a lot of runs. Team India has scored 231 runs at the loss of three wickets by the end of the third day, the team is still behind New Zealand by 125 runs. I appreciate the support I get from Bengaluru fans- Rachin Ravindra Rachin Ravindra scored 134 runs in the first innings in 157 balls with the help of 13 fours and 4 sixes. This is his second century in his Test career. Also, he is the first New Zealand batsman to score a Test century on Indian soil after 12 years. Due to Rachin’s brilliant innings, New Zealand had achieved a lead of 356 runs. Talking about the century innings, he said, I think I was just trying to build partnerships and the partnership with Tim Southee really helped me. It is a really good wicket. Yes, it is comfortable, although the wicket is different and it is good to play on this ground. It’s great (to have my father and family around) and I always appreciate the support I get from the Bengaluru fans.
