New Delhi. India is in trouble against New Zealand on the fourth day of the Bengaluru Test match, losing 7 wickets for 54 runs. New Zealand has a modest target of 107 runs to win, which it has to achieve on the fifth and last day on Sunday. The visiting team has a golden opportunity to create history in India after 36 years. It has been more than 3 decades since New Zealand won a Test match in India. After a long time, he is seeing victory in Bengaluru. The Indian team has shot itself in the foot. Sarfaraz Khan and Rishabh Pant had made India's comeback but Team India lost seven wickets one after the other in the last session on the fourth day due to which India got stuck in its own home.
Team India scored 462 runs in the second innings at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on the basis of 177-run partnership for the fourth wicket between Sarfaraz Ahmed (150) and Rishabh Pant (99). The Indian team was bundled out for 46 runs in the first innings. After this, New Zealand scored 402 runs in the first innings and took an increased lead of 356 runs. New Zealand has come close to winning a Test match in India for the first time in 36 years. New Zealand won the last Test match in India in 1989 in Mumbai. Then Sir Richard Hadlee played an important role in helping his team win by 136 runs by taking 10 wickets.
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Who will win in India and New Zealand?
The first session of the fifth and last day of the test match is going to be important for both the teams. If the Indian bowlers take down three to four New Zealand wickets in the first hour of the morning, then the match can be made. Because the New Zealand team would like to achieve this score as soon as possible. They will be looking towards victory in the opening hour itself, while India will try to take early wickets. Only then can India control the guests. The spell of fast bowlers Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammad Siraj is going to be important. It rained heavily in Bengaluru in the last session of the fourth day's play. With this, Bumrah and Siraj can wreak havoc with the ball.
Rain spoiled the fun of the last session
Sarfaraz Khan scored 150 runs in 195 balls with the help of 18 fours and three sixes, while Pant hit 9 fours and five sixes in his 105-ball innings. New Zealand had just started chasing the target when the umpires stopped the match due to bad light during the first over. After this it started raining heavily and the day's play was declared over. The team has so far not been able to open its account in its second innings of four balls. Both his opening batsmen Tom Latham and Devon Conway are present at the crease.
Tags: India vs new zealand, Rishabh Pant, Rohit Sharma, Sarfaraz Khan
FIRST PUBLISHED : October 19, 2024, 7:10 PM IST
