India are currently taking on New Zealand in the first Test of the three-match series at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. The visitors have had the upper hand over the Indians in this Test, as they have shined with both bat and ball. After bundling India for just 46 in the first innings, New Zealand scored a massive 402 runs. Tim Southee shined with the ball, and then even caused troubles with the bat late into the innings. In fact, he broke a big record held by Virender Sehwag before the captain Rohit Sharma himself.
Tim Southee Breaks Virender Sehwag RecordTim Southee slammed an innings of 65 runs from 73 balls coming in to bat at no.9. During this innings, he slammed a whopping 4 sixes. Southee now has 93 sixes to his name in Test Cricket, the second-most by any New Zealand player, after Brendon McCullum. He also now has hit more sixes that any other Indian batter in history. He surpassed Virender Sehwag, the highest six-hitter for India in Tests, who hit 91 maximums in the longest format.Rohit Sharma, with 87 Test sixes, is chasing Sehwag's record in this series, and Tim Southee breached this tally before the Indian captain could. India Bundled Out For 46, New Zealand Take 356-Run LeadIndia were all out for just 46 runs in the first innings of the 1st Test against New Zealand. This is the lo . This is also the first time in 92 years that Team India has been bundled out for below 50 runs at home. Matt Henry picked up 5 wickets, while Michael O Rourke scalped 4.In response, New Zealand slammed 402 runs riding on a briiliant century by Rachin Ravindra. Devon Conway and Tim Southee also chipped in with half-centuries.You may also like
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