Nightmare in Test Cricket for India: Registers lowest total at home
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India were 34/6 at Lunch on Day 2.
BENGALURU (Reuters/ Web Desk) - India were bowled out for 46 as New Zealand's fast bowlers ran riot in overcast conditions on the second day of their rain-hit series opener on Thursday.
It was India's third-lowest innings tally in the longest format and their lowest at home since making 75 against the West Indies in New Delhi in 1987.
Matt Henry took 5-15 while William O'Rourke claimed 4-22.
India won the toss and opted to bat first under cloudy skies on the second day of the rain-hit opening test against New Zealand on Thursday.
New Zealnd pacers cleaned up Indian top order in no time. India were 34 for 6 before the lunch.
Rohit Sharma was the first one to fall on two runs, Yashawi Jaiswal scored 13. Virat Kohli, Sarfaraz Khan, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, and Ravichandran Ashwin went without scoring.
Kuldeep Yadav scored 2, Jasprit Bumrah 1 while Mohammad Siraj remained not out on 4.
Rishabh Pant was the highest scorer with 20 runs.
The first day's action was called off without a ball being bowled due to rain with more bad weather expected this week.
India made two changes to their team, bringing in Sarfaraz Khan for injured batsman Shubman Gill and spinner Kuldeep Yadav for pace bowler Akash Deep.
"The pitch has been under the covers for a couple of days and we do understand it will be sticky to start with," India skipper Rohit Sharma said.
"Keeping that in mind, we wanted to put runs on the board. It's a tricky one because you lose the entire day and have four days to play. A lot can happen over the four days as well and you want to get the result as much as possible."
New Zealand, under new permanent captain Tom Latham, are looking to win their first match against India since 1988. The tourists are without batting anchor Kane Williamson for the match at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.
They face a daunting task against India, who have won 18 consecutive series on home soil since a 2-1 defeat by England in 2012.
The Black Caps went with three seam bowlers in Tim Southee, William O'Rourke and Matt Henry, as they look to make the most of early overcast conditions.
