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Sports Home New Zealand vs India 2020 News NZ vs IND 1st Test New Zealand Outclass India By 10 Wickets To Take 10 Lead In Series

NZ vs IND, 1st Test: New Zealand Outclass India By 10 Wickets To Take 1-0 Lead In Series

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India lost their first match in the ICC World Test Championship as New Zealand outplayed the number one Test team in the world to go 1-0 up in the two-Test series.

  • Ajay Pal Singh
  • Updated: February 24, 2020 06:45 am IST
Read Time: 2 min
NZ vs IND, 1st Test: New Zealand Outclass India By 10 Wickets To Take 1-0 Lead In Series
New Zealand defeated India by 10 wickets in the first Test.© AFP

Highlights

  • New Zealand defeated India by 10 wickets in the first Test in Wellington
  • Tim Southee was adjudged player of the match
  • It was India's first loss in the ICC World Test Championship

New Zealand outclassed India, the number one Test side in the world, in the first Test of the two-match series on Monday to go 1-0 up in the series. Chasing a target of nine runs, Tom Latham and Tom Blundell took just 10 deliveries as New Zealand registered their 100th Test victory. On Day 4, India only managed to add 47 runs as Trent Boult and Tim Southee ran through the Indian batting line-up in the first session. Tim Southee, by removing Jasprit Bumrah for a duck, claimed his 10th five-wicket haul in the longest format of the game. This was India's first loss in the ICC World Test Championship. 

Tim Southee was adjudged player of the match for his total of nine wickets in the match that setup the victory for the hosts.

Earlier, New Zealand captain Kane Williamson won the toss and invited India in overcast conditions.

India lost five wickets on the first day before rain washed out the final session.

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Ajinkya Rahane was the top-scorer for India in the first innings with a fighting knock of 46.

Kyle Jamieson and Southee picked up four wickets each while Trent Boult chipped in with a solitary wicket.

For New Zealand, Kane Williamson scored 89 runs but it was the last three wickets that created the major difference between the two sides.

New Zealand were 225 for seven at one stage but the last three wickets managed to add 123 runs that helped them take a handy lead of 183 runs.

India in the second innings got off to a poor start as Prithvi Shaw failed to keep the ball down and handed a catch to Tom Latham at short square-leg.

Cheteshwar Pujara battled it out for 81 deliveries but his stay at the crease ended due to an error in judgement. Pujara decided to leave a length delivery from Boult on Day 3 just at the stroke of Tea, only to lose his off stump.

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India captain Virat Kohli had a forgetful outing with the bat as he could only manage a total of 21 runs in the match.

Both the teams will travel to Christchurch for the second Test, starting on Saturday.

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India Cricket Team New Zealand Cricket Team Virat Kohli Tim Southee Trent Boult New Zealand vs India, 2020 New Zealand vs India, 1st Test Kane Williamson Cricket
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