Brief score: IND 46 [Pant 20, Jaiswal 13; Henry 5/15] trail NZ 180/3 [Conway 91, Young 33; Jadeja 1/28] by 134 runs
Opting to bowl first despite a heavy covering of cloud, India were made to pay for their decision early on as the New Zealand quicks ruled the roost with significant swing in the air as well as movement off the deck under floodlights. Rohit Sharma survived once after a close LBW call went his way but Tim Southee did not have to bother with an appeal as an inducker beat the charging Indian skipper all hands up to shatter the stumps in the seventh over. 14 dots followed as the pressure continued to pile on and culminated in a Will O’Rourke delivery springing off the deck to catch Virat Kohli’s glove before heading into Glenn Phillips’ safe mitts. Sarfaraz Khan followed suit four deliveries later to a diving Devon Conway stunner at mid-off to leave India reeling at 10/3 when rain interrupted proceedings and forced players off the field. Unlike the previous day, the hiatus only lasted half an hour when Rishabh Pant resumed proceedings with a statement-making boundary off O’Rourke. However, the maidens kept on coming as Pant and Jaiswal grew increasingly agitated and the latter end up spurning his wicket by flaying a cut straight to point. KL Rahul became the Kiwis’ fifth victim when he tickled a O’Rourke delivery down leg and another duck for Ravindra Jadeja meant India headed into the break at a horrid 34/6.
Ravichandran Ashwin edging one to slip on the first ball upon resumption further set the tone for the day as Pant fell victim to a Henry jaffa and the pacer together with O’Rourke thus helped fold out the innings for a paltry 46, the lowest ever total in the subcontinent by any team.
By the time the Black Caps walked out to bat, the sun had made its way into the clear which made the pitch ease up for batting while limiting swing movement. Devon Conway and Tom Latham capitalized with aplomb, aided by some missed chances in a sloppy fielding display for the hosts, the former smashing a slew of boundaries en route to his half century. The opener took a particular liking for Ashwin, adding another six to his two boundaries and maximum against the off-spinner to bring up the fifty run mark in just 54 balls. However, the 67-run opening stand ended the very next ball when Kuldeep Yadav’s drift outdid Latham and trapped the keeper batter plumb in front. Nevertheless, the Kiwi express continued to maraud on through Conway and Will Young either side of Tea as the duo added 75 runs for the second wicket. Ultimately, a Jadeja delivery bounced sharply to take the top edge off Young’s attempted sweep and made for an easy catch to Rohit after the skipper had let go two difficult ones in short succession. Ashwin added one final breakthrough to India’s tally shortly after as he outwitted Conway by yorking him in the midst of a reverse sweep to sound him the death rattle nine short of a ton. Rachin Ravindra and Daryl Mitchell navigated the rest of the day without much ado, their 26-run unbeaten partnership ensuring the lead reads a healthy 134 runs at the close of play.
Rohit Sharma abusing players
“Ja**u boll Kra kya kar raha hai bs*k “
Coutch on stump mike
(May be siraj ya jaddu ko)
Rohit Sharma himself came out to the PC and accepted his wrong call during the toss. 👏👌
– Captain Hitman taking the responsibility! pic.twitter.com/isLKqKTaxJ— Hazrat Belal (@HazratBelal8378) October 17, 2024
Rohit Sharma Abusing Ravindra Jadeja “jaddu b*dk ball kra kya kr rha h m*darch*d”
🗣️Caught On Stump Mic#RohitSharma#INDvNZ pic.twitter.com/ABXUvMqMt2— Samar Pandey (@SamarPa71046193) October 17, 2024
Wow
Full turn around
Gautam Gambhir : We want to be the team that can score 400 in a day and also Bat for two days
Result : India 46/10 🤡#INDvsNZ #TestCricket
pic.twitter.com/7Ys4ueUgdV— Veena Jain (@DrJain21) October 17, 2024
Crowd chanting ‘RCB, RCB’ at Chinnaswamy.
I know India are playing real bad but you can’t compare them with RCB yet.— Sameer Allana (@HitmanCricket) October 17, 2024
Finished
Rohit Army
Before match “Rohit army”
After 46 all out “India”
This PR of Rohit sharma 😭😭 pic.twitter.com/5dot6rEAKF— M. (@IconicKohIi) October 17, 2024
Selfless captain Rohit Sharma with an intentful knock of 2(16)
• Saved by umpire’s call
• Almost ran out Jaiswal
• Sacrificed his wicket to show intent
• Set an example for the team to follow
Captain leading from the front! 👏pic.twitter.com/Dl65B6Pjh1 https://t.co/wwxcnrkR3B— Ayush (@itsayushyar) October 17, 2024
IDK
Different eras
In Virat Kohli era – Highest test total at home 759/7d
In Rohit Sharma era – Lowest test total at home 46 all out
How the mighty has fallen 💔 pic.twitter.com/OPHr4XcXuf— ` (@slayerrffs) October 17, 2024
You can’t convince me that kl Rahul didn’t drop this catch intentionally.
Rohit Sharma is surrounded by snakes. 💔
pic.twitter.com/ASh7qzHbBO— Vishu (@Ro_45stan) October 17, 2024
