After bowling out India for a paltry 46, New Zealand were in command, reaching 180 for three on the second day of the rain-hit first Test at Bengaluru’s M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Thursday (October 17).

The Kiwis now hold a 134-run lead with three days remaining in the Test, which saw the first day completely washed out due to rain.

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India crashed to their lowest-ever total in a Test at home, folding in just 31.2 overs with five home batters (Virat Kohli, Sarfaraz Khan, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin) not even managing to open their accounts.

Rishabh Pant scored 20 while opener Yashasvi Jaiswal made 13. None of the other Indian batters got a double-digit score in overcast conditions. Matt Henry took five wickets after India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and opted to bat.

William ORourke captured four wickets while the other dismissal went to Tim Southee. New Zealand used only three bowlers.

New Zealand, in complete contrast, batted solidly to the lead beyond 100 runs by the end of the day’s play.

Devon Conway (91) and Will Young (33) raised a 75-run partnership after the Kiwis lost Tom Latham (15). Rachin Ravindra (22) and Daryl Mitchell (14) were at the crease when the stumps were drawn for the day due to bad light.

For India, all three wickets were taken by spinners, one each for Kuldeep Yadav, Ashwin, and Jadeja.

(With agency inputs)