New Zealand beat India: New Zealand won in India after 36 years, won Bengaluru Test by 8 wickets, this amazing for the 45th time

Rahul Tiwari

khelja|20-10-2024

New Zealand has won the Bangalore Test by defeating Team India. With this the Kiwi team also created history. He wrote the script of his victory in a Test match on Indian soil after 36 years. New Zealand last won a Test match in India in 1988. This is the first time after the victory at Mumbai's Wankhede ground, that the Kiwi team has hoisted the flag of its Test victory in India. New Zealand defeated Team India by 8 wickets in the Bengaluru Test. With this he also took a 1-0 lead in the 3 test series.

New Zealand chased the target of 107 runs

The Indian team had set a target of 107 runs for New Zealand to win. The Kiwi team had 10 wickets and the whole day's play left to achieve this score. In such a situation, he was a strong contender for victory. And exactly the same thing happened. New Zealand won the match by losing only 2 wickets.

Rachin and Young lead New Zealand to a historic win

Will Young and Rachin Ravindra together led New Zealand to a historic victory. This is New Zealand's first victory on Indian soil in the 21st century. This is because New Zealand had never won a Test in India after registering their last win in 1988. But, that wait has now ended.

Did this feat for the 45th time

New Zealand did another miracle by defeating India in Bengaluru. After taking a lead of 200 plus runs in the first innings, it registered its 45th win in Test cricket. New Zealand has so far taken a lead of 200 plus runs in the first innings of 59 Tests and has not faced defeat in any of them. Out of those 59, he won 45 and drew 14 matches.

Status of India-New Zealand Bengaluru Test

Talking about the entire excitement of the Bengaluru Test, after India's first innings was reduced to 46 runs, New Zealand scored a total of 402 runs in its first innings. Rachin Ravindra played a big role in helping the Kiwi team reach this score, who scored the second century of his Test career, the first against India and the first on foreign soil. New Zealand got a lead of 356 runs in the first innings. Thanks to Sarfaraz Khan's century and Rishabh Pant's strong innings of 99 runs, India recovered from New Zealand's lead but could not avoid its defeat.

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