Ind vs NZ 1st test day 5: On the basis of its all-round performance, New Zealand defeated host India by 8 wickets in the first Test match played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. With this, the Kiwi team has taken a 1-0 lead in the three-match Test series. On the fifth and final day of the match, the Kiwi team had to score only 107 runs to win and it achieved this by losing two wickets in the first session itself.
New Zealand has won a Test match in India for only the third time so far. This is the Kiwi team's first win in India since 1988. This is India's first defeat in a Test at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru after 19 years.
In New Zealand's second innings, captain Tom Latham was dismissed without opening his account while Devon Conway scored 17 runs. Apart from him, Will Young scored an unbeaten 45 off 76 balls with the help of six fours and a six, and Rachin Ravindra scored an unbeaten 39 off 46 balls with the help of six fours. For India, Jasprit Bumrah got two wickets.
Earlier, the Indian team was all out for 462 runs in its second innings on the fourth day of the game. The Indian team got a lead of 106 runs in the second innings. For the host team, Sarfaraz Khan played a brilliant innings of 150 runs while Rishabh Pant missed the century by just 1 run and was out after scoring 99 runs.
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