India 46 all out vs NZ in Bengaluru, record lowest-ever Test score at home | Cricket News

India were bowled out for 46 – their lowest Test total at home – during the first Test against New Zealand at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Thursday.
Opting to bat first after winning the toss on Day 2 following a washout the previous day, India captain Rohit Sharma was the first to depart. Rohit was cleaned up Tim Southee before a procession of wickets followed.
In Shubman Gill’s absence, India moved Virat Kohli up to No. 3 from his regular position at No. 4. Kohli fell for an eight-ball duck before they lost four more wickets before Lunch.
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India were left six down at 34 at Lunch, their sixth-lowest total at the fall of the sixth wicket. India lost R Ashwin, the seventh batter, on the first ball of the second session as Kiwi pacers Willam O’Rourke and Matt Henry wreaked havoc on the hosts’ order.
Though Rohit Sharma’s went past India’s lowest-ever Test total of 36 from 2020 in Adelaide, the poor display marked their lowest Test total at home since the 75 all out against West Indies in 1987 in Delhi. As many as five batters – Kohli, Sarfaraz Khan, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadej and R Ashwin – fell for ducks, making it the second-most in an Indian Test innings.
India’s lowest Test totals at home

Team
Score
Overs
Inns
Opposition
Ground
Match Date

India
46
31.2
1
v New Zealand
Bengaluru
17 Oct 2024

India
75
30.5
1
v West Indies
Delhi
25 Nov 1987

India
76
20
1
v South Africa
Ahmedabad
3 Apr 2008

India
83
38.5
4
v England
Chennai
14 Jan 1977

India
83
27
1
v New Zealand
Mohali
10 Oct 1999

India
88
33.3
2
v New Zealand
Brabourne
12 Mar 1965

India
89
54.2
2
v New Zealand
Hyderabad (Deccan)
15 Oct 1969

India
90
30
3
v West Indies
Eden Gardens
10 Dec 1983

India
100
48.2
4
v England
Wankhede
18 Mar 2006