The Indian batting lineup crumbled under the relentless swing and seam of New Zealand’s pacers during their Test match.
After the entire first day was washed out without a toss, Indian captain Rohit Sharma chose to bat first on the second day, despite the bowling-friendly conditions.
This decision backfired, as India was bowled out for a mere 46 runs.This collapse marked one of India’s lowest Test totals at home, only trailing the infamous 36 all out against Australia in Adelaide (2020) and 42 against England at Lord’s (1974).
Tim Southee struck the first blow, but it was the outstanding bowling from Matt Henry and William O’Rourke that dismantled India’s innings. New Zealand’s fielders supported their bowlers with sharp catches, compounding India’s woes.
Five Indian batters—Virat Kohli, Sarfaraz Khan, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, and Ravichandran Ashwin—were all dismissed without scoring, leaving the team in disarray.O’Rourke, playing in only his fourth Test and his first in India, delivered a standout performance, taking 4/22.
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— Jofra Archer (@JofraArcher) November 21, 2014
After lunch, Matt Henry tore through the lower order with 5/15, reaching his 100th Test wicket in the process.Amid this 46-run collapse, an old tweet from England’s Jofra Archer resurfaced. Known for his oddly prophetic tweets, Archer’s decade-old post predicting a Team India batting collapse went viral, adding a sense of déjà vu to the situation.