India skilled a horrible day of their cricket historical past because the Rohit Sharma-led facet had been all out for 46 on the primary day of the second Check in a three-Check sequence in opposition to New Zealand in Bengaluru. 5 stars together with Virat Kohli, Sarfaraz Khan, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin had been out for 0. That is the primary occasion for India the place 4 of the highest seven batters have gotten out for a duck at house. India had been 34/6 at one stage – 34 is the bottom rating on the fall of sixth wicket for India at house since 1969. The earlier lowest was 27 runs in opposition to New Zealand at Hyderabad.

That is additionally the primary time in world cricket since 1888 that 5 out of a group’s prime eight batters had been dismissed for a  duck. The primary time-ever it occurred was in 1888 when Australia collapsed in a Check match in opposition to England. India are the primary Asian group to attain the feat. 

India folded for an embarrassing 46 in solely 31.2 overs to document their lowest-ever complete in 293 house Check matches on Thursday, undone by New Zealand tempo assault’s sensible use of the overcast situations. This 46 all-out, which included 5 batters getting dismissed for geese, was the primary occasion through which the group did not cross the 50-run mark in a Check innings at house.

It was additionally the second time that 5 Indian batters failing to open their accounts in opposition to the Kiwis in a Check at house, after the Mohali Check in 1999. The earlier Indian document of lowest Check innings complete at house got here practically 37 years in the past, in opposition to the West Indies in November, 1987 at Delhi.

India’s total lowest, nevertheless, was recorded 4 years in the past in opposition to Australia after they had been shot out for a mere 36 at Adelaide.

Here’s a record of India’s lowest ever totals within the conventional format:

Dwelling:

46 in 31.2 overs vs New Zealand, Bengaluru, 2024

75 in 30.4 overs vs West Indies, Delhi, 1987

76 in 20 overs vs South Africa, Ahmedabad, 2008

83 in 27 overs vs New Zealand, Mohali, 1999

88 in 33.3 overs vs New Zealand, Mumbai (Brabourne Stadium), 1965

Away:

36 in 21.2 overs vs Australia, Adelaide, 2020

42 in 17 overs vs England, Lord’s, 1974

58 in 21.3 overs (eight-ball overs at the moment) vs Australia, Brisbane, 1947

58 in 21.4 overs vs England, Manchester, 1952

66 in 34.1 overs vs South Africa, Durban, 1996. 

With PTI inputs