Team India Suffers Defeat in First Test Against New Zealand
Team India under the leadership of Rohit Sharma has to lose in the first test match against New Zealand. Even after the entire first day’s play was lost due to rain, the result of the match came in the first session of the fifth day. In the match held at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore, New Zealand completed the challenge of 107 runs given by Team India for victory by 2 wickets.
New Zealand has taken a 1-0 lead in the 3-match series with this win. This defeat has cost the Indian team dearly. Due to the defeat, The Indian team suffered a loss in the World Test Championship points table. It has made the way to the finals difficult.
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Impact on India’s World Test Championship Standings
Team India’s winning percentage before this series was 74.24. But with this defeat, there has been a big drop in the winning percentage of The Indian team. According to the latest statistics, the winning percentage of Team India is 68.05. The third edition of the World Test Championship will be held from 2023 to 2025. Team India has played a total of 12 matches in this third series so far. Team India has won 8 of them. It has faced defeat 3 times. So 1 match remains a draw. Australia is second with 62.50 percent.
Match Summary
The Indian team won the toss and decided to bat. But Team India’s market rose to 46 runs in the first innings. New Zealand scored 402 runs in reply. The Indian team scored 462 runs in the second innings. So New Zealand got a challenge of 107 runs for victory. New Zealand easily completed the challenge with the loss of 2 wickets and won in India after 36 years.
Playing XIs
Team India:
Rohit Sharma (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suraj Kumar, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj
New Zealand:
Tom Latham (captain), Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Darrel Mitchell, Tom Bundell (wicketkeeper), Glenn Phillips, Matt Henry, Tim Southee, Ajaz Patel, William O’Rourke
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