Subsequent to excusing India for their most obviously terrible home complete of 46 and making 402 in answer, New Zealand bowled out Rohit Sharma’s side for 462 in the second innings on Saturday to lay the stage for a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
After losing two early wickets, Rachin Ravindra and Will Young remained composed under pressure to complete the task, giving New Zealand only their third victory on Indian soil in 38 attempts dating back to 1955.
After a rain delay, play resumed and New Zealand got off to a rocky start. New permanent skipper Tom Latham was caught lbw by Jasprit Bumrah on the second ball of the day for a duck while the tourists had not yet scored.
In the early part of the day, Bumrah and fellow pace bowler Mohammed Siraj made life difficult for the New Zealand batsmen. India wanted to do something that no other team has ever done in Test history: win a match after giving up a lead of more than 350 runs in the first innings.
At the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Conway was subjected to a few painful body blows, balls that whizzed by the blade, hostile glares from the bowlers, and partisan fans’ jeers before losing to Bumrah lbw for 17.
The wicket seemed to turn serene after that excusal as New Zealand traveled to a renowned triumph.
