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Twitterati Erupts As India Suffers First Loss In WTC
By CricShots Feb 24, 2020 11:29 am
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Team India has suffered its first defeat in the ICC Test Championship as New Zealand outplayed them by 10 wickets at the Basin Reserve in Wellington on Monday. This also turned out to be Virat Kohli and his men’s first Test loss in 14 months. The visitors were bundled out for 191 runs in their second innings and it took only more than an hour for New Zealand to pick the last six wickets even as Tim Southee ended up with another five-wicket haul.

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Kyle Jamieson dismissed Virat Kohli

The hosts chased down the target of 9 runs in just 1.4 overs in the second innings, the target which India had set for them before getting bowled out. Interestingly, this is also the 100th Test match victory for the Kiwis in their cricket history.

Earlier, India was hoping for a decent score on the board on Day 4 as Ajinkya Rahane and Hanuma Vihari holding forte. The duo had to see through the first hour, but to the visitors’ dismay, their vice-captain was nipped out in the third over of the day itself courtesy Trent Boult. 

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Soon after Rahane’s dismissal, Hanuma Vihari then played on an incoming delivery from Tim Southee in the very next over to virtually end India’s hopes. Rishabh Pant was there in the middle but things were getting difficult with each dismissal. Though the youngster tried his best along with Ishant Sharma and helped India take the lead. Ravi Ashwin‘s poor Test with the bat ended with Southee pinning him in front of the stumps.

Team India after the Wellington loss

Ishant too got out in the same fashion to Colin de Grandhomme after which Pant tried to hit out and score some quick runs. But even he failed to make it big and was eventually caught at fine leg for 25. Southee completed his five-fer and 10-fer in the match in the same over snaffling out Jasprit Bumrah as India got bundled out for just 191 runs setting a 9-run target for the hosts which they chased down comfortably.

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With the series on the line, India now will have to make some changes for their poor show in the first Test. They will also be hoping to grab the 60 points on offer in the Test Championship.

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