Henry, O'Rourke skittle India for lowest Test total at home

Will O'Rourke went to lunch with figures of 8-4-13-3 • BCCI

Bengaluru, October 17:

Innings India 56 (Pant 20, Henry 5-15, O'Rourke 4-22) vs New Zealand

New Zealand carried the wicket-taking momentum into the second session, taking the four remaining wickets out for an addition of 12 runs to consign India to their third-lowest Test score of all time and their lowest at home. In all Test cricket, this 46 was the lowest first-innings score after a side had chosen to bat first.

Matt Henry, the pick of the bowlers, started with a wicket first ball after lunch, taking the shoulder of R Ashwin's bat. An over later he was on a hat-trick ball, against Rishabh Pant, who whipped it back at him but it reached him on the half-volley. Two balls later, he had Pant nicking to second slip. This was the perfect length, on middle and leg, and with just enough seam movement - also a ball after Pant had turned down an easy single to shield Kuldeep Yadav.

Henry wasn't done yet, though. He put in a full-speed sprint to his left from fine leg to give Will O'Rourke his fourth wicket, Jasprit Bumrah not fancying hanging around after one kicked at him and hit him. Henry had substitute Michael Bracewell to thank for completing his five-for and 100 Test wickets as the tall substitute fielder dived to his left at gully to give him Kuldeep's wicket.