Ducks in a row: Five Indian batters score zero in first Test vs New Zealand

Virat Kohli, Sarfaraz Khan, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja and R Ashwin were the five batters dismissed on duck against the Kiwis at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru

Indian cricket team suffered a nightmare of a start in the first Test against New Zealand at Bengaluru’s M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Thursday, as they were bowled out on their lowest Test score at home, i.e., 46.

Rohit Sharma's Team India also registered an unwanted Test record as five batters went back to the pavilion on a duck for the fourth time in Test cricket history. 

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Virat Kohli, Sarfaraz Khan, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja and R Ashwin were the five batters dismissed on duck against the Kiwis at Chinnaswamy. However, India managed to escape matching their highest number of ducks in a Test innings, which is six against England in 2014 and South Africa in 2024. 

India 1st Inning
46-10 (31.2 ov) CRR:1.47
Batter	Dismissals	Runs	Balls	Fours	Sixes	Strike Rate
Yashasvi Jaiswal	c AY Patel b WO Rourke	13	63	1	0	20.63
Rohit Sharma (C)	b T Southee	2	16	0	0	12.5
Virat Kohli	c G Phillips b WO Rourke	0	9	0	0	0
Sarfaraz Khan	c D Conway b M Henry	0	3	0	0	0
Rishabh Pant (WK)	c T Latham b M Henry	20	49	2	0	40.82
KL Rahul	c TA Blundell b WO Rourke	0	6	0	0	0
Ravindra Jadeja	c AY Patel b M Henry	0	6	0	0	0
Ravichandran Ashwin	c G Phillips b M Henry	0	1	0	0	0
Kuldeep Yadav	c (sub MG Bracewell) b M Henry	2	17	0	0	11.76
Jasprit Bumrah	c M Henry b WO Rourke	1	3	0	0	33.33
Mohammed Siraj	Not out	4	16	1	0	25
Extras	4 (b 0, Ib 1, w 2, nb 1, p 0)
Total	46 (10 wkts, 31.2 Ov)
Bowler	Overs	Maiden	Runs	Wickets	No Ball	Economy
Tim Southee	6	4	8	1	0	1.33
Matt Henry	13.2	3	15	5	0	1.13
William O'Rourke	12	6	22	4	1	1.83

This is only the second time India has recorded five ducks in a Test innings while playing on home soil. The last time it happened was in 1999, against the Kiwis. That match eventually ended in a draw.

India fall of wickets in Bengaluru Test vs New Zealand on October 17, 2024

• 9-1(Rohit Sharma 6.3)
• 9-2(Virat Kohli 8.6)
• 10-3(Sarfaraz Khan 9.4)
• 31-4(Yashasvi Jaiswal 20.5)
• 33-5(KL Rahul 22.4)
• 34-6(Ravindra Jadeja 23.5)
• 34-7(Ravichandran Ashwin 23.6)
• 39-8(Rishabh Pant 25.3)
• 40-9(Jasprit Bumrah 26.2)
• 46-10(Kuldeep Yadav 31.2)

Most number of ducks in a Test innings for India

Most numbers of ducks in one Test innings
Team	Score	Ducks	Inns	Result	Opposition	Ground	Match Date
India	152	6	1	lost	v England	Manchester	07-Aug-14
India	153	6	2	won	v South Africa	Cape Town	03-Jan-24
India	277	5	3	lost	v Australia	Adelaide	23-Jan-48
India	165	5	3	lost	v England	Leeds	05-Jun-52
India	46	5	1	Underway	v New Zealand	Bengaluru	17-Oct-24
India	83	5	1	Drawn	v New Zealand	Mohali	10-Oct-99