NEW DELHI: India’s collapse to their lowest home Test total of 46 against New Zealand in the first Test sparked trolling on social media, with even Cricket Australia joining the bandwagon with a cheeky post on X.
This was India’s third lowest score in Test cricket, after 36 all-outs against Australia in the 2020 pink-ball Test at Adelaide and 42 all-outs against England at Lord’s in 1974.
India’s previous lowest home score was 62, including against New Zealand in Mumbai in 2021.
Cricket Australia took the opportunity to praise the Indian team for their performance by releasing highlights from India’s infamous batting crash in Adelaide.
They made fun of the Indian team with a cheeky remark and asked, “Is ‘All Out 46’ the new ‘All Out 36’?”

Previously, Matt Henry and William O’Rourkeboth fast bowlers, combined to bowl India out in just 31.2 overs in the second session. This came after the home team decided to bat first despite the overcast weather. Unfortunately, the first day of the test match was canceled due to rain.
Matt Henry won by 5-15 while young pacer William O’Rourke won by 4-22 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
Under dark clouds and stadium lights on, India suffered five ducks in their innings – including star batsman Virat Kohli – to achieve the second-highest number of zeros in a Test innings.