Test cricket: India rolled for worst ever home total, Henry takes five as NZ bowlers dominate

India has crumbled to their worst-ever total on home soil against New Zealand, with five batters dismissed for ducks in a horror first innings.

New Zealand's Rachin Ravindra (right) and India's Yashasvi Jaiswal during the second day of the first Test. Picture: AFP

India has crumbled to their worst-ever total on home soil as New Zealand paceman Matt Henry brought up a milestone 100th Test wicket in a demoralising first innings for the home side.

Rishabh Pant top-scored for the hosts with 20 off 49 balls, with he and opener Yashasvi Jaiswal (13) the only Indian batters to crack double figures.

Five Indians - Virat Kohli, Sarfaraz Khan, Lokesh Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin - were dismissed for ducks, only the second time India has hit such a low against New Zealand.

India's KL Rahul walks back to the pavilion. Picture: AFP

The entire innings lasted 31.2 overs, as India accumulated their meagre total at a measly 1.74 runs per over in the weather-hit match at Bengaluru.

New Zealand’s three bowlers were unstoppable with the ball.

Henry bowled 13.2 overs, taking 5-15 with his last wicket, that of Kuldeep Yadav, who mercifully fell for 2 after 17 balls, doubling as his 100th in the Test arena.

New Zealand's Matt Henry took his 100th Test wicket in his 5-15. Picture: AFP

Will O’Rourke took 4-22 from 12 overs of work, while Tim Southee took 1-8 from six overs, all but two of which were maidens.

The embarrassing first innings flop comes just over a month out from the Indians’ tour of Australia, with the five-Test Border-Gavaskar Trophy to begin at Perth on November 22.

It’s the third-lowest total in India’s Test history (behind 36 v Australia in Adelaide in 2020 and 42 against England at Lord’s in 1974), but, by far, their worst ever total on home soil.

Originally published as Test cricket: India rolled for worst ever home total, Henry takes five as NZ bowlers dominate