Washington Sundar with Rohit Sharma
A three-match Test series is being played between India and New Zealand. Team India had to face defeat in the first match of this series. In such a situation, for the second match of the series, Team India captain Rohit Sharma made some changes in his playing 11 and gave a chance to Washington Sundar in the Pune Test. In this match, Washington Sundar proved captain Rohit Sharma’s decision right and took 7 wickets in the first innings against New Zealand. With these seven wickets, he created history and accomplished a special feat for India. A feat which till date only three bowlers could do. Now Sundar has become the fourth player to do so.
Sundar’s feat
Washington Sundar looked in great form in his comeback match. He took 7 wickets for 59 runs during the second test match against New Zealand. This is the fourth best performance by any Indian bowler against New Zealand. Three bowlers from Tamil Nadu are included in the top four in this list. Since 2017, no bowler had taken 7 wickets in an innings of a Test match against New Zealand. A Ashwin took 7 wickets for 59 runs in the test match played in Indore in 2017.
Indian bowler with the best figures in India vs New Zealand test match
- 8/72 S Venkataraghavan, 1965
- 8/76 EAS Prasanna, 1975
- 7/59 R Ashwin, 2017
- 7/59 Washington Sundar, 2024
Spin bowlers dominated on the first day
The complete dominance of the spin bowlers was seen on the first day of the second Test match being played against New Zealand. During this period, all 10 wickets of New Zealand were taken by the spinners. In which the names of R Ashwin and Washington Sundar were included. Team India all out New Zealand for 259 runs on the first day. Sundar took 7 wickets and R Ashwin took seven wickets in this match. Team India has also lost one wicket. After the end of the first day’s play, India’s score is 16 runs.
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