Kanpur Test: First test ends on nail-biting draw after phenomenal batting performance by New Zealand on the last day. Now I am going to share day-to-day activity of this test match with all the details, records and milestones in my way.

1st Test
Game Date: 25th November – 29th November 2021
Result: Draw
Man Of The Match: Shreyas Iyer

Day 1.
Indian skipper Ajinkya Rahane won the toss and elected to bat first in the first test against New Zealand at Kanpur. Team India is playing with 3 spinners and 2 seamers. Shreyas Iyer is debuting for today for India.

Team India scored 258/4 at the end of Day 1. Shreyas Iyer is batting on 75* runs on his debut while Ravindra Jadeja is still on the crease on 50*. For New Zealand Kyle Jamieson pick 3 wickets.

IND: 258/4 on Day 1 stumps

Stats
This is Shreyas Iyer‘s first FC appearance since Irani Cup match in Feb 2019.

– In five home Tests against New Zealand, Ashwin has picked 45 wickets at an average of 15.91, including six five-fers and three ten-fers.

– When New Zealand last won a Test match in India, only four members of their current squad were born. The oldest of the four, Ross Taylor, was only four years old then.

– The Kanpur Test will be Shreyas Iyer’s first first-class appearance since an Irani Cup fixture in February 2019.

– The last time Rahane played a home Test against New Zealand, he hit his career-best of 188. In 49 Tests since, he averages only 33.07 and his career average dropped from 51.37 to 39.63.

Ravindra Jadeja last five innings in home Tests
91
51
60*
12
50*

Day 2.
Team India bowled out for 345 runs in their first innings. Shreyas Iyer scored century on his debut while Ravindra Jadeja scored 50 runs. For New Zealand Tim Southee pick 5 wickets.

New Zealand scored 129/0 at the day 2 stumps. Due to bad light 90 overs quota was not bowled on the day. They are still trailing by 216 runs with 10 wickets in hand

IND: 345
NZ: 129/0 on Day 2 stumps

Stats
Highest opening stands for NZ in India
231 M Richardson – L Vincent Mohali 2003/04
131 M Horne – G Stead Ahmedabad 1999/00
129*T Latham – W Young Kanpur 2021/22

Batsmen thrice overturning OUT decision in an innings (Tests)
Moeen Ali vs Ban Chattogram 2016/17
Tom Latham vs Ind Kanpur 2021/22

First 100+ opening partnership for a visiting team in India since 103 by Alastair Cook & Haseeb Hameed in Chennai in Dec 2016

Seventh century opening partnership for NZ in India, Tom Latham the first opener to be involved in two such stands

Tim Southee is first visiting fast bowler to take a five-wicket haul in Kanpur since Jan 1980

Shreyas Iyer debut century:
– 16th Indian player on debut
– 3rd Indian on debut vs NZ
– Third oldest (26y 355d)
– Joint fourth fastest (where balls faced details available)
– Joint fourth fastest for India (where balls faced details available)

Day 3.
New Zealand bowled out for 296 in their first innings and India have lead of 49 runs. Tom Latham scored 95 runs and Will Young scored 89 runs. For NZ Axar Patel pick 5 wickets.

Team India scored 14/1 on day 3 stumps and they have now lead of 63 runs with 8 wickets in hand. 90 overs quota was not completed for the day due to bad light.

IND: 345 and 14/1 on Day 3 stumps
NZ: 296

Stats
Fewest balls to 50 Test wickets (since 20th century)
1240 Vernon Philander
1844 Brett Lee
1865 KYLE JAMIESON
1880 Frank Tyson
1943 Shane Bond

Most five-wicket hauls in first four Tests:
6 Charlie Turner
5 Tom Richardson/ Rodney Hogg/ Axar Patel
4 Fred Spofforth/ Syd Barnes/ Nick Cook/ Vernon Philander
Previous most for India: three each by L Sivaramakrishnan & Narendra Hirwani

Axar Patel in Test cricket:
2/40
5/60
6/38
5/32
4/68
5/48
5/62
This is the sixth successive instance of him taking 4+ wickets in an innings – no other Indian bowler has done so more than four consecutive innings

Fewest Tests to 50 wickets for NZ:
9 Kyle Jamieson
12 Shane Bond
13 Chris Martin

Stumped by a substitute WK in Test cricket
Tip Snooke by Neville Tufnell Durban 1909/10
Pervez Sajjad by Bevan Congdon Lahore 1964/65
Tom Latham by KS Bharat Kanpur 2021/22

NZ batsmen dismissed stumped in 90s
99 John Wright vs Eng Christchurch 1991/92
95 Tom Latham vs Ind Kanpur 2021/22

– The last time an opposition scored 197 or more at the fall of second wicket vs India in India was by England in Kolkata in 2012/13 (338/2).

Highest scores for NZ in maiden innings in India
131 Kane Williamson Ahmedabad 2010/11
105 Bruce Taylor Kolkata 1964/65
104 John Parker Mumbai WS 1976/77
103 Jesse Ryder Ahmedabad 2010/11
102 John Guy Hyderabad 1955/56
89 Will Young Kanpur 2021/22

150+ opening partnerships for NZ in away Tests:
387 G Turner – T Jarvis vs WI 1971/72
231 M Richardson – L Vincent vs Ind 2003/04
185 J Wright – T Franklin vs Eng 1990
169 T Latham – M Guptill vs Zim 2016
163 M Richardson – S Fleming vs Eng 2004
151*T Latham – W Young vs Ind 2021/22***

Day 4.
Team India declared their 2nd innings after scoring 234/7d and set the target of 284 runs in 98 overs. Shreyas Iyer scored 65 runs and Wriddhiman Saha scored 61* runs. For New Zealand Southee and Jamieson pick 3 wickets each.

New Zealand scored 4/1 on day 4 stumps and now they need 280 runs to win this test match in 94 overs and India need 9 wickets to take 1-0 led.

IND: 345 and 234/7
NZ: 296 and 4/1 on Day 4 stumps

Stats
Most runs on debut Test (India)
187 Shikhar Dhawan v Aus Mohali 2012/13
177 Rohit Sharma v WI Kolkata 2013/14
170 Shreays Iyer v NZ Kanpur 2021/22
156 Lala Amarnath v Eng Mumbai Gym 1933/34

50+ scores in each inngs on Test debut (India)
Dilawar Hussain 59 & 57 v Eng Kolkata 1933/34
Sunil Gavaskar 65 & 67* v WI Port of Spain 1970/71
Shreyas Iyer 105 & 50* v NZ Kanpur 2021/22

Shreyas Iyer is the 10th player overall and first Indian to score century in the 1st innings and follow it up with a 50+ score in 2nd innings on debut.

Visiting teams successfully chasing 200+ 4th inngs in India
276 WI vs Ind Delhi 1987/88
207 Eng vs Ind Delhi 1972/73

Most wkts for NZ vs India in first four Tests
22 Kyle Jamieson *
21 Daryl Tuffey
20 Richard Hadlee/ Chris Martin
18 Bruce Taylor

Most wickets in Ind vs NZ Tests
65 Richard Hadlee
57 Bishan Bedi
55 EAS Prasanna
55 R Ashwin
50 Anil Kumble
50 Tim Southee *

Ajinkya Rahane averages 32.73 in 50 Tests since the Indore Test against NZ in 2016 where he made career best of 188.

Most consecutive innings without a 100 at #3 (India)
39 A Wadekar (1968-74)
39 C Pujara (2019-21) *
37 C Pujara (2013-16)
25 D Vengsarkar (1979-82)

Day 5.
New Zealand scored 165/9 in 98 overs and save this test match which ends on a draw. At one time India need just 1 wicket with 52 balls remaining but Rachin Ravindra and Ajaz Patel played outstanding cricket and played all balls and ensures games ends a draw.

IND: 217 and 243/7d
NZ: 296 and 165/9

Stats
India declaring their 3rd inngs with lead under 300
Instances 20 *
Won 1 (vs Eng Lord’s 2021)
Lost 0
Drawn 18

Ravichandran Ashwin is now 3rd highest wicket taker for India surpassed Harbhajan Singh wicket tally of 417.

– This is first test draw in India after 2017.

That’s all from the 1st test and hope you will like this information. We will back with all the details of 2nd test which wil played from 3rd December at Mumbai. For more updates visit my page on Facebook Durgesh Tiwary’s View and website Cricket Movie Website

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