India give it their all in the first cricket test match against New Zealand for 46| Cricket News

Virat Kohli is among five Indian batsmen who were dismissed for 0 after opting to bat first under cloudy skies in Bengaluru.

India were bowled out with their lowest total in a home Test match when they fell to 46 all out in the first innings of their first Test against New Zealand in Bengaluru.

The hosts struggled with the pace and movement of New Zealand fast bowlers under overcast skies at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium after India captain Rohit Sharma opted to bat first on Thursday.

The first day of the Test was drenched in rain and clouds hovered over the ground as Indian openers Rohit and Yashasvi Jaiswal went to bat.

Rohit was the first batter to fall after being bowled out for two runs by Tim Southee in the seventh over, triggering an Indian collapse that was briefly halted by a 20-run partnership between Jaiswal and wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant.

Pant was the top run-scorer with 20 off 49 balls and Jaiswal scored 13 off 63.

Star Indian batter Virat Kohli was one of the five Indian top and middle batters who were dismissed without scoring a run.

Fast bowlers Matt Henry and William O'Rourke took the other nine Indian wickets, with Henry taking 5-15 in his 13.2 overs.

O'Rourke, who took the final Indian wicket, ended the innings with figures of 4-22 in his 12 overs, including six maidens.

This was India's third lowest score in a Test innings and the 18th lowest by a Test nation. New Zealand holds the ignominious record of scoring the lowest score in Test history when they were dismissed for 26 runs against England in 1955.