Southee and Boult run through India to seal massive victory
It was New Zealand's 100th victory in Test cricket
20/02Result
1st Test, India tour of New Zealand at Wellington, Feb 21-24 2020
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![India]( "India")
165 & 191 -
![New Zealand]( "New Zealand")
348 & 9/0 (1.4 ov)
Player of the Match
20/02Result
1st Test, India tour of New Zealand at Wellington, Feb 21-24 2020
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![India]( "India")
165 & 191 -
![New Zealand]( "New Zealand")
348 & 9/0 (1.4 ov)
Player of the Match
Day 4
How much does losing tosses impact visiting teams?
Virat Kohli brought up the toss unprovoked at the post-match presentation, but does he have a point?
Kohli says toss had big impact, but wants more competitiveness from his players
Rues lapses that led to first-innings deficit that was 'hard to come back from'
Williamson lauds Southee and Boult's 'patience and energy'
The New Zealand captain also praised Kyle Jamieson for his all-round effort on Test debut
'We allowed them to bowl well for longer periods' - Virat Kohli
He wants India's batsmen in a more positive and clear state of mind
Day 3
New Zealand end day three still in the lead and in charge in Wellington
Jamieson hit the highest score for a debuting No. 9 for New Zealand: 44, off just 45 balls
R Ashwin hopes to get back to batting more instinctively
"I personally feel I have been a little too watchful and a little too worried about getting out in the recent past"
New Zealand quicks channel their inner Hatchet Man
Neil Wagner wasn't playing, but he was there in spirit, as NZ quicks employed the short-ball tactic with success
Day 2
India fight back with late strikes, but New Zealand ahead
India keep scrapping, taking three late wickets after the hosts had gone into the lead with only two wickets lost
Jet-lagged Ishant Sharma stirs India up from slumber
He has not been sleeping very well leading into the Wellington Test, but come match day, he stood up to make it count
Day 1
Jamieson's dream debut leaves India in a hole on rain-hit day
Kyle Jamieson might not have even played this match had Neil Wagner been available
Kyle Jamieson hits the high notes to bring India down
Tall fast bowlers tend to struggle with pitching the ball up, but that doesn't seem to be a problem for NZ's debutant
Others
Safer, sounder, all-weather Ross Taylor set for special hundred
Family and friends thronging the Basin Reserve for Taylor's 100th Test will hope he can defy his curiously ordinary record in first Tests
Fantasy Picks: Kane Williamson over Virat Kohli as captain
The fantasy league suggestions for the first Test between New Zealand and India
After Australia setback, focus 'on smaller steps' against India for Kane Williamson
Kyle Jamieson will make his debut, and one of Ajaz Patel and Daryl Mitchell will be in the XI
Why Test cricket in New Zealand is unlike anywhere else in the world
The usual routine is that it gets harder to bat in the second innings, but it's a little different here
Periodic breaks the best way to deal with 'rigorous' schedule - Virat Kohli
Agarwal and Shaw "have no baggage" and are not going to be put under pressure, says the India captain
Ishant Sharma looks 'pretty normal' at training ahead of the first Test
He bowled to Virat Kohli and went past both his edges, one after the other
I play the game to get guys like Virat Kohli out - Trent Boult
"It's going to be good place to see where we are in terms of bouncing back from the defeat in Australia"
Ajaz Patel's return signals an overhaul in New Zealand's spin plans
Mitchell Santner played more of a holding role with the ball, while Patel is a wicket-taking option
Ishant Sharma to undergo fitness test on February 15
Recovering Hardik Pandya shows encouraging signs of progress at NCA
No favourites as New Zealand and India face off at tricky Basin Reserve
For two excellent pace-bowling units, the conditions will be a challenge, making draws a possibility
