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Matt Henry Registers A Five-Wicket Haul As India Tumble For Lowest Test Total In Asia

Matt Henry Five-Wicket Haul- (Source: @BlackCaps/X.com)Matt Henry Five-Wicket Haul- (Source: @BlackCaps/X.com)

In the ongoing first Test between India and New Zealand at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, the visitors have wreaked havoc as they have bowled out India for just 46 runs, which is their lowest Test total at home. 

Talking about the ongoing match, India opted to bat first and the decision backfired as New Zealand seamers used the overcast conditions to their use and all ten wickets were taken by the fast bowlers. Matt Henry was the pick of the bowlers as he registered a five-wicket haul.

Matt Henry Reaches 100 Test Wickets

Henry registered the figures of 5/15 in 13.2 overs. Also, with the five-wicket haul, Matt completed his 100th Test wicket. The right-arm quick boasts an impressive stats of 100 wickets in 26 matches.

With the feat, Henry became the 2nd joint-fastest New Zealand bowler to 100 wickets. He equalled Neil Wagner's feat and is just behind Richard Hadlee, who achieved the same in 25 matches. Fastest to 100 Test wickets for New Zealand (matches) 

  • 25 - Richard Hadlee 
  • 26 - Neil Wagner
  •  26 - Matt Henry*
  •  27 - Bruce Taylor

Further, Henry's 5/15 is the fourth-best figure against India in Test cricket. Best figure for New Zealand in India

  •  7/64 - Tim Southee vs IND, Bengaluru, 2012 
  • 6/27 - Dion Nash vs IND, Mohali, 1999 
  • 6/49 - Richard Hadlee vs IND, Wankhede, 1988 
  • 5/15 - Matt Henry vs IND, Bengaluru, 2024*

Matt Henry Loves Playing Against India

Henry loves bowling against India, as he was the key contributor behind New Zealand's victory against the Men in Blue during the 2019 World Cup semi-finals when he took three wickets. At the time of writing this article, New Zealand are going strong and have posted 22/0 in 4.5 overs. 

Across formats, Henry has taken 27 wickets against India in just 13 matches and enjoys an average of  24.