The day 1 of the second Test between India and New Zealand at Eden Gardens (Kolkata) has been a very tough for the hosts India so far. After winning the toss, India decided to bat first. At stumps, on day 1, India put on 239 runs on the board for the loss of 7 wickets.

Brief Scores: India – 239/7 (Cheteshwar Pujara 87, Ajinkya Rahane 77, Matt Henry 3/35)

Here are some statistical highlights of day 1 of the 2^ndTest:

On day 1, India won the toss and decided to bat first. It was India’s 7^th consecutive toss victory at home, which is the second best for India’s consecutive toss victory records in the home Tests. India’s best consecutive toss win in home Tests is 9 matches, which was achieved in 1963-1964.

Indian batsmen Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane put on a crucial 141 runs partnership for the 4^th wicket which is the highest 4^th wicket Test partnership by Indian batsmen at Eden Gardens.

Also, this 141-runs partnership is India’s 5^th highest Test partnership for the 4^th wicket against New Zealand on home soil.

On day 1, Indian cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin completed his 1,500 runs in Test cricket. In the previous Test, Ashwin also completed his 200 Test career wickets. Ashwin took only 38 Tests to complete 200 Test wickets and 1,500 Test runs which is the fastest by any cricketer. The previous record was held by Sir Ian Botham, who scored 1,500 Test runs and also took 200 Test wickets in 41 Test matches.