Is 46 all-out new 36 all-out? Cricket Australia trolls India's Bengaluru collapse

Cricket Australia decided to troll India after they were bundled out for 46 runs in the first innings of the first Test against New Zealand on October 17, Thursday. This was India's 3rd lowest total in Tests.

In Short

• India registered their lowest total at home with 46 all-out
• Cricket Australia posted highlights of India's 36 all-out in Adelaide
• India and Australia will lock horns in the Border Gavaskar Trophy in November

Cricket Australia decided to troll the Indian cricket team after they capitulated in the first innings of the Bengaluru Test on October 17, Thursday. India were completely outclassed by the Blackcaps as they were bundled out at the Chinnaswamy stadium for just 46 runs.

This was India's lowest total at home and their third-lowest in the history of Tests. India's lowest total was 36 all-out against Australia in Adelaide during the 2020-21 Border Gavaskar Trophy series. Cricket Australia would use the opportunity to troll the Indian team for their performance, by posting the highlights of their batting order collapse in Adelaide.

They also used a cheeky tweet to take a dig at the Indian team, saying "Is 'All Out 46' the new 'All Out 36'?"

You can see the tweet below:

Funnily enough, India would make a stunning comeback during the series and won the series 2-1 in the end. The tweet from Cricket Australia comes just ahead of this year's Border Gavaskar Trophy, which will start in November.

IND v NZ, 1st Test Day 2 Updates from Bengaluru

How India collapsed in Bengaluru

Just a week after their memorable victory in Kanpur, India endured a disastrous outing against New Zealand, getting bowled out for a paltry total on Day 2 of the first Test in a three-match series. India’s innings lasted just 31.2 overs on an overcast morning in Bengaluru, as the team recorded their third-lowest total in Test history and their lowest-ever score in a home Test.

The collapse was triggered by New Zealand’s pacers, with William O'Rourke and Matt Henry wreaking havoc after veteran Tim Southee initiated the downfall by dismissing Indian captain Rohit Sharma within the first hour of play. Opting to bat first under grey skies on a damp pitch—having been under covers for three days due to rain—proved costly for India.

Five Indian batters, including Virat Kohli (batting unusually at No. 3), Sarfaraz Khan, Ravindra Jadeja, KL Rahul, and R Ashwin, were dismissed for ducks, leaving the hosts in disarray at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Thursday.

India's total of 46 set a new record for the lowest Test score in the subcontinent (Sri Lanka, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh), surpassing the West Indies' 53 against Pakistan in Faisalabad in 1986.

It also became the lowest Test score ever recorded on Indian soil, beating the previous mark of 53 set by New Zealand against India in Mumbai in 2021.