The tension in Team India is increasing in the first match of the Test series against New Zealand. The New Zealand team has completely dominated this match. After Team India's first innings collapsed at 46 runs, the batsmen also performed brilliantly. They also managed to gain a lead of more than 300 runs. A 35-year-old bowler also contributed to this. This bowler played a fast innings with the bat. During this inning, he also managed to surpass Virender Sehwag in a special list.

New Zealand's experienced bowler Tim Southee has also done wonders with the bat in this match. He managed to score a half-century in Tests for the first time against India. He reached the 50-run mark in 57 balls. This is the 7th half-century of his Test career. Tim Southee hit 3 fours and 3 sixes in his innings to reach the half-century. With these three sixes, Tim Southee did another big feat and left Virender Sehwag behind on a special list.

With these three sixes, Tim Southee completed 92 sixes in his Test career. With this, he has left Virender Sehwag behind in terms of hitting the most sixes in the history of Test cricket. Virender Sehwag had hit 91 sixes in his Test career. But Tim Southee has now surpassed him. Now only 5 batsmen are ahead of Tim Southee in terms of hitting the most sixes in Test cricket. Ben Stokes is at the top of this list with 131 sixes.

The New Zealand team has gone far ahead in this match. It has gained a lead of more than 300 runs over Team India in the first innings. Tim Southee has made an important contribution to this. He managed to add more than 130 runs with Rachin Ravindra for the 8th wicket. At the same time, this is the first time that New Zealand has gained a lead of more than 300 runs against Team India in India in the first innings.