Cricket-New Zealand beat India by eight wickets to take 1-0 series lead

India's Kuldeep Yadav (right) and Mohammed Siraj walk back to the pavilion with their teammates at the end of their first Test cricket match against New Zealand in the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium of Bengaluru on Sunday, October 20, 2024. - AFP

BENGALURU (Reuters) - New Zealand defeated India by eight wickets on the final day of their rain-interrupted opening test on Sunday to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.

After skittling India for a dismal 46 in the first innings, New Zealand scored 402 before dismissing the hosts again for 462 and chased down their 107-run target.

It was the touring side's first victory against India in the country since 1988.

(Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru)