New Zealand powered into a lead of 134 after fast bowlers Matt Henry and William O'Rourke combined to devastating effect to dismiss India for 46 in the weather-hit first Test on Thursday.

New Zealand’s Matt Henry holds up the ball as he leaves the field after taking the five wickets during the day two of the first cricket test match between India and New Zealand at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium,

New Zealand fast bowler William O'Rourke took three wickets, including that of Virat Kohli, as India collapsed to 34-6 at lunch on day two of the weather-hit first Test in Bengaluru on Thursday.

The intense rain in parts of south India, particularly Tamil Nadu, is due to the northeast Monsoon that set in on Tuesday and was intensified due to a well marked low pressure area over Bay of Bengal that turned into a depression in the evening that day and was expected to cross coast near Chennai on October 17 morning,

The India Meteorological Department in its latest weather update has warned of heavy rainfall and thunderstorm in Tamil Nadu for the next few days. The depression over west central Bay of Bengal has moved closer to North Chennai and has weakened into a well-marked low pressure area,

Chennai: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a weather alert for parts of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh due to a depression forming over the Bay of Bengal. Moving towards the coast at 22 km/h,