Defeating India on Indian soil is no small matter. Very few teams have achieved this. New Zealand has brought India, which is mighty in its own land, to the ground. Kiwis beat India by 113 runs in Pune Test. With one match left, Tom Latham’s team tasted victory in the series for the first time on Indian soil.
New Zealand’s victory in Pune was sealed on the second day. In response to New Zealand’s 259 runs in the first innings, India were bundled out for 156 runs. New Zealand scored 255 runs in the second innings. And in that the target in front of India is 359 runs. I had two days. But Rohit Sharma’s team had to stop at 113 runs due to the spin poison of the Kiwis.
After losing the first Test, India were getting a spin trap in Pune. But they themselves fell into that trap. Earlier, teams like New Zealand, Australia and England could not handle the spin when they came to play on Indian soil. But now they are breakfast. New Zealand spinner Mitchell Santener single-handedly destroyed India. He took 13 wickets in two innings.
New Zealand, who started the day with 198 for 5 on the third day, were all out for 255 in the second innings. Indian off-spinner Washington Sundar, who took 7 wickets in the first innings, also got 4 wickets this time.
Rohit Sharma and Yasswi Jaiswal were playing aggressive cricket as they chased down the target. But Rohit could not survive. He was stopped by Santener for 8 runs. Shubman Gill played ODI style but had to stop at 23 runs.
Playing in an aggressive manner, Jaiswal returned with 77 runs off 56 balls. The Indian opener who scored 77 runs off 65 balls hit 9 fours and 3 sixes. Jaiswal also set the record for India’s fastest fifty in a Test against New Zealand by reaching 50 off 41 balls. He also holds the record for the most Test runs in a single year on Indian soil.
Then Kohli went back to 17 runs. Rishabh Pant scored a zero! Santener returned everyone! India could not turn around from there. Even though Ravindra Jadeja played an innings of 42 runs at one end, it was only a consolation. Washington Sundar 21, Sarfaraz Khan 9, Ravichandran Ashwin 18, Akash Deep 1 and Jasprit Bumrah scored 10 runs.
Santenaar contributed a lot to the downfall of India. This spinner took 6 wickets in the second innings. Among the rest, Ejaz Patel took 2 wickets and Glenn Phillips took 1 wicket. Santener became the man of the match with 13 wickets in the match.
Short score
New Zealand: First innings 259 and second innings 255
India: First innings 156 and second innings 245
Results: New Zealand won by 113 runs.
Series: New Zealand lead the three-match series 2–0.
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