Pune. In the second Test match, New Zealand defeated India by 113 runs and thus took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. They clinched the series with one match to spare. For the first time in the history of Test cricket, New Zealand has won the series by defeating India at home. The New Zealand team has been touring India since 1955 but could not win the Test series till now. His wait of 69 years ended on Saturday. They defeated India in the second Test in Pune to clinch the series.
India has lost a Test series at home for the first time in 12 years. India lost its last Test series at home in 2012. At that time England had defeated Team India in the Test series on Indian soil. England won the four-match Test series 2-1. One match of the series was ending in a draw. After the defeat to New Zealand, the streak of not losing on home grounds in 18 series has also been broken. New Zealand had defeated India in the first match in rain-affected Kanpur.
In the second test played in Pune, New Zealand defeated India by 113 runs. The last match will be played at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai from November 1. Chasing the target of 359 runs on the third day of the match on Saturday, the Indian team could score only 245 runs in the second innings. New Zealand had scored 255 runs in the second innings. In the first innings he scored 259 runs and India scored 156 runs. Mitchell Santner took seven wickets in the first innings and six wickets in the second innings. A record was also made in this match that Ravichandran Ashwin broke Anil Kumble’s record of taking most wickets. Now Ashwin has become the Indian bowler taking the most wickets.