New Zealand inflict India’s first home Test series defeat in 13 years
Al Jazeera
New Zealand seal the three-match series – their first in India – with a 113-run win in the second Test in Pune.
India crashed to a humiliating three-day home defeat by 113 runs in the second Test in Pune on Saturday as New Zealand became the first touring team to seal a series win in the country for 13 years.
It was also the Kiwis’ first series win India and comes after they ended a 38-year wait for a Test win in India in the first match of the series.
India’s second innings total of 255, having been set a target of 359, was bolstered by number nine Ravindra Jadeja’s 42 as he led a comeback from 167-7. The star of the show was New Zealand’s left-arm spinner Mitchell Santner who claimed six wickets to take his total for the match to 13.
Jadeja was the last wicket to fall as he holed out while continuing his onslaught of the Kiwi attack in pursuit of the then-unlikely target.
“We failed to respond to the challenges and we sit here with the result,” India captain Rohit Sharma said afterwards. “We didn’t bat well enough, if you want to win Test matches you have to take 20 wickets but batters have to score runs as well.
