IND v NZ 2nd Test: New Zealand team won the series by defeating India by this many runs

By Prem Kumar Updated: Oct 26, 2024, 17:07 IST

India vs New Zealand, 2nd Test: New Zealand cricket team managed to defeat Team India by 113 runs in the second consecutive Test match. In this match which lasted for 3 days, Indian team again surrendered. Rohit's army came out to chase the target of 359 runs and was reduced to a score of 245 runs. In this way, this is the first time after 1955-56 (the first time a series was played between the two teams) that New Zealand team managed to defeat India in India.

For the first time India lost the series on its home ground

This kind of defeat after 68 years is a shameful situation for Team India. For the first time after 2012-13, India has lost the series on its home ground. At that time England had shamed it. Earlier, India got a target of 359 runs in the fourth innings to win the match. India lost the wicket of captain Rohit Sharma (8) cheaply, who fell prey to left-arm spinner Mitchell Santner.

Santner, who took seven wickets in the first innings, got Rohit caught out. After this, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill took charge and took the team close to 100 runs. Team India seemed to be recovering when Shubman Gill was caught by Daryl Mitchell off Santner's ball. He scored 23 runs.

Yashasvi Jaiswal also completed 1000 runs in a calendar year on home grounds

During this, young opener Yashasvi Jaiswal continued aggressive batting. He played an innings of 77 runs in 65 balls, hitting 9 fours and 3 sixes. He also completed 1000 runs in a calendar year on home grounds. However, he could not complete the century and was caught out by Daryl Mitchell off Mitchell Santner's ball. Soon after this, Rishabh Pant was a little unlucky and was run out without opening the account.

Pant ran on Virat Kohli's call but before he could reach the crease, Tom Blundell scattered the stumps on Santner's throw. In this way, the score became 4 wickets for 127. Virat Kohli was now expected to play a miraculous innings and lead the team to victory, but this did not happen. He was caught in front of the stumps on Santner's low ball.

Sarfaraz Khan got out on 9 and Washington Sundar on 21 runs

He took DRS, but it did not work. He got out after scoring 17 runs with the help of 2 fours in 40 balls. From here the game turned. After this Sarfaraz Khan got out on 9 runs and Washington Sundar's innings got reduced to 21 runs. Ravichandran Ashwin and Jadeja took the innings beyond 200 runs. However, after Ashwin got out on 18 runs, the remaining task was also completed.

Santner took 6 wickets for New Zealand

The last wicket to fall was Ravindra Jadeja. He returned for 42 runs. Santner took 6 wickets for New Zealand, while 2 wickets went to Ajaz Patel. One wicket went to Glenn Phillips. He was out, while he had scored 259 runs in the first innings. The Indian team was all out for just 156 runs in the first innings. On a pitch helpful to spinners, wicketkeeper Tom Blundell scored 41 runs off 83 balls and Glenn Phillips also scored 48 runs off 82 balls. The spinners' prowess was also seen in this innings and Washington Sundar, who took 7 wickets in the first innings, took 4 wickets this time too.

Apart from this, Ravindra Jadeja took 3 and Ravichandran Ashwin took 2 wickets. Washington Sundar has taken 11 wickets for 115 runs in this match. This is the fourth best Test performance by any Indian spinner against New Zealand. Ashwin is on top in this case, who took 13 wickets for 140 runs against New Zealand in the Indore Test match in 2016