India vs New Zealand 2nd Test Day 3: The second match of the three-match Test series between India and New Zealand took place at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Ground in Pune. Team India had to face defeat in this match, due to which it also lost the series. New Zealand has created history by taking an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series. This is the first time that New Zealand has defeated India in a Test series at home. With this, Team India's streak of consecutive Test series wins in India has also been broken.
According to media reports, Team India is very saddened by this defeat. India has lost a Test series at home for the first time in 12 years. Earlier, England had defeated the team on India tour in 2012-13. Since then the Indian team had consistently performed well at home.
The team had continued its winning streak of 18 series, but now this winning streak has stopped. Under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, Team India has lost its fourth Test match at home. With this, he has become the second Indian captain to lose the most Test matches in India.
A tough loss for #TeamIndia in Pune.
Scorecard ▶️ #INDvNZ | @IDFCFIRSTBank pic.twitter.com/PlU9iJpGih
— BCCI (@BCCI) October 26, 2024
Indian team's batting lacked strength
In this match, New Zealand won the toss and decided to bat first, which proved to be correct. New Zealand scored 259 runs in its first innings, while the Indian team was limited to only 156 runs. During this period, no batsman could touch the 40 run mark. After this, New Zealand scored 255 runs in the second innings, giving India a target of 359 runs to win. But except Yashasvi Jaiswal, no batsman could survive, and Team India could score only 245 runs, due to which it lost by 113 runs.
Mitchell Santner's brilliant bowling
The biggest contribution to New Zealand's victory was from star spinner Mitchell Santner. He performed brilliantly on the Pune pitch and took 5 wickets in both the innings. In the first innings he took 7 wickets for 53 runs, while in the second innings also he took 6 wickets and led the team to victory.
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