New Zealand ends Drought

IND vs NZ: New Zealand Ends 26 Year Old Drought Against India

Mitchell Santner spun the web as he claimed the magnificent 13-wicket haul with six wickets within the second innings which led New Zealand to a thumping 113-run victory at the MCA Stadium, Pune against India in the three-match test series.

New Zealand Takes The Series Home

The victory over India helps New Zealand take up an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match test series on their way to India after gaining a first Test win series victory for the record.



India’s Chasing Woes Continue

India’s chase began very indifferently with the departure of its skipper, Rohit Sharma. The hope of a run chase seemed lost with an aggressive 77-run inning by Yashasvi Jaiswal while the hopes of India again came crashing down with a breakthrough at regular intervals by Mitchell Santner. Indians failed at their middle order where only Virat Kohli and Washington Sundar somehow put up a fight till New Zealand cleaned the remaining runs. Ravindra Jadeja tried his best to take India home, however was dismissed on 42 by Ajaz Patel.

New Zealand Breaks India’s Home Dominance

The recent loss against New Zealand, sent India down to their first home series defeat in 12 years- their last one was against England back in 2012-13 under MS Dhoni’s captaincy. New Zealand’s series win is especially sweet as it saw India’s 18-series winning streak at home come to an end-the longest home series-winning run in Test history. And only three teams since 2012, England and Australia being the other two, had come out victorious in a series from Indian shores.

India Continue to Top WTC Rankings

The series was lost, but India remained atop the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) table, with a Points Percentage (PCT) of 62.82. New Zealand’s win pushed it to fourth place, giving the team a new life in the WTC cycle.

New Zealand’s WTC Comeback

The Kiwis, who won the first WTC, announced their return with the win against India. After taking their first test match victory on the Indian soil in 26 long years last week in Bengaluru by winning the first test, New Zealand now took the test series, ending the Indian stranglehold over home Tests. With the last test match to be played at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on November 1st, 2024, India would look to deny New Zealand from a series whitewash while New Zealand will continue to endear themselves further to their WTC position.

The Sportz Planet Desk,
Atharva Shetye

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