After suffering a setback in Kanpur, where New Zealand managed to hold on for a nervy tie, India has reasserted its dominance at home with yet another sweeping Test victory. India finished the match within an hour of the start of the day’s play as Jayant Yadav took four wickets in the lower order and Ravichandran Ashwin removed the final batsman to seal the victory. With a 372-run thrashing of the Kiwis, the hosts recorded their most comprehensive victory in terms of runs scored. Mayank Agarwal was named Player of the Match after scoring 212 runs in the match, while Ravichandran Ashwin was named Player of the Series after taking 14 wickets throughout the series.
India, its new management, and coach Rahul Dravid are preparing to face the final frontier of South Africa. The return of big names such as Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Jasprit Bumrah, and Mohammad Shami for the upcoming series against the Proteas will be interesting to watch, with young guns such as Shreyas Iyer making a case for themselves in the series and stalwarts Rahane and Pujara struggling to find form.
India VS New Zealand 1st Test Series Day 5
The second Test between India and New Zealand was won by India by 372 runs at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium. Given that India’s top five had already been eliminated by the end of Day 3, it was only a matter of time before they won the game on Monday. It has already been stated that the Indians were correct in their predictions on Monday morning, as Jayant Yadav’s 4/34 ensured the hosts would win the match within an hour. Earlier, India put on 321 for the first wicket, with Ajaz Patel getting all four of the Indian wickets. With only 62 runs on the board, New Zealand was bowled out in response to their humiliating defeat. In India’s first innings, Mayank Agarwal hit 150 runs to lead the team to victory. When India declared their second innings at 276/7, Mayank Sharma once again shone brightly, providing New Zealand a winning margin of 540 runs to chase down the target. Here are the highlights from the second Test match between India and New Zealand.
