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New Zealand has just clinched a historic Test series victory in India, ending the hosts' impressive 12-year unbeaten streak at home. The Black Caps secured their triumph with a 113-run win in the second Test, giving them an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. This victory marks the end of India's remarkable run of 18 consecutive home series wins, a record that had stood since Alastair Cook's England pulled off a famous 2-1 win back in December 2012.
Set a challenging target of 359 runs after New Zealand was bowled out for 255, India's hopes rested on opener Yashasvi Jaiswal, who managed to score a promising half-century. However, the innings quickly unraveled as Mitchell Santner dominated with the ball, finishing with impressive figures of 6-104 and a total of 13 wickets in the match. India was eventually dismissed for 245 in the evening session, falling short of what would have been a historic win.
There would be one less minnow in the world. India just got humiliated by New Zealand's second string team without their best player.
India can only compete when there are spinning pitches, but this time they were outplayed in their own game. Jadeja and Ashwin have been exposed as ineffective, as even Santner turned into an all-time great (ATG), alongside Bashir and Hartley.
This unbeaten run wouldn’t have lasted so long had Younis Khan toured India; there’s a good reason they did not want to go toe-to-toe with a player of his caliber.
Set a challenging target of 359 runs after New Zealand was bowled out for 255, India's hopes rested on opener Yashasvi Jaiswal, who managed to score a promising half-century. However, the innings quickly unraveled as Mitchell Santner dominated with the ball, finishing with impressive figures of 6-104 and a total of 13 wickets in the match. India was eventually dismissed for 245 in the evening session, falling short of what would have been a historic win.
There would be one less minnow in the world. India just got humiliated by New Zealand's second string team without their best player.
India can only compete when there are spinning pitches, but this time they were outplayed in their own game. Jadeja and Ashwin have been exposed as ineffective, as even Santner turned into an all-time great (ATG), alongside Bashir and Hartley.
This unbeaten run wouldn’t have lasted so long had Younis Khan toured India; there’s a good reason they did not want to go toe-to-toe with a player of his caliber.
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