India vs New Zealand Pune Test: India lost to New Zealand in the Pune Test match. In this match, the Indian team had a target of 359 runs but failed to catch up. The Indian team scored only 245 runs in the second innings. The game ended on the third day (October 26). With the defeat in the Pune Test, the Indian team also lost the Test series. New Zealand managed to win a Test series on Indian soil for the first time. Earlier, India had also lost to New Zealand by 8 runs in the Bengaluru Test match.
…India’s chariot of victory parked at home
India lost the series at home after a gap of 12 years. Earlier, India lost 1-2 in the four-Test match against England in December 2012. Since then, India has lost a Test series at home for the first time. It seems that India’s winning streak at home in the Test series has also come to an end. Before the series against New Zealand, India had won 18 consecutive Test matches at home.
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However, India are the first team to win 18 consecutive Test matches at home. Since then, the Kangaroos have won ten consecutive Test matches at home and are ranked second. However, Australia are the first team to win twice in ten consecutive Test matches at home. He won his first series from November 1994 to November 2000. The second series was won between July 2004 and November 2008.
Let us tell you that in the Pune Test match, New Zealand scored 259 runs in the first innings. In response, India could only score 156 runs in the first innings. New Zealand then scored 255 in the second innings and set a target of 359 for India. Apart from Yashasvi Jaiswal (77 runs), the other Indian batsmen did not do anything special in the fourth innings of the match. Mitchell Santner once again bowled the killer shot to destroy India’s top order.
| team | Continuous Home Test Series | since when | Till what time |
| India | 18 | February 2013 | March 2024 |
| Australia | 10 | November 1994 | November 2000 |
| Australia | 10 | July 2004 | November 2008 |
| west indies | 8 | March 1976 | February 1986 |
| west indies | 7 | March 1998 | November 2001 |
| South Africa | 7 | May 2009 | May 2012 |
India win 18th consecutive home Test series
1. Australia: India win the series 4-0 (4), February 2013
2. West Indies: India won the series 2-0 (2), November 2013
3. South Africa: India won the series 3-0 (4), November 2015
4. New Zealand: India win the series 3-0 (3), September 2016
5. England: India win the series 4-0 (5), November 2016
6. Bangladesh: India won the series 1-0 (1), February 2017
7. Australia: India win the series 2-1 (4), February 2017
8. Sri Lanka: India won the series 1-0 (3), November 2017
9. Afghanistan: India wins the series 1-0 (1), June 2018
10. West Indies: India won the series 2-0 (2), October 2018
11. South Africa: India won the series 3-0 (3), October 2019
12. Bangladesh: India wins the series 2-0 (2), November 2019
13. England: India wins the series 3-1 (4), 2020-2021
14. New Zealand: India win the series 1-0 (2), 2021
15. Sri Lanka: India wins the series 2-0 (2), 2022
16. Australia: India win the series 2-1 (4), 2023
17. England: India win the series 4-1 (5), 2024
18. Bangladesh: India wins the series 2-0 (2), 2024
New Zealand’s record in Test series in India
Total Series: 13
India wins: 10
New Zealand wins: 01
Tie: 2
Total series record between India and New Zealand
Total test series: 24
India wins: 12
New Zealand wins: 8
Tie: 4
New Zealand team’s record in Test matches in India
Total number of Test matches: 38
India wins: 17
New Zealand wins: 4
Tie: 17
Overall Test record between India and New Zealand
Total number of Test matches: 64
India wins: 22
New Zealand wins: 15
Ties: 27
India score 11 in Pune Test: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Sarfaraz Khan, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Ravichandran Ashwin, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah.
New Zealand ranked 11th in Pune Test: Tom Latham (captain), Devin Conway, Will Young, Lachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell (goalkeeper), Glenn Phillips , Tim Southee, Mitchell Santner, Ajaz Patel, William O’Rourke.
