India's proud streak of not losing a home test series since 2012 came to an abrupt end on Saturday in a humiliating 2-0 defeat by New Zealand
New Zealand have claimed a famous series win in India , winning the second Test by 113 runs. India 's proud streak of not losing a home test series since 2012 came to an abrupt end on Saturday in a humiliating 2-0 defeat by New Zealand , who exposed cracks in the hosts' vaunted batting line-up by tormenting them with pace and then spin.
"It's a really special feeling. Very proud to be in this position," said new permanent skipper Tom Latham, who took over from Tim Southee after a 2-0 defeat in Sri Lanka.India continue to top the World Test Championship standings despite the two defeats but will be less confident about a spot in next year's final after their first series loss on home soil since falling to England in 2012.
With spin dominating on the black-soil turner at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, it was fitting that Ajaz Patel took the final two wickets, including Ravindra Jadeja for 42, to seal the victory. Smarting from an innings defeat in the series opener, Pakistan levelled the series in Multan before arriving in Rawalpindi where they rolled out a raging turner.
Sajid and Noman were brought in and the duo claimed 39 of the 40 English wickets in the last two tests, apart from producing useful cameos with the bat, to vindicate the move. "It is about characters, people you can trust, people you think can bleed for you — Sajid literally bled for us yesterday.ABC Sport Daily is your daily sports conversation. We dive into the biggest story of the day and get you up to speed with everything else that's making headlines.England folded for a meagre 112 in their second innings with only Joe Root looking comfortable against Pakistan's rampaging spinners.
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