India beat New Zealand in Kolkata Test, regains No. 1 Spot

India beat New Zealand by 178 runs in the second Test at Eden Gardens, win Series 2-0 and dethrone Pakistan as No. 1 Test Team. Chasing a victory target of 376, New Zealand bowled out for 197 in the second innings. They were going strong at 104/1 at one stage.

The Indian spinners Ashwin and Jadeja took 6 wickets, while Shami took 3 wickets. Latham was the only batsman, who showed some resistance. Wriddhiman Saha was declared ‘Man of the Match’.

Scores: India 316 (Pujara 87, Rahane 77, Saha 54*; Henry 3/46, Boult 2/46, Wagner 2/57, Jeetan Patel 2/66) & 263 (Kohli 45, Rohit Sharma 82, Saha 58*; Boult 3/38, Henry 3/59, Santner 3/60).

New Zealand 204 (Taylor 36, Ronchi 35, Jeetan Patel 47; Bhuvneshwar 5/48, Shami 3/70) & 197 (Latham 74, Ronchi 32; Shami 3/46, Ashwin 3/82, Jadeja 3/41).