
Mumbai Test: Jayant Yadav, R Ashwin help India hammer New Zealand, seal 14th successive series victory at home
India Today
India vs New Zealand, 2nd Test: Jayant Yadav ran through New Zealand's batting unit on Monday as India clinched a record-setting win by 372 runs. It was also India's 14th successive Test series victory at home.
India needed less than an hour's play on Monday morning to take the last 5 New Zealand wickets and wrap up the 2nd Test. Jayant Yadav picked up 4 wickets and R Ashwin wrapped up the final wicket as India hammered New Zealand by 372 runs, their biggest-ever victory in terms of runs in Test cricket.
New Zealand, who were bundled out for 62, managed 167 in their second innings as they lost their last 5 wickets for just 27 runs on Day 4 morning. After holding fort to draw the first Test in Kanpur, New Zealand ran out of steam on a difficult Mumbai pitch where spinners ruled roost.