India have won the second cricket test against New Zealand by 5 wickets. Chasing a target of 261 set by New Zealand on the fourth day of the second and final Test in Bangalore yesterday, the hosts overhauled the target in the post-tea session with one full day remaining. Virat Kohli on 51 and Skipper MS Dhoni on 48 remained not out.Brief Scores:New Zealand: 365 and 248India: 353 and 262 for 5.Kohli, who had made 103 in the first innings, was adjudged man of the match, while Spinner Ravichandran Ashwin was named man of the series.With this, India have won the 2 match series 2-0. India had won the first test at Hyderabad by an innings and 115 runs.India and New Zealand will play the first twenty-20 international of the 2-match series on the 8th of September at Visakhapatnam.
News On AIR | September 4, 2012 10:28 AM
India beat NZ by 5 wkts in B'lore test; Clinch series 2-0