In Cricket, India win the Indore Test against New Zealand and clean swept the three-match series 3-0. In the third and final test this evening, India wrapped the New Zealand innings at 153 claiming a huge victory by 321 runs. The entire second innings of the visitors folded in just one-and-a-half sessions. The chief wrecker for India was again R Ashwin who claimed 13 wickets in the match with six wickets in first inning and 7 in the second. Earlier, Team India had resumed the play at the overnight score of 18 for no loss and was 127 for 2 at lunch. In the post-lunch session, Cheteshwar Pujara scored his eighth Test ton as India declared it second innings at 216 for 3 setting a 475-run target. Pujara remained unbeaten at 101, with Ajinkya Rahane making 23 not out. Skipper Virat Kohli, who scored a double century in the first innings, was caught leg before by Spinner Jeetan Patel for 17. Patel also took the wicket of Gautam Gambhir who made a return to the Indian squad after more than two years. Gambhir scored a half century.Yesterday, India had bundled out the Kiwis for 299. Ravichandran Ashwin recorded the figures of 6 for 81.Earlier, the home side had posted a mammoth 557 for 5 declared riding on Kohli's 211 and Rahane's 188. India has already won the 3-match series.
News On AIR | October 11, 2016 5:51 PM
India win Indore Test against New Zealand