New Zealand created history in Pune by defeating India by a margin of 113 runs to hand India their first home test series defeat in 12 years. This defeat marks the end of a 12-year-long 18-series winning streak. This is the first time that New Zealand has won a test series against India in India and It is also the first time that Kiwis have won back-to-back test matches in India.
IND vs NZ 3rd Test Match Scorecard, at Pune Nov 01- 03, 2024
New Zealand Batting 1st Innings
| Batter | Runs | Balls | SR | 4s | 6s | |
| Tom Latham (c) | lbw b Ashwin | 15 | 22 | 68.18 | 2 | 0 |
| Devon Conway | c Pant b Ashwin | 76 | 141 | 53.9 | 11 | 0 |
| Will Young | c Pant b Ashwin | 18 | 45 | 40 | 2 | 0 |
| Rachin Ravindra | b Washington Sundar | 65 | 105 | 61.9 | 5 | 1 |
| Daryl Mitchell | lbw b Washington Sundar | 18 | 54 | 33.33 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Blundell | b Washington Sundar | 3 | 12 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Phillips | c Ashwin b Washington Sundar | 9 | 31 | 29.03 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitchell Santner | b Washington Sundar | 33 | 51 | 64.7 | 3 | 2 |
| Tim Southee | b Washington Sundar | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Ajaz Patel | b Washington Sundar | 4 | 9 | 44.44 | 1 | 0 |
| William O’Rourke | not out | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 |
| Extras | (b 8, lb 2, nb 3) | 13 | ||||
| Total | 79.1 Ov (RR: 3.27) | 259 |
India Bowling
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | ECON |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 8 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 4 |
| Akash Deep | 6 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 6.83 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 24 | 2 | 64 | 3 | 2.66 |
| Washington Sundar | 23.1 | 4 | 59 | 7 | 2.54 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 18 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 2.94 |
India Batting 1st Innings
| Batter | Runs | Balls | SR | 4s | 6s | |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | c Mitchell b Phillips | 30 | 60 | 50 | 4 | 0 |
| Rohit Sharma (c) | b Southee | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shubman Gill | lbw b Santner | 30 | 72 | 41.66 | 2 | 1 |
| Virat Kohli | b Santner | 1 | 9 | 11.11 | 0 | 0 |
| Rishabh Pant | b Phillips | 18 | 19 | 94.73 | 2 | 0 |
| Sarfaraz Khan | c O’Rourke b Santner | 11 | 24 | 45.83 | 1 | 0 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | lbw b Santner | 38 | 46 | 82.6 | 3 | 2 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | lbw b Santner | 4 | 5 | 80 | 0 | 0 |
| Washington Sundar | not out | 18 | 21 | 85.71 | 2 | 1 |
| Akash Deep | b Santner | 6 | 5 | 120 | 0 | 1 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | lbw b Santner | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Extras | 0 | |||||
| Total | 45.3 Ov (RR: 3.42) | 156 |
New Zealand Bowling
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | ECON |
| Tim Southee | 6 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 3 |
| William O’Rourke | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1.66 |
| Ajaz Patel | 11 | 1 | 54 | 0 | 4.9 |
| Mitchell Santner | 19.3 | 1 | 53 | 7 | 2.71 |
| Glenn Phillips | 6 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 4.33 |
New Zealand Batting 2nd Innings
| Batter | Runs | Balls | SR | 4s | 6s | |
| Tom Latham (c) | lbw b Washington Sundar | 86 | 133 | 64.66 | 10 | 0 |
| Devon Conway | lbw b Washington Sundar | 17 | 25 | 68 | 2 | 0 |
| Will Young | lbw b Ashwin | 23 | 28 | 82.14 | 2 | 0 |
| Rachin Ravindra | b Washington Sundar | 9 | 13 | 69.23 | 1 | 0 |
| Daryl Mitchell | c Jaiswal b Washington Sundar | 18 | 23 | 78.26 | 2 | 0 |
| Tom Blundell | b Jadeja | 41 | 83 | 49.39 | 3 | 0 |
| Glenn Phillips | not out | 48 | 82 | 58.53 | 4 | 2 |
| Mitchell Santner | c Bumrah b Jadeja | 4 | 16 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Southee | c Sharma b Ashwin | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ajaz Patel | c Washington Sundar b Jadeja | 1 | 12 | 8.33 | 0 | 0 |
| William O’Rourke | run out (Washington Sundar/Jadeja) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Extras | (lb 5, nb 3) | 8 | ||||
| Total | 69.4 Ov (RR: 3.66) | 255 |
India Bowling
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | ECON |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 25 | 2 | 97 | 2 | 3.88 |
| Washington Sundar | 19 | 0 | 56 | 4 | 2.94 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 19.4 | 3 | 72 | 3 | 3.66 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 6 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 4.16 |
India Batting 2nd Innings
| Batter | Runs | Balls | SR | 4s | 6s | |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | c Mitchell b Santner | 77 | 65 | 118.46 | 9 | 3 |
| Rohit Sharma (c) | c Young b Santner | 8 | 16 | 50 | 1 | 0 |
| Shubman Gill | c Mitchell b Santner | 23 | 31 | 74.19 | 4 | 0 |
| Virat Kohli | lbw b Santner | 17 | 40 | 42.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Rishabh Pant | run out (Santner/†Blundell) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Washington Sundar | c Young b Phillips | 21 | 47 | 44.68 | 2 | 0 |
| Sarfaraz Khan | b Santner | 9 | 15 | 60 | 1 | 0 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | c Southee b Patel | 42 | 84 | 50 | 2 | 0 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | c Mitchell b Santner | 18 | 34 | 52.94 | 2 | 0 |
| Akash Deep | c Ravindra b Patel | 1 | 24 | 4.16 | 0 | 0 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | not out | 10 | 4 | 250 | 1 | 1 |
| Extras | (b 12, lb 6, nb 1) | 19 | ||||
| Total | 60.2 Ov (RR: 4.06) | 245 |
New Zealand Bowling
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | ECON |
| Tim Southee | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 7.5 |
| William O’Rourke | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Mitchell Santner | 29 | 2 | 104 | 6 | 3.58 |
| Ajaz Patel | 12.2 | 0 | 43 | 2 | 3.48 |
| Glenn Phillips | 16 | 0 | 60 | 1 | 3.75 |
Man of the Match: IND vs NZ 2nd Test, at Pune, Oct 24 – 26, 2024
Mitchell Santner was named player of the match in the Pune test for his outstanding bowling performance, taking seven wickets in the first innings and six in the second to lay the foundation of New Zealand’s win.
| Player | Team | Bowling Figures |
| Mitchell Santner | New Zealand | 7/53 & 6/104 |
Most Runs: IND vs NZ 2nd Test
Swashbuckling young Indian opener Yashasvi Jaiswal was the highest run scorer in the second Ind vs NZ test match in Pune.
| Player | Team | Score |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | India | 30 & 77 |
Most Wickets: IND vs NZ 2nd Test, at Pune, Oct 24 – 26, 2024
Mitchell Santner was the most lethal bowler in the second India-New Zealand Test. Santner sent back seven Indian batters to the pavilion for 53 runs in the first innings and dismissed six in the second one.
| Player | Team | Figures |
| Mitchell Santner | New Zealand | 7/53 & 6/104 |
Playing XIs: IND vs NZ 2nd Test, at Pune, Oct 24 – 26, 2024
India Playing XI
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma (c), Shubhman Gill, Virat Kohli, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Ravichandran Ashwin, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah
New Zealand Playing XI
Tom Latham (c), Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchel, Tom Blundell (wk), Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Ajaz Patel, William O’Rourke
Match Summary
The second match of the India-New Zealand test series was played in Pune, where New Zealand decided to bat first after winning the toss. This toss proved instrumental for the Kiwis, as the pitch in Pune proved to be a rank-turner where balls started to spin on day 1. On the opening day’s opening session, New Zealand was in a comfortable situation with a score of 92/2 in 31.0 overs. At the time of tea on Day 1, New Zealand was 201/5 in 62.0 overs. In the 80th over of Day 1, the black caps innings were wrapped up on 259, and the Pune pitch started to haunt as all Kiwi batters were dismissed by the spinners. Washington Sundar was the hero with the ball as he dismissed seven batsmen and the rest of the wickets went to Ashwin. On the stumps of Day 1, India was 16/1 in 11.0 overs with the loss of Rohit Sharma.
Day 2 of the second test started horribly for India as India’s batting line-up was blown away by Kiwis like a house of cards. At the lunch on Day 2, India was 107/7 in 38.0 overs with Jadeja and Sundar on the crease. After lunch, it took just 7.3 overs for New Zealand to bundle out India on 156 runs, with Jadeja being the lone warrior who fought till the end and emerged as the top scorer with 38 runs. Mitchell Santner wracked havoc on Indian batters with his slow left-arm orthodox spin, taking 7 wickets for 53 runs. With a lead of 103 runs, New Zealand came to bat in the second inning on the turning track of Pune, where the ball also started to keep low after lunch on Day 2. In the third innings, it was expected from India that they would keep New Zealand in check given the turn and low bounce in the wicket.
However, this proved to be the exact opposite, as Tom Latham, who was struggling with the form, scored unexpectedly 86 runs. Further Tom Blundell and Glenn Phillips added valuable scores of 41 and 48, respectively; to take New Zealand to a total of 255. With such a strong batting display in the third inning of the turning track in Pune, New Zealand set a target of 359 runs. Chasing 150 runs is an uphill battle for a team in Pune where the average score in the fourth innings is just 176 runs, so in such hostile conditions, chasing 359 needed Men In Blue to come out of shackles but that again looked over-optimistic.
India came to bat in the fourth inning to achieve the impossible but lost skipper Sharma early when the score was 34. After Rohit’s dismissal, Yashasvi Jaiswal took the responsibility on his shoulders. India was in the driving seat and looked in control of the chase before the dismissal of Jaiswal. He fell on 77 when the team was cruising 127/2. But after Jaiswal’s dismissal, Indian batting collapsed again and bundled out on 245, to hand New Zealand a 113-run win.
