Pune Test between India and New Zealand: The Indian team faced defeat in the Pune test match against New Zealand. In the match, the Indian team had a difficult target of winning 359 runs, which they could not achieve successfully. The Indian team could only score 245 runs in the second innings. This match ended on the third day (October 26). With the defeat in the Pune test match, the Indian team also lost the test series. Team New Zealand managed to win the Test series on Indian soil for the first time. Earlier, India also had to face an 8-wicket defeat against New Zealand in the Bengaluru Test match.
…India's victory chariot stopped at home
The Indian team lost the test series at home after 12 years. Previously, the Indian team had to face a 1-2 defeat in the four-match Test series against England in December 2012. After that, India lost a Test series at home for the first time. If seen, the Indian team's streak of consecutive Test series wins at home was also stopped. Before the series against New Zealand, the Indian team had won 18 consecutive Test series at home.
New Zealand intensifies the race towards the #WTC25 Final with historic victory over India in Pune 👀 #INDvNZ Keep reading 👇
— ICC (@ICC) October 26, 2024
However, India was the first team to win 18 consecutive Test series at home. After this, the Kangaroo team is ranked second and won 10 consecutive test series at home. However, Australia is the first team to win 10 consecutive test series at home twice. He won the first series from November 1994 to November 2000. While the second series was won between July 2004 and November 2008.
Let us tell you that in the Pune Test Match, New Zealand scored 259 runs in their first innings. In response, the Indian team could only score 156 runs in their first innings. New Zealand then scored 255 runs in their second innings and set a target of 359 runs for India. Apart from Yashasvi Jaiswal (77 runs), other Indian batsmen could not do anything special in the fourth innings of the match. Mitchell Santner bowled lethally again and destroyed the top order of the Indian team.
| Equipment | Consecutive victory in home test series | since when | until when |
| India | 18 | February 2013 | March 2024 |
| Australia | 10 | November 1994 | November 2000 |
| Australia | 10 | July 2004 | November 2008 |
| West Indies | 8 | March 1976 | February 1986 |
| West Indies | 7 | March 1998 | November 2001 |
| South Africa | 7 | May 2009 | May 2012 |
Team India won 18 consecutive test series at home
1. Australia: India won series 4-0 (4), February 2013
2. West Indies: India won series 2-0 (2), November 2013
3. South Africa: India won the series 3-0 (4), November 2015
4. New Zealand: India won series 3-0 (3), September 2016
5. England: India won the series 4-0 (5), November 2016
6. Bangladesh: India won the series 1-0 (1), February 2017
7. Australia: India won series 2-1 (4), February 2017
8. Sri Lanka: India won series 1-0 (3), November 2017
9. Afghanistan: India won the series 1-0 (1), June 2018
10. West Indies: India won series 2-0 (2), October 2018
11. South Africa: India won the series 3-0 (3), October 2019
12. Bangladesh: India won the series 2-0 (2), November 2019
13. England: India won the series 3-1 (4), 2020-2021
14. New Zealand: India won series 1-0 (2), 2021
15. Sri Lanka: India won series 2-0 (2), 2022
16.Australia: India won series 2-1 (4), 2023
17. England: India won series 4-1 (5), 2024
18. Bangladesh: India won series 2-0 (2), 2024
New Zealand team record in test series in India
Total Series: 13
India won: 10
New Zealand won: 01
Tie: 2
Overall record for the series between India and New Zealand
Total test series: 24
India won: 12
New Zealand won: 8
Tie: 4
New Zealand team record in test matches in India
Total Test matches: 38
India won: 17
New Zealand won: 4
Tie: 17
Overall Test record between India and New Zealand
Total Test matches: 64
India won: 22
New Zealand won: 15
Tie: 27
India plays 11 in Pune Test: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (goalkeeper), Sarfaraz Khan, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Ravichandran Ashwin, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah.
New Zealand plays 11 in Pune Test: Tom Latham (captain), Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell (goalkeeper), Glenn Phillips, Tim Southee, Mitchell Santner, Ajaz Patel, William O'Rourke.
