India cricket team’s winning steak at home is broken and New Zealand have done it in an emphatic fashion. For 12 years, the Men in Blue remained unbeaten in a Test series at home, with 18 consecutive series wins prior to this series. New Zealand completely outclassed India in their own backyard, sealing the three-match series 2-0 with a 113-run win in IND vs NZ 2nd Test in Pune.
India’s winning streak at home ends
The last time India lost a series at home was to England in 2012 when they went down 2-1 to the visitors. The series loss to New Zealand puts India’s chances of making it to the World Test Championship (WTC) final in jeopardy. Adding to the misery, India have one more match left against New Zealand in Mumbai. Following this series, Rohit Sharma and co. will take a small break before departing to Australia for a gruelling 5-match Test series.
| Opposition | Result |
| Australia | 4-0 |
| West Indies | 2-0 |
| South Africa | 3-0 |
| New Zealand | 3-0 |
| England | 4-0 |
| Bangladesh | 1-0 |
| Australia | 2-1 |
| Sri Lanka | 1-0 |
| Afghanistan | 1-0 |
| West Indies | 2-0 |
| South Africa | 3-0 |
| Bangladesh | 2-0 |
| England | 3-1 |
| New Zealand | 1-0 |
| Sri Lanka | 2-0 |
| Australia | 2-1 |
| England | 4-1 |
| Bangladesh | 2-0 |
| New Zealand | 0-2 |
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India entered the series against New Zealand riding high on confidence after having whitewashed Bangladesh. However, the hosts were in for a rude shock as New Zealand did the unthinkable in the rain-hit IND vs NZ 1st Test in Bengaluru. India’s poor form spilled over to the match in Pune as well. While Washington Sundar had a phenomenal outing with a ten-wicket haul, the rest of the unit failed to perform. Mitchell Santner was the star with the ball for the Kiwis, bagging 1x wickets across 2 innings.
