India decimated New Zealand on the fourth day of the second Test to record a 372-run victory and win the two-match Test series 1-0, on Monday, in Mumbai. It was Jayant Yadav who cleaned up the team’s lower-half in a dominating manner. The Test was over before the drinks break.
At exactly 10.13 am, 43 minutes to the start of the day, Ravichandran Ashwin (4/34) benefitted from a reflex stumping by Wriddhiman Saha and also completed his 300th wicket on Indian soil to finish the proceedings in a jiffy as New Zealand were all out for 167 in 56.3 overs.
The margin of victory is India’s highest ever on home soil.
For New Zealand who earned a hard-fought Kanpur Test, the extra bounce and turn did pose familiar problems for them. Albeit they will remember this match for Ajaz Patel’s 10-wicket heroics.
With the series over, here are some of the stats:
Largest victory for India (by runs):
372 runs vs New Zealand, Mumbai, 2021*
337 vs South Africa, Delhi, 2015
321 vs New Zealand, Indore, 2016
320 vs Australia, Mohali, 2008
Biggest defeat for New Zealand (by runs):
372 runs vs India, Mumbai, 2021*
358 runs vs South Africa, Johannesburg, 2007
321 runs vs India, Indore, 2016
299 runs vs Pakistan, Auckland, 2001
Biggest Test wins for India v New Zealand:
Inns & 198 runs, Nagpur, 2010
Inns & 115 runs, Hyderabad, 2012
Inns & 109 runs, Chennai, 1956
Inns & 27 runs, Mumbai BS, 1955
372 runs, Mumbai WS, 2021*
Most Tests wickets in India:
350 Anil Kumble
300 Ravi Ashwin*
265 Harbhajan Singh
219 Kapil Dev
Fastest to 300 Tests wickets at home:
48 Muttiah Muralitharan (Sri Lanka)
49 Ravichandran Ashwin* (India)
52 Anil Kumble (India)
65 Shane Warne (Australia)
71 Jimmy Anderson (England)
76 Stuart Broad (England)
Best match bowling figures in a losing cause:
14/225 – Ajaz Patel vs India, 2021*
13/132 – Javagal Srinath v Pakistan, 1999
13/163 – Sydney Barnes v Australia, 1902
13/217 – Merv Hughes v West Indies, 1988
13/244 – Tom Richardson v Australia, 1896
Stat attack
The last time New Zealand won a Test in India was back in 1988. Since then they have not been able to win a series in India in their 12 attempts.
