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Follow UsIndia's home dominance came to a shocking end in Pune, as New Zealand beat India by 113 runs. The loss resulted in India losing their first-ever bilateral Test series at home after 12 long years. The epic undefeated run of 18 consecutive Test series at home came to a screeching end.
New Zealand's Mitchell Santner led the Kiwi troop that breached the epic Indian fortress. He took a 13-wicket haul in the match, becoming the only third bowler to take 13+ wickets against India in a Test match in India.
Here is a compilation of all the major milestones and records that were achieved during the course of the three days in Pune:
Longest undefeated streak at home in Tests
18 – India (Feb 2013 – Oct 2024)
10 – Australia (Nov 1994 – Nov 2000)
10 – Australia (Jul 2004 – Nov 2008)
8 – West Indies (Mar 1976 –Feb 1986)
7 – West Indies (Mar 1998 – Nov 2001)
7 – South Africa (May 2009 – May 2012)
Most defeats for India in a calendar year at home Tests
4 – 1969
3 – 2024*
3 – 1983
2 – 2012
2 – 2004
Overseas series wins for New Zealand in Tests (3+ match series)
1-0 vs Pakistan, 1969
2-0 vs Sri Lanka, 1984
2-1 vs Australia, 1985
1-0 vs England, 1986
2-1 vs England, 1999
2-1 vs West Indies, 2014
2-0 vs New Zealand, 2024* (1 more match left in the series)
Captains to beat India in bilateral Test series in India since 2000
2-0 - Hansie Cronje (South Africa), 2000
2-1 - Adam Gilchrist (Australia), 2004
2-1 - Alastair Cook (England), 2012
2-0 - Tom Latham (New Zealand), 2024* (1 more match left in the series)
Most wickets for spinners in a Test match
38 – SL vs ENG, Pallekele, 2018
38 – BAN vs AFG, Chattogram, 2019
37 – IND vs NZ, Pune, 2024*
37 – IND vs NZ, Nagpur, 1969
36 – SL vs WI, Galle, 2021
Most wickets for New Zealand spinners in a Test
19 vs India, Nagpur, 1969
18 vs India, Pune, 2024*
17 vs Australia, Auckland, 2000
17 vs Bangladesh, Chattogram, 2004
17 vs India, Mumbai, 2021
17 vs Bangladesh, Mirpur, 2023
Left-arm spinners to take 7+ Test wicket haul against India in India
10/119 - Ajaz Patel (NZ), Mumbai, 2021
7/43 - Hedley Verity (ENG), Chennai, 1934
7/53 - Mitchell Santner (NZ), Pune, 2024*
7/62 - Tom Harley (ENG), Hyderabad, 2024
Most wickets in a Test match against India in India
14 - Ajaz Patel, Mumbai, 2021
13 - Mitchell Santner, Pune, 2024*
13 - Ian Botham, Mumbai, 1980
12 - Steve O'Keefe, Pune, 2017
12 - Jason Krejza, Nagpur, 2008
Two bowlers taking a 10-wicket haul in a Test in India
Richie Benaud(11) & Ghulam Ahmed(10) - IND vs AUS, Kolkata, 1956
Subhash Gupte (10) & Wes Hall (11) - IND vs WI, Kanpur, 1958
Alan Davidson (12) & Jasubhai Patel (14) - IND vs AUS, Kanpur, 1959
Graham McKenzie(10) & Bapu Nadkarni (11) - IND vs AUS, Chennai, 1964
Ashley Mallett(10), Erapalli Prasanna(10) - IND vs AUS, Chennai, 1969
Saqlain Mushtaq (10), Anil Kumble (14) - IND vs PAK, Delhi, 1999
Washington Sundar (11), Mitchell Santner (13) - IND vs NZ, Pune, 2024*
Instances where off-spinners took all 10 wickets in an innings in Tests
Joey Palmer (7) & Edwin Evans (3) - AUS vs ENG, Sydney, 1882
Jim Laker (10) - ENG vs AUS, Manchester, 1956
Muttiah Muralitharan (6) & Ajantha Mendis (4) - SL vs IND, Colombo(SSC), 2008
Washington Sundar (7) & Ravichandran Ashwin (3) - IND vs NZ, Pune, 2024*
Most runs for India at home in a calendar year in Tests
1056- Yashasvi Jaiswal, 2024*
1047 - GR Viswanath, 1979
964 - Virat Kohli, 2016
898 - Virat Kohli, 2017
875 - Dilip Vengsarkar, 1987
865 - Sunil Gavaskar, 1979
Most 50+ scores at home in a calendar year in Tests
9 - Yashasvi Jaiswal, 2024*
9 - Mohammad Yousuf, 2006
8 - Michael Atherton, 1990
8 - Mahela Jayawardene, 2001
8 - Ricky Ponting, 2005
8 - Babar Azam, 2022
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