Sept. 26 (CRICKETNMORE) - India crushed New Zealand by 197 at Green Park in Kanpur to celebrate 500th test. Virat Kohli and his team made this historic test more memorable with a brilliant team show. Check the test report summary:
India beat NZ by 197 runs in Kanpur Test Match Report
# Indian captain Virat Kohli won the toss and opted to bat.
# Half Centuries from C Pujara (62) and M Vijay (65) helped India to post 318 in their first Innings. For Kiwis, T Boult and M Santner took 3 wickets each
# In reply, New Zealand were bundled out for 262 against some quality spin attack led by R Jadeja (5/73) & R Ashwin (4/93). New Zealand captain Kane Williamson remained the top scorer for the team with 75.
# India took the lead of 56 runs.
# Indian batting shinned in second innings and posted post 377/5 (dec.). M Vijay, C Pujara, R Sharma and R Jadeja scored fifties.
# New Zealand were given the target of 434 to win the test.
# New Zealand batting once again failed and were bowled out for 236/10. Ashiwn took 6/132 in the second innings and ended the test with 10 wickets.
# For New Zealand only L Ronchi (80) and M Santner (71) were able to show some resistance.
# Brief Score: India - 318/10 & 377/5 dec., New Zealand - 262/10 & 236/10.
# Ravindra Jadeja was adjudged as man of the match for his brilliant allround performance.
The second test of the series will start from 30th September at eden Gardens in Kolkata.
Sahir