After losing by eight wickets in the first Test in Bengaluru, India needed to win the second game in Pune to keep their series-winning record intact at home. But Mitchell Santner\u2019s match figures of 13-157, including triggering a collapse in India\u2019s chase of 359, meant the hosts were bowled out for 245 on Day Three.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cDisappointing, as it's not what we expected. I have to give credit to New Zealand - they played better than us. We failed to capitalise on certain moments. We failed to respond to those challenges thrown at us, and we sit here today with this result.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cWe want to show up well at Wankhede and try and win that Test. It's a collective failure. I'm not somebody who would blame just the batters or the bowlers. We will come out with better intent, better ideas, and better methods at Wankhede,\u201d said a disappointed Rohit in the post-match presentation ceremony.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Defeat in Pune also snapped India's streak of 18 successive home series wins. The issue of Indian batters falling in a heap, especially against spinners, came back to haunt them on a spin-friendly pitch in Pune. In the first innings at Pune, India lost nine wickets for just 106 runs to be all out for 156 and give a 103-run first-innings lead to New Zealand.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cDidn't think we batted well enough to get runs on the board. You've got to pick 20 wickets to win, yes, but batters have to put runs on the board. Was a great fightback to restrict them to 250-odd but we knew it was going to be challenging.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Defeat in Pune also snapped India's streak of 18 successive home series wins. The issue of Indian batters falling in a heap, especially against spinners, came back to haunt them on a spin-friendly pitch in Pune. In the first innings at Pune, India lost nine wickets for just 106 runs to be all out for 156 and give a 103-run first-innings lead to New Zealand.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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