New Zealand came to India as underdogs. They were the second best in a drawn game against Mumbai, which gave early indications of the fact that they may struggle
India put up a memorable effort in their 500th Test to claim an impressive victory in the historic match. It was not a flawless effort as India found themselves in trouble during the first half of the Test
Ravichandran Ashwin took six wickets to bowl out New Zealand for 236 runs in their second inning and by virtue of that India won the match by 197 runs.
Skipper Kane Williamson and Tom Latham hit half-centuries to lead New Zealand to 152 for one and frustrate India after a wicketless session to tea in the first Test on Friday.