Pune, October 26 - India on Saturday lost its first cricket Test series on home soil in 12 years when it was bowled out for 113 runs by New Zealand in the second Test. Mitchell Santner took 13 wickets for India in the entire match as New Zealand registered a resounding win to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.
Chasing a target of 359 runs to win today, India collapsed for 245 in its second innings. This is the first time India has lost a Test series on home soil in 12 years. Earlier, India was defeated by England 2-1 in the 2012-13 season.
New Zealand defeated India by 8 wickets in the first Test match and won its first series on Indian soil since the Test series between the two countries began in 1955-56. Santner took 6 wickets for 104 runs during India's second innings.