IND vs NZ: 2nd Test, Stats Review – Ashwin’s excellence, Ajaz’s record and more
India registered their biggest win in terms of runs in their Test history. They thrashed New Zealand by a massive 372-run margin in the second Test at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai to win the match and also the series 1-0. Jayant Yadav gave the finishing touches on the fourth morning as he ended with four scalps handing the Kiwis a crushing defeat. Jayant Yadav’s best bowling figures in Tests gave Virat Kohli his 39th win in Tests as captain.
Meanwhile, here are the important stats and numbers from India vs New Zealand, 2nd Test day four:
372 – India’s biggest win in Tests in terms of runs. They previously beat South Africa by 337 runs in the year 2015.
4/49 – Jayant Yadav recorded his best bowling figures in an innings in Tests.
39 – Virat Kohli has now won 39 Tests as captain. Only Graeme Smith (53), Ricky Ponting (48) and Steve Waugh (41) are ahead of him.
6 – 6 out of 7 biggest wins in terms of runs for India have come under Virat Kohli’s captaincy.
14 – It is team India’s 14th Test series victory on the trot at home. They last lost a series way back in the year 2012 against England.
38 – R Ashwin’s wickets at the Wankhede Stadium. He equalled Anil Kumble who also took 38 scalps at the venue.
38 – R Ashwin also equalled Anil Kumble (38) for most four wicket-hauls in a winning cause for India.
82 – R Ashwin surpassed Zaheer Khan (80) for most wickets across formats against New Zealand. Anil Kumble (89) and Javagal Srinath (84) are ahead of him.
300 – R Ashwin completed 300 wickets in Tests at home.
9 – R Ashwin won his ninth Player of the series award in Tests. Only Muttiah Muralitharan (11) is ahead of him.
14/225 – Ajaz Patel recorded the best figures in a match in a losing cause. He surpassed Javagal Srinath’s 13/132 figures against Pakistan in 1999.
372 – New Zealand’s biggest loss in Tests in terms of runs. They lost by 358 runs against South Africa in 2007.
19 – New Zealand has failed to win a Test in India in their last 19 attempts. They last won in Mumbai in the year 1988.
49 – R Ashwin took 49 matches to reach 300 Test wickets at home. He is the second-fastest to the landmark with Muralitharan achieving the feat in 48 Tests.
52 – R Ashwin has accumulated 52 scalps in Tests in 2021 which are the most as of now and possibly has one more Test to play in South Africa.
51 – R Ashwin has now taken four wicket-hauls 51 times in Tests.
50 – Virat Kohli became the first-ever player to win at least 50 matches across each of the three formats as a player.
