India beats NZ, reclaims top ranking from Pakistan

Chasing 376 for a victory on the fourth day, the touring side were all out for 197 in the final session.

October 03, 2016 / 17:54 IST

India beat New Zealand by 178 runs in the second test at Eden Gardens on Monday to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series and reclaim top spot in the world rankings from Pakistan.

Chasing 376 for a victory on the fourth day, the touring side were all out for 197 in the final session.

Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Mohammed Shami picked up three wickets each for India.

first published: Oct 3, 2016 05:54 pm

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