CRICKET
India win second Test by 178 runs
A collective bowling effort in the second innings saw India dismiss New Zealand for 197 to win the second of the three-match Test series.
The 178-run victory not only handed the hosts an unassailable 2-0 series lead, but also allowed them to climb back to the top of the ICC Test rankings chart, replacing Pakistan at the summit.
Seven wickets in the post-tea session carved the pathway to the win as the Kiwis lost wickets in a flurry after the initial resistance.
Ravichandran Ashwin (3 for 82), Ravindra Jadeja (3 for 41) and Mohammad Shami (3 for 46) took three wickets apiece while Bhuvneshwar Kumar finished with figures of 1 for 28 in the second innings, after his five-wicket haul in the first innings.
New Zealand opener Tom Latham (74) offered stubborn resistance to start of with, but was caught behind off Ashwin.
Wicketkeeper-batsman Wriddhiman Saha was declared Man of the match, after he scored unbeaten fifties (54* and 58*) for India in both innings.
Azam leads Pak to series win
Babar Azam’s 123 allowed Pakistan to post a challenging total of 337 for five in the second ODI. West Indies managed just 278 for seven in their chase, handing Pakistan a 2-0 lead in the three-match series.
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