India defeated New Zealand by a massive innings & 198 runs in the third and final Test on Tuesday today at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Jamtha, Nagpur to claim the series 1-0.
Off Spinner Harbhajan Singh, Pragyan Ojha and Suresh Raina took seven wickets jointly while fast bowler Ishant Sharma, setting the platform for victory, bowled out the Kiwis for 175 soon after the second session started on the concluding day of the match.
Rahul Dravid was declared the man of the match for his fine knock of 191 while Harbhajan Singh was awarded the man of the series title for his terrific all round performance.
Apart from being India's third-biggest win ever in a Test series, this is also India’s second win against New Zealand in the last 45 years, on home soil.
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