India won their historic 500th Test with a resounding 197-run win over New Zealand and took a 1-0 lead in the three-match series at the Green Park Stadium at Kanpur (UP).
Ravindra Jadeja was adjudged as the Player of the Match for his five-wicket haul in the first innings and scoring an unbeaten 50 in the second innings. He also remained not out on 42 in India’s first innings total of 318.
Score:
India 1st innings: 318
New Zealand 1st innings: 262
India 2nd innings: 377-5 declared
New Zealand 2nd innings: 236 all out in 87.3 overs (L Ronchi 80, MJ Santner 71; R Ashwin 6/132, Mohammed Shami 2/18)
The second match of the series will start in Kolkata.