Santner shines as New Zealand eyes history

• India’s batters surrendered for the second week in succession, allowing New Zealand to win its maiden Test series on Indian soil.
• Mitchell Santner’s clever speed variation and inexplicable strokeplay by India’s batters resulted in his maiden five-wicket haul in Tests.
• New Zealand’s captain’s knock by Tom Latham built on India’s 103-run advantage.
• At the end of the second day, New Zealand had a lead of 301 runs.
• India’s batting was poor, with Virat Kohli missing a slow full-toss and Rishabh Pant and Sarfaraz Khan both failing to capitalize on opportunities.
• Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar’s cameos after the break helped India cross the 150-mark.
• New Zealand’s spinners never appeared to be threatening, rotating the strike regularly and feasting on loose balls.