By Abhishek Manroa
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MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli |
BENGALURU (TheSportsNext) September 4, 2012: India defeated New Zealand by five wickets in the second Test at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Monday to clean-sweep the two-match series as Virat Kohli and skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni joined hands for the second time in the match to take the home side to victory.
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Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni |
Chasing 261 for victory, Indians were reduced to five for 166 by New Zealand off-spinner Jeetan Patel before Virat Kohli (51*) and MS Dhoni (48*) put their heads down and completed the victory with a day to spare.
Virat Kohli, 23, was declared Man of the Match for his valuable contributions with the bat as the right-hand batsman had scored 103 runs in the first innings which had resurrected Indian hopes in the match.
Ravichandran Ashwin was name Man of the Series for his hollistic spin-bowling efforts during the two-match Test series.
India had won the first Test by an innings and 115 runs at Hyderabad last week.
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Man of the Match Virat Kohli with Man of the Series Ravichandran Ashwin |
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