India claim series victory as rain ends Test

WELLINGTON: India claimed their first Test series victory in New Zealand since 1968 after rain forced the third match at the Basin Reserve to end in a draw on Tuesday.

The hosts, already 1-0 down in the best-of-three series lurched to 281 for eight when a light rain shower forced the players off at 1408 (2:08 a.m. British time), about 30 minutes after lunch while they were chasing 617 for an unlikely victory.

In Image: MS Dhoni holds the series trophy after day five of the third Test match.

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