Mitchell Santner played a starring role by taking 6-104 as New Zealand claimed their first Test series win in India with a 113-run victory in the second Test.
Santner had been pivotal in putting New Zealand in the driving seat, taking seven wickets on day two in Pune, with his six-for as India were dismissed for 245 in their second innings netting him a match haul of 13 wickets.
New Zealand won the toss in the second Test and elected to bat, making 259 before India mustered only 156 in response.
The Black Caps pushed on from 198-5 at the start of day three to post 255 in their second innings, Tom Blundell with 41 and Glenn Phillips 48 not out to add to Tom Latham’s 86.
Despite a solid start from opener Yashasvi Jaiswal, who top-scored with 77, and 42 from Ravindra Jadeja, India fell well short of their target as Santner finished with match figures of 13-157 as well as scoring 33 in the first innings.
New Zealand celebrate after clinching victory in Pune
India’s streak of 18 successive home series wins previously stretched back to 2012, when England claimed a series success.
The final Test takes place on November 1 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.