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India bag series with an innings victory

New Zealand’s batsmen surrendered meekly to the Indian bowlers in the second innings to give the hosts a 1-0 series win on Tuesday.

Paceman Ishant Sharma and off-spinner Harbhajan Singh led the attack who dismissed the tourists for a paltry 175 in the second innings to win the deciding test by an innings and 198 runs, with more than a day and a half to spare.

Harbhajan, adjudged the player of the series for his all-round show with the bat and the ball, added the wickets of Gareth Hopkins and Ross Taylor to his overnight wicket of opener Tim McIntosh.

Rahul Dravid got the man-of-the-match award for his patient 191 in the first innings for India.

The lanky Sharma attacked the stumps and clean bowled Kane Williamson, Tim Southee and Chris Martin to walk away with three wickets.

Left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha removed Brendon McCullum and Martin Guptill leg before in consecutive deliveries while Suresh Raina chipped in with the wickets of Jesse Ryder and New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori with his part-time off-spin.

The five-match one-day international series between the two sides starts on Sunday at Guwahati in north-east India.