🏏NZ Tour of India 2024: 3rd Test: Nov 1- 5: Day 3: Pg 42🏏 - Page 58

NZ Aussies se toh home ground mein bhu haarte ho

And idhar seedha series jeeti

Only Pant posed any real challenge for New Zealand after the tourists made early inroads after setting a target of 147. For a large part of this, he stood between New Zealand and a clean sweep. But once he was dismissed just after lunch - a decision that will continue to divide opinions - New Zealand knew they had found a way in and just finished the job at hand. Ajaz once again shines in the city of his birth and his love for the city perhaps will only grow. He has 25 wickets in two Tests at the Wankhede. This makes India's journey in this WTC even tougher...

New Zealand cricket's superb sporting period continues with the men not only ending India's winning run in Test series at home, but also registering a clean sweep in India, a feat that teams could only dream of. This is the first time India have been whitewashed in a Test series at home since South Africa's 2-0 win in 1999-2000 and their first-ever 3-0 clean sweep at home. Take a moment to digest the magnitude of New Zealand's achievement.

This Test is the first instance of a left-arm spinner taking five wicket hauls across each of the four innings

1st innings: Jadeja 5/65

2nd innings: Ajaz 5/103

3rd innings: Jadeja 5/55

4th innings: Ajaz 6/52

Happy for NZ

Happy for NZ

Happy for NZ

if indias first 4 just occupied the crease more time india might win this game by 2 or 3 wkts

Its poor by india that nz part time spin bowler Phillip helped nz to "trashed india at kitchen sink in indias own back yard"

The final innings was just Pant vs New Zealand! Chasing 146, India lost half their side inside 8 overs with just 29 runs on the board. Rohit fell playing a rash shot, Gill shouldered arms to get bowled, Kohli nicked behind, Jaiswal was trapped lbw by Phillips and Sarfaraz top-edged his sweep to deep square leg. Pant counterattacked and notched up his second fifty of the Test, once again at a SR above 100. A defensive Jadeja was caught at short leg but as long as Pant was out in the middle, India had a chance. Ajaz produced the killer blow by removing Pant, thanks to a successful review from New Zealand. Sundar and Ashwin hung around for a while, but GP picked back-to-back wickets and Ajaz wrapped up the proceedings. India 0 - 3 New Zealand!

New Zealand won by 25 runs

NZ

235

&174

IND

263

&121

Stat: First time India have been whitewashed in a home series of three or more Tests at home. New Zealand become the fourth side to whitewash India in a series of 3+ Tests after England (4), Australia (3), and West Indies (once).

FIRST EVER instance of New Zealand winning three Tests in a series home or away and first three ever they have won three successive away Tests