In the third test match of the 3-match test series between India and New Zealand, India has suffered a shameful defeat. In the third and final Test match of the series played at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, New Zealand bowled brilliantly and chased down the target of 147 runs, Team India scored only 121 runs in the second innings and achieved a comfortable victory of 26 runs.
Also read- Magic of spinners worked for the second day in Mumbai, Team India raised hopes of victory.
New Zealand whitewashes Team India by winning Mumbai Test
With this, New Zealand won the Test series 3-0. With this, the Kiwi team has become the first team in Test cricket history to clean sweep India at home. India’s legendary batsmen completely embarrassed them and only wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant tried to lead the team to victory with his batting.
In the second innings, the Indian team scored only 121 runs.
In this match played at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium, New Zealand’s innings returned to the pavilion on the third morning after adding only 3 more runs. New Zealand scored 174 runs in the second innings and set a target of 147 runs for India. After this, the Indian team came to play, but veterans like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and young stars like Yashasvi, Gill and Sarfaraz were complete flops. Rishabh Pant again kept the hopes of victory alive by playing an inning of 60 runs in 57 balls, but after his dismissal, India’s entire innings continued at the score of 121 runs.
Ajaz Patel, who took 5 wickets in the first innings for New Zealand, also did wonders by taking 6 wickets in the second innings. In the first innings, New Zealand had scored 235 runs, in response to which India had scored 263 runs. New Zealand could score 174 runs in the second innings.
Related News