New Delhi: New Zealand beat India by 25 runs in the final Test of the three-match series at the Wankhede Cricket Stadium in Mumbai and completed a 3-0 whitewash on India in India. They became the first team to whitewash the Men in Blue at home since 2000.
Team India failed to chase a 147-run target on Day 3 of the Mumbai Test. New Zealand bowlers removed India’s top order cheaply in the 7 overs. Rishabh Pant built crucial partnerships with Jadeja and Sundar to help India fight back in the match. The Indian wicketkeeper scored 64 runs off 57 balls with the help of 1 maximum and 9 boundaries.
Ajaz Patel took six wickets while Glenn Phillips also picked up three wickets on Day 3. Earlier, the Kiwi batters scored 235 runs in the first innings after captain Tom Latham opted to bat first. Will Young stitched an 87-run partnership with Daryl Mitchell. Young scored 71 runs off 138 balls and Mitchell scored 82 runs off 129 balls. Jadeja took 5 wickets and Sundar picked up 4 wickets.
The Men in Blue suffered a mini-collapse in the first innings but a crucial 96-run partnership between Gill and Pant helped India to make a stunning comeback in the match. Gill amassed 90 runs and Pant scored 60 runs in the first innings. Ajaz Patel picked up 5 wickets for the Blackcaps.
New Zealand got all out for 174 runs in the second innings. Ravindra Jadeja took 5 wickets and Ashwin also picked 3 wickets. But the Indian batting order failed again and Rohit and Co. bowled out for 121 runs.
Here’s how Pakistan cricket fans after New Zealand whitewashed India in Test series:
KARMA HIT BACK 🔙.
Those who made fun of Pakistan losing the home series have themselves become a joke in front of the world and are becoming a lesson 😀🤣.#PAKvsAUS #INDvNZ #INDvsNZ pic.twitter.com/DD4lJWGFma— Zaibi jutt🇵🇰 (@about_zaibjutt) November 3, 2024
A Grand Day for Kiwi Cricket:The formidable Indian team, on their own turf, has been brought to its knees by the plucky New Zealanders!👏#INDvNZ #NZvsIND #PakistanCricket pic.twitter.com/ouoxcVcRSc
— Clean Bowled 🇵🇰🇭🇲 (@OZPAKCRIC) November 3, 2024
Heard NZ clean swept India 3-0 IN INDIA.
REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENT FROM THE KIWIS!#Cricket #Pakistan #PakistanCricket #Babar #Rizwan #Shaheen #Naseem #Australia #INDvsNZ #Kohli #Rohit
— Farhan Ahmad 🇵🇰 (@BeingFarhan04) November 3, 2024
Test matches lost at HOME in 2024:
India: 4
Pakistan: 3#INDVNZ #INDWvNZW #INDVSNZ #ViratKohli #RohitSharma #ajazpatel pic.twitter.com/70yJ88bLxl— Altaf Speaks Cricket 🏏 🇵🇰🇧🇩 (@altafspeakscric) November 3, 2024
𝗔𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗔𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗟𝗼𝘀𝘀#INDvsNZ I #NZvsIND https://t.co/citZLmMzBM pic.twitter.com/ErfCRTzTq2
— Pakistan Cricket Team USA FC (@DoctorofCricket) November 3, 2024
Since this tweet
India bowled out for 46.
Lost the first Test by 8 wickets.
Lost the second Test by 125 runs.
Lost the third Test by 25 runs.
Whitewashed at home.Thank you chuffa for jinx 🫡 https://t.co/3719fNFVy2 pic.twitter.com/roxC7dFbUS
— junaiz (@dhillow_) November 3, 2024
