MumbaiContrary to all expectations, BJP also lost the third test match. India’s great batsman could not achieve the target of 147 runs in the fourth innings. The entire Indian team was all out 25 runs before the target. In this way, New Zealand defeated India by 25 runs in the third Test match and won the series 3-0. India lost so badly at home after 24 years. Not only this, New Zealand team has won the Test series in India for the first time.
After 24 years, a foreign team made a clean sweep against the Indian team at home. Earlier, Team India had lost 2-0 to South Africa in the two-match Test series in the year 2000. This is the first time that Team India has lost so badly in a home series of three or more Test matches.
In this tour, New Zealand defeated India by eight wickets in the Bangalore Test match and by 113 runs in the Pune Test match. India has faced defeat in a Test series on its own soil after 12 years. New Zealand scored 235 runs in its first innings after winning the toss and batting first in the match played at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. In reply, the Indian team was all out for 263 runs in the first innings. India had a lead of 28 runs. In response, New Zealand’s second innings ended at 174 runs. India had a target of 147 runs. In reply, the team was all out for 121 runs.
For India, Rishabh Pant scored the highest score of 64 runs in the second innings, while for New Zealand, Ajaz Patel took six wickets. Ijaz took 11 wickets in the match. He was chosen player of the match. With this defeat, India slipped to second place in the WTC points table. Before this match, India had 62.82 points, which has now become 58.33. Now India will have to win four Test matches to reach the final of the World Test Championship.