NEW DELHI: India suffered the ignominy of being whitewashed at house for the primary time in additional than 24 years by shedding the third Take a look at in opposition to New Zealand by 25 runs on the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday.
That is the primary time that India have been whitewashed 0-Three in a house Take a look at collection and New Zealand turned the primary workforce to take action.
The Kiwis received the primary Take a look at in Bengaluru by eight wickets and the second Take a look at in Pune by 113 runs.
Chasing a 147-run goal, India suffered a now acquainted batting collapse to be tottering at 29/5, earlier than Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja steadied the proceedings with a 42-run stand for the sixth wicket.
The day’s proceedings began with Jadeja finishing his second five-wicket haul of the match as India bowled out the Kiwis for 174.
The Indian run chase acquired off to a horrifying begin with captain Rohit Sharma falling to Matt Henry for 11 whereas going for a giant shot.
Shubman Gill, who had scored 90 within the first innings, was the following to fall when he was clear bowled by Ajaz Patel for 1.
India batting mainstay Virat Kohli continued his poor run with the bat as he was caught by Daryl Mitchell at first slip off Ajaz Patel for 1.
The Indian batting hara-kiri continued as Yashasvi Jaiswal (5) and Sarfaraz Khan (1) fell in successive overs.
It was solely Pant, who defied the Kiwis with a 48-ball half-century and alongwith Washington Sundar, took India to 92/6 at Lunch.
However within the second over after Lunch, Pant was caught bat/pad by wicket-keeper Tom Blundell off Ajaz Patel after a 57-ball 64.
The tip got here quickly after Pant fell as India crashed to 121 all out in 29.1 overs. Ajaz Patel completed with 6/57 because the Kiwis wanted solely three bowlers (Matt Henry 1/10 and Glenn Philips 3/42) to win the match, collection and create historical past.
New Zealand not solely turned the primary workforce to win a Take a look at collection in India since 2012, but in addition the primary to register a clear sweep in additional than 24 years.
New Zealand’s maiden collection triumph in India going again to 1955 additionally snapped the hosts’ house streak of 18 straight collection triumphs since a 2-1 loss to England in 2012.
The writing was on the wall for India once they misplaced half their aspect inside eight overs with simply 29 runs on the board.
India had been final overwhelmed 0-2 in a two-Take a look at collection by Hansie Cronje-led South Africa in 2000.
Rohit Sharma’s aspect will now be feeling the warmth forward of a difficult five-match collection in opposition to Australia.
