New Zealand completes historic 3-0 win in India with big win

: New Zealand completed an unprecedented 3-0 series win in India with a 25-run victory as the Black Caps bowled out the hosts for 121 on a tough wicket on the third day of the third and final test in Mumbai on Sunday. got it.

India last came up blank at home in a two-match series against South Africa in 2000 and Rohit Sharma’s side will feel the pressure ahead of a tough five-match series against Australia later this month.

Rishabh Pant was the only Indian batsman to put up a fight, scoring a magnificent 64 on the return track of the Wankhede Stadium after the home side reduced the score to 29-5.

Man of the match Ajaz Patel took 6-57 with his second five-wicket haul of the match, while fellow spinner Glenn Phillips also helped the home side to a famous win with 3-42.

“First of all, to win a test match here on this historic ground, but also to win the series 3-0 is really special,” said Daryl Mitchell, who scored 82 in the first innings.

“This is something you dream of. To come here and actually achieve it against a top-notch Indian team is pretty special.

“… We’re just a bunch of Kiwis taking over the world.”

The tourists claimed India’s first test win in 36 years, winning the opening match in Bengaluru by eight wickets and completing the series in Pune with a 113-run win.

New Zealand’s first series victory in India dating back to 1955 also ended the hosts’ run of 18 consecutive home wins since a 2-1 defeat against England in 2012.

Sharma delivered the first punch by coming out of his crease to hit Matt Henry for a four in the day’s opener, but the skipper’s recent disappointing form continued as he fell for 11 after a rash delivery against the same bowler.

Patel took two wickets in two overs as Shubman Gill, who scored a magnificent 90 in the first innings, left a ball that hit the stumps and departed for an innings.

Virat Kohli could not last long after reaching the crease, pushing Patel backwards to put India in trouble at 18-3 at the difficult Wankhede Stadium ground.

The crowd fell silent again when Yashasvi Jaiswal was trapped lbw for five by Glenn Phillips and Sarfaraz Khan hit a full delivery straight from Patel to Rachin Ravindra.

Ravindra Jadeja steadied the ship with Pant in a 42-run stand, but Will Young’s terrific catch meant India were on the ropes at 71-6.

Patel dismissed Pant following a review in New Zealand after lunch, but the batsman appeared to suggest he had not made contact with the ball before it was caught.

The runs stopped after that and India collapsed with Washington Sundar being the last out as they looked to go big.

“It’s never easy to lose a series, to lose a test match. It’s not easily digested. But we didn’t play our best cricket and we accept that. New Zealand played better than us throughout.

“There were a lot of mistakes we made, we accept that… I wasn’t at my best as a captain, managing the team and batting.”

New Zealand resumed their second innings 171-9 earlier, but India needed just 14 balls to bowl out the Black Caps as Jadeja bowled Patel to end with 5-55 after collecting five in the first over.