New Zealand accomplished an unprecedented 3-0 sequence sweep in India because the Black Caps dismissed the hosts for 121 on a tough wicket to safe a 25-run victory on day three of the third and remaining take a look at in Mumbai on Sunday.
The final time India was blanked at residence was in 2000, in a two-match sequence in opposition to South Africa. Rohit Sharma’s facet can be feeling the warmth forward of a difficult five-match sequence in opposition to Australia.
Rishabh Pant was the lone Indian batsman to point out resistance as he made a chic 64 after the hosts had been diminished to 29-5 on a turning Wankhede Stadium observe.
Ajaz Patel claimed 6-57, his second five-wicket haul within the match, to skittle the host once more.
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Sharma threw the primary punch by stepping out of his crease to hit Matt Henry for a 4 within the opening over, however the skipper’s disappointing latest run of kind continued when he fell for 11 after a rash shot in opposition to the identical bowler.
Ajaz made it two wickets in two overs as Shubman Gill, who had scored a splendid 90 within the first innings, left a ball that crashed into the stumps and departed for one.
Virat Kohli didn’t final lengthy after arriving on the crease as he edged Patel again to slide on one to go away India in bother at 18-3 on a tough Wankhede Stadium pitch.
The gang fell silent once more as Yashasvi Jaiswal was trapped lbw for 5 by Glenn Phillips and Sarfaraz Khan hit a full toss from Patel straight to Rachin Ravindra within the deep on one.
Ravindra Jadeja steadied the ship alongside Pant in a 42-run stand, however a surprising catch by Will Younger meant India was on the ropes at 71-6.
Patel dismissed Pant following a New Zealand evaluate after lunch, though the batter appeared to recommend that he had not made contact with the ball earlier than it was caught.
The runs dried up after that and India collapsed in a heap.
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New Zealand resumed its second innings on 171-9 earlier, however India wanted solely 14 balls to bowl the Black Caps out, as Jadeja had AjAz caught within the deep to finish with fantastic figures of 5-55 after additionally bagging 5 within the first stanza.
The vacationers gained the opening match in Bengaluru by eight wickets for his or her first take a look at victory in India in 36 years and wrapped up the sequence in Pune with a 113-run win.
New Zealand’s maiden sequence triumph in India going again to 1955 additionally snapped the hosts’ residence streak of 18 straight sequence triumphs since a 2-1 loss to England in 2012.