New Zealand do the unthinkable and hand India their first 3-0 whitewash at home
Ajaz and Phillips combined for nine wickets to defend 146 despite Pant's 64 off 57
01/11Result
3rd Test, New Zealand tour of India at Mumbai, Nov 1-3 2024
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![New Zealand]( "New Zealand")
235 & 174 -
![India]( "India")
263 & 121 (29.1 ov)
Player of the Match
01/11Result
3rd Test, New Zealand tour of India at Mumbai, Nov 1-3 2024
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![New Zealand]( "New Zealand")
235 & 174 -
![India]( "India")
263 & 121 (29.1 ov)
Player of the Match
Day 3
Stats - Rohit's India make history, but of the unwanted kind
No one's taken more wickets at a single venue against India in India than Ajaz Patel's 25 at the Wankhede
Rohit: 'More comfortable' with match simulation than practice match
India captain says match simulation gives them a better chance at maximising their three days at the WACA in the lead-up to the Test series
WTC final scenarios - India need to beat Australia 4-0 to qualify on their own
India's 3-0 defeat to New Zealand has opened up several possibilities for teams in their fight for a place in the WTC final
'An embarrassing display by India at home'
The internet was all praise for New Zealand following their historic series win in India
Rohit: I was not at my best as captain, and with the bat
On his poor run with the bat, Rohit says, "Sometimes it doesn't come off, and this series it hasn't come off, which I am very disappointed with"
Ajaz and the Wankhede, the roots go deeper with each wicket
Mumbai presented an opportunity for New Zealand, and they rallied around Ajaz to script some serious history
Why rank turners actually reduce India's home advantage
Pitches on which batting is a lottery bring the opposition's less-skilled spinners into the game
Mitchell: 'We're just a bunch of Kiwis taking on the world'
Ajaz Patel, Daryl Mitchell and Will Young also look back at "dream" 3-0 sweep of India
Rohit on Pant dismissal: 'The bat was clearly close to the pad'
"If we say something, it is not accepted well. But if there is not conclusive evidence, it has to stand with the umpire's on-field decision"
Rohit, Kohli and India unravel one last time in a series of unravelings
Rohit's early agression didn't come off, again. Kohli fell to left-arm spin, again. And India stumbled to the most unimaginable of scorelines
Day 2
Jadeja, Ashwin run through New Zealand to hand India the advantage
Knocks from Gill and Pant and a quick cameo from Washington helped India resurrect their innings
Gill's spin evolution makes the Wankhede fun again
Over a transformative year, India's chosen one has learned to find joy in the struggle
'Every run out there counts' - India and NZ brace for tense fourth-innings chase
India are already aware they are in for a fight with New Zealand 143 ahead in difficult batting conditions in Mumbai
Day 1
Ajaz triggers late India slide after Jadeja five-for keeps New Zealand to 235
Mitchell and Young hit half-centuries for New Zealand, while India lost three wickets in two overs just before stumps
Small margins bring contrasting outcomes for Jadeja and Ashwin
On a day when one of them ran through New Zealand, the other endured 14 overs of wicketless toil
Eight balls at the Wankhede: India's post-Halloween horror story
An opening day that was theirs to claim came crashing down as they slipped from 78 for 1 to 84 for 4
Others
How often have three or more batters made maiden Test hundreds in the same innings?
And was Mitchell Santner the first visiting spinner to take six-fors in both innings of a Test in India?
Ross Taylor: 'New Zealand outfielded, outbatted and outbowled India'
Daniel Vettori calls it "New Zealand cricket's greatest achievement", while Shane Bond says "New Zealand have done an India on India"
'I'm not sure if even we believed it' - The NZ whitewash that came out of nowhere
Gary Stead, Tom Latham, Glenn Phillips, Ajaz Patel and Will Young explain how they beat India in India
Bumrah likely to be rested for Mumbai Test
It's not clear if the team management wanted to rest him or Bumrah himself wanted to be rested
India need Kohli and Rohit to regain their old aura
Test cricket, when your front men are scoring runs, is bliss. And that is what India will be searching for in Mumbai
Gambhir: I don't think our skill against spin has gone down
But India head coach admits they need to defend better on turning tracks
Team-man Tim and the art of letting go (only if he has to)
It's possible that Southee won't be in New Zealand's XI for the Mumbai Test, but the "team first" champion will accept it, as he always has
Nothing's changed, India say, but the evidence suggests otherwise
There were funky lines drawn on the practice pitches, a serious focus on the sweep shot, and an army of net bowlers on the job to help the batters
Stead 'very confident' Williamson will be available for start of home summer
Head coach said that rushing Williamson to India for the Mumbai Test "wasn't worth the risk"
India bring in Harshit Rana for final New Zealand Test
Harshit Rana is also in India's squad for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia
Williamson to miss third India Test as well
NZC want to take a "cautious approach" to have him fit for the three England Tests at home
New Zealand look to go where no team has gone before in India
For India, there are key WTC points they can't afford to lose, not with their reign at the top shaky and a tour of Australia coming up
