ICC World Test Championship Final 2021: New Zealand become first world champions of Test Cricket. They have won the final by 8 wickets against Team India at The Rose Bowl, Southampton.

WTC Final 2021
Game Date: 18th June – 23rd June 2021
Result: New Zealand won the game by 8 wickets
Man Of The Match: Kyle Jamieson

Now I am going to share day-to-day activity of this test match with all the details, records and milestones in my way.

Day 1.
Due to rain and wet outfield first day was called off without any ball. Reserve day will be used to compensate the overs.

Day 2.
New Zealand captain Kane Williamson won the toss in the WTC final test against Team India and decided to bowl first at The Rose Bowl, Southampton.

Team India scored 146/3/7 at the day 2 stumps. Due to bad light 90 overs quota was not bowled on the day. Skipper Virat Kohli and Vice-Captain Ajinkya Rahane will resume the batting for Indian Team.

IND: 146/3 on Day 2 stumps

Day 3.
Team India bowled out for 217 in their first innings. Ajinkya Rahane scored 49 runs and Skipper Virat Kohli scored 44 runs. For NZ Kyle Jamieson pick 5 wickets.

New Zealand scored 101/2 on day 3 stumps and they are still trailing by 116 runs with 8 wickets in hand. 90 overs quota was not completed for the day due to bad light.

IND: 217 all out
NZ: 101/2 on Day 3 stumps

Day 4.
Day 4 was washed out completely due to rain and wet outfield.

IND: 217 all out
NZ: 101/2 on Day 4 stumps

Day 5.
New Zealand bowled out for 249 in their first innings and now they have lead of 32 runs. Devon Conway scored 54 runs and Skipper Kane Williamson scored 49 runs for the team. For Team India Mohammed Shami pick 4 wickets.

Team India scored 64/2 in their 2nd innings and they have lead of 32 runs with 8 wickets in hand.

IND: 217 and 64/2 on Day 5 Stumps
NZ: 249

Stats
Most runs in Test cricket for New Zealand
7517 Ross Taylor
7178 Kane Williamson *
7172 Stephen Fleming
6453 Brendon McCullum
5444 Martin Crowe

NZ after the fall of 6th wicket vs India in last three Tests
Wellington: 132/4 (216/6- 348)
Christchurch: 82/4 (153/6 – 235)
Southampton: 87/4 (162/6 – 249)

Lowest SR in an inngs for Williamson (100+ balls)
27.68 vs Ind Southampton 2021 (49 r/177 b) *
29.21 vs WI Port of Spain 2014 (52/178)
31.61 vs Eng Wellington 2012/13 (55*/174)
31.90 vs Ind Hyderabad 2012 (52/163)

Day 6.
Team India bowled out for 170 runs in their 2nd innings and now set the target of 139 runs to New Zealand in remaining 53 overs.

New Zealand chased down the target by scoring 140/2 runs won the game by 8 wickets and become world champions of test cricket.

IND: 217 and 170
NZ: 249 and 140/2

Stats
Runs added by India after the fall of 6th wkt vs NZ since 2020
33/4 (132/6-165)
43/4 (148/6-191)
45/4 (197/6-242)
35/4 (89/6-124)
35/4 (182/6-217)

– First time since Lord’s Test against England in 2018, no Indian batsman made a half-century.

Spinner giving first breakthrough in each innings of a Test in England (since 2010):
Moeen Ali vs Aus Lord’s 2015
R Ashwin vs Eng Edgabaston 2018
R Ashwin vs NZ Southampton 2021

Nine consecutive Tests without a defeat for New Zealand:
1964-65 (Nine draws)
1989-90 (Two wins, seven draws)
2002-03 (Three wins, six draws)
2020-21* (Eight wins, one draw)

This is the first instance of New Zealand beating India in three successive Tests
Wellington, 2020: By 10 wickets
Christchurch, 2020: By 7 wickets
Southampton, 2021: By 8 wickets

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