New Zealand won the third Test on Sunday to complete a historic Test sweep against India, giving them a 3-0 lead in the three-match red-ball series.
On day three of the third and final Test in Mumbai, the Black Caps dismissed India for 121 on a tough pitch to win by 25 runs.
Rohit Sharma’s team will be under pressure ahead of a difficult five-match series against Australia that begins later this month. The last time India was blanked at home was in a two-match series against South Africa in 2000.
After the hosts were reduced to 29-5 on a twisting Wankhede Stadium pitch, Rishabh Pant was the only Indian batsman to demonstrate resilience, scoring an incredible 64.
Player of the match In order to help skittle the hosts once more for a historic victory, fellow spinner Glenn Phillips grabbed 3-42 and Ajaz Patel claimed 6-57, his second five-wicket haul of the game.
The tourists concluded the series in Pune with a 113-run victory after winning the first Test match in India in 36 years by eight wickets in Bengaluru.
In addition to ending the hosts’ 18-game winning streak at home since a 2-1 defeat to England in 2012, New Zealand’s first series victory in India dates back to 1955.
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