IND vs NZ | Ajaz’s love affair with Wankhede eclipse Pant’s resilience as Kiwis sweep India at home after 24 years

As New Zealand’s batters struggled with their technique, Ajaz Patel and William O’Rourke resumed their innings on the third day. The day's play kicked off with Ravindra Jadeja starting the bowling attack. After impressive overs from both Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin, Jadeja dismissed Patel, wrapping up New Zealand’s innings at 174 runs. Following a brief break, Indian openers Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal entered the crease, facing a target of 147 runs. The pair approached their innings with caution, mindful of the turning pitch. However, Rohit’s innings was curtailed when Matt Henry bowled a short delivery, leaving the score at 13/1. From that point, India’s downfall began as Ajaz wreaked havoc at Wankhede, taking the wickets of Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, and Sarfaraz Khan quickly. With just 107 runs needed, India found themselves in dire straits at 41/5, with Ravindra Jadeja and Rishabh Pant at the crease. The duo built a crucial partnership, adding 42 runs to bring the score to 66/5, offering India a glimmer of hope. However, Patel soon dismissed Jadeja, bringing Washington Sundar to the crease. Pant was in sensational form, displaying his trademark cheeky shots, and he reached his half-century off just 48 deliveries. With Pant leading the charge, India stood at 92/6 after 20 overs, needing 55 runs to win at lunch. 

Very clear the deflection here. There's no controversy here. 



When bat is resting on the pad already, it's not going to show the spike. Impact causes spike. Anyway, clear deflection here. 



Terrific umpiring under pressure 👌  

— Rohit Sankar (@imRohit_SN) 

There shouldn’t be any doubt now that Rishabh Pant is the greatest wicket keeper batsman India has ever produced. Well played Spidey. 

— Kevin (@imkevin149) 

Hope he comes back and show what he is!

Yeah!

Newzealand created History in India 

First time India whitewashed😡

— Naresh (@nrs6699) 

  

— Sharath JSP (@Sharathk27) 

LOL!

Speechless fr!

90 saal mein ek baar allowed hai yaar 💪  

— R.Roy💀 (@cammon_cheeks18) 

Our beloved DSP Siraj is still not out 🫀   

— Harshit Rana (@ranaharshit020) 

That give mini heartattack!