India vs New Zealand highlights, WTC Final: Williamson, Taylor lead NZ to World Test Championship title
India vs New Zealand, WTC Final Test highlights, Reserve Day: New Zealand beat India by 8 wickets to win the World Test Championship title.
WTC Final India vs New Zealand highlights: Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor put on a solid partnership as New Zealand chased down the 139-run target to beat India by 8 wickets and lift the inaugural WTC title. Ravichandran Ashwin gave India a glimmer of hope by sending back both the New Zealand openers but it was not enough. Indian batsmen performed poorly on the reserve day as they could only add 106 runs for the loss of 8 wickets. New Zealand were set a target of 139 runs to win the first-ever Test Championship after bowling out India for just 170. Due to poor weather, the game entered the reserve day. ...Read More
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- Jun 23, 2021 11:19 pm IST
Winning moment
- Jun 23, 2021 11:18 pm IST
Southee speaks
"Pretty special moment. Word coming to mind is consistency - through selection and performances. Never giving up. There's a lot of heart in this side. Dates back a lot further than the last couple of years. Pretty special feeling," said Tim Southee
- Jun 23, 2021 11:16 pm IST
What a performance by New Zealand
Who would have thought that a result was possible after more than two days of play washed out completely. Even before the start of the reserve day's play (today) the most likely result was a draw. But this New Zealand team thought otherwise. They bowled in the right areas. Southee, Jamieson were obviously helped by some ordinary shots by the Indian middle and lower order but once they bowled them out for 170 it was always going to be there game. Ashwin removed the NZ openers but Williamson and Taylor, how many times have they done it for New Zealand? Simply superb from the Kiwis. The nice guys can emerge on the winning side, they sure can.
- Jun 23, 2021 11:10 pm IST
NZ win WTC title
That's it, New Zealand have won. Ross Taylor hits the winning runs and what a shot that was. A booming flick shot for a four. The New Zealand players in the balcony are jumping in joy. We have the winners of the inaugural World Test Championship and it's NEW ZEALAND!
- Jun 23, 2021 11:01 pm IST
Ishant walking off
Ishant Sharma is walking off the field. Looks like he hurt his finger while attempting to stop that one on his follow through.
- Jun 23, 2021 10:58 pm IST
Fifty for Williamson
FOUR! Williamson pulls it away to the boundary and that will be his fifty. What an innings this has been from the captain. New Zealand need only 6 runs to win the match and the WTC title.
- Jun 23, 2021 10:52 pm IST
Williamson starts to score quickly
FOUR! Whipped away by Williamson and what timing, no stopping that one. You just get the feeling that Williamson and Taylor have just decided to finish this off a bit quickly now. New Zealand need 14 more.
- Jun 23, 2021 10:45 pm IST
NZ need 28 runs in 12 overs
Another over goes by, New Zealand take 2 runs. They need 28 runs in the last 12 overs. Shouldn't they be attacking a bit more? Taylor and Williamson maybe don't wanna take any chances
- Jun 23, 2021 10:32 pm IST
Drinks Break
New Zealand's score has reached 104/2 and Bumrah is going to bowl the first over after the break.
- Jun 23, 2021 10:23 pm IST
100 up for New Zealand
Taylor hit a four off Bumrah to take NZ's score past 100. They now need less than 40 runs to win. It feels just like a matter of time before it happens.
- Jun 23, 2021 10:18 pm IST
Fifty partnership
FOUR! Fifty partnership between Williamson and Ross Taylor, perhaps one of the most crucial 50 runs of their careers. Jadeja fires it on Williamson's pads, he gets bat on to it and the ball races away to the fine leg boundary.
- Jun 23, 2021 10:13 pm IST
Oh nasty
Where did that came from? That took off from nowhere. That ball just climbed from a good length and hit Ross Taylor straight on the helmet. Bumrah just has a polite inquiry about Taylor's well being. The physio come in for a routine check up, doesn't look anything serious.
- Jun 23, 2021 10:03 pm IST
Glorious Williamson, NZ 89/2
FOUR! Bring out the cameras, tell the youngsters to watch this in a loop. That is majestic from Williamson. Pitched up from Bumrah, Williamson drives it on the up with his high elbow and makes perfect connection. NZ need only 50 to win now.
- Jun 23, 2021 09:59 pm IST
DROPPED
Edged and taken... NO! It's dropped by Pujara at first slip. It was a sitter. Bumrah has his hands on his head. The rest of the fielders are shell shocked. Bumrah drew Taylor into a defensive push, got the outside edge only for Pujara to drop the catch. Is that it for India?
- Jun 23, 2021 09:53 pm IST
NZ need 55 more runs now
FOUR! It's all too easy for New Zealand all of a sudden. Jadeja just drags it down and Williamson is quick to jump on the backfoot and cut it with disdain. It looks like one way traffic at the moment.
- Jun 23, 2021 09:47 pm IST
Pant has left the field
Rishabh Pant has just left the field and we hear Ian Bishop saying in the commentary that he is feeling unwell. Sso Wriddhiman Saha is on as the substitute keeper.
- Jun 23, 2021 09:42 pm IST
Bowling change
First sign of Ravindra Jadeja in the second innings and perhaps Virat Kohli's last throw of the dice to prize out a wicket in this WTC final.
- Jun 23, 2021 09:38 pm IST
Taylor cuts it for four, NZ 69/2
FOUR! Poor from Ishant. It was short, it was wide and it sat up for Taylor to cut it through cover point for an easy boundary. India have been loose since the drinks and Williamson and Taylor have taken full advantage of it.
- Jun 23, 2021 09:32 pm IST
Williamson joins the party
FOUR, Williamson finally manages to find the gap. He hit it straight to the fielder twice or thrice in this over but this time he makes good contact and more importantly finds the gap. No stopping that one. NZ 64/2
- Jun 23, 2021 09:27 pm IST
Taylor showing his class, NZ 60/2
Two boundaries in the over and both from Ross Taylor's bat. After the drinks break, Taylor has hit three fours in 10 deliveries. Was there a message from the dressing room?
- Jun 23, 2021 09:24 pm IST
Taylor breaks the shackles
FOUR! First runs in 25 balls and it's a boundary from Taylor's bat. Short and wide from Shami, Taylor does well to just open the face of his bat to cut it past gully. Fifty up for New Zealand.
- Jun 23, 2021 09:18 pm IST
NZ 46/2, drinks break
Hat-trick of maidens. Two-in-row from Ashwin, one from Shami in between. This is superb stuff from India. They are putting immense pressure on New Zealand's two most experienced batsmen - Williamson and Taylor. The umpires signal for a drinks break.
- Jun 23, 2021 09:14 pm IST
Slow run-rate
NZ have scored only 46 runs in 21 overs that they have played. Great display of bowling by the Indian bowlers.
- Jun 23, 2021 09:09 pm IST
NZ nearing 50
NZ are inching towards the fifty mark with Williamson and Taylor on the crease. They would hope that their most capped players can take them to victory in this match.
- Jun 23, 2021 08:58 pm IST
WICKET
Ashwin has picked up another wicket. He has sent Conway back to the pavilion. NZ 44/2
- Jun 23, 2021 08:54 pm IST
Late swing
Shami's ball is swinging late and could prove to be dangerous. He has been the most effective bowler for India in Southampton.
- Jun 23, 2021 08:49 pm IST
Decision reversed
DRS showed that the ball was missing the stumps. Reprieve for Williamson.
- Jun 23, 2021 08:48 pm IST
Another wicket
Ashwin has picked up the wicket of Kane Williamson. The NZ captain was trying to sweep Ashwin but it struck the front left of the batsman. DRS has been taken.
- Jun 23, 2021 08:38 pm IST
WICKET
India have their first wicket of the day. Ashwin has sent back Latham again. He tossed it up in the air and Latham stepped down the pitch. He missed the line and Pant did the rest. NZ 33/1
- Jun 23, 2021 08:35 pm IST
Problem for India
India need wickets to get into the Test match and that what New Zealand are doing best to hold on to. They have reached 33 runs without the loss of any wicket.
- Jun 23, 2021 08:29 pm IST
Ashwin into the attack
Virat Kohli has introduced Ashwin into the attack. He was the one to break the opening partnership in the first innings, can he do it again?
- Jun 23, 2021 08:21 pm IST
Post-Tea session begins
NZ openers Tom Latham and Devon Conway begin last session of the match. Will they crush India's hopes or will India make a comeback?
- Jun 23, 2021 07:57 pm IST
Time for Tea
New Zealand are batting at 19 runs for the loss of no wickets when they head for Tea. They need another 120 runs to win.
- Jun 23, 2021 07:48 pm IST
NZ are favourites
47 overs are left and NZ need 125 runs with 10 wickets in hand. Any prizes for guessing who might be the favourite to win?
- Jun 23, 2021 07:41 pm IST
2 runs for Latham
Tom Latham has got off the mark with a double of Ishant Sharma.
- Jun 23, 2021 07:32 pm IST
3 overs, 1 run
Three overs and only one run has been scored. Sign of things to come?
- Jun 23, 2021 07:25 pm IST
Shami into the attack
This time Shami will bowl with the new ball instead of Jasprit Bumrah in the second innings.
- Jun 23, 2021 07:21 pm IST
Tough job for Indian bowlers
Indian bowlers will have a tough job at hand as they defend a target of just 139 runs. Ishant Sharma is bowling the first over.
- Jun 23, 2021 07:10 pm IST
NZ bowl out India
NZ bowlers have bowled India out for just 170 runs. Southee gets the wicket of Bumrah at the end. NZ get a target of 139 runs to win the first-ever WTC.
- Jun 23, 2021 07:02 pm IST
Indian tailenders do much score much
Indian tail lenders haven't been able to contribute much to India's cause recently. It has put India in trouble but can they change their approach in this game. It would be difficult to the quality of the opposition bowling attack.
- Jun 23, 2021 06:57 pm IST
Shami hits a boundary
Mohammed Shami has contributed some useful runs for India. Any runs are bonus for them at this stage.
- Jun 23, 2021 06:55 pm IST
Ashwin also departs
India are in big trouble now as eighth wicket has fallen with score reading 156/8. Ashwin edged one to the slips. India lead only by 124 runs.
- Jun 23, 2021 06:50 pm IST
WICKET
Pant tried to heave Boult for a big one but edged it high up in the air. Nicholls had to run back some distance to take the catch. Big jolt for India.
- Jun 23, 2021 06:41 pm IST
Southee replaces Wagner
Williamson has introduced Tim Southee into the attack instead of Wagner.
- Jun 23, 2021 06:34 pm IST
Pant and Ashwin taking on NZ bowlers
Ashwin and Pant are not going to hold back when it comes to their batting. NZ are bowling short and they are taking it on.
- Jun 23, 2021 06:26 pm IST
Ashwin off the mark
NZ have a strategy against Ashwin. They are bowling short to him with a leg-side field but Ashwin is not the one to back off. He is taking him on but it feels like a big trap set up by NZ.
- Jun 23, 2021 06:16 pm IST
WICKET
Wagner has got the better of Jadeja. He bowled a delivery outside off and Jadeja fished for it and edged it to Watling. India 142/6
- Jun 23, 2021 06:04 pm IST
Reverse-sweep by Pant
First ball that Wagner bowled, Pant was ready with a reverse-sweep. He took a single. Entertaining stuff from Pant.
- Jun 23, 2021 06:03 pm IST
What a delivery
Jadeja was expecting a out-swinging delivery but Jamieson surprised him with an inswinging ball. Jadeja was completely flummoxed.
- Jun 23, 2021 05:50 pm IST
100 lead for India
Pant and Jadeja have taken India's lead past 100. Next 100 runs will be crucial.