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Sports News of Sunday, 3 November 2024

    

Source: BBC

New Zealand complete historic clean sweep of India

Ajaz Patel (left) was named player of the match after taking five-wicket hauls in both innings Ajaz Patel (left) was named player of the match after taking five-wicket hauls in both innings

New Zealand achieved a remarkable 3-0 series clean sweep against India, clinching a dramatic 25-run victory on the third day of the final Test at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

This marks India's first clean-sweep loss in a home Test series since South Africa's 2-0 triumph in 2000, and it is also their first such defeat in a series consisting of three Tests or more.

Prior to this series, New Zealand had never secured a Test series win in India and had gone 36 years without a Test victory there, until their eight-wicket win in the opening match in Bengaluru.

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