Wriddhiman Saha ended Ind vs NZ test series by taking the wicket of Henry Nicholls. He sent him back with only 44 runs, making the complete score of 167 for the NZ team. With this, India records a stunning victory by 372 runs.
The Star Players of Ind vs NZ Test
Credit goes to the bowlers of team India who made things difficult for batsmen of the opposite team. Jayant Yadav took the most number of wickets in the last match and made batsmen struggle for runs. Tim Southee and Kyle Jamieson went back with no runs; William Somerville scored only 1 whereas Rachin Ravindra added only 18 runs for their team.
Ravichandran Ashwin is a third-star bowler who helped India win. He has now surpassed Harbhajan Singh and Anil Kumble in taking wickets the most number of times in a calendar year. He is also chosen as the Player of the Series.
For his 14 wickets in the series, @ashwinravi99 is the Player of the Series!
This is the 9th time he has won the award, second only to Muthiah Muralidaran 😮 #INDvNZ pic.twitter.com/WQ3LQNRpuC
— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) December 6, 2021
Another key performer of Ind vs Nz test is Mayank Agrawal who hit a total of 212 runs overall.
Mayank Agarwal is adjudged the Man of the Match for his brilliant show with the bat 👏👏#TeamIndia | @mayankcricket | #INDvNZ pic.twitter.com/YWaetCtjat
— BCCI (@BCCI) December 6, 2021
All-rounder Axar Patel performed incredibly well in both bowling and batting. He scored a test fifty and took 3 wickets.
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We cannot miss Ajaz Patel who cemented India’s win and made a record too. He became the third player after Anil Kumble and Jim Laker to bowl out all players in one inning.
BCCI Congratulates Champions For Ind vs Nz Test Series Win
CHAMPIONS 👏👏
This is #TeamIndia‘s 14th consecutive Test series win at home.#INDvNZ @Paytm pic.twitter.com/FtKIKVCzt8
— BCCI (@BCCI) December 6, 2021
Former player of the Indian Cricket Team, Virendra Sehwag has also congratulated team India and appreciated Ajaz, Mayank, especially for the incredible performance.
Well done Team India. Another comprehensive win at home. Many positives in the test match , but the best was to see Mayank Agarwal back at his best. pic.twitter.com/KrHlRhXngr
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) December 6, 2021
This is the biggest victory for team India in Test cricket as it lost all the longest format games since 2015. The last time India won was against the South African team with 337 runs in Delhi. Now India has a record of winning 14 consecutive Test series.