New Zealand beats India to win inaugural ICC World Test Championship
It is first major ICC trophy for the Black Caps, who had ended runners-up at the 2019 ODI World Cup after losing the final to hosts England on boundary count
 "Kane Williamson, Ross Taylor")
The seasoned pair of skipper Kane Williamson (52) and Ross Taylor (47) took New Zealand past the finish line with their unbeaten 96-run partnership as they overhauled the 139-run target without much fuss.
A tenacious New Zealand lifted the inaugural World Test Championship title with a comfortable eight-wicket win over India on the sixth and final day of the marquee final at The Hampshire Bowl, Suthampton on Wednesday.
It is first major ICC trophy for the Black Caps, who had ended runners-up at the 2019 ODI World Cup after losing the final to hosts England on boundary count. They had also lost the 2015 World Cup final to Australia.
WATCH: New Zealand's winning moments
The seasoned pair of skipper Kane Williamson (52) and Ross Taylor (47) took New Zealand past the finish line with their unbeaten 96-run partnership as they overhauled the 139-run target without much fuss.Significant dates! #WTC21 #BACKTHEBLACKCAPS pic.twitter.com/kjwxzqfOTX
— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) June 23, 2021
Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin dismissed openers Tom Latham (9) and Devon Conway (19) but the Indians did not have any success after that as the fielders dropped two catches.
IND vs NZ: Top Indian bowler in WTC
India resumed the day at 64 for two but none of the batsmen could play a solid innings and they were all out for 170. Rishabh Pant was top-scorer for them with his 41-run knock.
INDIA vs NEW ZEALAND WTC FINAL 2021 SCORECARD
India 1st innings scorecard
| Batsmen | Dismissals | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes |
| Rohit Sharma | c Southee b Jamieson | 34 | 68 | 6 | 0 |
| Shubman Gill | c Watling b Wagner | 28 | 64 | 3 | 0 |
| Cheteshwar Pujara | lbw b Boult | 8 | 54 | 2 | 0 |
| Virat Kohli | lbw b Jamieson | 44 | 132 | 1 | 0 |
| Ajinkya Rahane | c Latham b Wagner | 49 | 117 | 5 | 0 |
| Rishabh Pant | c Latham b Jamieson | 4 | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | c Watling b Boult | 15 | 53 | 2 | 0 |
| R Ashwin | c Latham b Ashwin | 22 | 24 | 3 | 0 |
| Ishant Sharma | c Taylor b Jamieson | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | lbw b Jamieson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mohammed Shami | not out | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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Total: 217-10 in 92.1 Overs
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| Bowler | Overs | Maiden | Runs | Wickets | |
| Tim Southee | 22 | 6 | 64 | 1 | |
| Trent Boult | 21.1 | 4 | 47 | 2 | |
| Kyle Jamieson | 22 | 12 | 31 | 5 | |
| Colin de Grandhomme | 12 | 6 | 32 | 0 | |
| Neil Wagner | 15 | 5 | 40 | 2 | |
New Zealand first innings scorecard
| Batsmen | Dismissals | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes |
| Tom Latham | c Kohli b Ashwin | 30 | 104 | 3 | 0 |
| Devon Conway | c Shami b Ishant | 54 | 153 | 6 | 0 |
| Kane Williamson | c Kohli b Ishant | 49 | 177 | 6 | 0 |
| Ross Taylor | c Gill b Shami | 11 | 37 | 2 | 0 |
| Henry Nicholls | c Rohit b Ishant | 7 | 23 | 1 | 0 |
| BJ Watling | b Shami | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Colin de Grandhomme | lbw b Shami | 13 | 30 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyle Jamieson | c Bumrah b Shami | 21 | 16 | 0 | 1 |
| Tim Southee | b Jadeja | 30 | 46 | 1 | 2 |
| Neil Wagner | c Rahane b Ashwin | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Trent Boult | not out | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
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Total: 249-10 in 99.2 Overs
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| Bowler | Overs | Maiden | Runs | Wickets | |
| Ishant Sharma | 25 | 9 | 48 | 3 | |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 26 | 9 | 57 | 0 | |
| Mohammed Shami | 26 | 8 | 76 | 4 | |
| R Ashwin | 15 | 5 | 28 | 2 | |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 7.2 | 2 | 20 | 1 | |
India second innings scorecard
| Batsmen | Dismissals | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes |
| Rohit Sharma | lbw b Southee | 30 | 81 | 2 | 0 |
| Shubman Gill | lbw b Southee | 8 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| Cheteshwar Pujara | c Taylor b Jamieson | 15 | 80 | 2 | 0 |
| Virat Kohli | c Watling b Jamieson | 13 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| Ajinkya Rahane | c Watling b Boult | 15 | 40 | 1 | 0 |
| Rishabh Pant | c Nicholls b Boult | 41 | 88 | 4 | 0 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | c Watling b Wagner | 16 | 49 | 2 | 0 |
| R Ashwin | c Taylor b Boult | 7 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| Mohammed Shami | c Latham b Southee | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| Ishant Sharma | not out | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | c Latham b Southee | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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Total: 170-10 in 73 Overs
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| Bowler | Overs | Maiden | Runs | Wickets | |
| Tim Southee | 19 | 4 | 48 | 4 | |
| Trent Boult | 15 | 2 | 39 | 3 | |
| Kyle Jamieson | 24 | 10 | 30 | 2 | |
| Neil Wagner | 15 | 2 | 44 | 1 | |
New Zealand 2nd innings scorecard
| Batsmen | Dismissals | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes |
| Tom Latham | st Pant b Ashwin | 9 | 41 | 0 | 0 |
| Devon Conway | lbw b Ashwin | 19 | 47 | 4 | 0 |
| Kane Williamson | not out | 52 | 89 | 8 | 0 |
| Ross Taylor | not out | 47 | 100 | 6 | 0 |
| Total: 140-2 in 45.5 Overs | |||||
| Bowler | Overs | Maiden | Runs | Wickets | |
| Ishant Sharma | 6.2 | 2 | 21 | 0 | |
| Mohammed Shami | 10.5 | 3 | 31 | 0 | |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 10.4 | 2 | 35 | 0 | |
| R Ashwin | 10 | 5 | 17 | 2 | |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 8 | 1 | 25 |
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11:29 PM
Labuschagne emerges as a top batsmen in ICC World Test Championship (2019-21)
| Player | Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 0 | 4s | 6s |
| M Labuschagne (AUS) | 2019-2021 | 13 | 23 | 0 | 1675 | 215 | 72.82 | 2999 | 55.85 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 186 | 3 |
| JE Root (ENG) | 2019-2021 | 20 | 37 | 2 | 1660 | 228 | 47.42 | 3037 | 54.65 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 168 | 5 |
| SPD Smith (AUS) | 2019-2021 | 13 | 22 | 1 | 1341 | 211 | 63.85 | 2509 | 53.44 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 151 | 7 |
| BA Stokes (ENG) | 2019-2021 | 17 | 32 | 3 | 1334 | 176 | 46 | 2308 | 57.79 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 142 | 31 |
| AM Rahane (INDIA) | 2019-2021 | 18 | 30 | 3 | 1159 | 115 | 42.92 | 2474 | 46.84 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 131 | 6 |
| RG Sharma (INDIA) | 2019-2021 | 12 | 19 | 1 | 1094 | 212 | 60.77 | 1746 | 62.65 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 131 | 27 |
| FDM Karunaratne (SL) | 2019-2021 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 999 | 244 | 55.5 | 1873 | 53.33 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 115 | 2 |
| JC Buttler (ENG) | 2019-2021 | 18 | 31 | 2 | 963 | 152 | 33.2 | 1821 | 52.88 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 108 | 14 |
| DA Warner (AUS) | 2019-2021 | 12 | 22 | 2 | 948 | 335* | 47.4 | 1519 | 62.4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 94 | 1 |
| D Elgar (SA) | 2019-2021 | 13 | 24 | 2 | 935 | 160 | 42.5 | 1717 | 54.45 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 137 | 4 |
| V Kohli (INDIA) | 2019-2021 | 15 | 24 | 2 | 934 | 254* | 42.45 | 1724 | 54.17 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 109 | 3 |
| Babar Azam (PAK) | 2019-2021 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 932 | 143 | 66.57 | 1453 | 64.14 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 114 | 3 |
| KS Williamson (NZ) | 2019-2021 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 918 | 251 | 61.2 | 1698 | 54.06 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 114 | 3 |
| MA Agarwal (INDIA) | 2019-2021 | 12 | 20 | 0 | 857 | 243 | 42.85 | 1556 | 55.07 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 104 | 18 |
| Q de Kock (SA) | 2019-2021 | 13 | 23 | 1 | 847 | 141* | 38.5 | 1281 | 66.12 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 107 | 13 |
| DP Sibley (ENG) | 2019-2021 | 16 | 28 | 2 | 844 | 133* | 32.46 | 2337 | 36.11 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 95 | 1 |
| CA Pujara (INDIA) | 2019-2021 | 18 | 30 | 0 | 841 | 81 | 28.03 | 2356 | 35.69 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 102 | 3 |
| RJ Burns (ENG) | 2019-2021 | 14 | 25 | 0 | 795 | 133 | 31.8 | 1754 | 45.32 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 95 | 0 |
11:28 PM
R Ashwin emerges as a top bowler in ICC World Test Championship (2019-21)
| Player | Span | Mat | Inns | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 5 | 10 |
| R Ashwin (INDIA) | 2019-2021 | 14 | 26 | 549.4 | 105 | 1444 | 71 | 7 for 145 | 9 for 207 | 20.33 | 2.62 | 46.4 | 4 | 0 |
| PJ Cummins (AUS) | 2019-2021 | 14 | 28 | 555.3 | 158 | 1472 | 70 | 5 for 28 | 7 for 69 | 21.02 | 2.64 | 47.6 | 1 | 0 |
| SCJ Broad (ENG) | 2019-2021 | 17 | 32 | 499.3 | 132 | 1386 | 69 | 6 for 31 | 10 for 67 | 20.08 | 2.77 | 43.4 | 2 | 1 |
| TG Southee (NZ) | 2019-2021 | 11 | 22 | 431.3 | 117 | 1166 | 56 | 5 for 32 | 9 for 110 | 20.82 | 2.7 | 46.2 | 3 | 0 |
| NM Lyon (AUS) | 2019-2021 | 14 | 27 | 630.5 | 131 | 1757 | 56 | 6 for 49 | 10 for 118 | 31.37 | 2.78 | 67.5 | 4 | 1 |
| JR Hazlewood (AUS) | 2019-2021 | 11 | 21 | 385.2 | 108 | 986 | 48 | 5 for 8 | 9 for 115 | 20.54 | 2.55 | 48.1 | 3 | 0 |
| A Nortje (SA) | 2019-2021 | 12 | 21 | 363.4 | 64 | 1321 | 47 | 6 for 56 | 8 for 120 | 28.1 | 3.63 | 46.4 | 3 | 0 |
| MA Starc (AUS) | 2019-2021 | 10 | 20 | 340.3 | 71 | 1080 | 44 | 6 for 66 | 9 for 97 | 24.54 | 3.17 | 46.4 | 2 | 0 |
| KA Jamieson (NZ) | 2020-2021 | 7 | 14 | 246.2 | 92 | 539 | 43 | 6 for 48 | 11 for 117 | 12.53 | 2.18 | 34.3 | 5 | 1 |
| Mohammed Shami (INDIA) | 2019-2021 | 11 | 20 | 276.2 | 67 | 819 | 40 | 5 for 35 | 7 for 58 | 20.47 | 2.96 | 41.4 | 1 | 0 |
| JC Archer (ENG) | 2019-2021 | 11 | 21 | 352.5 | 71 | 1095 | 40 | 6 for 45 | 8 for 85 | 27.37 | 3.1 | 52.9 | 3 | 0 |
| MJ Leach (ENG) | 2019-2021 | 10 | 18 | 373.3 | 60 | 1182 | 40 | 5 for 122 | 6 for 177 | 29.55 | 3.16 | 56 | 1 | 0 |
| I Sharma (INDIA) | 2019-2021 | 12 | 22 | 249.2 | 66 | 694 | 39 | 5 for 22 | 9 for 78 | 17.79 | 2.78 | 38.3 | 3 | 0 |
| JM Anderson (ENG) | 2019-2021 | 12 | 20 | 331.5 | 109 | 761 | 39 | 6 for 40 | 7 for 63 | 19.51 | 2.29 | 51 | 3 | 0 |
| KAJ Roach (WI) | 2019-2021 | 11 | 20 | 386.2 | 92 | 1056 | 39 | 4 for 52 | 7 for 97 | 27.07 | 2.73 | 59.4 | 0 | 0 |
11:06 PM
IND vs NZ live score after 45.5 Overs: 140-2; New Zealand wins
New Zealand (2nd innings): 140-2 ; Kane Williamson (52), Ross Taylor (47)
Shami continues and Williamson taps towards gully region for a single.
Ross Taylor whips the 5th ball towards deeo square leg for FOUR and WINS THE WORLD TEST CHAMPIONSHIP for NEW ZEALAND.
Shami continues and Williamson taps towards gully region for a single.
Ross Taylor whips the 5th ball towards deeo square leg for FOUR and WINS THE WORLD TEST CHAMPIONSHIP for NEW ZEALAND.
11:02 PM
IND vs NZ live score after 45 Overs: 135-2
Over Summary: 0 0 2 0 0 0 ; New Zealand (2nd innings): 135-2 ; Kane Williamson (51), Ross Taylor (43); New Zealand needs 4 runs in 8 Overs
Ishant Sharma continues and fails to complete his over as he splits his webbing, trying to stop a straight drive.
Jasprit Bumrah [10.0-2-33-0] is back into the attack and Ross Taylor dabs towards third man for a couple of runs.
Ishant Sharma continues and fails to complete his over as he splits his webbing, trying to stop a straight drive.
Jasprit Bumrah [10.0-2-33-0] is back into the attack and Ross Taylor dabs towards third man for a couple of runs.
10:58 PM
IND vs NZ live score after 44 Overs: 133-2 | WIlliamson hits fifty
Over Summary: 0 2 0 0 2 4 ; New Zealand (2nd innings): 133-2 ; Kane Williamson (51), Ross Taylor (41); New Zealand needs 6 runs in 9 Overs
Mohammed Shami [9.0-3-18-0] is back into the attack and Williamson pulls the second ball towards deep backward square leg for a couple of runs.
Williamson blocks the next two deliveries while goes for wild swing off the 5th ball and Bumrah drops a SITTER. Williamson pulls the last ball towards deep square leg for FOUR and reaches his FIFTY-run mark.
Mohammed Shami [9.0-3-18-0] is back into the attack and Williamson pulls the second ball towards deep backward square leg for a couple of runs.
Williamson blocks the next two deliveries while goes for wild swing off the 5th ball and Bumrah drops a SITTER. Williamson pulls the last ball towards deep square leg for FOUR and reaches his FIFTY-run mark.
10:53 PM
Ishant Sharma continues and Ross Taylor taps the first ball towards third man for three runs.
Williamson flicks the 4th ball towards deeo mid-wicket for FOUR while punches the 5th ball towards deep cover for three runs.
IND vs NZ live score after 43 Overs: 125-2
Over Summary: 3 0 0 4 3 0 ; New Zealand (2nd innings): 125-2 ; Kane Williamson (43), Ross Taylor (41); New Zealand needs 14 runs in 10 Overs
Ishant Sharma continues and Ross Taylor taps the first ball towards third man for three runs.
Williamson flicks the 4th ball towards deeo mid-wicket for FOUR while punches the 5th ball towards deep cover for three runs.
10:48 PM
IND vs NZ live score after 42 Overs: 115-2
Over Summary: 0 0 0 0 0 4 ; New Zealand (2nd innings): 115-2 ; Kane Williamson (36), Ross Taylor (38); New Zealand needs 24 runs in 11 Overs
Ravindra Jadeja continues and Williamson blocks the first five deliveries while dances down the track off the last track, smashes towards deep mid-wicket for FOUR.
Ravindra Jadeja continues and Williamson blocks the first five deliveries while dances down the track off the last track, smashes towards deep mid-wicket for FOUR.
10:44 PM
IND vs NZ live score after 41 Overs: 111-2
Over Summary: 0 0 2 0 0 0 ; New Zealand (2nd innings): 111-2 ; Kane Williamson (32), Ross Taylor (38); New Zealand needs 28 runs in 12 Overs
Ishant Sharma [4.0-2-9-0] is back into the attack and concedes a couple of runs to Ross taylor.
Ishant Sharma [4.0-2-9-0] is back into the attack and concedes a couple of runs to Ross taylor.
10:38 PM
IND vs NZ live score after 40 Overs: 109-2
Over Summary: 0 0 0 0 1 0 ; New Zealand (2nd innings): 109-2 ; Kane Williamson (32), Ross Taylor (36); New Zealand needs 30 runs in 13 Overs
Jadeja continues and concedes a single.
Jadeja continues and concedes a single.
10:36 PM
IND vs NZ live score after 39 Overs: 108-2
Over Summary: 0 0 0 0 0 4 ; New Zealand (2nd innings): 108-2 ; Kane Williamson (32), Ross Taylor (35); New Zealand needs 31 runs in 14 Overs
One hour | 15 overs | 35 runs | 8 wickets
Bumrah continues after the break and Williamson plays a glorious cover drive for FOUR after blocking first five deliveries.
One hour | 15 overs | 35 runs | 8 wickets
Bumrah continues after the break and Williamson plays a glorious cover drive for FOUR after blocking first five deliveries.
10:29 PM
IND vs NZ live score after 38 Overs: 104-2
Over Summary: 0 0 1 0 N1 1 0 ; New Zealand (2nd innings): 104-2 ; Kane Williamson (28), Ross Taylor (35); New Zealand needs 35 runs in 15 Overs
Jadeja continues and concedes four runs.
TIME FOR DRINKS AND LAST HOUR OF PLAY TO BEGIN AFTER the break.
Jadeja continues and concedes four runs.
TIME FOR DRINKS AND LAST HOUR OF PLAY TO BEGIN AFTER the break.
10:23 PM
Bumrah continues and concedes a boundary to Ross Taylor.
IND vs NZ live score after 37 Overs: 100-2
Over Summary: 0 0 0 4 0 0 ; New Zealand (2nd innings): 100-2 ; Kane Williamson (26), Ross Taylor (34); New Zealand needs 39 runs in 16 Overs
Bumrah continues and concedes a boundary to Ross Taylor.
10:19 PM
IND vs NZ live score after 36 Overs: 96-2
Over Summary: 0 0 0 4 0 0 ; New Zealand (2nd innings): 96-2 ; Kane Williamson (26), Ross Taylor (30); New Zealand needs 43 runs in 17 Overs
Ravindra Jadeja continues and Williamson collects a boundary.
Ravindra Jadeja continues and Williamson collects a boundary.
10:15 PM
IND vs NZ live score after 35 Overs: 92-2
Over Summary: 2 0 0 0 0 0 ; New Zealand (2nd innings): 92-2 ; Kane Williamson (22), Ross Taylor (30); New Zealand needs 47 runs in 18 Overs
Bumrah continues and concedes a couple of runs to Ross Taylor.
Bumrah continues and concedes a couple of runs to Ross Taylor.
10:10 PM
IND vs NZ live score after 34 Overs: 90-2
Over Summary: 0 0 0 0 0 1 ; New Zealand (2nd innings): 90-2 ; Kane Williamson (22), Ross Taylor (28); New Zealand needs 49 runs in 19 Overs
Jadeja continues and concedes a single to Ross Taylor.
Jadeja continues and concedes a single to Ross Taylor.
Topics : Ishant Sharma India vs New Zealand ICC World Test Championship Test Cricket India cricket team New Zealand cricket team weather forecasts weather forecast Rohit sharma Shubman Gill Cheteshwar Pujara Virat Kohli Ajinkya Rahane Rishabh Pant Ravindra Jadeja R Ashwin Mohammed Shami Jasprit Bumrah Kane Williamson Tom Latham Henry Nicholls Ross Taylor Tim Southee Colin de Grandhomme Trent Boult cricket broadcast sports broadcasting
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First Published: Jun 23 2021 | 1:20 PM IST
