New Zealand vs India 2nd Test Day 3 Highlights: New Zealand Beat India Inside 3 Days To Complete Clean Sweep
NZ vs IND 2nd Test Day 3 Highlights: New Zealand openers scored fifties as the hosts chased down the 132-run target with ease to register a seven-wicket win over India inside three days.
Chasing 132 to win, New Zealand openers Tom Latham and Tom Blundell scored half-centuries as the hosts beat India by seven wickets in the second Test to whitewash the two-match series on Monday. Latham and Blundell added 103 runs for the opening wicket, putting them on course for a huge win. Indian bowlers picked three quick wickets, with New Zealand win all but sealed. Earlier, India resumed day at 90/6 in their second innings and added 34 runs in 10 overs before the innings folded for 124 runs. India batters didn't have any answers to New Zealand's quality fast bowling unit. Â Trent Boult finished with 4/28 and Tim Southee took 3/36. Hanuma Vihari was first to fall in Southee's second over when he turned a leg-side delivery too fine and was caught by wicket-keeper BJ Watling diving to his left. Five balls later and with no addition to the score, India's other overnight batsman Rishabh Pant was caught behind off a Boult delivery that swung away. Ravindra Jadeja sneaked a single after being dropped by Watling off Southee, but the New Zealand swing bowler had Mohammed Shami pull his next ball straight to Blundell at deep midwicket. Jasprit Bumrah was the last to fall, run out when trying to give the strike to Jadeja who was unbeaten on 16. (SCORECARD)
Highlights Between New Zealand vs India 2nd Test Day 3, straight from Hagley Oval, Christchurch
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Henry Nicholls scored the winning runs for the hosts as New Zealand win by seven wickets to clinch the two-Test series 2-0.
There it is! Henry Nicholls hits the winning runs on his home ground to complete a 7 wicket win at Hagley Oval. Ross Taylor out there with him. A 2-0 series win. Scorecard | | https://t.co/z3Er2dXVK3#NZvINDpic.twitter.com/2XE5t84VIH
Ravindra Jadeja is confident of an edge and decides to go upstairs but instead of a wicket gets setback as the replay shows his front foot was over the popping crease.
Jasprit Bumrah gets the ball to nip back in sharply and it takes Tom Blundell's off stump and he is also charged up. But wait... the umpires are checking for the over-stepping and it looks extremely close. But finally the TV umpire decides to give the benefit of doubt to the bowler as India pick third wicket in quick succession.
FOUR! Tom Blundell gets to his maiden Test fifty in style with a boundary to deep backward point.
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Jasprit Bumrah gets rid of New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson with a well-directed bouncer which hit him on the gloves and went to the slip cordon. He departed for five.
Huge LBW appeal against Tom Blundell has been turned down and India take review. The replay shows it to be umpire's call in the wickets hitting column and India retain their review.
Umesh Yadav bowls another short ball and Tom Latham pulls it with ease towards deep square leg for a boundary. Latham collects another boundary to make it two in two balls.
Jasprit Bumrah bowls full and straight and Tom Latham drives it down the ground for a terrific boundary, bringing up 50 runs for New Zealand in 15.3 overs.
New Zealand openers Tom Blundell and Tom Latham have got their side to a strong position with their unbeaten opening-wicket stand. Indian fast bowlers bowled well only in patches and failed to get the same amount of help from the pitch as their counterparts did this morning. The hosts need 86 runs to win the second Test and wrap the two-match series 2-0.
Mohammed Shami bowls a half-volley and Tom Blundell plays it with straight bat, beats the diving mid-on fielder and it runs away to the fence. New Zealand now need 96 runs to win.
After a poor last delivery, Mohammed Shami bowls a dangerous bouncer to unsettle Tom Latham who somehow managed to get some part of his glove to the ball, and luckily for him it landed safely.
A cracker of an over from Jasprit Bumrah in which he created some sort of chance on almost every single delivery. He was unlucky that Pant dropped a catch despite getting his hands.
Jasprit Bumrah bowls another peach of a delivery which nipped back in drastically, especially pitching, and replays shows it kissed the bat and Rishabh Pant drops a difficult chance.
Tom Latham drives one from Jasprit Bumrah through deep extra cover for a glorious boundary. Boundaries are coming thick and fast for the hosts here and it is not a good sign for the visitors who are defending a low total.
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