14 Thursday, June 24, 2021 Sports New Zealand emerge World Test Champions after thrilling final day

Agencies Southampton Scoreboard India (1st Innings): 217 44-1. New Zealand are ICC World New Zealand (1st Innings): 249 New Zealand (2nd Innings; target 139) Test Champions after beating India (2nd Innings; Overnight: 64-2) T. Latham st Pant b Ashwin 9 India inside the final hour of C. Pujara c Taylor b Jamieson 15 D. Conway lbw b Ashwin 19 a nail-biting reserve day wrap- V. Kohli c Watling b Jamieson 13 K. Williamson 52 A. Rahane c Watling b Boult 15 R. Taylor not out 47 ping up an eight- win R. Pant c Nicholls b Boult 41 Extras: (lb11, nb2) 13 with a boundary from Ross R. Jadeja c Watling b Wagner 16 Total: (2 wkts, 45.5 overs, 204 mins) 140 Taylor at the Ageas Bowl, R. Ashwin c Taylor b Boult 7 Did not bat: H Nicholls, BJ Watling, C de Southampton on Wednesday. M. Shami c Latham b Southee 13 Grandhomme, K Jamieson, T Southee, N Wagner, Kane Williamson and I. Sharma not out 1 T Boult Taylor calmed New Zealand J. Bumrah c Latham b Southee 0 Fall of : 1-33 (Latham), 2-44 (Taylor) nerves during a chase of 139 Extras: (b1, lb8, nb1, w1) 11 : Ishant 6.2-2-21-0; Shami 10.5-3-31- from 53 overs – a target that Total: (all out, 73 overs, 346 mins) 170 0; Bumrah 10.4-2-35-0; Ashwin 10-5-17-2; Fall of wickets: 1-24 (Gill), 2-51 (Rohit), 3-71 Jadeja 8-1-25-0 (2nb). was just testing enough to give (Kohli), 4-72 (Pujara), 5-109 (Rahane), 6-142 Result: New Zealand won by eight wickets India a chance, particularly af- (Jadeja), 7-156 (Pant), 8-156 (Ashwin), 9-170 Player of the match: Kyle Jamieson (NZL) ter Ravichandran Ashwin had (Shami), 10-170 (Bumrah). Note: No play at all on first and fourth days dismissed both openers in a Bowling: Southee 19-4-48-4; Boult 15-2-39-3; (rain), additional sixth day used. dangerous spell after tea. Jamieson 24-10-30-2 (1nb, 1w); Wagner 15-2- Toss: New Zealand. India began the sixth day 32 runs ahead, on 64/2, with and Cheteshwar Pujara at the crease, and with We started this journey two years ago. To be all results still possible. sitting here as Champions is special. There’s a lot But Williamson (52*) and Taylor (47*) bided their time of hard work that has gone into it. Consistency and built a match-winning comes to mind: consistency through performanc- partnership of 96, with Taylor es, consistency in selection. We do a lot for each hitting the winning runs to en- sure that New Zealand win the other. It’s satisfying to achieve what we have. first-ever World Test Champi- onship mace. New Zealand’s Tim Southee New Zealand knew that they needed a fair helping of New Zealand’s Kane Williamson (C) holds the winner’s Mace as New Zealand players celebrate victory on the final day of the ICC World best, taking the shine off the reprieve. wickets in the morning ses- Test Championship Final against India at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton, England on Wednesday. New Zealand won by 8 wickets. (AFP) new ball and forcing Kohli to Ashwin did get Devon sion, and Kyle Jamieson got turn to his spinners with just Conway plumb in front short- them off to a superb start, two years ago. To be sitting And the big Kiwi bowler partnership with Ajinkya Ra- target. ten overs gone. ly after, and the 34-year-old tempting Kohli into a nibble here as Champions is special,” struck again in his very next hane that took India past 100. Pant’s positivity proved his Ashwin got the ball rolling, turned the screw with a tense that BJ Watling, playing in Southee added. over, luring a rare waft out of Rahane fell, but India undoing as Trent Boult took getting Tom Latham spell that Williamson and his final ever Test, gratefully “There’s a lot of hard work Pujara to get the edge, with went in at the interval on the key wicket, tempting Pant by Pant for a sedate nine off 41 new man Taylor did well to grabbed behind the stumps. that has gone into it. Consist- Ross Taylor taking a good 130/5 and with a lead of 98, into a huge sliced heave that balls. survive. “BJ Watling sums up what ency comes to mind: consist- catch in the cordon. with New Zealand in need of was superbly taken over his And the legendary off- But New Zealand’s two this team means,” New Zea- ency through performances, Jamieson’s double scalp another flurry in the after- shoulder by Henry Nicholls at spinner thought he’d taken the premier batters rode out the land’s Southee said immedi- consistency in selection. meant India had lost two noon session. point. huge scalp of Williamson in storm and gradually acceler- ately after the famous victory. “We do a lot for each other. wickets for just eight runs at A bracing spell of short- India’s innings had seen his very next over, striking the ated the scoring rate as the “We wanted to send him It’s satisfying to achieve what the start of the session but also pitched bowling from Neil them lose eight wickets for 106 captain on the pads and cel- game progressed into the last off with a win at the start of the we have.” brought Rishabh Pant to the Wagner finally reaped re- runs on the day and left New ebrating in style as umpire Mi- hour of the reserve day. tour. He’s been a tremendous Jamieson struck again in crease. wards when Jadeja edged Zealand needing a gettable 139 chael Gough raised his finger. And, after Williamson had part of the side, he’s given his very next over, luring a And the dangerous wick- behind for a patient 16, but in 53 overs. But Williamson reviewed and reached his half-century (only this team everything he’s had, rare waft out of Pujara to get etkeeper-batter had the Kiwis India continued to soak up India needed wickets and DRS showed the ball was not the second of the match on ei- couldn’t be happier for him.” the edge, with Ross Taylor tak- sweating for a while as he set deliveries as Pant looked to quickly, but New Zealand’s straightening enough, missing ther side), it fell to Taylor to “We started this journey ing a good catch in the cordon. about building a menacing stretch the fourth innings opening pair did what they do the stumps to give the No. 3 a hit the winning runs. Wimbledon pride of place for champion Djokovic, Barty

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