India vs New Zealand Live Score and Commentary, Final, ICC World Test Championship, 18 June, 2021
COMPLETED / Final / The Rose Bowl
217/10 (92.1 ov) & 170/10 (73 ov)
249/10 (99.2 ov) & 140/2 (45.5 ov)
New Zealand won by 8 wickets
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Player of the match
Kyle Jamieson,
New Zealand
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Taylor | 47 | 100 | 6 | 0 | 47.00 |
| Kane Williamson | 52 | 89 | 8 | 0 | 58.43 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECO |
| Mohammed Shami | 10.5 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 2.86 |
| Ishant Sharma | 6.2 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 3.32 |
New Zealand won by 8 wickets
India vs New Zealand, Live Cricket Commentary
Recent Performance (Last 5 Matches)
| Opponent | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
| New Zealand (IND won by 96 runs) | Final | 8 Mar 2026 |
| England (IND won by 7 runs) | 2nd Semi-Final | 5 Mar 2026 |
| West Indies (IND won by 5 wickets) | Super 8 Group 1 (X1 v X3) | 1 Mar 2026 |
| Zimbabwe (IND won by 72 runs) | Super 8 Group 1 (X1 v X2) | 26 Feb 2026 |
| South Africa (SA won by 76 runs) | Super 8 Group 1 (X1 v X4) | 22 Feb 2026 |
| Opponent | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa (SA won by 33 runs) | 5th T20I | 25 Mar 2026 |
| South Africa (SA won by 19 runs) | 4th T20I | 22 Mar 2026 |
| South Africa (NZ won by 8 wickets) | 3rdT20I | 20 Mar 2026 |
| South Africa (NZ won by 68 runs) | 2nd T20I | 17 Mar 2026 |
| South Africa (SA won by 7 wickets) | 1st T20I | 15 Mar 2026 |
Key Stats
- Partnership: 96 run (28.5 ov): Ross Taylor: 47 (100), Kane Williamson: 46 (73)
- Last Bat: Devon Conway 19(47) - lbw b R Ashwin Ravichandran Ashwin
- Fall of Wickets: 33 - 1 Tom Latham, 44 - 2 Devon Conway
- Reviews Remaining: New Zealand - 0 of 0, India - 0 of 0
- Toss: New Zealand elected to bowl
Match Info
- Match: Final
- Series: ICC World Test Championship
- Date: Friday, June 18, 2021
- Time: 04:00 PM
- Venue: The Rose Bowl
- City: Southampton
- Umpires: Michael Gough (England), Richard Illingworth (England), Richard Kettleborough (England, TV)
- Referee: Chris Broad (England)
Ravindra Jadeja to Kane Williamson, no run, off break full length, on the middle stump, Kane Williamson plays defensive shot on the frontfoot to square leg
Ravindra Jadeja to Kane Williamson, no run, off break full length, outside off, Kane Williamson plays defensive shot on the frontfoot to cover
Ravindra Jadeja to Kane Williamson, no run, off break full length, on the off stump, Kane Williamson plays defensive shot on the frontfoot to cover
Ravindra Jadeja to Kane Williamson, Four, off break full length, on the middle stump Kane Williamson plays the flick of the backfoot to the mid wicket
End of over 42 (4 runs)
Ishant Sharma to Ross Taylor, 3 runs, inswinger back of length, outside off, Ross Taylor plays defensive shot on the backfoot to third man for 3 run.
Ishant Sharma to Kane Williamson, no run, inswinger full length, on the middle stump, Kane Williamson plays defensive shot on the frontfoot to mid wicket
Ishant Sharma to Kane Williamson, no run, good length, on the off stump, Kane Williamson plays defensive shot on the frontfoot to silly point
Ishant Sharma to Kane Williamson, Four, full length, outside the leg stump Kane Williamson plays the along the ground flick of the frontfoot to the mid wicket
Ishant Sharma to Kane Williamson, 3 runs, outswinger good length, outside off, Kane Williamson plays cut of the backfoot to cover for 3 run.
Ishant Sharma to Ross Taylor, no run, dot ball!! inswinger full length, outside the leg stump, Ross Taylor plays the shot and misses it completely to make a connection b/w the bat and ball.
End of over 43 (10 runs)
Mohammed Shami to Kane Williamson, no run, dot ball!! inswinger good length, outside off, Kane Williamson plays punch of the backfoot to cover.
Mohammed Shami to Kane Williamson, 2 runs, inswinger full length, outside off, Kane Williamson plays drive of the frontfoot to cover for 2 run.
Mohammed Shami to Kane Williamson, no run, dot ball!! inswinger good length, outside off, Kane Williamson plays the shot and misses it completely to make a connection b/w the bat and ball.
Mohammed Shami to Kane Williamson, no run, inswinger full length, outside off, Kane Williamson plays defensive shot on the frontfoot to cover
Mohammed Shami to Kane Williamson, 2 runs, inswinger back of length, outside off, Kane Williamson plays top edge of the frontfoot to fine leg for 2 run.
Mohammed Shami to Kane Williamson, Four, inswinger full length, on the middle stump Kane Williamson plays the flick of the backfoot to the mid wicket
End of over 44 (8 runs)
Ishant Sharma to Ross Taylor, no run, inswinger back of length, on the off stump, Ross Taylor plays defensive shot on the frontfoot to cover
Ishant Sharma to Ross Taylor, no run, dot ball!! inswinger full length, on the off stump, Ross Taylor plays drive of the frontfoot to back to bowler.
Jasprit Bumrah to Ross Taylor, 2 runs, inswinger back of length, outside off, Ross Taylor plays cut of the backfoot to point for 2 run.
Jasprit Bumrah to Ross Taylor, no run, inswinger back of length, outside off, Ross Taylor plays defensive shot on the frontfoot to point
Jasprit Bumrah to Ross Taylor, no run, dot ball!! inswinger back of length, on the middle stump, Ross Taylor plays flick of the backfoot to mid wicket.
Jasprit Bumrah to Ross Taylor, no run, dot ball!! inswinger good length, outside off, Ross Taylor plays however no shot offered by batsmen. decided to leave the ball.
End of over 45 (2 runs)
Mohammed Shami to Kane Williamson, no run, dot ball!! outswinger good length, outside off, Kane Williamson plays however no shot offered by batsmen. decided to leave the ball.
Mohammed Shami to Kane Williamson, no run, dot ball!! outswinger good length, outside off, Kane Williamson plays however no shot offered by batsmen. decided to leave the ball.
Mohammed Shami to Kane Williamson, 1 run, inswinger good length, outside off, Kane Williamson plays defensive shot on the backfoot to third man for 1 run.
Mohammed Shami to Ross Taylor, no run, dot ball!! outswinger good length, outside off, Ross Taylor plays however no shot offered by batsmen. decided to leave the ball.
Mohammed Shami to Ross Taylor, Four, inswinger full length, on the middle stump Ross Taylor plays the flick of the backfoot to the square leg