11:07 (IST)
So, Rahul Dravid collects his first Test series win as Team India head coach. All smiles in the Indian camp as Virat Kohli and Co lift the trophy. It's been a convincing, dominant victory after coming close in the first Test. Up next for India is the curtailed tour of South Africa, with the first Test starting on Boxing Day. While New Zealand can take time to refresh before the home Test series against Bangladesh in January 2022. We hope you have enjoyed our coverage. Until next time, it's goodbye, and have a good day!
11:03 (IST)
Virat Kohli, India skipper: To come back with a win again, it's a great feeling and a clinical performance. You want individuals to step up. The first Test was good, and it was a clinical performance here. We discussed the performance and the opposition played out a good draw. The bowlers tried all they good, but the Kiwi batsmen stuck it out really well in Kanpur.Here there was more bounce and the fast bowlers got assistance as well, so it gave us a better chance to win the Test match on the final day. The mindset is the same to take Indian cricket forward, even with the new management. It's important to keep the standards of Indian cricket and make sure it's always growing."
10:59 (IST)
R Ashwin, Player of the Series: I enjoyed Wankhede honestly, and everyday there was something new, and I could challenge both edges. It was a wonderful performance by Ajaz. It doesn't spin all the time in Wankhede, and he used the seam and put the ball in the right places, and there was a bit of destiny involved in his 10-for too.""
10:55 (IST)
Mayank Agarwal, Player of the Match: Feels good to be back among the runs and this knock is special for me. I didn't change anything from Kanpur, I just had the mental discipline and determination. The technique isn't going to be the best all the time, it won't guarantee runs, but the will to fight is key.
10:52 (IST)
Tom Latham, New Zealand captain at presentation ceremony: "A disappointing performance. Credit to India, and 62 all-out would have set us back always. You always want to bat first here, and it only gets worse for batting here, and it wasn't how we wanted it to pan out. Guys are able to step up in different conditions and we have managed to get a lot of depth. Very special game for Ajaz, only the third time in the history of the game has a man got all ten."
10:32 (IST)
Rahul Dravid, Team India coach: I think it was good to finish the series as winners, came close in Kanpur, not able to get that last wicket, had to work hard here. This result seems one-sided, but right through the series, we were made to work hard. There have been phases where we were behind and had to fight back, credit to the team. Great to see the boys stepping up and taking their opportunities. Yes, we were missing a few senior players. Credit to the guys who came in, Jayant had a difficult day yesterday, but learnt from it today. Mayank, Shreyas, Siraj, who doesn't get a lot of opportunities. Axar, great to see his development with the bat in addition to what he can do with the ball. It gives us a lot of options as well, helps us become a stronger side.
10:23 (IST)
After 56.3 overs,New Zealand 167/10 ( Ajaz Patel 0 , )
Done and dusted! India clinch yet another Test series on home soil, beating New Zealand convincingly by 372 runs in the second Test in Mumbai. Henry Nicholls is stumped by Wriddhiman Saha off Ashwin's ball in the third ball of the 57th over, and that is that. India get their first Test series win after Rahul Dravid's appointment as head coach.
10:17 (IST)
OUT! That's the match then! Nicholls is stumped by Wriddhiman Saha as Ashwin gives the final blow to NZ. India clinch the Test series 1-0, winning by a huge margin of 372 runs. Nicholls st W Saha b Ashwin 44
10:12 (IST)
OUT! Clean, sharp catch from Mayank Agarwal at forward short leg to get rid of Somerville. Kiwis review this one, but the soft signal is out. Replays show Somerville got an inside edge on a forward defence, and Somerville has to walk back. Somerville c Mayank b Jayant Yadav 1
10:06 (IST)
After 54 overs, New Zealand 165/6 ( Somerville 0, Nicholls 43)
Jayant strikes twice in the 54th over of the chase, getting rid of Kyle Jamieson and Tim Southee. It's just a matter of some time now, before India actually wrap this contest up now. Will Somerville is the new batter but Nicholls (43*) is still hanging in there. Two runs and two wickets.
10:02 (IST)
OUT! Another one! Tim Southee is clean bowled by Jayant Yadav! Third wicket for Jayant in the innings.
10:01 (IST)
OUT! Jamieson's given LBW off Jayant's ball, but he reviews the decision. No spike on UltraEdge, and the ball is hitting the middle of middle stump, pitching well outside off. The turn does the trick yet again.
09:55 (IST)
After 52 overs, New Zealand 162/6 ( Jamieson 0, Nicholls 42)
Eight runs come off Jayant's over but the major talking point is another wicket. Rachin Ravindra is the latest NZ victim to depart, getting an edge off the bat to gift it to Pujara at second slip. India need four wickets to win now. Kyle Jamieson is the new batter.
09:53 (IST)
OUT! First major blow of the day for New Zealand as Ravindra departs. Good length around off that forces Ravindra to come forward, only to get the edge and gift it to Pujara at second slip. Ravindra c Pujara b Jayant Yadav 18
09:49 (IST)
After 51 overs, New Zealand 154/5 ( Ravindra 10, Nicholls 42)
Ashwin resumes. Nicholls with a sweep that sees him clear the deep square leg boundary for a four. He timed that to perfection in that one. With that boundary, Nicholls is into his 40s.
09:47 (IST)
FOUR! Nicholls goes for the sweep, clears the deep square leg boundary for a four. He's into his 40s now.
09:43 (IST)
After 48 overs, New Zealand 148/5 ( Ravindra 10, Nicholls 36)
Expensive over from Jayant Yadav with eight runs coming off it. Two fours from Ravindra, but the major highlight was an LBW appeal in the fourth ball. Original decision is not out, but Kohli decides against a review. Replays showed the ball pitching on the middle stump, but with a bit of turn. Had India taken the review, it would have been umpire's call and they would have retained the review.
09:33 (IST)
After 46 overs, New Zealand 140/5 ( Ravindra 2, Nicholls 36)
Jayant Yadav with the ball first up today. Rachin Ravindra faces him. Jayant produces turn and bounce, much like how commentator Simon Duoll predicted at the pitch report some minutes back. Maiden over to start off the day.
09:30 (IST)
Time for LIVE action on Day 4. Indian players walk out to the middle, and so does Rachin Ravindra and Henry Nicholls. Jayant Yadav with the ball for India.
09:22 (IST)
We are moments away from start of play on Day 4. Meanwhile, Simon Duoll at the pitch report has predicted some turn and bounce on the pitch, yet again.
08:46 (IST)
India's middle-order worries going into South Africa series remained but that didn't deter Ravichandran Ashwin from turning the heat on as his three quick blows left New Zealand tottering at 140 for five in pursuit of an impossible 540 on day three of the second Test.
While Daryl Mitchell (60 off 92 balls) and Henry Nicholls (36 batting) added 73 runs for the fourth wicket, there is no denying that India in all likelihood will finish it early on the fourth day with Ashwin (3/27) looking menacing after every passing over.
What will hurt New Zealand team most in this defeat is the fact that this is the game where one of its own — Ajaz Patel, equalled the world record and grabbed a match-haul of 14 wickets, something that no one has ever done against India in Test cricket.
Read the report here
08:35 (IST)
Hello and welcome to our LIVE coverage of Day 4 of the second and final Test between India and New Zealand in Mumbai. A target of 540 seems improbable for the Kiwis, who are reeling at 140/5. India will look to wrap the match in the very first session. Stay tuned as we build up towards the contest.
India vs New Zealand, Live Cricket Score, 2nd Test Live Streaming and Latest Updates: Done and dusted! India clinch yet another Test series on home soil, beating New Zealand convincingly by 372 runs in the second Test in Mumbai. Henry Nicholls is stumped by Wriddhiman Saha off Ashwin's ball in the third ball of the 57th over, and that is that. India get their first Test series win after Rahul Dravid's appointment as head coach.
Day 3 report: New Zealand slumped to 140-5 at stumps on day three of the second Test against India on Sunday with the visitors needing another 400 runs for an improbable victory.
India, meanwhile, is just five wickets away from a series win in the two-match contest. The first Test in Kanpur was drawn.
India, who declared its second innings at 276-7 to set a 540-run target for the Black Caps, started losing wickets after lunch.
Shubman Gill (47) and Virat Kohli (36) did manage to put on 82 runs for the third wicket but New Zealand's spinners continued doing the work for the touring side as Ajaz Patel finished with 4-106 following his historic 10-for in the first innings.
Rachin Ravindra (3-56) also got into the act, dismissing both Kohli and Gill.
Patel got rid of Shreyas Iyer (14) and Jayant Yadav (6) as India lost four wickets for 41 runs.
Patel finished with a match haul of 14 wickets for 225 runs for the best match haul in test cricket for any visiting bowler in India. The previous best was Englishman Ian Botham’s 13 wickets for 106 runs in 1980, also in Mumbai.
Facing a mammoth total, New Zealand then collapsed under India’s spin pressure.
Ravichandran Ashwin (3-27) opened the bowling and trapped Tom Latham (6) lbw.
He also had Will Young (20) caught at forward short leg while Ross Taylor (6) played a surprising slog sweep and was caught to leave New Zealand reeling on 55-3.
Daryl Mitchell (60) managed to resist the Indian spin attack to reach a half-century, helping New Zealand cross the 100-run mark and put on 73 runs for the fourth wicket with Henry Nicholls.
But Axar Patel (1-42) struck before stumps to remove Mitchell and then Tom Blundell was run-out for a duck to leave the Black Caps faltering.
At stumps, Nicholls was unbeaten on 36 runs with Rachin Ravindra (2 not out) for company.
“The way Agarwal played in both innings for India, he set the template for how I personally wanted to try and go about, taking on the Indian spinners today," Said Mitchell. "Disappointing to not still be out there and kick on but it was nice to get a partnership going. It’s a pretty challenging surface. The ball is definitely turning there with your name on it."
On Saturday, India took control of the test by reaching 69-0 in its second innings at stumps after bowling New Zealand out for 62.
The first test ended in a draw.
With inputs from AP
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