India Vs New Zealand: The last match of the three-match red ball series between India Vs New Zealand will be played in Mumbai at Wankhede Stadium. The Blackcaps have already won the first two matches played in Bengaluru and Pune. This is the first ever time that New Zealand has won two back-to-back red ball games on Indian soil.
The team led by Tom Latham were superb in those two matches. Their all-round performances have helped them to clinch a first-ever red ball series in India. While the Men in Blue couldn’t do the damage with the red cherry and failed to cope up with Matt Henry, William Orourke and Mitchell Santner when they batted in this series.
India Vs New Zealand: Today, In This Segment, We Shall Let Our Viewers Know When Was The Last Time That India Was Whitewashed On Their Home Turf –
India has been a dominant side in the red ball format played at home. It took 12 years and 18 series for them to lose a Test match series played on their home soil. In 2012, England was the last team to win the Test series in India despite facing a hammering loss in the opening red ball match played in Ahmedabad.
Now New Zealand has scaled the Everest of this decade by winning a red ball series on the Indian soil recently. The Kiwis have taken a lead in the series by a margin of two nil and there might be possibility of clean sweep series win for the visitors as well when New Zealand will take on the home side in Mumbai in few days time.
India Vs New Zealand: South Africa Was The Last Team To Whitewash India In A Home Test Series In 2000 –
In 2000, India and South Africa locked horns for a two-match series of the red ball format. The Proteas won both the matches and the series by a margin of two nil. The first match of that series was played in Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, and the second and last match was played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
India lost the opening match by four wickets in Mumbai and the home side lost the second match and the series in Bengaluru by an innings and 71 runs. Gary Kirsten was the highest run scorer for the Proteas in this series win. The former Indian World Cup-winning coach scored 149 runs in two matches and three innings.
Shaun Pollock was the highest wicket-taker with the red cherry. He took nine scalps from just two red ball matches. Sachin Tendulkar was the skipper for India in this series. He led his team from the front. The Master Blaster was the highest run-getter for India in this series with 146 runs to his name. Anil Kumble got 12 wickets and Jumbo was the highest wicket-taker for the Blues in these two encounters.
