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New Zealand Wins Inaugural World Test Championship

New Zealand showcased the class performance in the final match of the inaugural World Test Championship and defeated team India by eight wickets to clinch the title. The rain played match extended to the sixth day, as the match had a reserve day. It is worth mentioning that this is the first major ICC title for the black caps and they achieved the milestone after 2 years offer the agonizing super over in 50 overs world cup final match against England. So without making any further delay let’s dive into the article to check out the complete details of the match between India versus New Zealand.

The inaugural World Test Championship the final match was affected by rain very badly and the game lost two days due to the bad weather condition. New Zealand won the toss and elected to field first in the final match and India scored 217 runs in the 1st innings courtesy of Rohit Sharma 34 along with the captain Virat Kohli 44 and Ajinkya Rahane added 49 runs in the total.

While New Zealand showcased their character and they scored 249 runs in their first innings. Team India again failed to build partnerships and to make a big target on the board in their second innings as they were all out for just 170 runs. Which created a modest target of 139 runs in 53 over in front of New Zealand.

The team which is under the leadership of Kane Williamson finished the game on 140 with the loss of 2 wickets with time to spare. Ravichandran Ashwin removed the openers of New Zealand in their second innings and they were at 44 with the loss of two wickets but after that, Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor stood strongly in the middle to clinch the title and it is their first major global title as well. That said, Kane Williamson named as the player of the match.

Speaking about the prize money, New Zealand awarded the prize money of USD 1.6 million along with the Test Championship Mace.

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