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Ashwin
Indian bowling all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin becomes the leading wicket-taker in the ICC World Test Championship. Ashwin picked the wickets of both New Zealand opening batsmen in the final session of play to accomplish the feat. The Tamil Nadu spinner has now surpassed Australian pacer Pat Cummins’ tally of 70 wickets in the mega ICC event. Ashwin has also concluded the WTC with 4 five-wicket hauls. It is joint-second most five-fors, along with Australian spinner Nathan Lyon and teammate Axar Patel. New Zealand pacer Kyle Jamieson leads the elite list with a staggering 5 Test five-fors in just 8 Test matches.
New Zealand defeated India by eight wickets in the maiden ICC WTC
After two days were washed out, the WTC finally headed to the reserve day with all three results possible. Both the top-notch team looked set for a grueling day of Test cricket. Meanwhile, on the sixth day, wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant was the lone performer for his side. The youngster scored 41 runs in 88 deliveries. Other than Rishabh Pant, no one from the Indian batting order could cross the 20-run mark in their second innings. The Indian batting line-up found it challenging to survive against a probing New Zealand bowling unit. The Kiwis dominated the proceedings and bundled out team India for 170 runs. Kyle Jamieson and Tim Southee were the star performers for the Blackcaps. Overall, the pace duo claimed six wickets.
Kane Williamson and the team enjoyed the most incredible win in their cricket history. The Kiwis defeated India by eight wickets in the maiden ICC World Test Championship final at Southampton on Wednesday. Two years after their heart-breaking Super Over loss to England in the 50-over ICC World Cup final at Lord's, the Kiwis finally grabbed their first major global title. Having been set a below-par target of 139 runs by team India, NZ reached 140 for two in 45.5 overs. New Zealand skipper Williamson scored 52 runs off 89 balls. His brilliant knock included eight fours.
Meanwhile, Ross Taylor, who hit the winning boundary, scored 47 runs off 100 balls. Kane Williamson and Taylor took the Kiwis home in the run chase comfortably. The duo showed great calmness and delicacy during their match-winning stand.