New Zealand on Wednesday became the first World TestChampionship winners after they defeated India by eight wickets in alow-scoring and close final in Southampton, England.
Notably, this is New Zealand’s second ICC Trophy incricket history.
In the WTC Final Reserve Day match, New Zealand had tochase the target score of 139 in 53 overs against India.
New Zealand players Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor threwsuperb knocks to clinch the title of World Test Champions by defeating India by 8wickets at the Ageas Bowl on Day 6.
Notably, the WTC series took off amid the bad weather andrain throughout the match. Due to weather conditions, no single ball was playedby the cricketers in the field on Day 1 and Day 4, observing which a reserve daywas fixed.
In the WTC Final match on June 23, the Indian team executedwell performance in the first session which put the ball in their court.However, in their second innings, Captain Virat Kohli led the Indian cricket teamcould only set a target of 170 after resuming on their overnight score of 64 for2.
In the final match against New Zealand, the Indian team couldonly add 106 runs to their score on Day 6 and lost 8 wickets in just under 2sessions, thus making them away to grab the ICC y trophy.