WTC Final is over and to your surprise, we have a winner. It was being speculated that the test match will end up in a draw. Rain continuously interrupted the game. Due to this, the match went to reserve day (Day 6). Fortunately, day 6 proved to be a blessing for cricket fans. Not only we witnessed the day without rain interruption, but we also got to see the result of the match. New Zealand has emerged as the winner by beating all the odds- India, Rain, and bad luck in the finals. Don’t miss out on the concise details about the most important test match ever in this Article!
Cricket fans still have not forgotten the famous 2019 Cricket World cup Super over. The victory was snatched from the mouth of the New Zealand team over the boundary counts. Many people protested against this stupid rule with some saying the World cup trophy should be shared. As usual, we saw ICC couldn’t care less about these demands. But in 2021, fate was in favor of New Zealand as they just won an ICC event. Now, We finally saw New Zealand team players celebrate with fans dancing in joy.
Summary of WTC Final: The Battle between two Cricketing giants ( NZ vs India):
On 18 June, World Test Championship Final began in Southampton, England. Rain washed out the first day. On 19 June, at the time of Toss, nothing new happened. As usual, Virat Kohli lost the toss and Williamson chose to bowl first. After a slightly good start, India’s first innings ended with the team scoring 217 runs. New Zealand responded with 249 runs. To Indian fans’ despair, Team India didn’t field well as well in this final.
India began their second innings with 32 runs trail. Shubman Gill got out early, just like in the first innings. At the end of Day 5, Rohit Sharma was also in the pavilion as well.
Reserved Day (6th Day) happenings:
The sixth day was not good for India. Pujara, Kohli, and Rahane couldn’t resist the New Zealand pace attack effectively on a reserved day. Only Rishabh Pant counter-attacked them. But his innings were cut short when he was on 41 runs. After that, wickets kept falling and India only managed to score 170 runs in their second innings.
The target was 139 runs. Conditions, Players’ forms, Target- everything was ideal for the New Zealand team. Two wickets fell early courtesy of Ravi Ashwin. But that didn’t stop Ross Taylor and Kane Williamson to score runs. Therefore, the partnership between Ross Taylor and Skipper Kane Williamson proved to be the match-winning one. Ross Taylor hit the winning boundary and registered himself as the hero in the final moment of the most memorable test match.
Player of the Match:
Kylie Jamieson is the Player of the match for his fantastic bowling. He even got Kohli out in both innings. He took a fifer in the first innings and two wickets in the second innings.
The first-ever WTC final will be remembered even after decades:
The first-ever ICC World Test Championship final has ended now. It had everything- from rain to drop catches, and from surprise Kohli’s face to poor umpiring decisions. There is no doubt that this match was the most important test match in history and will go down as one of the memorable test matches of all time. For Indian management and Board, some serious considerations are need of the hour as India last won an ICC Trophy in 2013. After that, neither Dhoni nor Kohli was able to lift any ICC Trophy. With New Zealand lifting victory Mace, Indian fans are expecting some strict decisions from BCB. What do you think BCB should do to improve India’s performance in crucial matches, Tell us in the comment section and stay active on other social media platforms to voice your opinions.
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