A tenacious New Zealand lifted the inaugural World Test Championship title with a comfortable eight-wicket win over India on the sixth and ...
A tenacious New Zealand lifted the inaugural World Test Championship title with a comfortable eight-wicket win over India on the sixth and final day of the marquee final in Southampton on Wednesday.
It is the first major ICC trophy for the Black Caps since 2000. They had ended runners-up at the 2019 ODI World Cup after losing the final to hosts England on boundary count. They had also lost the 2015 World Cup final to Australia.
The seasoned pair of skipper Kane Williamson (52) and Ross Taylor (47) took New Zealand past the finish line with their unbeaten 96-run partnership as they overhauled the 139-run target without much fuss.
New Zealand’s only other ICC event triumphs have come in the 2000 Knockout Trophy (men’s) and 2000 ODI World Cup (women’s).
Here are some of the best reactions to New Zealand’s triumph:
The winning moment! 👏🏽
— The Field (@thefield_in) June 23, 2021
🎥 BLACKCAPS #WTCFinal21 #INDvNZ pic.twitter.com/qIZQoFJghU
144 years of Test cricket
— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) June 23, 2021
The first-ever ICC WTC winner...
Stand up for the champions, New Zealand! 👏👏👏#ICCWTCFinal #WTCFinal #WorldTestChampionshipFinal #WTCFinal2021 #INDvNZ #Blackcaps pic.twitter.com/LBOl1CrvWh
TEAM FIRST. There are 15 players here but 22 players have represented the team during #WTC21.
— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) June 23, 2021
Astle
Blundell
Boult
Conway
De Grandhomme
Ferguson
Henry
Jamieson
Latham
Mitchell
Nicholls
Patel
Phillips
Raval
Santner
Somerville
Southee
Taylor
Wagner
Watling
Williamson
Young pic.twitter.com/UrqD6uOa5T
ICC Tournament Wins by New Zealand 🇳🇿:
2000 ICC Men’s Champions Trophy in Kenya
2000 ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup in NZ
2021 ICC Men's World Test Championship Final...
