Under the radar no more, New Zealand trump India to become Test world champions
Taylor and Williamson calmly take the side home after India's collapse
18/06Result
Final, ICC World Test Championship at Southampton, Jun 18-23 2021
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![India]( "India")
217 & 170 -
![New Zealand]( "New Zealand")
249 & 140/2 (45.5 ov)
Player of the Match
18/06Result
Final, ICC World Test Championship at Southampton, Jun 18-23 2021
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![India]( "India")
217 & 170 -
![New Zealand]( "New Zealand")
249 & 140/2 (45.5 ov)
Player of the Match
Day 6
'World champions in so many ways'
The cricket world reacts to New Zealand's victory in the inaugural World Test Championship
Kane Williamson toasts 'special feeling' as New Zealand finally get 'across the line'
"I think we saw a lot of heart, a lot of commitment. What's important to our group is our commitment to our style of cricket"
Virat Kohli - 'Can't be too worried about getting out, have to take more risks'
Captain backs positive approach after batters get caught in two minds on final day
Dig deep, get down and dirty - no one does it better than New Zealand
Delayed gratification comes to those who push on through the suffering - just look at Williamson's men
As it happened - India vs New Zealand, WTC final, Southampton, 6th day (reserve day)
All the stats, analysis and colour from the title bout of the inaugural World Test Championship
Virat Kohli calls for best-of-three finals to decide future World Test Championships
India captain acknowledges NZ were the better side but says great Tests come in series
Final defeat leaves India's batting in the spotlight
There is no need for rash judgements but a few questions loom ahead of the England series
Day 5
Williamson 49, Shami four-for and Southee's strikes set up intriguing final day
New Zealand's last five wickets added 114 compared to India's 61, and proved to be the difference
Live Report - India vs New Zealand, WTC final, Southampton, 5th day
All the stats, analysis and colour from the title bout of the inaugural World Test Championship
Mohammed Shami's planning and perseverance bring the rewards
By going a touch fuller and with wonderful control of the seam, Shami was India's best bowler
Fans ejected from Ageas Bowl over 'abusive behaviour'
Alleged racist abuse of New Zealand players reported to ICC via social media
A sun-soaked reserve day is what the WTC final needs to bloom and glow
With a sixth day on offer, the rain-affected showpiece event is still far from being a damp squib
Tim Southee swings it New Zealand's way after Kane Williamson steadies the ship
Trademark six-hitting from No. 9 followed by key incisions lifts New Zealand hopes
Day 4
Day four washed out without a ball bowled
India and New Zealand now have a maximum of 196 overs - including the reserve day - to identify an outright winner
As it happened - India vs New Zealand, WTC final, Southampton, 4th day
All the stats, analysis and colour from the title bout of the inaugural World Test Championship
Day 3
Kyle Jamieson, Devon Conway nudge New Zealand ahead
New Zealand pick up seven Indian wickets for 71 before a solid start with the bat
India quicks take time to find their feet, as New Zealand threaten to run away
Ishant, Bumrah and Shami managed only one wicket between as they strove for the right lengths in seaming conditions
As it happened - India vs New Zealand, WTC final, Southampton, 3rd day
All the stats, analysis and colour from the title bout of the inaugural World Test Championship
New Zealand's latest additions continue to look ready-made for Test cricket
Devon Conway's seamless elevation brought the first half-century of the final
Modern heroes of the game light up historic Rose Bowl
History, conversations, duels, drama, and a blanket of cloud featured on the first two days of the biggest occasion in Test cricket
Day 2
Virat Kohli leads India's resolve on high-quality but stop-start day
After an ordinary start, the New Zealand bowlers too got into the swing of things
Patience and restraint, the new arrows in Virat Kohli's quiver
The India captain has left nearly 34% of his 124 balls so far - a vastly different approach than what we are used to
WTC final rages against the dying light as regulations come under scrutiny again
Compelling contest runs aground on officials' interpretation of bad light rules
As it happened - India vs New Zealand, WTC final, Southampton, 2nd day
All the stats, analysis and colour from the title bout of the inaugural World Test Championship
Day 1
Live Report - India vs New Zealand, WTC final, Southampton, 1st day
All the stats, analysis and colour from the title bout of the inaugural World Test Championship
India's XI 'takes the pitch and conditions out of the equation' - India fielding coach R Sridhar
Indications are both teams aren't tweaking plans yet, given they still have five days available to them, but India will take a call on their XI 'if needed' at toss time
Virat Kohli vs Kane Williamson, two all-star line-ups, and the Ultimate Test
Amid weather concerns, India and New Zealand fight for a taste of silverware after near-misses in recent ICC campaigns
Others
New Zealand to celebrate WTC victory with week-long, nationwide tour
"I guess it's a great way to give back to the fans that've supported us," Tim Southee says
Ross Taylor: WTC win 'makes up for the heartbreak of 2019'
The New Zealand batter says he has no no plans of retiring, and that he "still want(s) to learn and still get better"
Is Keshav Maharaj only the second South African bowler to take a Test hat-trick?
Also: which other team has won a Test with their two leading run scorers at the crease like New Zealand did?
NZ bowling coach on Southee's newest variation that bamboozled Rohit Sharma
Jurgensen reveals Southee's unusual inswinger was developed at a camp in Lincoln just before the England tour
Southee + Boult + Wagner + Jamieson - 'it's got to be the best' attack, says Shane Jurgensen
"In terms of having the four of us in one time is pretty special" - Tim Southee
Height, pace, movement, nous: why Kyle Jamieson is close to fast-bowling perfection
New Zealand quick has had extraordinary start to his career ... because he is extraordinary
Tim Southee: 'We have that right to play more Test cricket'
New Zealand quick hopes winning the WTC gives his team the opportunity to play longer series more often
Neil Wagner: Winning the WTC is 'the pinnacle of the game for me'
The left-arm quick, who recently turned 35, says he still has 'plenty left in the tank' as a Test cricketer
Why did India lose the plot in one hour on the last day of the WTC final?
They needed to bat a little longer to beef up their total and eat into the overs left in the day. Why did they launch an all-out attack?
Ishant Sharma gets stitches on bowling hand but 'expected to recover in time' for England Tests
Meanwhile, India are unlikely to get warm-up games against English county sides. They will instead play two intra-squad games
कप्तान कोहली की शानदार बल्लेबाज़ी लेकिन मौसम ने फिर से किया निराश
एक साधारण शुरुआत के बाद न्यूजीलैंड के गेंदबाज़ों ने बढ़िया गेंदबाज़ी की
Michael Mason, 'emotion and jubilation', and Kane 'not the last man standing' Williamson
"I have never experienced 139 runs taking so long and there was a lot of nervous energy in the change room" - Southee
In Rishabh Pant's defiance lies his defence
Was the wicketkeeper-batter's bold approach in the WTC final appropriate?
Move over WTC, the World Bad Behaviour Championship has a winner
The WTC mace may have gone to the deserving victors, but only one man was really competing for the other crown
Not luck, not fluke - New Zealand deserve to be the World Test Champions
Cricket's second favourite team has fought hard and come a long way to become world No.1
Virat Kohli: 'Win or lose this game, cricket does not stop for us'
India captain says WTC final is part of India's "quest for excellence"
India name both Ravindra Jadeja and R Ashwin in five-man bowling attack for WTC final
That also means India have only five specialist batters in the line-up, followed by wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant
Brendon McCullum on New Zealand's WTC win: 'I'm not sure it's sunk in yet'
Sir Richard Hadlee says the current group of players was New Zealand's "best in our history"
Five things India must keep in mind in the WTC final
They need to understand how New Zealand play their cricket, and respond to that
WTC final: Ajaz Patel primed to add new chapter to 'a hell of a story'
After a stop-start career, the spinner is on the verge of featuring in the WTC final, against the country of his birth
WTC final: Umesh Yadav among five pacers in India's 15 as Shardul Thakur misses out
Shardul Thakur, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Mayank Agarwal and KL Rahul left out
Lack of warm-up fixtures 'a bit of a disadvantage', says Cheteshwar Pujara
"Test cricket needs to survive, and a WTC format helps where every Test, every series is important"
