A fascinating WTC Final saw both teams play an extremely high standard of cricket for long stretches, with the two bowling attacks particularly impressive.
Kyle Jamieson has been a magnificent addition in the New Zealand camp which includes Tim Southee, Trent Boult and Neil Wagner.
New Zealand overcame 21 years of pain to finally win an ICC event as they secured a brilliant win against India to clinch the ICC World Test Championship.
There was no play on the fourth day of the World Test Championship Final as poor weather prevented a ball being bowled.
Kyle Jamieson was New Zealand’s hero on day three as he claimed his fifth five-wicket haul in just eight Tests to help the Black Caps seize initiative in the WTC Final.
Jamieson helped New Zealand wrap up the Indian innings for 217 after Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane resumed on 146/3 on Day 3.
Vikram Rathour on Saturday said that a first innings score of 250-plus will put India in a fighting position against New Zealand in the WTC final.
Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane put on an unbeaten stand of 58 as India battled to 146/3 when bad light forced an early end to the day, with only 64.4 overs of play possible.
This is because, as per Southee, Kohli had the WTC final in mind and possibly saw a near seven-foot Kiwi fast bowler as a threat.
Four New Zealand cricketers, who were in India for IPL 2021, are now in Maldives and not in a mini bio-bubble in Delhi.