The third test match against India and New Zealand is very important. Where the Kiwi team has entered with the intention of destroying. The Indian team would like to avoid the lime stain. However, until the end of the second day of play, the New Zealand team plays 171 runs for 9 wickets. During this period, the Kiwis also gained a lead of 143 runs over the Indian team. The dominance of the bowlers was also seen in this match. In fact, in the first match of the three-match Test series played in Bengaluru, the fast bowlers dominated. But the bowlers’ influence continues in Pune and Mumbai. In such a situation, the bowlers of both teams managed to break the 55-year-old record.
The magic of bowlers
The final Test match against New Zealand will be played in Mumbai. So far, the bowlers of both the teams have taken a total of 24 wickets. In such a situation, including three Test matches so far, the bowlers have taken a total of 71 wickets. Thus, this is the first time in the three-match Test series played in India that bowlers have taken so many wickets.
Bowlers break 55-year-old record
In the three-Test series against India and New Zealand, the spinners broke the 55-year-old record by taking a total of 71 wickets so far. At the beginning of the year 1969, in the India-New Zealand Test series, the spinners of both the teams had managed to take 69 wickets. In the year 1956, in the India vs Australia Test series, the bowlers had taken a total of 66 wickets.
Bowlers took the most wickets in these three Test match series (in India)
India vs New Zealand – 71 wickets – 2024
India vs New Zealand – 69 wickets – 1969
India vs Australia – 66 wickets – 1956
India vs New Zealand – 65 wickets – 1976
India vs Sri Lanka – 64 wickets – 1993
Sundar took most of the wickets
In the second match of the India-New Zealand Test series, Washington Sundar was included in the 11th game in place of Kuldeep Yadav. In such a situation, Sundar has taken the most wickets so far in the three matches combined. He has taken a total of 16 wickets so far. In second place is the name of Ravindra Jadeja, who took a total of 15 wickets. While Mitchell Santner is third with 13 wickets. Apart from this, Ravichandran Ashwin managed to take 9 wickets.
