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After losing the Test matches in Bengaluru and Pune, the last hope of the Indian team is Mumbai, where the third match of the series will start from November 1. The last Test match on this ground was also played between India and New Zealand in 2021, in which Team India won easily.
Zealand has done something amazing which no one expected, at least not from the current New Zealand team. In so many years, no team has come to India and defeated Team India in a Test series, but New Zealand did this at a time when Team India was considered stronger than before. New Zealand defeated Team India first in Bengaluru and then in Pune. Now the last match is going to be held in Mumbai, where on one hand there is an opportunity for the Kiwi team to create history and on the other hand there is a challenge for the Indian team to save its honor. Although Team India has won many matches at the historic Wankhede Stadium, its record here is not at all one-sided. This ground is special for New Zealand in many ways.
It will be played at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai from November 1.
The third and last match of the Test series will be played at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai from November 1. This will be the last chance for Team India where it would like to end the series brilliantly by defeating New Zealand. At the same time, the New Zealand team, which has won the series in two consecutive matches, will enter this match with more confidence and high spirits and would like to register victory. If New Zealand does this then it will become the second team to come to India and clean sweep Team India, and will also become the first team to win all the matches in a 3-match series.
What is Team India's record in Wankhede?
Team India is already facing criticism for losing a Test series at home after almost 12 years, so anything less than a win in Mumbai will not be tolerated or the embarrassment will increase manifold. But will it be so easy for Team India? What do the statistics of Wankhede Stadium say? If seen, like most of the grounds in India, Team India's victory figures are high in Wankhede too. However, it is not one-sided at all. Team India has played a total of 26 Test matches at Wankhede Stadium in almost 50 years, out of which it has won only 12. That means less than half the matches have been won. Team India has lost 7 times i.e. about 30 percent of the matches. The remaining 7 matches have been draws.
This ground is special for New Zealand
The last match here was played 3 years ago in 2021 between India and New Zealand and that match was won by Team India. However, this ground is special to New Zealand because two of the greatest moments in its history took place here. If we talk about the 2021 Test only, then in that match New Zealand's left arm spinner Ajaz Patel took all 10 wickets in the first innings and became the third bowler in cricket history to do so. The last win against Team India was recorded on this ground 36 years ago in 1988. After which this time the Kiwi team came to India and won the test. However, 3 Tests have been played between India and New Zealand on this ground, 2 of which were for India and 1 for New Zealand. Now Team India will hope that they can repeat the success of 2021.