India vs New Zealand, Final - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: ICC World Test Championship Final 2021 Venue: The Rose Bowl, Southampton Date & Time: Jun 18-Jun 23, 10:30 AM LOCAL
Ross Taylor 47(100)
45.5
Shami to Ross Taylor, FOUR, the nice guys come first! New Zealand win the inaugural World Test Championship final, and are the undisputed champions of cricket! Picks this off his legs and swats this away with a signature flick to the deep square leg fence for four, and the dressing room is in delirium! Kane Williamson hugs Ross Taylor mid-pitch. No wild celebrations, just a fitting encapsulation of the gentleman's game, acknowledging an incredible battle in this final showdown...
45.4
Shami to Ross Taylor, no run, in the channel outside off, Ross Taylor shoulders arms. He's willing to wait. They've waited for 2 years. They can wait a little longer.
44.6
Bumrah to Ross Taylor, no run, seaming sharply in from a back of a length spot, left alone
44.5
Bumrah to Ross Taylor, no run, fuller length ball on the pads, and that's worked towards short midwicket
44.4
Bumrah to Ross Taylor, no run, skids through low, Ross Taylor is hopping but gets the bat down on time to tap it on the head back to the bowler
44.3
Bumrah to Ross Taylor, 2 runs, back of a length ball on off-stump, Ross Taylor steers this off the outside edge down to deep backward point for a couple
44.2
Ishant to Ross Taylor, no run, fuller length ball on off-stump, check-driven back to Ishant
44.1
Ishant to Ross Taylor, no run, angling down leg, poor delivery, and that's through to Pant
42.6
Ishant to Ross Taylor, no run, angling full and down leg, Ishant's lucky he's missed the flick, and that's through to Pant
42.1
Ishant to Ross Taylor, 3 runs, skids through with some width, Ross Taylor stays low and chops it off the under-edge towards third man for a treble - Jadeja dives across to make an atheletic stop
40.6
Ishant to Ross Taylor, no run, fuller length ball on off-stump, Ross Taylor drives it back to the bowler, who stops it but tumbles over in his followthrough
40.5
Ishant to Ross Taylor, no run, back of a length ball just outside off, Ross Taylor stays back and tall, defends this compactly into the off-side
40.4
Ishant to Ross Taylor, no run, an absolute peach but that's beaten the bat again! Angling into the off-stump line, straightening off the seam and beating the outside edge of the defence - goes OVER the off-stump!
40.3
Ishant to Ross Taylor, 2 runs, half-volley on the pads, clipped away with ease towards backward square leg for a couple
40.2
Ishant to Ross Taylor, no run, attempts the yorker length ball at the base of off-stump, falls over in his followthrough, 87mph|140kmph - possibly the first time he's hit 140ks this match, and that's dug out by Taylor towards mid-off
40.1
Ishant to Ross Taylor, no run, wide, back of a length, and low, Ross Taylor tries cutting but that slides under his bat through to Pant
39.5
Jadeja to Ross Taylor, 1 run, straightens from the inwards angle on middle and leg, worked towards square leg, they take off for a single, the throw comes in to the striker's end and it's past Pant, but no further damage done to India
39.4
Jadeja to Ross Taylor, no run, zips through straight as an arrow towards off, meets the solid defence of Ross Taylor
39.3
Jadeja to Ross Taylor, no run, angling into the hip, defended off the backfoot towards square leg
39.2
Jadeja to Ross Taylor, no run, a bit more round-arm outside off, angling towards off, Ross Taylor defends compactly off the frontfoot
39.1
Jadeja to Ross Taylor, no run, a full one on off-stump, driven inside out off the toe towards mid-off
37.6
Jadeja to Ross Taylor, no run, more purchase. Well. Bounce, turn, from a middle-stump line, and with Taylor ending up with a thick leading-edge rolling away to point
37.5
Jadeja to Ross Taylor, no ball, 1 run, another in-slider, Taylor commits forward, plays for the spin, and ends up inside-edging it through square leg
37.4
Jadeja to Ross Taylor, no run, full, around middle and leg, clipped away to mid-wicket
36.6
Bumrah to Ross Taylor, no run, fuller, Taylor goes driving, and ends up skewing this off the toe-end towards cover
36.5
Bumrah to Ross Taylor, no run, pokes, and misses!. Now, now. There's just that slight zip off this pitch, but it's not good enough to nick. In that corridor, good length, and straightening past Taylor's half-prodded push
36.4
Bumrah to Ross Taylor, FOUR, fine tickle. Just too loose -- back of a length, on the thighs, and clipped away neatly. The Kiwis go past 100. Quick, get the mace ready ..
36.3
Bumrah to Ross Taylor, no run, fuller, tailing in on off, stroked through the line, stroked to cover
36.2
Bumrah to Ross Taylor, no run, back of a length, angling in from wider of the crease, Taylor softly knocks it away to leg
36.1
Bumrah to Ross Taylor, no run, again, extra kick up off a length, and popping up off Taylor's bat-handle, who after being scarred in that last over, isn't coming as forward
34.6
Bumrah to Ross Taylor, no run, sharp in-nipper. Taylor hops, looks to flick, and misses, and wears it on his thighs
34.5
Bumrah to Ross Taylor, no run, it's not the yorker, it's a length delivery outside off, and Taylor's happy leaving
34.4
Bumrah to Ross Taylor, no run, smashed on the helmet, and he's broken it too. This is more the Bumrah we've become used to. He gets it to spit up from nowhere with Taylor pressing forward in defence, and the ball goes over the bat, the splice, the handle, the glove, the hands, and finds the head
34.3
Bumrah to Ross Taylor, no run, length, top of off, but Taylor's further in front in keeping this out
34.2
Bumrah to Ross Taylor, no run, slightly shorter than a good length, angling in on the stumps. Blocked back
34.1
Bumrah to Ross Taylor, 2 runs, skiddy length, tailing onto the legs. Taylor stays back, lets it get close and delicately places it into a gap square of fine leg
33.6
Jadeja to Ross Taylor, 1 run, just slightly straight, and neatly clipped away behind square
33.5
Jadeja to Ross Taylor, no run, flat, on the stumps, no room, no change in the defence either
33.4
Jadeja to Ross Taylor, no run, using the in-drift, with soft wristy hands in nurdling this to leg
33.3
Jadeja to Ross Taylor, no run, middle again, and a smaller forward press, but a block nevertheless
33.2
Jadeja to Ross Taylor, no run, more on middle, length, and Taylor can keep a straight bat in his defence
33.1
Jadeja to Ross Taylor, no run, slingy, flat, on off, big forward plonking smother
31.6
Jadeja to Ross Taylor, no run, slices, thick outside-edge, and backward point will clean up
31.5
Jadeja to Ross Taylor, no run, lines it up, nicely behind the line to tap it to cover
31.4
Jadeja to Ross Taylor, no run, around middle, leaning clip, mid-wicket
31.3
Jadeja to Ross Taylor, no run, a rocked-back chop, again, with Jadeja getting too short
31.2
Jadeja to Ross Taylor, no run, flat, coming in off a length, and tucked out to mid-wicket
31.1
Jadeja to Ross Taylor, no run, missed sweep, big LBW appeal, but shockingly, with three reviews left, India don't review. Taylor clearly has his front leg outside the line of off here, and the ball's spinning away too. Wonder why the appeal was this loud after all
30.5
Bumrah to Ross Taylor, 1 run, on the shorter side again, Taylor waits for it to get close this time, softly nudging it round the corner
30.4
Bumrah to Ross Taylor, no run, dropped at first slip It really doesn't come easier, and on that one rare instance when Bumrah gets his line right and on that one rare instance when Taylor nicks, Pujara refuses to hold on. In bang in the channel, just outside off, seaming away, Taylor prods, pokes, edges .. alas
30.3
Bumrah to Ross Taylor, no run, overpitched, driven hard, but finds Kohli at cover
30.2
Bumrah to Ross Taylor, no run, length, wider outside off. Taylor continues not bothering
30.1
Bumrah to Ross Taylor, no run, length, sixth-stump, slight nibble back in. Left
29.2
Jadeja to Ross Taylor, 3 runs, width, and firmly cut away, rocking behind and nailing it through the point-gully gap. Pujara chases, dives, flicks it back, and Shami backs it up
29.1
Jadeja to Ross Taylor, no run, full, on middle, squeezed out
28.6
Ashwin to Ross Taylor, 1 run, fuller, another quick single pinched, thanks to a leaning squeeze into an empty point
28.4
Ashwin to Ross Taylor, 1 run, a tad too straight, nudged with the spin into mid-wicket
28.3
Ashwin to Ross Taylor, no run, a big jump across the stumps, getting fully behind the line in nudging it out
28.2
Ashwin to Ross Taylor, no run, sharp spin back in from the rough outside off, Taylor stretches and inside-edges it to leg
28.1
Ashwin to Ross Taylor, no run, full, drifting in on middle, clipped away to leg
27.5
Jadeja to Ross Taylor, 1 run, on the leg stump, Taylor turns it to square leg
27.4
Jadeja to Ross Taylor, no run, beaten. Full and turning away, Taylor looks to drive, misses. Pant checks the bails off but the back foot was well in
27.3
Jadeja to Ross Taylor, no run, finishes around off stump, Taylor defends watchfully
27.2
Jadeja to Ross Taylor, no run, on the stumps, Taylor defends
27.1
Jadeja to Ross Taylor, 1 run, starts with a leg stump ball, Taylor turns it to mid-wicket
26.5
Ishant to Ross Taylor, 1 run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Taylor late cuts it to third man
26.4
Ishant to Ross Taylor, no run, lovely on-drive. Picked out mid-on, would have been a four had he played that straighter
26.3
Ishant to Ross Taylor, no run, good length and just outside off stump, Taylor defends
26.2
Ishant to Ross Taylor, FOUR, poor short ball with no one in the deep out on the off-side. Taylor will love those after the pressure Ashwin created. Cuts it away nicely past point
26.1
Ishant to Ross Taylor, no run, short of length delivery curving back in, Taylor chops the cut towards short cover
25.4
Ashwin to Ross Taylor, 1 run, drives but he wasn't to the pitch of the ball, beats Kohli's stretch to the left at silly mid-on or more short mid-wicket
25.3
Ashwin to Ross Taylor, no run, the one that goes straight through, Taylor defends off the outer half of the bat
25.2
Ashwin to Ross Taylor, no run, wide of the crease and angling in on the off stump, Taylor blocks towards silly mid-on
25.1
Ashwin to Ross Taylor, no run, flatter delivery outside off stump, Taylor defends
23.6
Ashwin to Ross Taylor, no run, flatter and just outside off stump, Taylor blocks
23.5
Ashwin to Ross Taylor, no run, round the wicket for this flighted delivery, Taylor defends
23.4
Ashwin to Ross Taylor, FOUR, spinning away outside off stump, too full, Taylor drives and gets it past the man at mid-off. Suddenly New Zealand get the momentum with three quick boundaries
23.3
Ashwin to Ross Taylor, no run, how did that not hit the stumps? Floated up just outside off stump, ducks Taylor into the forward push, gets turn, but gets bounce too. The ball bounces over the sticks
23.2
Ashwin to Ross Taylor, FOUR, lovely response from Taylor. He tricked Ashwin into to bowling just full at him, field is up so he gets under the ball and muscles it over mid-on for four more. This will get India thinking
23.1
Ashwin to Ross Taylor, no run, fullish delivery, Taylor drives to mid-on
22.5
Shami to Ross Taylor, 1 run, inside edge onto pad, nip-backer finishing around leg, Taylor fails to connect the flick properly, rolls through square leg
22.4
Shami to Ross Taylor, FOUR, not this time. Uses the width on offer and guides behind point, off the mark off his 19th ball but more importantly it's four crucial runs for New Zealand at the target
22.3
Shami to Ross Taylor, no run, nip-backer on a good length, Taylor defends watchfully covering the front pad
22.2
Shami to Ross Taylor, no run, oh he smashed this cut shot very well, unfortunately picks out Jadeja at backward point. Shami getting away with two loose balls in the over. Was short and wide, asking to be thrashed. Jadeja having fun by gently throwing the ball up to get the crowd going
21.6
Ashwin to Ross Taylor, no run, full and on the stumps, knocked to short mid-wicket. Another maiden over from Ashwin
21.5
Ashwin to Ross Taylor, no run, wanting the drive off the front foot but he gets an inside edge that rolls towards mid-on
21.4
Ashwin to Ross Taylor, no run, nicely bowled. Full at 85kph, Taylor defends
21.3
Ashwin to Ross Taylor, no run, bowls leg stump line with protection, Taylor punches to short mid-wicket
21.2
Ashwin to Ross Taylor, no run, not that full, Taylor watchful in defence as he gets outside the line of off stump
21.1
Ashwin to Ross Taylor, no run, drags the length back after a series of full balls previous over, Taylor defends off the back foot
19.6
Ashwin to Ross Taylor, no run, full, too full, Taylor blocks
19.5
Ashwin to Ross Taylor, no run, oh leading edge as Taylor almost falls over on the flick because of the late drift Ashwin got away from the right-hander on this low full toss, rolls to mid-off
19.4
Ashwin to Ross Taylor, no run, 88kph full delivery, Taylor presses into the off-side
19.3
Ashwin to Ross Taylor, no run, flatter than the first two, Taylor covering the line and offering the full face of the bat
19.2
Ashwin to Ross Taylor, no run, spin but Taylor kills it by playing nicely off the front foot
19.1
Ashwin to Ross Taylor, no run, fullish and outside off stump, blocked off the front foot
17.6
Ashwin to Ross Taylor, no run, defended forward as Ashwin pushes it fuller
17.5
Ashwin to Ross Taylor, no run, flighted up on off, Taylor stretches forward in defence
17.4
Ashwin to Ross Taylor, no run, spinning in on middle, Taylor turns it past short leg
17.3
Ashwin to Ross Taylor, no run, 97kph, sliding through on off, Taylor defends forward
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