New Zealand crowned World Test champions
New Zealand won the inaugural World Test Championship (WTC) title, beating India by eight wickets in the ultimate at the Ageas Bowl on Wednesday.
The weather-disrupted final marked the culmination of a two-year cycle of the WTC, that was launched in 2019 to create test cricket's pinnacle event.
Chasing 139 for victory in a low-scoring match, New Zealand romped home in the ultimate session of the reserve day, which was activated to make up for lost amount of time in the first five days.
Captain Kane Williamson was unbeaten on 52 and Ross Taylor on 47 as New Zealand became test cricket's first official world champions.
Their all-seam attack create the victory by bowling out India for 217 and 170 in the game which lost two full days to rain.
New Zealand lost in the finals of the last two 50-overs World Cups.
