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New Zealand got the better of India in Bengaluru and Pune to break the home side’s 18-series win streak at home. A win in the ongoing third Test at the Wankhede will help the Kiwis to a remarkable series clean sweep.
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The Indian team has never lost a three Test series at home. No foreign team has white washed India. India would like this record not to be broken in Mumbai.
In the last 24 years, no foreign team has clean swept India in Tests on home soil. New Zealand has a chance to create history by winning the Mumbai Test. The last time the Indian team had a clean sweep was in 2000. Let us know the story of that test series.
Last time when India lost a Test series at home
India have experienced a clean sweep on their home ground only once in the last 24 years. This incident happened against South Africa in 2000, when the Indian team lost the two-match Test series 0-2. At that time, the first Test match was played at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, where the second was played in Bengaluru. Hansie Cronje was the captain of South Africa and the captain of the Indian team was Sachin Tendulkar.
Bad defeat in Wankhede
The first match of the 2000 Test series was held at Wankhede, Mumbai. The Indian team won the toss and decided to bat first. Indian batsmen badly collapsed in front of South African bowlers.
The Indian team collapsed for 225 runs in the first innings. Sachin Tendulkar played the captaincy innings. Sachin missed his century by 3 runs. He scored the maximum 97 runs. Ajit Agarkar also played an unbeaten inning of 41 runs.
After this South Africa came to bat. Indian bowlers bowled tremendously. The entire South African team was reduced to 176 runs. For India, Sachin and Javagal Srinath took maximum 3-3 wickets. After this, something happened which the Indian team could not have even imagined.
In the second innings, except three Indian batsmen, no one was able to cross double figures. Rahul Dravid scored the maximum 37 runs. The entire Indian team was reduced to 113 runs. South Africa had to score 164 runs to win. South Africa won the match by 4 wickets. Even after the defeat, Sachin Tendulkar got man of the match.
Clean sweep in Bengaluru
The second test match between India and South Africa took place in Bengaluru. In this match also, India won the toss and batted first. This decision was not good for India. The Indian team was all out for 158 runs in the first innings. Anil Kumble scored the highest 36 runs for India.
South African batted brilliantly in the first innings and scored 479 runs. 5 batsmen including Jacques Kallis scored fifty. Anil Kumble took maximum 6 wickets.
Even in the second innings, the Indian team could not do anything special. India could score only 250 runs. Mohammad Azharuddin scored the highest score of 102 runs. South Africa won this match by an innings and 71 runs. In this way, South Africa was successful in defeating the Indian team in a Test series in India for the first time.
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Will New Zealand be able to whitewash?
India has faced clean sweep in test series many times. However, it never happened in home soil. The Indian team has not yet been whitewashed at home in any series of three Test matches or more. New Zealand has a chance to make this record. New Zealand has already won the test series. Now they have a chance to make this big record.
