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India Vs New Zealand 3rd Test: IND Hit A New Low As NZ Inflict 3-0 Series Defeat - In Pics

Team India suffered their first-ever 3-0 home series loss on Sunday, October 11 as the tourists secured a deserved win in the third and final Test match in Mumbai. Rishabh Pant played a marvellous knock of 64 but apart from him, none of the Indian batters could stitch up a partnership as the hosts lost by 25 runs at the Wankhede Stadium. In the process, New Zealand became the first team in the history of the game to beat India 3-0 in their own home in a 3-match series. Ajaz Patel registered 11 wickets in the match as the local boy went on to scalp the Player of the Series award.

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New Zealand vs India 3rd Test, Day 3
India Vs New Zealand 3rd Test, Day 3 | Photo: AP/Rajanish Kakade

New Zealand's players celebrate with the trophy after winning the three test match series against India at Wankhede Stadium, in Mumbai.

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India Vs New Zealand 3rd Test, Day 3
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New Zealand's captain Tom Latham, right, Rachin Ravindra, center, and Tom Blundell chat as they walk off the field after winning their third and final Test cricket match at Wankhede Stadium, in Mumbai.

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New Zealand vs India 3rd Test
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New Zealand's players celebrate their team's win against India at the end of their third and final Test cricket match at Wankhede Stadium, in Mumbai.

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New Zealand vs India 3rd Test
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India's Ravindra Jadeja holds up the ball to celebrate his five-wicket haul during the third day of the third cricket test match between India and New Zealand at Wankhede Stadium, in Mumbai.

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India Vs New Zealand 3rd Test, Day 3
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India's captain Rohit Sharma plays a shot during the third day of the third cricket test match between India and New Zealand at Wankhede Stadium, in Mumbai.

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New Zealand's Aijaz Patel celebrates the dismissal of India's Virat Kohli during the third day of the third cricket test match between India and New Zealand at Wankhede Stadium, in Mumbai.

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India Vs New Zealand 3rd Test
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India's Rishab Pant plays a shot during the third day of the third cricket test match between India and New Zealand at Wankhede Stadium, in Mumbai.

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NZ vs IND 3rd Test, Day 3
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India's Yashasvi Jaiswal plays a shot during the third day of the third cricket test match between India and New Zealand at Wankhede Stadium, in Mumbai.

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IND Vs NZ 3rd Test, Day 3
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New Zealand's captain Tom Latham, right, and Aijaz Patel celebrates the dismissal of India's Virat Kohli during the third day of the third cricket test match between India and New Zealand at Wankhede Stadium, in Mumbai.

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NZ vs IND 3rd Test
IND Vs NZ 3rd Test | Photo: AP/Rajanish Kakade
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India's Rishab Pant raises his bat as he celebrates after scoring fifty runs during the third day of the third cricket test match between India and New Zealand at Wankhede Stadium, in Mumbai.

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IND vs NZ 3rd Test Match | Photo: AP/Rajanish Kakade
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India's Rishab Pant plays a shot during the third day of the third cricket test match between India and New Zealand at Wankhede Stadium, in Mumbai.

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NZ vs IND 3rd Test, Day 3
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New Zealand's Ajaz Patel holds up the ball while celebrating their win in the third Test cricket match against India at Wankhede Stadium, in Mumbai. New Zealand beat India by 25 runs to clean-sweep the series 3-0.