India vs New Zealand Final at Southampton, 18 Jun, 2021

Toss: New Zealand, who chose to bowl
India 217/10 (92.1)  &  170/10 (73)
New Zealand 249/10 (99.2)  &  140/2 (45.5)
New Zealand won by 8 wickets
Man of the Match: Kyle Jamieson
  • Ross Taylor 48 * (101)
  • Kane Williamson 51 * (87)

11:34AM Local 4:04 PM IST:More bad news, but it is pouring down at the Rose Bowl

12:16 Local Time, 11:16 GMT, 16:46 IST:- it has stopped raining at Southampton

12:22 Local Time, 16:52 IST: Lunch Break!

13:21 Local Time, 17:51 IST: It has stopped raining

14:02 Local Time, 18:32 IST: There will be an official inspection in 58 minutes from now (3PM local, 7:30PM IST,)

14.40 local, 19.10 IST: Raining again here and pretty hard now. 

Hello and welcome to live coverage of the World Test Championship final between India and New Zealand at The Rose Bowl, Southampton 

Starts with bad news folks! There will be no play in the first session of Day 1 - that's the official update from BCCI

Toss delayed because  It's pouring down at Southampton

Over 85.6 Tim Southee bowls a good length delivery to Ishant Sharma, no run, gets gets his bat high and leaves it alone through to the keeper.

Over 87.2 Tim Southee bowls a good length delivery to Ishant Sharma, no run, gets forward and looking to play leg-side, gets a leading edge that rolls to gully

Over 87.3 Tim Southee bowls it short of length to Ishant Sharma, no run, stays deep inside the crease and left alone watchfully through to the keeper.

Over 87.4 Tim Southee bowls a pitched up delivery to Ishant Sharma, 2 runs, moves around in the crease and manages to drive this full delivery through cover and picks up a couple of runs

Over 87.5 Tim Southee bowls a good length delivery to Ishant Sharma, no run, moves across the off stump to leave, but the ball takes the back of the bat and threatens to roll back onto the stumps

Over 87.6 Tim Southee bowls a pitched up delivery to Ishant Sharma, no run, gets back in the crease and leaves it down the leg side through to the keeper.

Over 89.1 Trent Boult bowls it short of length to Ishant Sharma, no run, gets on top of the bounce and taps it on the head towards gully

Over 90.1 Trent Boult bowls a good length delivery to Ishant Sharma, no run, hops on top of the bounce and taps it on the head towards gully

Over 90.2 Trent Boult bowls a good length delivery to Ishant Sharma, no run, gets forward and plays it inside the line, and it goes through to the right of the diving 'keeper

Over 90.3 Trent Boult bowls a back of length delivery to Ishant Sharma, no run, gets covers the stumps, and shoulders arms to lets it go through to the keeper.

Over 90.4 Trent Boult bowls a good length delivery to Ishant Sharma, no run, shuffles across and defends it towards the cover region

Over 90.5 Trent Boult bowls a good length delivery to Ishant Sharma,1 run, gets forward and watches closely and opens the face, steering it into the gap behind point for a single

Over 91.1 Kyle Jamieson bowls a good length delivery to Ishant Sharma, no run, luring him into the shuffle and defence and then seaming away to beat the outside edge

Over 91.2 Kyle Jamieson bowls a good length delivery to Ishant Sharma, no run, gets forward and misses the defence and struck outside the line of off-stump by the away-swinger

Over 91.3 Kyle Jamieson bowls a good length delivery to Ishant Sharma, no run, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.