The last match of the Test series between India and New Zealand is being played at the historic Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Team India, which has lost the series after losing the first two matches, is aiming to finish the series with a win. In this match, New Zealand team won the toss and decided to bat. But a good performance was seen from the Indian bowling side. Star spinner Washington Sundar managed to leave his mark in the first innings of this match. But during the match, he looked very upset, due to which he was forced to play wearing the jersey of his fellow players.
Washington Sundar wore the jersey of his teammates
Like the previous match, Washington Sundar made a good start in this match too. He was India’s second most successful bowler in the first innings. But Sundar looked quite troubled by the heat of Mumbai. During New Zealand’s innings, Washington Sundar was seen playing on the field wearing the jerseys of Dhruv Jurel and Akshar Patel, which surprised everyone. Actually, Washington Sundar was sweating a lot while bowling, due to which he had to change his jersey every now and then.
Washington Sundar wearing Bapu’s jersey
Every Indian batter should wear his jersey so that they can play spin like Bapu pic.twitter.com/fXPRen11kT
— Dinda Academy (@academy_dinda) November 1, 2024
Due to frequent change of jerseys, at one time his jerseys also got exhausted. In such a situation, Washington Sundar was forced to play with Dhruv Jurel’s jersey. But after some time, Washington Sundar’s jersey also got drenched in sweat, after which he used Akshar Patel’s jersey. Let us tell you, not only Washington Sundar but every player seemed troubled by the heat of Mumbai. Drinks breaks had to be taken several times during the innings.
India bundled out New Zealand’s innings for 235 runs.
The New Zealand team could not perform anything special in the first innings of the match. His first innings ended after scoring 235 runs in 65.4 overs. Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar bowled amazingly in this innings. Ravindra Jadeja made 5 batsmen his victims. Whereas, Washington Sundar managed to take 4 wickets. Now in this series, Washington Sundar has taken 15 wickets in just three innings. Let us tell you, Washington Sundar was included in the squad after the first match of the series.