Stats: Lowest total defended against India in India

New Zealand Defends 147 Against India, Sinks to New Low

India was on the receiving end of a crushing defeat at the hands of a resurgent New Zealand side in the fourth Test at Wankhede, with New Zealand successfully defending a target of 147.

Lowest Totals Successfully Defended by NZ

• 137, England at Wellington in 1977/78
• 147, India at Wankhede in 2024/25
• 176, Pakistan in Abu Dhabi in 2018/19
• 241, Australia in Hobart in 2011/12
• 246, England at The Oval in 1999

New Zealand's 147, was the lowest target they have defended in the fourth innings of a Test since 137 against England in Wellington in 1978.

Lowest Totals Successfully Defended Against India

• 120, West Indies at Bridgetown in 1996/97
• 147, New Zealand at Wankhede in 2024/25
• 176, Sri Lanka at Galle in 2015
• 194, England at Birmingham in 2018
• 208, South Africa at Cape Town in 2017/18
• 221, Pakistan at Bengaluru in 1986/87