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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


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