Stats: India Plummet to New Nadir at Home

New Zealand's Historic Achievements:

• 3: This series marks the first time New Zealand has won three Tests in a series, either home or away. Prior to this tour, they had managed just two victories in their first 36 matches on Indian soil, the last of which was in 1988.

• 1: This series also represents the first occasion where New Zealand has won three consecutive Tests away from home. Historically, they have achieved back-to-back away wins only five times before, four of which occurred in Bangladesh or Zimbabwe, with the lone other instance being in England in 2021, where they defeated the hosts in Birmingham and followed it with a win in the World Test Championship final against India in Southampton.

• 147: The target of 147 runs defended by New Zealand is the second-lowest successful defense in their Test history, surpassed only by 137 runs against England in Wellington in 1978, which marked their first Test victory over England. The only other time they defended a sub-200 target in Asia was against Pakistan in Abu Dhabi in 2018, successfully defending 176 runs, with Ajaz Patel taking 5 for 59 on his debut.

India's Historic Lowlights:

• 0-3: This marks the first instance of India being whitewashed in a series of three or more matches at home. The only previous home whitewash occurred in 2000 when South Africa defeated India 0-2. Interestingly, both series included Tests at Chinnaswamy and Wankhede.

• 4: This defeat signifies the fourth occurrence of India losing three consecutive home Tests, the first such instance since 1976/77. Earlier losses included three Tests against the West Indies in 1958/59 and three against England in 1976/77. The third instance spanned three years, with India losing two to Australia in 1969/70 and the first Test of the 1972/73 series against England.

• 2: In 2024, India has lost four home Tests, including one against England earlier in January, marking the joint highest number of home losses in a single calendar year. This is only the second occurrence of India losing four home Tests in a calendar year, the first being in 1969, when they lost three to Australia and one to New Zealand. Under Rohit Sharma, India has suffered five losses in 16 home Tests, which ranks as the second worst for an Indian captain at home, only behind MAK Pataudi, who lost nine out of 27.

• 147: The target of 147 runs is the second-lowest total India has failed to chase down in the fourth innings of a Test, following their inability to achieve 120 runs against the West Indies in Bridgetown in 1997. This is also the first time India has failed to chase a sub-200 target in home Tests, with the previous lowest being 221 runs against Pakistan in Bengaluru in 1987, where they lost by 16 runs. The only lower target successfully defended against India was 107 runs, achieved by the hosts against Australia at Wankhede in 2004.

Ajaz Patel's Record-Breaking Performance:

• 25: Ajaz Patel has taken 25 wickets at Wankhede, the most by a visiting bowler at any venue in India, surpassing Ian Botham's previous record of 22 wickets at the same ground. Ajaz's figures of 14 for 225 in 2021 and 11 for 160 in this series highlight his dominance at this venue, with 25 of his 85 wickets (29.4%) coming at Wankhede.

• 2: Ajaz Patel has achieved ten-wicket hauls in Tests, becoming only the third New Zealander to achieve multiple ten-wicket hauls, following Richard Hadlee (nine) and Daniel Vettori (three). He is also the second visiting bowler to secure multiple ten-wicket hauls in India, the first being Saqlain Mushtaq.

• 1: This series marks the first instance of left-arm spinners taking five-wicket hauls in each of the four innings of a Test: Ravindra Jadeja (5/65 & 5/55) and Ajaz Patel (5/103 & 6/57). The only previous instance of two left-arm spinners sharing ten-wicket hauls in a Test was in Karachi in 1980, where Ray Bright (10/111) and Iqbal Qasim (10/118) achieved the feat.