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Al Jazeera Staff

India vs New Zealand, third Test: Patel takes 11 as India lose by 25 runs

New Zealand's Glenn Phillips (L) celebrates with teammate Tom Blundell (C) after taking the wicket of India's Akash Deep (R) during the third day of the third and final Test match between India and New Zealand at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai [Indranil Mukherjee/AFP]

New Zealand have become only the second team in Test cricket history to hand India a home series whitewash after winning their third Test against the hosts by 25 runs in Mumbai.

Needing 147 runs to win the final match and salvage some pride having lost the first two Test matches and the series, India were bundled out for 121 on the third day of the match at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday.

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