Historic Test Series Defeat for India at Home

India's cricket team experienced its first instance of being whitewashed at home in a three-match Test series and its first loss of three Tests in a series since 1983. This series marked the first time New Zealand won three matches in a Test series against India. 

India's win-loss record while chasing targets of 200 or fewer runs at home now stands at 31-1 after their defeat in Mumbai, their first loss while chasing such a target. This was also the second-lowest target India failed to reach, with the lowest being 120 against West Indies in 1997. 

The year 2024 marks the year when India experienced four home Test defeats, tying their worst record first set in 1969. Rohit Sharma, as a captain, now holds the second-highest number of Test defeats at home for India, trailing behind MAK Pataudi.

Bowler Ajaz Patel made a historic contribution in the series, claiming a record 25 wickets at the Wankhede Stadium, the most by any bowler at a venue against India. Other significant statistics include the first instance of four five-wicket incidents by left-arm bowlers in a Test match and the earliest that India ever lost its fifth wicket in a Test innings since 1998. 

To end the string of undesirable metrics, Rohit Sharma's batting average this season has sunk to one of the lowest for a captain in a home Test season. Meanwhile, only two Indian batters were able to complete their fifties at a rate of better than a run-a-ball in both innings of a Test match.