India vs New Zealand, ICC World Test Championship final, day six: Live WTC updates from Southampton
Live coverage of day six of the ICC World Test Championship final between India and New Zealand in Southampton.

Day 3 – Virat Kohli’s India laid low by Kyle Jamieson’s sucker punch
Day 5 – Mohammed Shami kisses the unfortunate tag goodbye with a magical spell
Follow Scroll.in’s full coverage of the WTC Final here.
India first innings: 217 all out (92.1 overs)
New Zealand first innings: 249 all out (99.2 overs)
Live updates
Almost ready to go. Lots of sunshine at the Hampshire bowl. Final day #ICCWorldTestChampionship final. pic.twitter.com/mbY6yCDetx
— Ian Raphael Bishop (@irbishi) June 23, 2021
A sight for sore eyes...
Sunshine! Day 6 warm-ups underway at the Hampshire Bowl. #WTC21 pic.twitter.com/tjqHtZFDxl
— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) June 23, 2021
🤣 😍 😀 🙄 🙃 😠
— ICC (@ICC) June 23, 2021
The many faces of Virat Kohli!
Which one will we have at the end of play today? 👀#WTC21 Final | #INDvNZ pic.twitter.com/Y0USGOFuhg
“There’s been a lot of hard work in the WTC to get to this point. Hopefully we can have a good first hour & set up an exciting finish,” Tim Southee ahead of day 5 at Southampton #WTC21 @ICC pic.twitter.com/Z9Qvs4YbkB
— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) June 23, 2021
It’s all to play for on the last day of the #WTC21 Final.@irbishi and @Sdoull preview what’s in store in Southampton.#INDvNZ pic.twitter.com/SaCE07eSJA
— ICC (@ICC) June 23, 2021
Essential reading ahead of day six:
- Day 5 report: Shami shines for India but Southee’s double-strike keeps NZ in the hunt
- We need to score enough runs first before thinking of a target, says Shami
- Watch: Exciting to have all three results still possible, says Southee ahead of day six
- Would be nice if the game kept extending: Ashwin wishes WTC Final was a timeless Test
2.30 pm: Hello and welcome to live coverage of day six of the ICC World Test Championship final between India and New Zealand in Southampton.