New Zealand completed an unprecedented 3-0 series win in India as the Black Caps dismissed the hosts for 121 on a tricky wicket and secured a 25-run defeat on the third day of the third and final Test in Mumbai on Sunday. secured victory.

The last time India were blanked at home was in 2000, in a two-match series against South Africa, and Rohit Sharma's side will take the pressure off ahead of a challenging five-match series against Australia later this year month begins to be felt.

Rishabh Pant was the only Indian batsman to show any resistance as he scored a magnificent 64 after the hosts were reduced to 29-5 on a turnaround track at the Wankhede Stadium. Man of the match Ajaz Patel took 6-57 – his second five-wicket haul of the game – while fellow spinner Glenn Phillips took 3-42 to once again keep the hosts at bay.

“First of all, it's very special to win a Test match here on this historic ground, but also to win a series 3-0,” said Daryl Mitchell, who scored 82 in the first innings. “That’s what you dream about. To come here and actually do it is pretty special against a world-class Indian team… we're just a bunch of New Zealanders taking on the world.”

The tourists won the opening match in Bengaluru by eight wickets for their first Test win in India in 36 years and ended the series in Pune with a 113-run win. New Zealand's first series win in India since 1955 also ended the hosts' run of 18 consecutive home series wins since a 2-1 loss to England in 2012.

Sharma struck first by stepping out of his crease to hit Matt Henry for a four in the opening game of the day, but the skipper's disappointing form of late continued as he was bowled out after a rash hit against the same bowler 11 fell. Patel managed two wickets in two overs when Shubman Gill, who had scored a superb 90 in the first innings, left a ball that crashed into the stumps and went to one.

Virat Kohli didn't last long as he pushed Patel back, scored at slip and left India in trouble 18-3 on a difficult pitch at the Wankhede Stadium. The crowd fell silent again when Yashasvi Jaiswal was caught lbw by Glenn Phillips for five and Sarfaraz Khan hit a full toss from Patel straight to Rachin Ravindra in the deep for a three.

Ravindra Jadeja steadied the ship alongside Pant in a 42-run stand, but a stunning catch from Will Young left India on the ropes at 71-6. Patel dismissed Pant following a New Zealand review after lunch, although the batsman appeared to suggest he had not touched the ball before it was caught. After that, the runs dried up and India collapsed, with Washington Sundar last out and hoping for a big win.

Sharma said: “Losing a series, losing a Test match is never easy. It is not easy to digest. But we didn't play our best cricket and we accept that. New Zealand consistently played better than us. There were a lot of mistakes we made, we accept that… As captain, I was neither at the helm of the team nor at my best with the bat.”

New Zealand resumed their second innings earlier at 171-9 but India needed just 14 balls to bowl out the Black Caps as Jadeja caught Patel in the deep and finished with 5-55 after scoring five in the first stanza.