India-New Zealand’s first test series will start this Wednesday, October 16, at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
Scheduled as a three-match test series in the 2023-25 ICC World Test Championship cycle, the two teams will clash for points.
The current points table, however, shows that India, presently in second place in ICC Men’s Test Team Rankings, is leading the WTC.
India vs New Zealand Test 2024 Schedule
- 1st Test: October 16-20 at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru (9:30 AM IST)
- 2nd Test: October 24-28 at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune (9:30 AM IST)
- 3rd Test: November 1-5 at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai (9:30 AM IST)
Of the total of 33 matches, they won eight games, tied one, and lost two, bringing the total to 98 points and a percentage of 74.24.
India will start favorite under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma to carry forward this momentum from the recently concluded 2-0 whitewashing of Bangladesh.
Jasprit Bumrah will head the fast bowling with Mohammed Siraj and Akash Deep supporting him.
Still, the Indian team looks like an army of spinners led by some top talents: Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, and Kuldeep Yadav.
The teams are then scheduled for Pune to play the second Test will be from October 24 to 28, at the Maharashtra Cricket Association stadium.
They will finally complete the series with the last Test owing to be played at the legendary Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai from November 1.
Their current positions in the ICC Men’s Test Rankings and the WTC rankings look quite convincing to give the NZ team a boost, so New Zealand now is in the sixth position in the ICC Men’s Test Rankings and also in the WTC rankings after being humbled by 0-2 against Sri Lanka.
Normal captain Tom Latham will be without Kane Williamson, their other key batsman, for this Test due to a groin injury.
New Zealand’s replacement is New Zealand’s Mark Chapman. New Zealand would hope this is a chance to improve their recent dismal form.
India continues to be ahead with 22 victories from 62 Test games against New Zealand. The two sides met in a last series in 2021. India swept the series 1-0.
The matches would be broadcast through 18 Sports and Colors Cineplex channels live, with online streaming on Jio Cinema.
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