Check out the IND vs NZ 1st test League11 prediction, Possible Playing 11, Pitch Report, and Weather Report. This match will be played on Wednesday 16th October 2024 at 9:30 AM (IST).
Date & Day: 16th October 2024 (Wednesday)
Venue: M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Timings: 09:30 AM (IST)
The pitches at M Chinnaswamy stadium are good batting wickets for the first two days, from day three the pitch will start helping the spinners as the cracks open up. The Team winning the toss will look to bat first on this pitch.
The Weather for this game is not good as there are high chances of rain impacting this match on all five days of the test match. The only positive sign is that the venue has a brilliant drainage system which will help the ground to be match-ready once the rain stops.
The Indian team has a better chance to win this match and the series as they have an unbeaten record at home and it gets a lot better when they play against New Zealand at home.
India (IND): Rohit Sharma (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Akash Deep
New Zealand (NZ): Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham(c), Glenn Phillips, Tom Blundell, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Ajaz Patel, Matt Henry
India (IND): Rohit Sharma(c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep
New Zealand (NZ): Devon Conway, Tom Latham(c), Will Young, Kane Williamson, Michael Bracewell, Daryl Mitchell, Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Tom Blundell(w), Mark Chapman, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Matt Henry, Jacob Duffy, Ajaz Patel, William ORourke