India National Cricket Team Vs New Zealand National Cricket Team Matches – The Men in Blue are gearing up for some red-ball action as they are ready to host New Zealand for three test matches. New Zealand’s tour of India 2024 will kick off with the first test on October 16 in Bengaluru. It will be followed by the two matches in Pune and Mumbai on October 24 and November 1, respectively. For more details, please visit the website

India will enter the series after a thumping whitewash over Bangladesh last month, while New Zealand suffered a 0-2 whitewash in Sri Lanka. So, the performances of both teams in the last series have been contrasting. This series is a part of the World Test Championship 2023-25. These two teams are looking to qualify for the WTC final, and this result for this series will make a big impact in that progression.

New Zealand have never won a series in India, while the Indian team have not lost a home test series in 2013. So, can this New Zealand side challenge India’s home dominance, or will we see India bagging yet another home series? This article will include the squads, schedule, records, head-to-head stats, and other details about the upcoming New Zealand’s tour of India 2024.

Wed, 16 Oct 2024 – Sun, 20 Oct 2024

1st Test • Bengaluru, M.Chinnaswamy Stadium

IND

46 & 462

NZ

402 & 110-2

New Zealand won by 8 wkts

Thu, 24 Oct 2024 – Mon, 28 Oct 2024

2nd Test • Pune, Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium

NZ

259 & 255

IND

156 & 245

New Zealand won by 113 runs

Fri, 01 Nov 2024 – Tue, 05 Nov 2024

3rd Test • Mumbai, Wankhede Stadium

NZ

235 & 174

IND

263 & 121

New Zealand won by 25 runs

India National Cricket Team Vs New Zealand National Cricket Team Players: Test Series

The last test series played between these two teams was back in 2021-22 in India, which the hosts won 1-0. A lot has changed since then. India have Ajinkya Rahane, Cheteshwar Pujara, and Wriddhiman Saha in the middle orders, but that lot has gone now. They have the likes of Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, and Rishabh Pant. India have kept almost the same side that played the test series against Bangladesh.

Mohammed Shami is still recovering and is not part of the team. Jasprit Bumrah has been appointed as the vice-captain. On the other hand, New Zealand lost their last series in Sri Lanka 0-2 last month. Hence, Tim Southee resigned as captain, and Tom Latham has been given the responsibility. Mark Chapman is the new addition, and the rest of the team is pretty much the same as it was in Sri Lanka.

India Test Squad vs New Zealand

Captain: Rohit Sharma (C)

Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah (vc), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul (wk), Shubman Gill, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravi Ashwin, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Sarfaraz Khan, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Md. Siraj, Akash Deep

New Zealand Test Squad vs India

Captain: Tom Latham (c)

Kane Williamson, Devon Conway, Tom Blundell (wk), Daryl Mitchell, Matt Henry, Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Tim Southee, Mitchell Santner, Jacod Duffy, Ajaz Patel, Will O’Rourke, Will Young, Mark Chapman, Michael Bracewell (1st Test only), and Ish Sodhi (2nd and 3rd Test only)

India National Cricket Team vs New Zealand National Cricket Team Stats

India vs New Zealand Test Head-to-Head Stats

The very first time that India and New Zealand squared off in a bilateral test series was back in 1955/56. Since then, these two teams have played 22 bilateral series in the longest format of the game. India have an excellent record, as they have won 12 bilateral series as compared to six for New Zealand, while the remaining four series have been drawn.

New Zealand are still searching for their maiden test series win in India. Speaking on the head-to-head count, these two sides have faced each other in a total of 62 matches in test cricket. India are ahead with 22 victories, while New Zealand have registered wins in 13 games, whereas 27 have been drawn. But if we look at the last five matches, New Zealand are leading India by a 3-1 margin.