The first match of the 3-match Test series between India and New Zealand will be played in Bengaluru from today. The match will start at M Chinnaswamy Stadium at 9:30 am and the toss will be at 9:00 am. Former New Zealand captain Kane Williamson will miss the first Test due to injury.
The New Zealand team is coming to Bengaluru to play a Test after 12 years. The last time the two met in 2012, India won the match by 5 wickets. The last meeting between the two took place in 2021, when India won the 2-Test series 1-0. The second Test of the series will be played in Pune from October 24 and the third Test in Mumbai from November 1.
Possible Playing-11 of both the teams India (IND): Rohit Sharma (captain), Yashshwi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah and Akash Deep.
New Zealand (NZ): Tom Latham (Captain), Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell (wicketkeeper), Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner/Michael Bracewell, Tim Southee, Ajaz Patel and William O'Rourke.
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India won 22 out of 62 Tests against New Zealand
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Opener Yashshwi Jaiswal is the top scorer for India in this year 2024. He has scored 929 runs in 8 matches. During this time he scored 6 half-centuries. Star bowler Jasprit Bumrah is number one in bowling. During this time he played 7 matches and took 38 wickets.
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Rain can be a villain
Rain could be the villain in the Bengaluru match. The training session of Team India was canceled here on Tuesday due to rain. According to the weather website Accuweather, there is a 41% chance of rain here today. At the same time, rain is likely from October 16 for the next 5 days. Four of those days have more than 40% chance of rain.
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New Zealand fast bowler Ben Sears was also injured before the Bengaluru Test. He is out of the entire series due to a knee injury. He has been replaced by Jacob Duffy.
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Pitch report and records
The pitch at Bengaluru's M Chinnaswamy Cricket Stadium provides a lot of help to the batters. The pitch here is expected to be flat. The spinner definitely gets help here. Apart from this, the fast bowler can also take some wickets with the new ball. Looking at the pitch, India can play three spinners. So far 24 Test matches have been played in this stadium. The home team won 9 matches and the visiting team won 6 matches. When 9 matches were drawn.
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