India vs New Zealand 1st Test: After defeating Bangladesh in the Test and T20 series, the Indian cricket team is now going to play a 3-match Test series against New Zealand at home. The first match will be played today (16 October) at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, which will start at 9.30 am.

The New Zealand team has not been able to win any bilateral Test series on Indian soil so far. This time the 13th Test series will be played between the two teams. The captaincy of the Indian team is in the hands of Rohit Sharma. While Tom Latham is leading the Kiwi team.

IND vs NZ Head-to-Head Records in Test Cricket

India and New Zealand have played 62 Test matches against each other, of which India have won 22 and New Zealand 13. 27 Test matches have been drawn, but recently Test matches have been drawn. So we can expect all three matches in this series to end in a result, unless rain plays spoilsport. In India, New Zealand have won just two Test matches. The last win was 36 years ago. India have won 17 out of 36 Tests played between the two sides at home while 17 Tests have also ended in draws.

New Zealand team's record in Test series in India

Total series: 12
India won: 10
New Zealand won: 00
Draws: 2

IND vs NZ Test Series Full Squads

India: Rohit Sharma (c), Jasprit Bumrah (vc), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant (wk), Dhruv Jurel (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep.
Traveling Reserves: Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Mayank Yadav and Prasidh Krishna.

New Zealand: Devon Conway, Kane Williamson, Mark Chapman, Will Young, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (C), Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner, Rachin Ravindra, Tom Blundell, Ajaz Patel, Ben Sears, Matt Henry, Tim Southee, William O'Rourke.

M. Chinnaswamy Stadium Pitch Report

Talking about the pitch of M Chinnaswamy Cricket Stadium in Bengaluru, batsmen get a lot of help here. The pitch here is expected to be flat. However, spinners definitely get help from the pitch here. Apart from this, fast bowlers can definitely take some wickets on this pitch with the new ball.

The last four Test matches on this ground, the team that wins the toss and bats first has got a lot of help from the pitch here. Out of these four matches, the team batting first has won in three matches, while one match was a draw. In such a situation, whichever team wins the toss on this ground will definitely decide to bat first. Apart from this, both the teams will depend a lot on spin bowlers in their playing eleven.

Bengaluru Weather Report

The weather in Bengaluru has increased the tension before the first Test between India and New Zealand. According to the weather report, rain is expected for the next several days. There was heavy rain on Tuesday as well. However, the drainage system here is considered to be quite good. In such a situation, it is expected that the game will definitely take place, but there may be a delay in starting the match.

IND vs NZ 1st Test Match Broadcast and Streaming Details

The broadcasting rights of India vs New Zealand (IND vs NZ) Test Series 2024 are with Sports18 Network, which will provide live telecast on its TV channels Sports18 1 SD/HD with English commentary and Sports18 3 and Colors Cineplex (Hindi commentary). India will provide free live streaming of India vs New Zealand Test Series 2024 on its official OTT platform JioCinema App and website.