IND vs NZ 1st Test Dream11 Prediction: New Zealand will travel to India for the first time since 2021. However, what the fans will remember more will be the final of the 2021 World Test Championship, which the Kiwis won.
India is coming off a dominant series against Bangladesh. First came a two-Test series, in which the Men in Blu won both games, and the second saw them win despite two days being washed away. Then came the three-match T20I series, where India dominated all matches, even scoring 297 in the last game.
On the other hand, the only cricket New Zealand has played since the T20 World Cup earlier this year is a two-match Test series away to Sri Lanka, both of which they lost by massive margins.
IND vs NZ 1st Test Dream11 Prediction: Team News
India will go into this series with the same squad that was picked for the Test series against Bangladesh. The biggest news regarding this team is the absence of Mohammed Shami, who it seems has still not fully recovered from his ankle injury.
As for New Zealand, Tom Latham has replaced Tim Southee as the captain of the Test side after the poor outing against Sri Lanka. All-rounder Michael Bracewell is in the squad for just the first match and will be replaced by spinner Ish Sodhi for the squad for the 2nd and 3rd Tests.
India vs New Zealand Head-to-Head Tests (in India)
- Matches Played: 36
- India Won: 17
- New Zealand Won: 02
- No Contest: 17
- Last India Win: December 3-6, 2021
- Last New Zealand Win: November 24-29, 1988
India vs New Zealand 1st Test Announced Squad:
India Announced Squad
Rohit Sharma (C), Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant (wk), Dhruv Jurel (wk), Sarfaraz Khan, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Siraj, Akash Deep
New Zealand Announced Squad
Tom Latham (C), Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Kane Williamson, Daryl Mitchell, Rachin Ravindra, Tom Blundell (wk), Michael Bracewell (1st Test only), Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi (2nd and 3rd Test only), Will O’Rourke, Ajaz Patel, Tim Southee, Matt Henry, Will Young, Ben Sears
India vs New Zealand 1st Test Date and Time:
- Date: October 16-20
- Time: 9:30 AM every day (IST)
- Venue: M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
IND vs NZ 1st Test Dream11 Prediction; Predicted XIs:
India Predicted XI:
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Julep Yadav, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj
New Zealand Predicted XI:
Tom Latham, Devon Conway, Kane Williamson, Rachin Ravindra, Michael Bracewell, Tom Blundell (wk), Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee (C), Ajaz Patel, Will O’Rourke
India vs New Zealand 1st Test Pitch and Weather Report:
In shorter formats of the game, the Chinnaswamy pitch is a batter’s paradise. That will be the case for the first couple of days in a Test match as well. But somewhere on Day Three, the surface starts to break, bringing spinners into the game. From here, on every subsequent day, the pitch becomes more challenging to bat on, becoming a spinner’s trap on Day Five.
As for the weather, the temperatures will remain within the low-to-mid 20s range. It will be cloudy on all days and the chances of rain are there on most days. However, the rains will be in the form of light showers at most. The winds will be moderate on all days as well.
IND Vs NZ 1st Test Dream11 Captaincy Prediction:
Yashasvi Jaiswal is in excellent form in Test cricket in 2024. Having scored 929 runs in just eight games with an average of 66.35. He scored a 50+ score in every second inning this year and has been India’s best batsman in the format.
Another good option to pick as the captain of your fantasy team is Ravindra Jadeja. While it was Ravichandran Ashwin who shone with his all-round exploits against Bangladesh, Jadeja is equally capable of taking a bunch of wickets. He is also a better batsman, making him the obvious choice when picking an all-rounder
IND vs NZ 1st Test Dream11 Prediction: 3 Players To Watch Out For
The 3 players to watch out for in the India vs New Zealand 1st Test are:
- Indian opener Yashasvi Jaiswal is in fine form and will take this series as the preparation for the much bigger Border-Gavaskar Trophy Against Australia. Having dominated England at home earlier this year, Jaiswal is the favourite to be this series’ highest run scorer.
- Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja is probably the best red-ball all-rounder in world cricket, with his only true competition in that department being fellow Indian Ravichandran Ashwin. Jadeja is as likely to score a 50+ score in a match as taking a five-wicket haul, the chances of both being quite high.
- New Zealand spinner Ajaz Patel took eight wickets in the 1st Test against Sri Lanka recently but failed like all Kiwi bowlers in the second. More importantly, the last time New Zealand visited India, he incredibly took 10 wickets in a single inning, becoming only the third bowler in the history of Tests to do so.
India vs New Zealand Prediction: Who Will Win Today’s 1st Test Match?
For the India vs New Zealand 1st Test Match Prediction, we predict that India will defeat New Zealand in Delhi.
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