India vs New Zealand Series Details

India vs New Zealand Series Details: The Indian cricket team has been in excellent form across all formats this year, and their next major assignment is a 3-match test series against New Zealand, starting October 16.  

Team India has played eight test matches this year, winning seven and losing only one. India’s brilliant run in the red-ball format helped them preserve their lead in the WTC standings.  

Rohit Sharma & Company recently defeated Bangladesh connivingly in a 2-match home series, and they hope to repeat the same against New Zealand.  

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This series is particularly significant in terms of India’s chances of reaching WTC 2025 finals, as India will need to win at least five of its remaining eight matches in the WTC 2023-25 cycle to secure a spot in the final.  

If team India manages to win this series with 3-0 margin, it will make their task easier in Australia, where they will play 5 test matches. 

India vs New Zealand Head to Head in Test Cricket

Total Matches: 62 

India won: 22 

New Zealand won: 13 

Drawn: 27 

India and New Zealand after WTC 2021 Final

New Zealand won the inaugural edition of the WTC in 2021 after beating India. Since then, India has won 18 test matches and lost 8 in 30 outings. While New Zealand won 8 out of 23 games and lost twelve.  

India vs New Zealand Test Series Schedule

1st Test: Oct 16 to Oct 20 at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru  

2nd Test: Oct 24 to Oct 28 at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune 

3rd Test: Nov 1 to Nov 5 at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai  

Where to watch India vs New Zealand Test Series?

The live telecast of the India vs New Zealand Test series can be viewed at Sports18 channels in India. The live streaming of the series will be available to watch on Jio Cinema app. 

India vs New Zealand Squads

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India squad

Rohit Sharma (Captain), Jasprit Bumrah (Vice-captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant (Wicketkeeper), Dhruv Jurel (Wicketkeeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Siraj, Akash Deep   

New Zealand squad

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