IND vs NZ 1st Test Pitch Report: The first match of the 3-Test series between India and New Zealand will be played from October 16 to October 20. This match between the two teams will be held in Bengaluru. Actually, the Indian team recently won the series by defeating Bangladesh in the test series. Now India’s eyes are on defeating New Zealand in the Test series.
IND vs NZ 1st Test Bangalore Pitch Report:
The three-match Test series between India and New Zealand will start from tomorrow i.e. from 16th October. The first test match will be held at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. On one hand, Team India’s morale is high after defeating Bangladesh, while on the other hand, New Zealand team recently had to face defeat in both the test matches against Sri Lanka. Now New Zealand is eyeing a comeback and winning the Test series against India.
How was the Bangalore pitch?
The M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru usually provides a lot of support to the batsmen. Spinners also benefit from this pitch. However, the pitch becomes slower as the match progresses. The average score of the first innings on this ground has been around 358. At the same time, the team that wins the toss and bats first has more advantage.
Indian Squad for New Zealand Series- (Ind vs NZ 1st Test Match India Squad):
Rohit Sharma (captain), Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Jasprit Bumrah (vice-captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammad Siraj and Akash Deep.
Reserve Players: Mayank Yadav, Harshit Rana, Prasidh Krishna and Nitish Kumar Reddy
New Zealand’s squad for India tour – (Ind vs Nz 1st Test Match New Zealand Squad):
Tom Latham (captain), Devon Conway, Matt Henry, Rachin Ravindra, Tom Blundell (wk), Michael Bracewell (1st Test only), Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Will O’Rourke, Ajaz Patel, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Ben Sears, Ish Sodhi (second and third Test only), Tim Southee, Kane Williamson and Will Young.
