The first Test between India and New Zealand will be starting from October 16, Wednesday and both the countries are set to relive their old rivalry in the Test format. The first of the three match series will be played at the legendary Chinnaswamy stadium in Bengaluru. It’s for the first time that this Indian side is using this opportunity to groom up for the all-important Border Gavaskar Trophy which is set to begin in November against Australia. Rohit Sharma and his team will look confident, having beaten Bangladesh from two different ends of the spectrum. They proved themselves resilient at Chennai and that they can totally overpower the bowling attack of the opposition at Kanpur.New Zealand enter this series after suffering a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Sri Lanka, and without star batter Kane Williamson for parts of the competition due to injury.
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IND Vs NZ: Weather Forecast
AccuWeather mentioned that Bengaluru’s weather overcast with rain, with persistent showers expected on Tuesday with a 90 percent chance of rain throughout the day. There are chances of rain on the first day of Test, that is, Wednesday. The possibility of rain is 41 percent. It is also forecasted that the thunderstorms will prevail in the afternoon.
Rain is also predicted for all 5 days in Bengaluru.
It's Raining heavily at the Chinnaswamy Currently. 🌧️
— Tanuj Singh (@ImTanujSingh) October 15, 2024
– Rain also predicted for all 5 days in first Test Match between India vs New Zealand…!!!! pic.twitter.com/XzwNOFoy6k
IND Vs NZ: Full Squad
India: Rohit Sharma (C), Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant (WK), Dhruv Jurel (WK), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Mohd. Siraj, Akash Deep.
New Zealand: Tom Latham (c), Devon Conway, Tom Blundell (wk), Kane Williamson, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Matt Henry, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi (2nd and 3rd Test only), Mitchell Santner, Ben Sears, Ajaz Patel, Will O’Rourke, Michael Bracewell (1st Test only), Will Young.
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IND Vs NZ, Test Series: Schedule
| Match | Date and Day | Time (IST) | Venue |
| 1st Test | Oct 16-20, Wednesday | 09:30:00 | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
| 2nd Test | Oct 24-28, Thursday | 09:30:00 | MCA Stadium, Pune |
| 3rd Test | Nov 1-5, Friday | 09:30:00 | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
