India-New Zealand first Test head-to-head, pitch report, playing 11 and records

Former New Zealand captain Kane Williamson will not be able to play the first Test due to injury. The New Zealand team is playing a Test in Bengaluru after 12 years. The last time the two clashed was in 2012, when India won the match by 5 wickets. The last clash between the two was in 2021, when India won the 2-Test series 1-0. The second Test of the series will be played in Pune from October 24 and the third in Mumbai from November 1.

India has won 22 out of 62 Tests against New Zealand

India dominates New Zealand in Test cricket. So far 62 Tests have been played between the two. India won 22 and the Kiwi team won 13 matches and 27 matches were drawn. At the same time, 22 series have been played between the two. 12 series were won by Team India and 6 series by New Zealand, 4 series were drawn.

Yashasvi is the top scorer, Bumrah is ahead in bowling

Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal is the top scorer for India in this year 2024. He has scored 929 runs in 8 matches. During this, he scored two centuries and 6 half-centuries. Star bowler Jasprit Bumrah is at number one in bowling. He has played 7 matches during this period and has taken 38 wickets.

Virat Kohli will complete 9000 Test runs as soon as he scores 53 runs

Virat Kohli is just 53 runs behind 9000 runs in Test matches. Kohli will be only the fourth batsman from India to score 9000 runs in Test cricket. Before him, Sachin Tendulkar (15,921), Rahul Dravid (13,265) and Sunil Gavaskar (10,122) have done this feat.

Williamson scored the most runs for New Zealand this year

Kane Williamson is the highest run-scorer for New Zealand this year. He has scored 618 runs in 6 matches. Rachin Ravindra is at number two. Rachin has scored 599 runs in 6 matches. Matt Henry is ahead in bowling.

Kane Williamson injured, will not play the first Test

Veteran batsman Kane Williamson got injured just before the Test series against India. He suffered a groin strain injury during the second Test against Sri Lanka. He will not play the first Test match. Before the match, Kiwi team selector Sam Wells had said that we hope he will be available for the last matches of the 3-match series.

New Zealand fast bowler Ben Sears also got injured before the Bengaluru Test. He is out of the entire series due to a knee injury. Jacob Duffy has been given a chance in his place.

Pitch report and records

The pitch of Bengaluru M Chinnaswamy Cricket Stadium helps the batsmen a lot. The pitch here is expected to be flat. Spinners definitely get help here. Apart from this, fast bowlers can take some wickets with the new ball. Looking at the pitch, India can play three spinners. So far 24 Test matches have been played in this stadium. The home team won 9 and the visiting team won 6 matches. While 9 matches were drawn.

IND vs NZ 1st Test Possible playing-11

India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah and Akash Deep.

New Zealand: Tom Latham (captain), Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell (wicketkeeper), Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner / Michael Bracewell, Tim Southee, Ejaz Patel and William O'Rourke.