IND vs NZ: India began their red ball campaign with a thumping win over Bangladesh as they defeated the visitors with a 2-0 win. Next, India will host a three-match series against New Zealand at home, as this series would mark the end of their home red ball season before they tour the Aussie islands for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. India will look to make some subtle yet obvious changes or additions to their squad for the Kiwi series, as high chances of Mohammad Shami to be back to the Indian side seems imminent. 



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<h3 class="wp-block-heading">India's two biggest additions to the side:</h3>



Inclusion of Mohammad Shami: Shami was ruled out due to injury for over 10 months, as he was last seen in a level of competitive cricket only in the Cricket World Cup 2023. Shami has been long under rehab, at the NCA, as he has now almost recovered from his ailment. Shami is probably to be back for the Indian side before the BGT and the home series against New Zealand is a perfect opportunity. 



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 Likes of Ruturaj Gaikwad might be brought back into the Test side: The CSK opener has been seen in the longest format of the game playing in India's domestic cycle. Now he has been seen in a role of the skipper of the Rest Of India side after he captained the Duleep Trophy side. Gaikwad has been dropped from the white ball sides as India are considering him for the longest format of the game as suggested by reports. Gaikwad might be an important option alongside Rohit and Jaiswal as India openers for the BGT. The Indian team middle-order will be decked by the likes of Shubman Gill, veteran Virat Kohli , Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul who recently rose to the rescue of the Indians in the second test and lastly <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarfaraz_Khan_(cricketer)">Sarfaraz Khan</a> the new record breaker who scored a double ton in the Irani Cup final.



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 The Indian team will also have all-rounders in Ravindra Jadeja and Ravi Ashwin, though Axar Patel is unlikely to be picked further. The bowling deck might be supplied richly now with Mohammad Shami and Jasprit Bumrah. Though Siraj and Akash Deep can be considered in the role for India's other test pace bowling option.



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IND vs NZ: Mohammad Shami to return for India?s predicted test squad against New Zealand

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IND vs NZ: India is already at the Chinnaswamy Stadium practising and toiling themselves hard for the upcoming final test series at home against the Kiwis. The New Zealand team has been on an extended tour to the sub-continent since they arrived to play the one-off test against Afghanistan at the Greater Noida Sports Complex. The Indians will host New Zealand for a three-match test series in the longest format of the game, as the first test is to begin on the 16th of October and is scheduled to be played at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. The Indian test side has not seen a major change in their squad from the previous home series played against Bangladesh, as only the likes of Indian pacer Yash Dayal have been dropped from the side, while Sarfaraz Khan has been included. There are high chances of many of these players excelling in the format to head to Australia as well. 



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">IND vs NZ: Full Squads </h2>



Team India: Rohit Sharma (c), Jasprit Bumrah (vc), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, KL Rahul, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant (wk), Dhruv Jurel (wk), Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep Travelling Reserves: Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Mayank Yadav and Prasidh Krishna Team New Zealand: Devon Conway, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kane_Williamson">Kane Williamson</a>, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner, Rachin Ravindra, Mark Chapman, Will Young, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham, Glenn Phillips, Tom Blundell, Ajaz Patel, Ben Sears, Matt Henry, Tim Southee, William O'Rourke.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">IND vs NZ: Live Streaming details</h2>



The three test matches are to be played against New Zealand by India from the 16th of October to the final match ending on the 5th of November. All matches will be streamed live on the Jio Cinema App. 



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India is one of the most prominent teams in international cricket in the longest format against New Zealand, as the Men in Blue have been the most dominant side with 22 wins as compared to 13 wins in their 62 appearances against their opponents the Blackcaps. India will be led by veteran skipper Rohit Sharma, while Jasprit Bumrah will be seen as his deputy for the upcoming series. The first of the matches might feature the likes of Sarfaraz Khan while others would be based on the recent performances in the first test. 



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India Playing 11: Rohit Sharma [C], Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Akash Deep. Kiwis have to overcome a dominating loss against the Lankan players, as they faced severe humiliation in their losses after their one-off test was washed off due to rain in Noida. After Southee stepped down from the role of New Zealand skipper, Latham will be seen as their full-time skipper for red-ball and this will be his first major assignment. 



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 New Zealand Playing 11: Devon Conway, Tom Latham [C], Kane Williamson, Michael Bracewell, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Tom Blundell, Ajaz Patel, Tim Southee, William O'Rourke. 



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">IND vs NZ: Weather Forecast</h2>



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India faced such an unforeseen situation in the second test against Bangladesh at Kanpur, as several days of cricketing action were washed away due to rain. With similar conditions of heavy rainfall currently at the Chinnaswamy, the danger of a game being washed away looms over Team India as well as the Kiwis who have already faced the toil of rainfall. 



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">IND vs NZ: Winner Prediction</h2>



The hosts owing to their dominant form and top-notch performances in red-ball cricket will remain the favourites under home conditions, while the disgusting record of the visitors is a big reason to worry as well.

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IND vs NZ: India's last home test series against New Zealand, Full Squads, Probable Playing 11, Live streaming details and Winner Prediction

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IND vs NZ: After Day 1 being washed out, New Zealand pacers wreaked havoc at the Chinnaswamy Stadium under overcast conditions on the morning session of Day 2. India is playing their final home series against the visiting New Zealand side, as the 3-match test series will begin on the 16th of October with the last match scheduled to end on the 5th of November. The scheduled venues will include Chinnaswamy Stadium, MCA Stadium in Pune, and the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The first test was to begin on Wednesday, but owing to overcast conditions, the day was washed out due to rain. Day 2 had fair weather to begin the game, as India won the toss and elected to bat at Bengaluru. 



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 Coming to bat first, skipper Rohit Sharma again stepped onto the field alongside young sensation Jaiswal. This time nothing went sensational for the two openers, as Rohit was the first one to be dismissed for just 2-runs. 



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 While fans seemed excited by Virat Kohli?s entry at No. 3, a new role in the absence of Shubman Gill. However, even the likes of batters Kohli, Sarfaraz, KL Rahul, and Jadeja all went back to the pavilion for a duck. A humiliating performance from the Indian side, as they were reduced to a trembling 31/7, with Rishabh Pant being their highest scorer with just 20 runs added by the wicketkeeper batter. India is all-out for 46 runs, with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Henry_(cricketer)">Matt Henry</a> picking a 5-fer and Will O?Rourke also picking 4 wickets, thus reducing India to a below-50 score for the first time since 2020. 



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ALSO READ: <a href="https://www.icccricketschedule.com/ind-vs-nz-from-india-to-new-zealand-to-the-defending-champions-australia-find-out-the-qualification-chances-of-teams-for-the-wtc-final-2025/">IND vs NZ: From India to New Zealand to the defending champions Australia: Find out the qualification chances of teams for the WTC Final 2025</a> India, with this, has registered an unwanted record for themselves, as they become the only team among the full-member Test-playing nations of the ICC to have scored less than 50 runs for the second time in the history of the WTC. India has had this disgusting record with a below-50 score against Australia in Adelaide back in 2020; this was India?s first humiliating total in the history of the WTC. Following this, they have now registered another below-50 score in the history of the World Test Championship. This is India's lowest-ever Test score in India. 



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 Danger looms over the Indian team, as they might not have the most desired start to their final home campaign as they near a humiliating loss.

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IND vs NZ: 46 ALL OUT! Danger Looms over the Indian Team at Chinnaswamy: Register second below 50-score by a full-member nation in the history of WTC

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IND vs NZ: India, who started their long schedule of 10-test matches with a win against Bangladesh in their home series, next saw New Zealand visiting the Indian subcontinent for the same. India has not had the finest of starts to the series, as they faced sheer humiliation in having succumbed to a low score of 46, which is the second-lowest ever WTC total score in the history of the game, and both of them have been part of the Indian team?s tally of runs. The Kiwis batted on the same track as they put on a far better score when first Devon Conway on Day 2 and later <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachin_Ravindra">Rachin Ravindra</a> the centurion alongside Tim Southee, who batted down the order for a quickfire fifty, led the Blackcaps to a huge 400+ total.



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 The Indian batters pulled in a better match in the second inning, as skipper Sharma gave the start with a quickfire fifty, followed by Kohli and Sarfaraz?s master partnership to end the day with a respectable 231/3. However, for India, who are supposed to win at least 5 of their next 8 test matches, nothing would concern them if India loses the first Test against New Zealand. This loss, if it takes place, will not jeopardize India?s WTC chances. 



ALSO READ: <a href="https://www.icccricketschedule.com/pak-vs-eng-updated-wtc-points-table-following-pakistans-win-in-the-2nd-test-match-pakistan-rise-to-the-8th-spot/">PAK vs ENG: Updated WTC Points-Table following Pakistan?s win in the 2nd test-match, Pakistan rise to the 8th spot</a> However, this would be a concern for sure?that India would have been in a better position if they could have clean-swept the New Zealand team under home conditions. With two days left in the test, we still await the match, with India trailing by 125 runs.



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 With the threat of rain still over the Bengaluru ground, the overcast conditions might prevail again as the match could go in favour of the visiting team, who are very adapted to such conditions. India would still be in the hope of strengthening their scope in the remaining two tests before they enter the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, which is supposed to begin in Australia next month.

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IND vs NZ: What happens to India?s qualification scenario for the WTC final if India loses the first test against New Zealand?

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