India vs New Zealand 3rd Test Day 1 LIVE: The last match of the three-match Test series between team India and New Zealand is starting today (November 1) at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. In the match, the New Zealand team bats first after winning the toss. Indian team already lost the series, now they would like to save their honor by winning this match. This match is also important for the Indian team in terms of qualifying for the World Test Championship (WTC) final.
The first match of the current series was played in Bengaluru, in which the Indian team captained by Rohit Sharma lost by 8 wickets. New Zealand then won the second match of the series played in Pune by 113 runs and took an unassailable lead in the series. If you can see, the New Zealand team is coming to play its fourth test on this field. Before, in the three matches that New Zealand had played, they had to win one and lose two. Keep refreshing this page to get sports updates from the first day of the 3rd Test match…
Major changes were made to the Indian team for this match. Fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah will not play this match. Mohammad Siraj has been included in his place. On the other hand, Ish Sodhi and Matt Henry have been enrolled in the New Zealand team. Mitchell Santner and Tim Southee are not part of this match.
Test history between India and New Zealand
The New Zealand team toured India for the first time in 1955, when they faced a 2-0 defeat in the five-match Test series. Three games in this series were tied. After this, the New Zealand team came to India in 1965 and this time too they did not get a chance to win a single Test. Then India had defeated 1-0 in the 4 Test series. 3 tests were drawn. Then after 4 years i.e. in 1969, the Kiwi team toured India and this time they won the first test on Indian soil. This time New Zealand managed to draw the 3-match test series 1-1.
The last test series between India and New Zealand took place in November 2021. This series took place only on Indian soil, where New Zealand had to face a 1-0 defeat in the 2-match test series. If we look at the overall test series and match records, the Indian team seems to have the upper hand. But by winning the current series, New Zealand has dealt a huge blow to the Indian team.
New Zealand team record in test series in India
Total Series: 13
India won: 10
New Zealand won: 01
Tie: 2
Overall record for the series between India and New Zealand
Total test series: 24
India won: 12
New Zealand won: 8
Tie: 4
New Zealand team record in test matches in India
Total Test matches: 38
India won: 17
New Zealand won: 4
Tie: 17
Overall Test record between India and New Zealand
Total Test matches: 64
India won: 22
New Zealand won: 15
Tie: 27
New Zealand to play 11 in Mumbai Test: Tom Latham (captain), Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell (goalkeeper), Glenn Phillips, Matt Henry, Ish Sodhi, Ajaz Patel, William O’Rourke.
India plays 11 in Mumbai Test: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (goalkeeper), Sarfaraz Khan, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep.
