IND vs NZ 3rd Test Match- when and where to watch, venue, most likely playing XIs, full squad details, Pitch Report, Weather and more
The Kiwis have created history by ending the reign of the Indian team of winning 18 consecutive series at home since 2012. Team India had not lost a single Test series at home in the last 12 years. Talking about the second test played in Pune, New Zealand won the toss and batted first and scored 259 runs. Washington Sundar took the maximum of 7 wickets for 59 runs in 23.1 overs of India. Team India was all out for 156 runs in the first innings. Mitchell Santner took 7 wickets for 53 runs in 19.3 overs.
The Kiwi team scored 255 runs in the second innings on the basis of Tom Latham’s (86) half-century and India got a target of 359 runs to win. The team was all out for 245 runs while chasing the target. Santner also bowled brilliantly in the second innings and took 6 wickets.
Check all the details given below regarding the match:-
IND vs NZ 3rd Test Match Details
Match: IND vs NZ, 3rd Test Match, New Zealand tour of India
Captains:
Rohit Sharma is going to lead India Cricket Team
Tom Latham will lead New Zealand Cricket Team
When: 1st – 5th November 2024, Friday
Match is going to start at 09:30 p.m.
Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.
Head to head of these two teams: Both teams have played 64 matches against each other. Out of which India has won 22 matches and New Zealand cricket team has won 15 matches with 27 matches either ended up in draw or no result.
Likely playing XI
India:
Rohit Sharma (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj
New Zealand:
Tom Latham (captain), Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell (wicketkeeper), Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Ejaz Patel, Matt Henry
Pitch report
The pitch of Wankhede Stadium is considered good for batting for the first two days. As the match progresses, the pitch may slow down and spinners will get help. The team winning the toss may choose to bat first here and would like to take advantage of the conditions. So far 28 Test matches have been played at Wankhede, out of which the team batting first has won 11 and the team bowling first has won 9 matches.
Best players from both of the teams
Best Batsman: Yashasvi Jaiswal
Best Bowler: Mitchell Santner
Weather forecast for today in Mumbai
Maximum temperature: 33°C
Minimum temperature: 27°C
Wind speed: 11km/h
Chances of rain: 5%
Capacity of stadium: 33,100
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