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India's march for the World Test Championship (WTC) Final spot now sees them host New Zealand for a three-match Test series. The opening Test will be played at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru from October 16-20.
The Rohit Sharma-led side recently demolished Bangladesh in two Tests, in Chennai and Kanpur. With that, India got to 74.24 WTC points percentage, which is the most by any team currently. New Zealand, meanwhile, had their one-off Test against Afghanistan in Greater Noida washed out before losing a two-match Test series against Sri Lanka away from home.
Before the India vs New Zealand series starts, here's a glance at the preview for the three Tests.
India vs New Zealand full Test series schedule
The much-anticipated Test series will kick off in Bengaluru. From there on, the two remaining clashes will be played in the state of Maharashtra. While Pune will host the second Test (Oct 24-28), the iconic Wankhede Stadium will see the proceedings of the third Test (Nov 1-5).
India vs New Zealand 1st Test: October 16-20 - M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
India vs New Zealand 2nd Test: October 24-29 - Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune
India vs New Zealand 3rd Test: November 1-5 - Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
India vs New Zealand Tests - Full squads
India
Rohit Sharma(c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep
New Zealand
Devon Conway, Tom Latham(c), Will Young, Kane Williamson (not for 1st Test) Michael Bracewell (Only 1st Test), Daryl Mitchell, Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Tom Blundell(w), Mark Chapman, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Matt Henry, Jacob Duffy, Ajaz Patel, William ORourke, Ish Sodhi (2&3 Test only)
India vs New Zealand Match timings
All three Tests will begin at 9:30 am IST (5 pm Wellington timezone), if on schedule. The Lunch break will be taken from 11:30 am IST to 12:10 pm IST. Meanwhile, the Tea break's timing will be from 2:10 pm IST to 2:30 pm IST.
India vs New Zealand live streaming details
India: Sports 18, Sports 18 HD, Jio Cinema
