India National Cricket Team vs New Zealand National Cricket Team Match Scorecard
Introduction
India National Cricket Team vs New Zealand National Cricket Team Match Scorecard – The national cricket teams of India as well as New Zealand both are very well established in international cricket. Furthermore, both these teams have been competing in men’s international cricket events for a long time. Hence, India and New Zealand have competed against one another many times. That too across different cricket formats. Indeed, some very interesting matches have been enjoyed by the fans and enthusiasts whenever the players of these teams come face to face. Test cricket is one of the most complex formats of this sport indeed. The players of India and New Zealand are well versed in the world of test cricket. In this blog, you are certainly going to find detailed scorecards of their three recent test matches. Hence, staying tuned will be very entertaining and informative for you.
History and Rivalry [India National Cricket Team vs New Zealand National Cricket Team Match Scorecard]
Without a doubt, a friendly rivalry has existed between the national cricket teams of India and New Zealand for a long time. This rivalry includes a very high spirit of competition which tends to be intense. Many moments witnessed in their encounters can also be referred to as historic and worth remembering. In ICC tournaments, the players of both these teams are known to treat the encounters as ‘High Stakes’. According to several sources, the initiation of this friendly rivalry between India and New zealand happened back in the decade of 1950s. Also, the first ever tour that New Zealand did of India in 1955 was also very significant. Some key encounters between the national cricket teams of India and New Zealand are mentioned down below:
- In 1976, India national cricket team won a test series for the first time against New Zealand.
- Moreover, the 2003 ODI Series in New Zealand was also full of entertainment and peak performances from both sides.
- In the semi final match of the 2019 ICC World Cup, New Zealand emerged victorious by 18 runs against India. Hence, India’s hope for winning the world cup ended.
- New Zealand won against India by 8 wickets in the final match of the 2021 World Test Championship. A lot of tough competition was in the air during the whole encounter.
- Lastly, the 2023 ODI series between New Zealand and India was equally thrilling for the cricket enthusiasts.
Test Match 1 of 3 (16-20 October 2024) – India National Cricket Team vs New Zealand National Cricket Team Match Scorecard
Evidently, this was the initiation of the test series between India and New Zealand. This was organized within the New Zealand Tour of India 2024. This match took place from 16th of October 2024 to 20th of October 2024. The M Chinnaswamy Stadium located in Bengaluru is indeed the venue.
Initially, the toss was won by New Zealand and they decided to bowl first. In India’s first inning, a total score of 46 runs was accumulated in 31.2 overs before all 10 of their wickets were lost. Thereafter, in New Zealand’s 1st Innings, they made 402 runs in 91.3 overs before losing all their wickets. In the 2nd inning of India, the players made 462 runs in 99.3 overs before all wickets were lost. And, in the second inning of New Zealand they made a total 110 runs with 2 wickets lost in 27.4 overs. In the end, the National Cricket team of New Zealand won the match by 8 wickets. Lastly, the player of the match was Rachin Ravindra from NZ for making 134 and 39 runs.
| India – 46 | 1st Innings |
| Rishabh Pant 20 (49) | Matt Henry 5/15 (13.2) |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal 13 (63) | Will O’Rourke 4/22 (12) |
| New Zealand – 402 | 1st Innings |
| Rachin Ravindra 134 (157) | Ravindra Jadeja 3/72 (20) |
| Devon Conway 91 (105) | Kuldeep Yadav 3/99 (18.3) |
| India – 462 | 2nd Innings |
| Sarfaraz Khan 150 (195) | Will O’Rourke 3/92 (21) |
| Rishabh Pant 99 (105) | Matt Henry 3/102 (24.3) |
| New Zealand – 110/2 | 2nd Innings |
| Will Young 48 (76) | Jasprit Bumrah 2/29 (8) |
| Rachin Ravindra 39 (46) | Ravichandran Ashwin 0/6 (2) |
Test Match 2 of 3 (24-26 October 2024) – India National Cricket Team vs New Zealand National Cricket Team Match Scorecard
This was the second match in the test series. Evidently, this match took place from 24th October 2024 to 26th October 2024. For this encounter, the venue was certainly the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium. Initially, the toss was won by the New Zealand National Cricket team. The decision was certainly to bat first. In the first inning, India scored 156 runs in 45 overs before losing all 10 wickets. Whereas, New Zealand in their first inning accumulated a score of 259 runs before being all out in 79 overs. The second inning of India showcased them making 245 runs before losing all 10 wickets in 60 overs. New Zealand in their second innings made 255 runs in 69 overs. They lost all wickets afterwards. In conclusion, the New Zealand National Cricket team won the match by 113 runs. Lastly, Mitchell Santner was the player of the match.
| New Zealand – 259 | 1st Innings |
| Devon Conway 76 (141) | Washington Sundar 7/59 (23.1) |
| Rachin Ravindra 65 (105) | Ravichandran Ashwin 3/64 (24) |
| India – 156 | 1st Innings |
| Ravindra Jadeja 38 (46) | Mitchell Santner 7/53 (19.3) |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal 30 (60) | Glenn Phillips 2/26 (6) |
| New Zealand – 255 | 2nd Innings |
| Tom Latham 86 (133) | Washington Sundar 4/56 (19) |
| Glenn Phillips 48 (82) | Ravindra Jadeja 3/72 (19.4) |
| India – 245 | 2nd Innings |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal 77 (65) | Mitchell Santner 6/104 (29) |
| Ravindra Jadeja 42 (84) | Ajaz patel 2/43 (12.2) |
Test Match 3 of 3 (1-3 November 2024) – India National Cricket Team vs New Zealand National Cricket Team Match Scorecard
This was the final match from this test series. Evidently, it started on 1st of November and concluded on 3rd of November 2024. For this final encounter of the series the venue was chosen to be Wankhede Stadium located in Mumbai. Initially, New Zealand won the toss and decided to bowl first. In India’s first inning, total runs accumulated before losing all wickets in 59 overs was 263 runs. And, New Zealand scored 235 runs in their first inning before losing all their wickets in 65.4 overs. Thereafter, in the second inning the India national cricket team made 121 runs prior to losing all 10 wickets in 29 overs. And, New Zealand made 174 runs in 45 overs and lost all their wickets in their first innings.
Therefore, the National Cricket of New zealand won the match by 25 runs and also the whole test series. Lastly, Ajaz Patel was the player of the match. Whereas, the player of the series is Will Young.
| New Zealand – 235 | 1st Innings |
| Daryl Mitchell 82 (129) | Ravindra Jadeja 5/65 (22) |
| Will Young 71 (138) | Washington Sundar 4/81 (18.4) |
| India – 263 | 1st Innings |
| Subhman Gill 90 (146) | Ajaz Patel 5/103 (21.4) |
| Rishabh Pant 60 (59) | Matt Henry 1/26 (8) |
| New Zealand – 174 | 2nd Innings |
| Will Young 51 (100) | Ravindra Jadeja 5/55 (13.5) |
| Glenn Phillips 26 (14) | Ravichandran Ashwin 3/63 (17) |
| India – 121 | 2nd Innings |
| Rishabh Pant 64 (57) | Ajaz Patel 6/57 (14.1) |
| Washington Sundar 12 (25) | Glenn Phillips 3/42 (12) |
Conclusion
The above discussed scorecards and match details of recent test matches are surely interesting. These are evidence that both these teams are capable of delivering thrilling gameplay across all formats of cricket. This New Zealand tour of India proved to be very entertaining and eventful. Now, fans are simply eager to see when these two teams will collide again in the future.
FAQs
Q – Who is the captain of the New Zealand National Cricket Team?
Tom Latham
Q – When did the India National Cricket Team become a full member of the ICC?
1926
Q – Who is the coach that trains the players of India National Cricket Team as of now?
Gautam Gambhir
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