India vs New Zealand Preview & Prediction | 1st Test
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India swept Bangladesh in their most recent Test series and are looking to make it six red ball victories in a row, as they take on an out-of-form New Zealand.
DATE/TIME: Tuesday 15th October: US PST – 9:00pm / Wednesday 16th October 2024 - UK – 5:00am / India – 9:30am / US EST – 12:00am
VENUE: M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, India
WEATHER: A chance of thundery showers across four of the five days play with temperatures remaining inside the twenties.
HOW TO WATCH ON TV: UK – TNT Sports / India – Sports18 / US – Willow TV
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INDIA FORM: COMING INTO THIS SERIES ON THE BACK OF SIX STRAIGHT WINS
India’s sixth consecutive Test victory may well be their most impressive yet. Despite losing a vast number of overs through rain, India still managed to rack up 285/9 in their first innings across just 34.4 overs. After bowling out the Tigers for just 146, India chased down their victory target in 17.2 overs to win
LAST FIVE: WWWWW
NEW ZEALAND FORM: FIVE TESTS WITHOUT VICTORY A WORRYING TREND
New Zealand most recent defeat was a painful one, thrashed by Sri Lanka by an innings and 154 runs. A full washout against Afghanistan has been sandwiched between four losses, their most recent two being in the subcontinent vs Sri Lanka. They’ll need to improve significantly to overcome India with their formidable home record.
LAST FIVE: LLALL
INDIA BETTING ANALYSIS
As we so often see in India, the left-arm spin bowling of Ravindra Jadeja could be crucial as he offers a point of difference compared to the rest of their bowlers. Jadeja should benefit as this match goes on and make life very difficult for the batters of New Zealand. With that in mind, bettors should consider backing Jadeja to take over 5.5 match wickets.
NEW ZEALAND BETTING ANALYSIS
If there’s one New Zealand batter who has established himself as an excellent player against spin and in subcontinental conditions is Rachin Ravindra. This series serves as an excellent opportunity for him to enhance his credentials and when considering his penchant for runs, backing Ravindra to score a fifty in the match is well worth backing.
INDIA VS NEW ZEALAND EXPERT PREDICTION
Due to the forecasted inclement weather, there is genuine value to be had here on backing an India win and when taking into account how they still managed to overcome Bangladesh despite the amount of time lost, the smart move would be to favour the hosts. India will pick up the pace with the bat if they have to and boast enough strength-in-depth to pile up the runs required at breakneck speed.
The Blackcaps are woefully out of form and it would be no surprise if scoreboard pressure triggered a collapse, especially against bowlers of India’s quality, particularly the spinners. Therefore, back India to find a way to once again get the job done across five days despite the likely rain delays.
INDIA VS NEW ZEALAND TIP: INDIA TO WIN
