IND vs NZ | 1st Test Match Team Prediction | 21-02-2020 04:00

India vs New Zealand 1st Test Prediction

Match:   IND vs NZ Fantasy Team Prediction
Time:   21 Feb, 04:00 AM (IST)
Series::  India tour of New Zealand, 2020.
Venue:   Basin Reserve - Wellington.

 After toss Update: 

Toss: New Zealand opt to bowl

Join Telegram Channel for other matches Team & Updates:

t.me/Apps2Win

 Team Form in Last Six Matches (most recent first) 

IND: W W W W W
NZ: L L L D W

 Head to Head Stats

Matches Played     57

IND Won                 21

NZ Won                  10
Draw                       26
Tie                          00

 Info: 

• India are coming off seven consecutive test wins while New Zealand were whitewashed in their previous test series against Australia.New Zealand will be flying high on confidence after having swept India in the preceding three-match ODI series.India don't have a good test record at this ground; they have won only one of their seven matches here against the hosts.

 #INDvsNZ Toss Prediction 

This has generally been a bat-first venue but the toss-winning team might opt to bowl first if there is significant cloud cover and strong breeze on Friday morning.

 #INDvsNZ Weather Report 

The weather forecast for this opening test does not look too promising. Cloudy skies are expected from Friday to Tuesday and there is a chance of rain on each of the first three days. Temperatures are likely to range from 19 to 22 degrees Celsius each day.

 #INDvNZ Pitch Condition 

307 and 322 are the average first and second-innings scores respectively at the Basin Reserve in tests. The scores here tend to drop drastically from the third innings onwards. Seam bowlers are likely to find plenty of movement due to the cloudy conditions.

 Team NEWS: 

 IND Team News 

The Indian team has assembled a 16-man squad led by Virat Kohli for this test series. Ishant Sharma has recovered from his ankle injury and will join the likes of Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami in the pace bowling contingent. In the absence of Rohit Sharma, Prithvi Shaw will likely open the batting alongside Mayank Agarwal. The big question, however, is who will they choose as the wicketkeeper - will they go with the power-hitting abilities of Rishabh Pant or will they prefer the better keeping skills of Wriddhiman Saha?.


 NZ Team News 

New Zealand have named a 13-man squad for this upcoming two-test series against India. Kane Williamson will be the leading the Kiwi pack that will welcome back pace spearhead Trent Boult who will be returning after having recovered from his injury. Henry Nicholls and Tom Latham are likely to open the batting followed by skipper Williamson and veteran Ross Taylor who will be playing his 100th test match. Left-arm Ajaz Patel is the only specialist spinner in this Kiwi spin attack.

 Predicted Lineups (In Batting order): 

 India 

1. Prithvi Shaw
2. M Agarwal
3. Virat Kohli (c)
4. Cheteshwar Pujara
5. A Rahane
6. R Pant(wk)
7. Ravindra Jadeja
8. R Ashwin
9. M Shami
10. I Sharma
11. Jasprit Bumrah

 New Zealand 

1. Tom Latham
2. Henry Nicholls
3. Kane Williamson(C)
4. Ross Taylor
5. BJ Watling(wk)
6. Colin de Grandhomme
7. D Mitchell
8. T Boult
9. Ajaz Patel
10. Neil Wagner
11. Tim Southee

 India vs New Zealand D11 Fantasy Team: 

Head 2 Head or 3-4 Members League Team

C & VC Choices:

Safe: K Williamson & C Pujara or V Kohli

Risky: M Shami & R Taylor

~

SL Team in Text:

1. T Blundell
2. K Williamson
3. R Taylor
4. V Kohli
5. C Pujara
6. C de Homme

7. R Ashwin
8. T Boult
9. K Jamieson
10. J Bumrah
11. M Shami

 Key Players: 

 IND Key Players: 

 Virat Kohli: 

The world's best test batsman is averaging close to 55 and is 11 runs away from overtaking Saurav Ganguly on the list of the leading Indian run-scorers in this format. After failures in the last two ODIs, skipper Kohli will look to start this series with a big knock.

 Cheteshwar Pujara: 
He is a specialist when it comes to test cricket and bowlers usually have to work really hard to get his wicket. He will first look to tire out the bowlers and then pounce on them once the ball stops misbehaving.

 Mohammed Shami:  
He has got a lot fitter and faster over the last couple of years. His great control over both in and out-swingers makes him a lethal weapon in this Indian pace attack. Shami is also an excellent exponent of the reverse swing with the old ball.

 NZ Key Players: 

 Kane Williamson:
The New Zealand captain is among the world's top five batsmen in test cricket and is one of the leading run-getters for his team in this format. Williamson has three hundreds and five fifties in twelve tests at the Basin Reserve.


 Ross Taylor:
He is the most experienced batsman in this line-up and will look to make his 100th test match a memorable one. Taylor has scored the most runs for New Zealand in this format and he is also the leading run-scorer at this ground.


 Martin Guptil: 
The fast bowler will be eyeing a strong return after a long injury layoff and he will be very threatening in these conditions, especially with the new ball. Boult has taken 40 wickets in 9 tests at this ground.

 Team Forms: 

 India: 

India have been on a roll in test cricket - they have not faced a single defeat in their last nine matches and are coming on the back of seven successive wins. They have won each of their last five series and have recorded series sweeps in four of them including the 2-0 hammering of Bangladesh at home in their most recent test assignment last year in November. Before that in October, Kohli's men blew away South Africa in a three-match home series.

 New Zealand: 

New Zealand have not been consistent enough in recent times in the longest version of the game. They are coming into this series fresh off a 3-0 drubbing in Australia where they lost each of the three tests by massive margins - 296 runs at Perth, 247 runs at the MCG and 279 runs at the SCG. The Kiwis, however, have been very competitive at home, winning each of their last five series including the 1-0 win over England last year.
~

IND vs NZ, 1st Test 2020: Where to watch/Live streaming

TV channels: Star Sports, Sky Sport NZ, Sky Sports Cricket, SuperSport, Fox Sports, OSN Sports Cricket HD, Gazi TV, Astro Cricket HD.

Live Streaming: Bet365, Hotstar, Now TV, Sky Go.

 SQUAD: 

 INDIA: 
Virat Kohli (Captain), Mayank Agarwal, Prithvi Shaw, Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane (vice-captain), Hanuma Vihari, Wriddhiman Saha (wicket-keeper), Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah, Umesh Yadav, Mohd. Shami, Navdeep Saini, Ishant Sharma.

 NEW ZEALAND: 
Kane Williamson (captain), Tom Latham, Tom Blundell, Ross Taylor, Henry Nicholls, BJ Watling, Colin de Grandhomme, Tim Southee, Neil Wagner, Trent Boult, Ajaz Patel, Kyle Jamieson, Daryl Mitchell.

All the best

❗️🚦🏟🚀🚨🎯🧩🏆🥋🥅🏏⛳️🎾🌦🔥

Disclaimer: The information contained in this app/website is for entertainment only for Cricket lovers. Greatest11 is not an online gambling operator, or a gambling app or site of any kind. We are not responsible the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the app or website or the information contained on the app/website for any purpose.

** Join Telegram Channel - Apps2Win **

• Keep in touch with latest updates. Please visit once before 1 hour of the deadline. We shall update here if any news comes.
• All the information is given here is our experts opinion.
• You can take information and should use your own mind.
• This app/website will not be responsible for any win or loose.
• This app/website is not promoting any gambling we only provide stas and teams for some knowledge only.