IND vs NZ 3rd Test in Mumbai: Led by Rohit Sharma, India will play three Test matches at home against New Zealand. By winning the first two games, New Zealand sealed the series 2-0. The final match of the three-match Test series will be played at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai from November 1.
Let us tell you that New Zealand won the first Test series in India. But now the Indian team wants to redeem itself from the humiliation by winning the last Test match. This may also be possible because the Indian team’s Test record in the Wankhede has been quite good.
Only New Zealand were beaten last time at Wankhede.
The Indian team has not lost a single Test on this ground in the past 12 years. The last Test played at this venue was in December 2021 against New Zealand. India won the match by 372 runs. Team New Zealand will not forget that defeat.
The last time the Indian team suffered a defeat at Wankhede was in November 2012. England then beat England by 10 wickets. Since then, the Indian team has played 3 Tests on this ground and won all of them. During this period, West Indies, England and New Zealand were defeated respectively.
Team India’s Test record at Wankhede
Total number of Test matches: 26
Wins: 12
Losers: 7
Tie: 7
Team New Zealand test record at Wankhede
Total number of test matches: 3
Win: 1
Losers: 2
good news for team india
Ahead of the third Test, there is good news from the Indian team. New Zealand star batsman Kane Williamson will not come to Mumbai for the third Test. This means Williamson will withdraw from the third Test. Even though he didn’t even play in the first two games. With the arrival of Williamson, the New Zealand team has become stronger.
Williamson will remain in New Zealand to recover from a back injury. He will now go straight into the three Test matches against England starting on November 28. New Zealand head coach Gary Stead said: “Kane Williamson has shown good signs but he’s not quite ready to fly and join us. Things are looking good. For them, stay in New Zealand It will be better. Focus on the final stages of recovery to be ready against England.
India-New Zealand Test series line-up:
Team India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Jasprit Bumrah (vice-captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Ku Deepip Yadav, Mohammad Siraj, Akash Deep and Washington Sundar.
Team New Zealand: Tom Latham (captain), Tom Brundle (weekly), Michael Bracewell (first test only), Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Matt Henry, Daryl Mitchell, Will O’Rourke, Ajaz Patel, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner, Ben Sears, Ish Sodhi (Second and Third Tests only), Tim Southee, Kane Williamson and Will Young.
