IND vs NZ: BCCI has announced the upcoming India vs New Zealand schedule for the 3 Test match series as a part of the World Test Championship 2025. This time Rohit Sharma led by Team India will face the New Zealand team led by Tim Southee ahead of the 3 Test match series.
The India and New Zealand 3 Test match series will be part of the New Zealand Tour of India in 2024. The India-New Zealand 3 Test series will start from 16 October to 5 November in three different venues.
But before facing New Zealand, India will host a neighboring rival Bangladesh in a Two test match home series in September. The Test match series with Bangladesh will also be followed by the 3 T20I series taking place in September-October 2024.
After Bangladesh, India will have a compelling 3-test match series against New Zealand in which the 1st match will take place in Bengaluru. Then the 2nd test match will be hosted by Pune. The 3rd match is scheduled in the Wankhede Stadium, which witnessed the last test match series between the host India and New Zealand. We have listed the full schedule of the New Zealand Tour of India in 2024 including the date, time, and venues.
The table shows the full schedule of the India and New Zealand 3 Test match series in 2024
| New Zealand tour of India 2024 | |||
| Match | Date | Time | Stadium |
| IND vs NZ, 1st Test | Wed, 16-20 Oct | 09:30 AM IST | M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
| IND vs NZ, 2nd Test | Thu, 24-28 Oct | 09:30 AM IST | MCA Stadium, Pune |
| IND vs NZ, 3rdTest | Fri, 1-5 Nov | 09:30 AM IST | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
India vs New Zealand Head to Head Test Cricket format
In the history of Test cricket, India and New Zealand have played 62 matches together. Out of 62 test matches, India became the winner in the 22 and New Zealand came out victorious in the 13 games. The remaining 27 matches were drawn or without any result. Looking at the stats, India has a higher chance of winning the test match.
| India vs New Zealand Head to head in Test Cricket | |
| Matches | 62 |
| India Won | 22 |
| New Zealand Won | 13 |
| Drawn/NR | 27 |
When was the last time India and New Zealand met in a Test?
The last time, Black Caps visited India was in 2021 for the 2 Test match series. Out of 2, one match between India and New Zealand was drawn at Green Park. In the second Test match, under the captaincy of Virat Kohli, India defeated the Kiwis by 372 runs at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
