After destroying neighbors Bangladesh in a two-Test series, India are set to welcome guests from further abroad. New Zealand will look to put up a better fight against the ICC World Test Championship table leaders, but their recent red ball record is far from inspiring. Check out our IND vs NZ cricket Test betting predictions before the series gets underway.
India and New Zealand will lock horns in the series opener at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on October 16. The teams will play their first match in the Southern Indian city following their 2012 encounter, which India won by five wickets. The second Test will take place in Pune on October 24 before the curtain-dropper starts on November 1 in Mumbai.
Before having a look at our 2024 Test India vs New Zealand predictions, let’s go through some key details of the series.
| ℹ️ Tournament: | New Zealand Tour of India 2024, Three Test Matches |
| 🏏 Venues: | Various stadiums across India |
| 🗓️ Dates: | Wednesday, 16 October to Tuesday, 5 November, 2024 |
What are bookmakers, who are known to offer high cricket odds in 2024, saying before the series begins? Here are the latest India vs New Zealand odds:
India will return with almost the same team that cruised to a whitewash victory against Bangladesh. So, they are the favorites to continue their winning momentum against a struggling New Zealand side. However, sportsbooks are offering even shorter odds for a draw. A win for the Kiwis, who have been on the receiving end of back-to-back clean sweeps, is priced at an astonishing 17.00 (16/1). How will these odds affect our IND vs NZ cricket betting tips?
India has been far from a happy hunting ground for New Zealand. They have won only two Tests on Indian soil in their history, and their last win was in as far back as 1988. New Zealand have lost seven of their last ten Tests in India. They managed to avoid a third successive whitewash away defeat the last time around but still lost the series 1-0.
In their 2021 tour, New Zealand had a bright start to their series as they drew the opener in Kanpur. Rachin Ravindra and Ajaz Patel displayed impressive resilience, surviving a tense final session where India needed just one wicket to win. Unfortunately, the visitors couldn’t maintain this level of determination in the second Test, as the hosts secured a convincing 372-run victory.
Since New Zealand have only won two of their Tests in India from 36 attempts, our 2024 cricket IND vs NZ betting picks will unsurprisingly favor the local team. Before telling you what we think, let’s revisit the last five Tests between the two sides:
India national cricket team has been in excellent form in Test cricket since the turn of the year. They have played eight Tests against Bangladesh, England, and South Africa and won seven of them. Team India has played seven Tests in 2024 in front of the home crowd in 2024. They did lose their first home Test of the year when England got the better of them in Hyderabad. However, since then, they have been on a six-match winning streak. Cricket bookies in New Zealand, therefore, will not be very optimistic about an incredible away win in this series.
New Zealand had a brilliant start to the year in Test cricket as they whitewashed a formidable South Africa side. Their white-shirt adventures since then, however, have not been great. After a 2-0 humbling at home against Australia, Tom Latham and company suffered the same fate in Sri Lanka recently. Now, they will cross the Palk Strait to take on India, against whom they have won three of their last five Tests. But their dismal away record in the country doesn’t leave much room for optimism.
Sports betting in India is mostly centered around cricket, so bookmakers are offering a vast range of India vs New Zealand odds across a vast range of markets. We have gone through them and selected the following for our expert picks:
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India has been in scintillating form in Test cricket. They have a sweet eight-point lead at the ICC World Test Championships summit despite playing a match less than their nearest competitors. New Zealand, on the other hand, appear far from their best at the moment. On top of that, they will not have the ever-reliable Kane Williamson in Bengaluru, who is currently nursing an injury. The first of our IND vs NZ cricket Test betting predictions, therefore, is India taking a lead in the series.
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To move forward with our IND vs NZ cricket betting tips, we will look at the Kiwi batting order. With Kane Williamson unavailable, someone else will need to step up and take on the leadership role. We believe Rachin Ravindra has the potential to be that person. Ravindra, who has Indian roots, had a wonderful World Cup campaign in India last year and will be looking to rediscover that prolific run-scoring form. The left-hander has amassed 599 runs in six Tests this year and was also his team’s top run scorer in the recent series against Sri Lanka.
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The M Chinnaswamy pitch should offer a decent amount of turn for the spinners regardless of the expected cloudy weather conditions in Bengaluru. If you want to bet on India vs New Zealand 2024 cricket, therefore, backing Ajaz Patel as the most successful New Zealand bowler could be a worthy gamble. The left-arm spinner bagged 17 wickets in the two Tests he played in India before and also enjoyed recent success in Sri Lanka with 8 wickets.
We will wrap up our New Zealand tour of India 2024 betting preview by reasserting our faith in India winning the first test and Rachin Ravindra impressing with the bat for the visitors.
