India vs New Zealand Prediction: India batted poorly in the first match

India and New Zealand are going head to head in the Match 2 of Test Series at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune, India on 24 October, 2024. India batted poorly in the first match of the series. Who will win this game of cricket?

Kane Williamson to be ruled out from the 2nd Test of India-New Zealand in Pune due to the injury sustained on the Lanka tour. India suffered against New Zealand in the test match in Bengaluru, making their lowest score in the first innings with 46. Even though India fared well in their second innings, they could not stop New Zealand from winning the game, as their total was 462.

It was really tough for India to score in the first innings against New Zealand's pace attack. They could only muster 46 runs in 31 overs. However, they displayed more satisfying batting conditions and increased in the second innings. The outstanding batting came from players such as Rishabh Pant, Sarfaraz Khan, Virat Kohli, and Rohit Sharma. Ravichandran Ashwin did have a rather dismal day with the ball, claiming only 1 wicket.

With the batting order of the team unstable, this is the right opportunity for Shubman Gill to be included in the Indian team when they compete in the next match.

Rohit Sharma (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj

New Zealand, under current form, has enjoyed great success. They even won a hard-fought match against India on Indian soil without the availability of their star batsman, Kane Williamson. Indian batting was easily submissive, hence not a significant miss for Kane. Ravindra did pretty well: it is he who first test century against India earned man of the match title; Devon Conway again became a tell-tale factor for the match; Will Young showed good form, both in terms of the solid starts in both innings. Though, the bowlers deserve full credit, especially Matt Henry and William O'Rourke, for having a solid performance that went through the order of Indian batsmen. New Zealand should remember that India rarely collapses like they did in that match, and hence, future pitches may not be kind enough to their pace attack.

Tom Latham (c), Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell (wk), Glenn Phillips, Matt Henry, Tim Southee, Ajaz Patel, William O'Rourke.

India generally starts slowly but they were always good in rebounding. With determined will to prove themselves, they will look for a win in this test match. If the pitch conditions favour spinners and offers no support to seam bowlers, India can easily get in the driving seat. We predict that the game is going to be won by India.