New Zealand cricket team in India in 2024–25
International cricket tour
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The New Zealand cricket team toured India in October and November 2024 to play three Test matches against India cricket team.[1][2][3] The Test series formed part of the 2023–2025 ICC World Test Championship.[4][5] In June 2024, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed the fixtures for the tour, as a part of the 2024–25 home international season.[6]
| New Zealand cricket team in India in 2024–25 | |||
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| India | New Zealand | ||
| Dates | 16 October – 5 November 2024 | ||
| Captains | Rohit Sharma | Tom Latham | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | New Zealand won the 3-match series 3–0 | ||
| Most runs | Rishabh Pant (261) | Rachin Ravindra (256) | |
| Most wickets |
Ravindra Jadeja (16) Washington Sundar (16) | Ajaz Patel (15) | |
| Player of the series | Will Young (NZ) | ||
Prior to the series, New Zealand had won only two test matches in India with their last win coming in the 1988-89 season. New Zealand won all the three tests in the series, setting several records in the process, including their first series victory in India and the first instance of India being whitewashed 3-0 in a Test series at home. New Zealand for the first time won 3 Test matches in same series[7][8] This was India's first Test series defeat at home since England beat them in 2012.[9]
Squads
India named Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Mayank Yadav, and Prasidh Krishna as travelling reserves.[12] On 20 October 2024, Washington Sundar was added to India’s squad for the second and third Tests.[13] On 29 October, Harshit Rana was added to India’s squad for the third Test.[14][15]
New Zealand named Michael Bracewell for only the first match, whereas Ish Sodhi was named for the second and third matches only.[16] On 15 October 2024, Ben Sears was ruled out of the Test series due to knee injury,[17] with Jacob Duffy named as his replacement.[18] On 22 October, Kane Williamson was ruled out of the second Test due to his rehabilitation from a groin strain.[19] He missed the first Test for the same reason.[16] On 29 October, Williamson was ruled out of the third Test.[20][21]
Test series
1st Test
16–20 October 2024 Scorecard |
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- India won the toss and elected to bat.
- No play was possible on Day 1 due to rain.[22]
- India recorded their third-lowest Test score, which was their lowest at home.[23][24]
- Matt Henry became the joint second-fastest player to take 100 wickets in Tests for New Zealand.[25][26]
- Virat Kohli (Ind) scored his 9,000th run in Tests.[27]
- Sarfaraz Khan (Ind) scored his first century in Tests.[28]
- This was New Zealand's first Test win against India in India after 36 years.[29]
- World Test Championship points: New Zealand 12, India 0.
2nd Test
24–26 October 2024 Scorecard |
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- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
- Both Washington Sundar (Ind) and Mitchell Santner (NZ) took their first five-wicket haul[30][31] and first ten-wicket haul in Tests.[32][33]
- This was India's first Test series defeat at home since 2012.[9]
- This was New Zealand's first Test series victory in India.[7]
- World Test Championship points: New Zealand 12, India 0.
3rd Test
1–3 November 2024 Scorecard |
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- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
- This was the first time India was whitewashed 3-0 in a Test series at home.[8]
- World Test Championship points: New Zealand 12, India 0.
- Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ravichandran Ashwin (all Ind) played their last test on Indian soil.
Statistics
Leading run-scorers
| Rank | Name | Runs | Matches | Innings | HS | Average | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Rishabh Pant |
261 | 3 | 6 | 99 | 43.50 | - | 3 |
| 2 |  Rachin Ravindra |
256 | 3 | 6 | 134 | 51.20 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Will Young |
244 | 3 | 6 | 71 | 48.80 | - | 2 |
| 4 | Devon Conway |
227 | 3 | 6 | 91 | 37.83 | - | 2 |
| 5 | Yashasvi Jaiswal |
190 | 3 | 6 | 77 | 31.66 | - | 1 |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo | ||||||||
Leading wicket-takers
| Rank | Name | Wickets | Matches | Innings | Overs | Average | Best. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington Sundar |
16 | 2 | 4 | 70.5 | 14.12 | 7/59 |
| 2 | Ravindra Jadeja |
16 | 3 | 6 | 101.1 | 21.56 | 5/55 |
| 3 | Ajaz Patel |
15 | 3 | 5 | 77.1 | 23.80 | 6/57 |
| 4 | Mitchell Santner |
13 | 1 | 2 | 48.3 | 12.07 | 7/53 |
| 5 | Matt Henry |
10 | 2 | 4 | 48.5 | 15.30 | 5/15 |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo | |||||||