India vs New Zealand Live Score: Hello and welcome to today’s live coverage of Day 1 of the first Test between India and New Zealand at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on a Wednesday.
A dull and gloomy day is on the cards as the weather gods are expected to play spoilsport with inclement weather on the opening day of the game. It has been raining overnight which might not be as big of an issue.
The facilities at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium are top-notch and have the best-in-class drainage facilities to ensure that play begins as soon as possible. But nothing can be done both sides arrive at the venue and are welcomed with showers.
India: KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma (c), Sarfaraz Khan, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Axar Patel, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Rishabh Pant (wk), Akash Deep, Harshit Rana, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Mayank Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna
New Zealand: Devon Conway, Kane Williamson, Mark Chapman, Will Young, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Philipps, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner, Rachin Ravindra, Tom Blundell (wk), Tom Latham (c)(wk), Ajaz Patel, Ben Sears, Matt Henry, Tim Southee, Will O’Rourke