NZ vs WZ Match Prediction, Preview, Team News & Expert Analysis - 1st TEST Match

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Last Updated on Aug 22, 2026 04:07 PM
NZ vs WZ Match Previews and Cricket Tips

North Zone vs West Zone Cricket Match Previews

Duleep Trophy 2026

NZONE 251/10 (66.5)

WZONE 187/10 (65.4)

NZONE 222/10 (51)

WZONE 234/10 (57.3)

North Zone won by 52 runs

BatsmanRB4s6sSR
Shardul Thakur* 00000
BowlersOMRWECO
Nishant Sindhu* 15.315923.81
Abid Mushtaq2246042.73

Last Wicket:Urvil Patel lbw b Nishant Sindhu 25(35) - 234/10 in 57.3 ov.

Today's Match Live Score

North Zone vs West Zone

Duleep Trophy 2026 — TEST — 2nd Quarter final
North Zone won by 52 runs

North Zone — Innings 1 (251/10 in 66.5 overs)

BatsmanRB4s6sSR
Qamran Iqbal
lbw b Tushar Deshpande
26463056.52
Yash Dhull
c Prithvi Shaw b Shardul Thakur
9260034.62
Ayush Doseja
c Urvil Patel b Tanush Kotian
421104038.18
Ayush Badoni
c Harvik Desai b Tushar Deshpande
51576289.47
Abdul Samad
b Tushar Deshpande
6190031.58
Kanhaiya Wadhawan (c) (wk)
lbw b Tanush Kotian
5370013.51
Nishant Sindhu
c Harvik Desai b Mukesh Choudhary
151430107.14
Abid Mushtaq
c Tanush Kotian b Tushar Deshpande
19303063.33
Anshul Kamboj
c Shams Mulani b Tanush Kotian
605255115.38
Arshdeep Singh
c and b Tanush Kotian
4121033.33
Sunil Kumar
not out
00000
ExtrasByes: 6 | LegByes: 2 | NoBalls: 2 | Wides: 4 | Total: 14
Total25110 wkts, 66.5 overs
Yet to Bat
BowlerOMRWEcon
Tanush Kotian20.547243.5
Mukesh Choudhary1124714.3
Shardul Thakur1133813.5
Tushar Deshpande1535743.8
Shams Mulani922903.2

Partnerships

PlayersRunsBalls
Qamran Iqbal & Yash Dhull2549
Qamran Iqbal & Ayush Doseja2046
Ayush Badoni & Ayush Doseja72105
Abdul Samad & Ayush Doseja935
Kanhaiya Wadhawan & Ayush Doseja2055
Kanhaiya Wadhawan & Nishant Sindhu913
Abid Mushtaq & Nishant Sindhu67
Abid Mushtaq & Anshul Kamboj4859
Arshdeep Singh & Anshul Kamboj1121
Sunil Kumar & Anshul Kamboj3111

Wickets

#BatsmanOverScore
1Yash Dhull8.125
2Qamran Iqbal15.545
3Ayush Badoni33.2117
4Abdul Samad39.1126
5Ayush Doseja48.2146
6Kanhaiya Wadhawan50.3155
7Nishant Sindhu51.4161
8Abid Mushtaq61.3209
9Arshdeep Singh64.6220
10Anshul Kamboj66.5251

West Zone — Innings 2 (187/10 in 65.4 overs)

BatsmanRB4s6sSR
Prithvi Shaw
b Abid Mushtaq
222140104.76
Harvik Desai (wk)
c Ayush Doseja b Arshdeep Singh
3170017.65
Musheer Khan
c Kanhaiya Wadhawan b Arshdeep Singh
311262024.6
Shivalik Sharma
lbw b Abid Mushtaq
22364061.11
Ruturaj Gaikwad (c)
lbw b Abid Mushtaq
5180027.78
Urvil Patel
lbw b Abid Mushtaq
02000
Shams Mulani
lbw b Anshul Kamboj
52947155.32
Tanush Kotian
lbw b Anshul Kamboj
13292044.83
Shardul Thakur
c Kanhaiya Wadhawan b Arshdeep Singh
10272037.04
Tushar Deshpande
c Qamran Iqbal b Abid Mushtaq
18231278.26
Mukesh Choudhary
batting
01000
ExtrasByes: 4 | LegByes: 5 | Wides: 2 | Total: 11
Total18710 wkts, 65.4 overs
Yet to Bat
BowlerOMRWEcon
Arshdeep Singh1415333.8
Abid Mushtaq25.4103951.5
Nishant Sindhu302508.3
Anshul Kamboj1443822.7
Sunil Kumar821702.1
Ayush Badoni10606

Partnerships

PlayersRunsBalls
Prithvi Shaw & Harvik Desai2332
Musheer Khan & Harvik Desai821
Musheer Khan & Shivalik Sharma2975
Musheer Khan & Ruturaj Gaikwad1038
Musheer Khan & Urvil Patel02
Musheer Khan & Shams Mulani63121
Tanush Kotian & Shams Mulani2149
Tanush Kotian & Shardul Thakur613
Tushar Deshpande & Shardul Thakur2138
Tushar Deshpande & Mukesh Choudhary65

Wickets

#BatsmanOverScore
1Prithvi Shaw5.223
2Harvik Desai8.531
3Shivalik Sharma21.260
4Ruturaj Gaikwad27.470
5Urvil Patel27.670
6Musheer Khan48.1133
7Shams Mulani56.2154
8Tanush Kotian58.3160
9Shardul Thakur64.5181
10Tushar Deshpande65.4187

North Zone — Innings 3 (222/10 in 51 overs)

BatsmanRB4s6sSR
Qamran Iqbal
c Musheer Khan b Shams Mulani
161530106.67
Yash Dhull
lbw b Shams Mulani
05000
Ayush Doseja
lbw b Tanush Kotian
13181072.22
Ayush Badoni
c Harvik Desai b Tanush Kotian
50626080.65
Abdul Samad
c Shivalik Sharma b Tanush Kotian
30343188.24
Kanhaiya Wadhawan (c) (wk)
c Harvik Desai b Musheer Khan
25530147.17
Nishant Sindhu
st Harvik Desai b Tanush Kotian
44713161.97
Abid Mushtaq
st Harvik Desai b Musheer Khan
481050
Anshul Kamboj
b Shams Mulani
22280378.57
Arshdeep Singh
b Shams Mulani
12911133.33
Sunil Kumar
not out
03000
ExtrasByes: 5 | LegByes: 1 | Total: 6
Total22210 wkts, 51 overs
Yet to Bat
BowlerOMRWEcon
Shams Mulani1707844.6
Mukesh Choudhary401203
Tanush Kotian1414643.3
Tushar Deshpande803604.5
Shardul Thakur302006.7
Musheer Khan512424.8

Partnerships

PlayersRunsBalls
Qamran Iqbal & Yash Dhull1316
Qamran Iqbal & Ayush Doseja911
Ayush Badoni & Ayush Doseja1926
Ayush Badoni & Abdul Samad4660
Ayush Badoni & Kanhaiya Wadhawan3945
Nishant Sindhu & Kanhaiya Wadhawan2254
Nishant Sindhu & Abid Mushtaq1016
Nishant Sindhu & Anshul Kamboj3445
Nishant Sindhu & Arshdeep Singh2014
Nishant Sindhu & Sunil Kumar1019

Wickets

#BatsmanOverScore
1Yash Dhull2.413
2Qamran Iqbal4.322
3Ayush Doseja8.541
4Abdul Samad18.587
5Ayush Badoni26.2126
6Kanhaiya Wadhawan35.2148
7Abid Mushtaq37.6158
8Anshul Kamboj45.3192
9Arshdeep Singh47.5212
10Nishant Sindhu50.6222

West Zone — Innings 4 (234/10 in 57.3 overs)

BatsmanRB4s6sSR
Prithvi Shaw
c Kanhaiya Wadhawan b Anshul Kamboj
6301020
Harvik Desai (wk)
c Yash Dhull b Arshdeep Singh
250040
Musheer Khan
c Kanhaiya Wadhawan b Nishant Sindhu
961268276.19
Shivalik Sharma
c Kanhaiya Wadhawan b Sunil Kumar
27414065.85
Ruturaj Gaikwad (c)
run out (Kanhaiya Wadhawan)
66707094.29
Urvil Patel
lbw b Nishant Sindhu
25354071.43
Shams Mulani
lbw b Abid Mushtaq
2150013.33
Mukesh Choudhary
b Abid Mushtaq
03000
Tanush Kotian
b Abid Mushtaq
03000
Tushar Deshpande
c Abdul Samad b Abid Mushtaq
5180027.78
Shardul Thakur
not out
00000
ExtrasLegByes: 3 | NoBalls: 1 | Wides: 1 | Total: 5
Total23410 wkts, 57.3 overs
Yet to Bat
BowlerOMRWEcon
Abid Mushtaq2246042.7
Arshdeep Singh704015.7
Anshul Kamboj803714.6
Nishant Sindhu15.315923.8
Sunil Kumar402315.8
Abdul Samad1012012

Partnerships

PlayersRunsBalls
Prithvi Shaw & Harvik Desai411
Prithvi Shaw & Musheer Khan2447
Shivalik Sharma & Musheer Khan5672
Ruturaj Gaikwad & Musheer Khan111138
Urvil Patel & Musheer Khan1616
Urvil Patel & Shams Mulani919
Urvil Patel & Mukesh Choudhary03
Urvil Patel & Tanush Kotian28
Urvil Patel & Tushar Deshpande1228
Urvil Patel & Shardul Thakur03

Wickets

#BatsmanOverScore
1Harvik Desai1.54
2Prithvi Shaw9.428
3Shivalik Sharma21.484
4Ruturaj Gaikwad44.4195
5Musheer Khan47.2211
6Shams Mulani50.3220
7Mukesh Choudhary50.6220
8Tanush Kotian52.2222
9Tushar Deshpande56.6234
10Urvil Patel57.3234

NZ vs WZ Match Prediction, Duleep Trophy 2026, North Zone vs West Zone Match Preview, Probable Playing 11, Match winning Tips, Live Match Score, Pitch Report, Injury & Updates.

NZ vs WZ (North Zone vs West Zone) Match Details

Match North Zone vs West Zone (NZ vs WZ)
League Duleep Trophy 2026
Date Sunday, 23rd August 2026
Time 09:30 AM (IST) - 04:00 AM (GMT)

NZ vs WZ Pitch Report and Today's Weather Report

NZ vs WZ Match Venue: BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground, Bengaluru, India

NZ vs WZ Pitch Report: Pitch is expected to be neutral with the help of pacers.

NZ vs WZ Weather Report: Weather during the match time in Bengaluru, IN will be rainy. The temperature is expected to around 24°C on the match day with 74% humidity and 24.9 km/h wind speed. And the visibility is 10 KM. There are 100% chances of precipitation during the game.

BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground Pitch Favour

50%
Pace Bowling
50%
Spin Bowling
BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground Pitch Favour 50%
Batting Pitch
50%
Bowling Pitch

NZ vs WZ (North Zone vs West Zone) Playing 11

North Zone (NZ) Possible Playing XI: 1. Yash Dhull, 2. Sanat Sangwan, 3. Ayush Badoni, 4. Ayush Doseja, 5. Kanhaiya Wadhawan(WK)(C), 6. Abdul Samad, 7. Nishant Sindhu, 8. Anshul Kamboj, 9. Sunil Kumar, 10. Yudhvir Singh Charak, 11. Nikhil Kashyap

West Zone (WZ) Possible Playing XI: 1. Ruturaj Gaikwad(C), 2. Prithvi Shaw, 3. Sarfaraz Khan, 4. Harvik Desai(WK), 5. Musheer Khan, 6. Shams Mulani, 7. Tanush Kotian, 8. Shardul Thakur, 9. Tushar Deshpande, 10. Mukesh Choudhary, 11. Atit Sheth

North Zone vs West Zone (NZ vs WZ) Match Preview

NZ vs WZ Match Preview: North Zone will take on West Zone in Duleep Trophy 2026 on Sunday, 23 August 2026 at 09:30 AM IST.

North Zone (NZ) Team Updates

Opening Batters

  • Yash Dhull and Sanat Sangwan will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings.
  • Sanat Sangwan was the highest score points gainer in the previous match.

One-Down Batter

  • Ayush Badoni will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.

Middle-Order Batters

  • Ayush Doseja and Kanhaiya Wadhawan will strengthen the middle order for North Zone.
  • Kanhaiya Wadhawan will lead the North Zone as a Captain. He is also a good Wicket-Keeper

Wicketkeeper

  • Kanhaiya Wadhawan will do the Wicket Keeping for North Zone.

Spin Bowlers

  • Nikhil Kashyap will take care of the spin bowling of the team.

Pace Bowlers

  • Arjun Sharma and Arshdeep Singh will lead the pace attack of his team.

West Zone (WZ) Team Updates

Opening Batters

  • Ruturaj Gaikwad and Prithvi Shaw will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings.

One-Down Batter

  • Sarfaraz Khan will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.

Middle-Order Batters

  • Harvik Desai and Musheer Khan will strengthen the middle order for West Zone.
  • Ruturaj Gaikwad will lead the West Zone as a Captain. He is also a good Batter

Wicketkeeper

  • Urvil Patel will do the Wicket Keeping for West Zone.

Spin Bowlers

  • Tanush Kotian and Musheer Khan will take care of the spin bowling of his team.

Pace Bowlers

  • Tushar Deshpande and Mukesh Choudhary will lead the pace attack of his team.

North Zone vs West Zone (NZ vs WZ) Cricket Match Prediction, Team and Tips

NZ vs WZ Match Prediction: West Zone looks in good form in recent matches, They are the favorites to win the match.

Toss Prediction, Who will Win the Toss Today?: According to the Possible11 expert toss prediction, WZ will win the toss and choose to Bowl first.

NZ vs WZ Duleep Trophy 2026 Match Expert Advice: Abid Mushtaq will be a top multiplier choice for the small leagues. Yash Dhull will be a decent choice for the captaincy in the grand leagues.

NZ vs WZ Head to Head

NZ vs WZ Head to Head Records: North Zone vs West Zone have faced each other in 0 matches in TEST. Out of these 0 games, North Zone have won 0 whereas West Zone have won 0 Matches.

Match Played 5
NZ Won 2
WZ Won 3
Tie/NR 0
First-ever fixture
Most recent fixture

Live Telecast

The match will be live telecast on JioHotstar.

POINTS TABLE - Duleep Trophy 2026

NoTeamMWLTNRNRRPtsRecent Forms
1North East Zone
NR
2West Zone
NR
3East Zone
NR
4North Zone
NR
5Central Zone
NR
6South Zone
NR
M: Matches, W: Won, L: Lost, T: Tie, NR: No Result, NRR: Net Run Rate, Pts: Points, Q: Qualified, E: Eliminate
Recent Forms: W = Won, L = Lost, T = Tie, D = Draw, NR = No Result

Full Schedule: Duleep Trophy 2026 Schedule

Recent Forms:

WZ - N
NZ - N

NZ vs WZ Team Analysis & Player Performance

  1. Looking by the pitch behavior, Picking top order batters would be crucial here.
  2. Death-over bowlers are always excellent wicket-takers in last few overs, they can turn the game around at any time.
  3. In Wicket Keeping, both are good. You can choose any of one.
  4. Pacers may play major role on this pitch.

NZ vs WZ Winning Prediction

  1. West Zone team has the upper hand over North Zone team. So try to pick more players from West Zone

NZ vs WZ Small League Must Picks:

NZ - Abid Mushtaq [238 points], Yash Dhull [129 points]
WZ - Shams Mulani [449 points], Harvik Desai [441 points]

NZ vs WZ Grand League Risky Picks:

NZ - Kanhaiya Wadhawan [0 points], Abdul Samad [0 points]
WZ - Urvil Patel [0 points], Musheer Khan [0 points]

North Zone (NZ) Key Players

  • Abdul Samad [37*, 0*, 0, 18, 2]
  • Ayush Badoni [5, (23, 2W)]
  • Nikhil Kashyap [PTs: 0, CR: 8.0]
  • Ayush Doseja [PTs: 0, CR: 8.0]
  • Sanat Sangwan [PTs: 0, CR: 9.0]
  • Anshul Kamboj [1W, 1W, 2W, 0W, 3W]

West Zone (WZ) Key Players

  • Musheer Khan [PTs: 0, CR: 6.5]
  • Mukesh Choudhary [2W, 0W, 1W, 0W, 1W]
  • Shardul Thakur [2W, 1W, 2W, 1W, 0W]
  • Ruturaj Gaikwad [30, 15, 42, 6, 67*]
  • Shams Mulani [65, ]

NZ vs WZ Captain and Vice-Captain Choices

  • Abdul Samad [PTs: 0, CR: 6.5]
  • Musheer Khan [PTs: 0, CR: 6.5]
  • Shardul Thakur [PTs: 0, CR: 7.5]
  • Ayush Doseja [PTs: 0, CR: 8.0]
  • Sanat Sangwan [PTs: 0, CR: 9.0]
  • Ruturaj Gaikwad [PTs: 265, CR: 8.5]
  • Shams Mulani [PTs: 449, CR: 9.0]

NZ vs WZ Injury / Unavailability

North Zone Cricket Team Injuries:

  • There are no injury updates as of now.

West Zone Cricket Team Injuries:

  • There are no injury updates as of now.

NZ vs WZ Live Stream

Where can I see NZ vs WZ Live Score?

You can see NZ vs WZ Live Score on Possible11, Cricbuzz, ESPNcricinfo, etc.

NZ vs WZ match will be live telecast on JioHotstar.

NZ vs WZ Cricket Match Highlights

You can watch NZ vs WZ match Live Streaming and highlights on JioHotstar

NZ vs WZ match prediction video in Hindi will be posted soon

North Zone vs West Zone (NZ vs WZ) Squads

North Zone (NZ) Squad: Ayush Badoni, Abdul Samad, Nikhil Kashyap, Qamran Iqbal, Yash Dhull, Sunil Kumar, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Nishant Sindhu, Abid Mushtaq, Anshul Kamboj, Arjun Sharma, Arshdeep Singh, Sanat Sangwan, Ayush Doseja, Kanhaiya Wadhawan(WK)(C)

West Zone (WZ) Squad: Shardul Thakur, Prithvi Shaw, Siddharth Desai, Ruturaj Gaikwad(C), Mukesh Choudhary, Atit Sheth, Shams Mulani, Tushar Deshpande, Harvik Desai(WK), Shivalik Sharma, Tanush Kotian, Sarfaraz Khan, Urvil Patel(WK), Musheer Khan, Jaymeet Patel

DISCLAIMER: This team is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Q-1, What is the Match prediction for today's NZ vs WZ match?

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