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

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Last Updated on Oct 27, 2026 02:11 PM
NZ-A vs IN-A Match Previews and Cricket Tips

New Zealand A vs India A Cricket Match Previews

India A tour of New Zealand, 2026

INDA 113/10 (39.3)

NZA 317/10 (89.3)

INDA 516/10 (123.1)

NZA 187/9 (65)

Match drawn

BatsmanRB4s6sSR
Curtis Heaphy* 9018712048.13
Jayden Lennox6241025
BowlersOMRWECO
Devdutt Padikkal* 521122.2
Washington Sundar1242612.17

Last Wicket:Simon Keene b Akash Deep 5(24) - 170/9 in 55.3 ov.

Today's Match Live Score ↻

New Zealand A vs India A

India A tour of New Zealand, 2026 — TEST — 1st Unofficial Test
Match drawn

India A — Innings 1 (113/10 in 39.3 overs)

BatsmanRB4s6sSR
Yashasvi Jaiswal
c Matthew Boyle b Zak Gibson
17452037.78
KL Rahul
c Mitchell Hay b Fraser Sheat
08000
Devdutt Padikkal
c Mitchell Hay b Zak Gibson
32775041.56
Sai Sudharsan
b Simon Keene
013000
Dhruv Jurel (c) (wk)
c Rhys Mariu b Simon Keene
113007.69
Yash Rathod
not out
44493389.8
Washington Sundar
c Matthew Boyle b Zak Gibson
06000
Anshul Kamboj
c Zak Gibson b Kristian Clarke
10132076.92
Auqib Nabi
b Simon Keene
5510100
Akash Deep
c Zak Gibson b Simon Keene
02000
Mukesh Choudhary
c Tim Robinson b Simon Keene
07000
ExtrasLegByes: 3 | NoBalls: 1 | Total: 4
Total11310 wkts, 39.3 overs
Yet to Bat
BowlerOMRWEcon
Fraser Sheat1033713.7
Simon Keene11.342452.1
Kristian Clarke812012.5
Zak Gibson1032932.9

Partnerships

PlayersRunsBalls
Yashasvi Jaiswal & Rahul515
Yashasvi Jaiswal & Devdutt Padikkal3071
Sai Sudharsan & Devdutt Padikkal929
Dhruv Jurel & Devdutt Padikkal824
Yash Rathod & Devdutt Padikkal431
Yash Rathod & Washington Sundar212
Yash Rathod & Anshul Kamboj1520
Yash Rathod & Auqib Nabi810
Yash Rathod & Akash Deep02
Yash Rathod & Mukesh Choudhary3223

Wickets

#BatsmanOverScore
1KL Rahul2.35
2Yashasvi Jaiswal14.235
3Sai Sudharsan19.144
4Dhruv Jurel23.152
5Devdutt Padikkal28.256
6Washington Sundar30.258
7Anshul Kamboj33.473
8Auqib Nabi35.281
9Akash Deep35.481
10Mukesh Choudhary39.3113

New Zealand A — Innings 2 (317/10 in 89.3 overs)

BatsmanRB4s6sSR
Rhys Mariu (c)
lbw b Mukesh Choudhary
7613712055.47
Curtis Heaphy
c Mukesh Choudhary b Anshul Kamboj
441343032.84
Jayden Lennox
b Auqib Nabi
04000
Tim Robinson
lbw b Auqib Nabi
01000
Matthew Boyle
c Yashasvi Jaiswal b Anshul Kamboj
17313054.84
Dean Foxcroft
lbw b Washington Sundar
51797064.56
Mitchell Hay (wk)
c Dhruv Jurel b Akash Deep
24364066.67
Simon Keene
b Anshul Kamboj
4151026.67
Kristian Clarke
b Akash Deep
42673262.69
Fraser Sheat
c Sai Sudharsan b Auqib Nabi
7211033.33
Zak Gibson
batting
6181033.33
ExtrasByes: 19 | LegByes: 19 | NoBalls: 6 | Wides: 2 | Total: 46
Total31710 wkts, 89.3 overs
Yet to Bat
BowlerOMRWEcon
Anshul Kamboj2065232.6
Akash Deep22.355722.5
Auqib Nabi1816933.8
Mukesh Choudhary1916713.5
Washington Sundar822913.6
Yashasvi Jaiswal20502.5

Partnerships

PlayersRunsBalls
Rhys Mariu & Heaphy132234
Jayden Lennox & Heaphy15
Tim Robinson & Heaphy01
Matthew Boyle & Heaphy2656
Matthew Boyle & Dean Foxcroft311
Mitchell Hay & Dean Foxcroft4365
Simon Keene & Dean Foxcroft1329
Kristian Clarke & Dean Foxcroft3356
Kristian Clarke & Fraser Sheat3448
Kristian Clarke & Zak Gibson3232

Wickets

#BatsmanOverScore
1Rhys Mariu38.6132
2Jayden Lennox39.5133
3Tim Robinson39.6133
4Curtis Heaphy49.2159
5Matthew Boyle51.1162
6Mitchell Hay61.6205
7Simon Keene66.5218
8Dean Foxcroft76.1251
9Fraser Sheat84.1285
10Kristian Clarke89.3317

India A — Innings 3 (516/10 in 123.1 overs)

BatsmanRB4s6sSR
Yashasvi Jaiswal
c Mitchell Hay b Simon Keene
591055.56
KL Rahul
hit wkt b Fraser Sheat
4151026.67
Devdutt Padikkal
c Mitchell Hay b Zak Gibson
19924824380.24
Sai Sudharsan
c Dean Foxcroft b Kristian Clarke
9118412049.46
Dhruv Jurel (c) (wk)
c (sub)Jarrod McKay b Zak Gibson
2120016.67
Yash Rathod
c Mitchell Hay b Dean Foxcroft
66728091.67
Washington Sundar
c Tim Robinson b Jayden Lennox
52806065
Anshul Kamboj
b Jayden Lennox
23364063.89
Auqib Nabi
c Curtis Heaphy b Kristian Clarke
38633260.32
Akash Deep
not out
251713147.06
Mukesh Choudhary
c and b Zak Gibson
240050
ExtrasLegByes: 2 | NoBalls: 1 | Wides: 6 | Total: 9
Total51610 wkts, 123.1 overs
Yet to Bat
BowlerOMRWEcon
Fraser Sheat2349714.2
Simon Keene821912.4
Kristian Clarke2639923.8
Zak Gibson20.138034
Dean Foxcroft2328113.5
Jayden Lennox21011925.7
Matthew Boyle201909.5

Partnerships

PlayersRunsBalls
Yashasvi Jaiswal & Rahul619
Devdutt Padikkal & Rahul49
Devdutt Padikkal & Sai Sudharsan215340
Devdutt Padikkal & Dhruv Jurel223
Devdutt Padikkal & Yash Rathod142142
Washington Sundar & Yash Rathod910
Washington Sundar & Anshul Kamboj4164
Washington Sundar & Auqib Nabi69106
Washington Sundar & Akash Deep310
Mukesh Choudhary & Akash Deep2516

Wickets

#BatsmanOverScore
1Yashasvi Jaiswal3.16
2KL Rahul4.410
3Sai Sudharsan61.2225
4Dhruv Jurel65.1227
5Devdutt Padikkal88.5369
6Yash Rathod90.3378
7Anshul Kamboj101.1419
8Auqib Nabi118.5488
9Washington Sundar120.3491
10Mukesh Choudhary123.1516

New Zealand A — Innings 4 (187/9 in 65 overs)

BatsmanRB4s6sSR
Rhys Mariu (c)
b Auqib Nabi
2100020
Curtis Heaphy
not out
9018712048.13
Tim Robinson
lbw b Auqib Nabi
05000
Matthew Boyle
b Auqib Nabi
4310133.33
Dean Foxcroft
c Yash Rathod b Mukesh Choudhary
42676062.69
Mitchell Hay (wk)
c Dhruv Jurel b Anshul Kamboj
12223054.55
Kristian Clarke
c Devdutt Padikkal b Washington Sundar
3240012.5
Fraser Sheat
c KL Rahul b Devdutt Padikkal
11222050
Zak Gibson
c KL Rahul b Devdutt Padikkal
180012.5
Simon Keene
b Akash Deep
5241020.83
Jayden Lennox
not out
6241025
ExtrasLegByes: 4 | NoBalls: 6 | Wides: 1 | Total: 11
Total1879 wkts, 65 overs
Yet to Bat
BowlerOMRWEcon
Auqib Nabi1012832.8
Anshul Kamboj1435113.6
Akash Deep1362511.9
Mukesh Choudhary1114213.8
Washington Sundar1242612.2
Devdutt Padikkal521122.2

Partnerships

PlayersRunsBalls
Rhys Mariu & Heaphy813
Tim Robinson & Heaphy05
Matthew Boyle & Heaphy58
Dean Foxcroft & Heaphy78122
Mitchell Hay & Heaphy1932
Kristian Clarke & Heaphy2140
Fraser Sheat & Heaphy2544
Zak Gibson & Heaphy423
Simon Keene & Heaphy1046
Jayden Lennox & Heaphy1757

Wickets

#BatsmanOverScore
1Rhys Mariu2.18
2Tim Robinson2.68
3Matthew Boyle4.213
4Dean Foxcroft24.491
5Mitchell Hay29.6110
6Kristian Clarke36.4131
7Fraser Sheat43.6156
8Zak Gibson47.5160
9Simon Keene55.3170

NZ-A vs IN-A Match Prediction, India A tour of New Zealand, 2026, New Zealand A vs India A Match Preview, Probable Playing 11, Match winning Tips, Live Match Score, Pitch Report, Injury & Updates.

NZ-A vs IN-A (New Zealand A vs India A) Match Details

Match New Zealand A vs India A (NZ-A vs IN-A)
League India A tour of New Zealand, 2026
Date Saturday, 24th October 2026
Time 03:00 AM (IST) - 09:30 PM (GMT)

NZ-A vs IN-A Pitch Report and Todays Weather Report

NZ-A vs IN-A Match Venue: Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln, New Zealand

NZ-A vs IN-A Pitch Report: Pitch is expected to be neutral with the help of pacers

NZ-A vs IN-A Weather Report: Weather during the match time in Lincoln, US will be clean. The temperature is expected to around 27°C on the match day with 37% humidity and 14.2 km/h wind speed. And the visibility is 10 KM. There are no chances of precipitation during the game.

Bert Sutcliffe Oval Pitch Favour

50%
Pace Bowling
50%
Spin Bowling
Bert Sutcliffe Oval Pitch Favour 50%
Batting Pitch
50%
Bowling Pitch

NZ-A vs IN-A (New Zealand A vs India A) Playing 11

New Zealand A (NZ-A) Possible Playing XI: 1. Tim Robinson, 2. Max Chu(WK), 3. Rhys Mariu, 4. Curtis Heaphy(WK), 5. Matt Boyle, 6. Simon Keene, 7. Dean Foxcroft, 8. Fraser Sheat, 9. Kristian Clarke, 10. Mitchell Hay(WK), 11. Jayden Lennox

India A (IN-A) Possible Playing XI: 1. Yashasvi Jaiswal, 3. Devdutt Padikkal, 4. KL Rahul(WK), 5. Dhruv Jurel(WK), 6. Washington Sundar, 7. Manav Suthar, 8. Akash Deep, 9. Auqib Nabi, 10. Mukesh Choudhary, 11. Anshul Kamboj

New Zealand A vs India A (NZ-A vs IN-A) Match Preview

NZ-A vs IN-A Match Preview: New Zealand A will take on India A in India A tour of New Zealand, 2026 on Saturday, 24 October 2026 at 03:00 AM IST.

New Zealand A (NZ-A) Team Updates

Opening Batters

  • Tim Robinson and Max Chu will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings.

One-Down Batter

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

Middle-Order Batters

  • Curtis Heaphy and Matt Boyle will strengthen the middle order for New Zealand A.
  • Rhys Mariu will lead the New Zealand A as a Captain. He is also a good Batter

Wicketkeeper

  • Mitchell Hay will do the Wicket Keeping for New Zealand A.

Spin Bowlers

  • Jayden Lennox and Dean Foxcroft will take care of the spin bowling of his team.
  • Jayden Lennox is having topmost good points in this series.

Pace Bowlers

  • Fraser Sheat and Jarrod Mckay will lead the pace attack of his team. He was the highest score points gainer in the previous match.

India A (IN-A) Team Updates

Opening Batters

  • Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sai Sudharsan will open the innings. Both are very talented players.

One-Down Batter

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

Middle-Order Batters

  • KL Rahul and Dhruv Jurel will strengthen the middle order for India A.

Wicketkeeper

  • Kumar Kushagra will do the Wicket Keeping for India A.

Spin Bowlers

  • Manav Suthar and Washington Sundar will take care of the spin bowling of his team.
  • Manav Suthar is having topmost good points in this series.

Pace Bowlers

  • Akash Deep and Auqib Nabi will lead the pace attack of his team.

New Zealand A vs India A (NZ-A vs IN-A) Cricket Match Prediction, Team and Tips

NZ-A vs IN-A Match Prediction: New Zealand A 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, IN-A will win the toss and choose to Bat first.

NZ-A vs IN-A India A tour of New Zealand, 2026 Match Expert Advice: Jayden Lennox will be a top multiplier choice for the small leagues. Fraser Sheat will be a decent choice for the captaincy in the grand leagues.

NZ-A vs IN-A Head to Head

NZ-A vs IN-A Head to Head Records: New Zealand A vs India A have faced each other in 0 matches in TEST. Out of these 0 games, New Zealand A have won 0 whereas India A have won 0 Matches.

Match Played 0
NZ-A Won 0
IN-A Won 0
Tie/NR 0
First-ever fixture
Most recent fixture

Live Telecast

The match will be live telecast on Sony Sports Network.

NZ-A vs IN-A 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. This pitch is compatible for both the Pacers & Spinners.

NZ-A vs IN-A Winning Prediction

  1. New Zealand A team has the upper hand over India A team. So try to pick more players from New Zealand A

NZ-A vs IN-A Small League Must Picks:

NZ-A - Jayden Lennox [433 points], Fraser Sheat [374 points]
IN-A - Manav Suthar [297 points], Akash Deep [42 points]

NZ-A vs IN-A Grand League Risky Picks:

NZ-A - Simon Keene [-1 points], Kristian Clarke [0 points]
IN-A - Anshul Kamboj [0 points], Mukesh Choudhary [0 points]

NZ-A vs IN-A Death Over Bowlers:

NZ-A - Zak Gibson
IN-A - Mukesh Kumar

New Zealand A (NZ-A) Key Players

  • Simon Keene [0, 32, ]
  • Tim Robinson [0, 68*, 24, 23, 25]
  • Rhys Mariu [1, 10, ]
  • Matt Boyle [PTs: 126, CR: 7.0]
  • Fraser Sheat [1W, 2W, ]

India A (IN-A) Key Players

  • Anshul Kamboj [1W, 1W, 2W, 0W, 3W]
  • Mukesh Choudhary [2W, 0W, 1W, 0W, 1W]
  • Yashasvi Jaiswal [110*, 4, 1, 27, 43]
  • Devdutt Padikkal [30, 45, 39, 12, 34]
  • Manav Suthar [0W, 1W, 1W]

NZ-A vs IN-A Captain and Vice-Captain Choices

  • Simon Keene [PTs: -1, CR: 8.5]
  • Tim Robinson [PTs: 0, CR: 8.0]
  • Rhys Mariu [PTs: 0, CR: 8.5]
  • Devdutt Padikkal [PTs: 9, CR: 8.5]
  • Matt Boyle [PTs: 126, CR: 7.0]

NZ-A vs IN-A Injury / Unavailability

New Zealand A Cricket Team Injuries:

  • There are no injury updates as of now.

India A Cricket Team Injuries:

  • There are no injury updates as of now.

NZ-A vs IN-A Live Stream

Where can I see NZ-A vs IN-A Live Score?

You can see NZ-A vs IN-A Live Score on Possible11, Cricbuzz, ESPNcricinfo, etc.

NZ-A vs IN-A match prediction video in Hindi will be posted soon

New Zealand A vs India A (NZ-A vs IN-A) Squads

New Zealand A (NZ-A) Squad: Zak Gibson, Kristian Clarke, Rhys Mariu, Jayden Lennox, Dean Foxcroft, Max Chu(WK), Fraser Sheat, Simon Keene, Jarrod Mckay, Mitchell Hay(WK), Tim Robinson, Matt Boyle, Curtis Heaphy(WK)

India A (IN-A) Squad: KL Rahul(WK), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Yash Rathod, Mukesh Choudhary, Akash Deep, Mukesh Kumar, Washington Sundar, Dhruv Jurel(WK), Kumar Kushagra(WK), Devdutt Padikkal, Sai Sudharsan, Manav Suthar, Auqib Nabi, Anshul Kamboj, Smaran Ravichandran

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-A vs IN-A match?

A-1, For NZ-A vs IN-A, New Zealand A will take on India A at 2026-10-24 03:00:00 IST, and our expert prediction helps you pick the best Dream11 lineup for this exciting clash.

Q-2, What are the best Dream11 fantasy tips for NZ-A vs IN-A?

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Q-5, What are the best captain and vice-captain choices for NZ-A vs IN-A?

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Q-6, Are there any injury updates for NZ-A vs IN-A today?

A-6, There are no major injury updates at the moment for NZ-A vs IN-A, but we will update the app and website as soon as new news arrives.

Q-7, Where can I watch the live score for NZ-A vs IN-A today?

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