As India take on New Zealand in 3-Test series at home. A look at their performance in last series.
NZ played two 2-test series in Africa where they won 2-0 against Zimbabwe, but lost 0-1 to South Africa. Overall they played 4 Tests in that continent.
India too played 4-test series in West Indies, winning 2-0, with last being washed out after day one.
Here is a statistical analysis of both teams. Coincidentally both teams scored 6 centuries and lost 34 wickets in 4 tests.
India : Played 4 Tests, Won 2, Lost 0, Drawn 2.
| Bat | India’s performance(in WI) | Bowl |
| 1636 | Runs | 1453 |
| 34 | Wkts | 58 |
| 6 | Centuries / five wkts haul | 3 |
| 48.12 | Avg | 25.05 |
| 3.21 | r/o | 2.92 |
| 90.12 | Balls per wicket | 51.52 |
| 26.60 | Scoring rate | 20.98 |
| 21.28 | Lesser scoring shots/100 balls | 14.93 |
| 5.32 | Boundary rate/100 balls | 6.06 |
| 5.10 | Consecutive Maidens(CM) | 5.23 |
| 37.65 | Consecutive overs of 3 or less runs( C 3) | 36.00 |
| 60.00 | Less than 3 runs( L 3) | 60.34 |
| 17.65 | 6 or more runs/over | 17.10 |
New Zealand : Played 4 Tests, Won 2, Lost 1, Drawn 1
| Bat | NZ performance in Africa (2 v Zim, 2 v SA) | Bowl |
| 1748 | Runs | 1829 |
| 34 | Wkts | 65 |
| 6 | Centuries / five wkts haul | 2 |
| 51.41 | Avg | 28.14 |
| 3.63 | r/o | 2.79 |
| 85.06 | Balls per wicket | 60.72 |
| 30.01 | Scoring rate | 20.27 |
| 23.24 | Lesser scoring shots/100 balls | 13.50 |
| 6.78 | Boundary rate/100 balls | 6.76 |
| 3.53 | Consecutive Maidens(CM) | 9.44 |
| 29.52 | Consecutive overs of 3 or less runs( C 3) | 43.40 |
| 53.64 | Less than 3 runs( L 3) | 65.63 |
| 22.25 | 6 or more runs/over | 17.21 |
