India vs. New Zealand : When it comes to Cricket rivalries in International cricket, the fans, commentators and experts talk about the Ashes, Indo-Pak rivalry, Australia- New Zealand series or Indo Australia encounter, but there are some unsung rivalries, which gave fans a spine shivering and nerve jangling feelings during the match. India and New Zealand series are one of them.
New Zealand team might not have produced players like Sachin Tendulkar, Ricky Ponting or Shane Warne, but have produced match winners, who could win matches from any situation. This is the reason why New Zealand is the third ranked team in ICC ODI rankings, only one rank down to India.
While India was the semifinalist in ICC World Cup 2015, New Zealand went a step ahead and reached the finals and lost to the best team Australia. Both the team has gone loggerheads on 93 occasions, where India registered 49 wins. New Zealand is not way far, they won the rest 43 matches.
India vs. New Zealand 2019 Full Schedule and Venues
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India vs. New Zealand Head to Head in One Day Internationals
Both the team first played against each other in 1975, team India was struggling for its existence in the international arena, whereas New Zealand had already established itself as quality ODI team. New Zealand won the first 11 ODI matches, but India bounce back winning the next 11 matches during the mid-eighties.
During the nineties India had an upper hand over the kiwis, but kiwis settled the scores in the first phase of the millennium.
Highest Match aggregate by both the Teams
- New Zealand registered its highest total 349/9 in Rajkot in 1999.
- India recorded its highest total 392/4 in Christchurch in 2009. It is the same match, where Sachin Tendulkar was all set to register his first double ton, but retired hurt on 163.
Lowest Aggregate by both the Teams
- In 2010, India was rattled out for 88 in 29.3 overs by New Zealanders in Dambulla, Sri Lanka.
- New Zealand lowest score is 103 runs against India in the same series.
Most runs by a Player
- Tendulkar is the leading run scorer for India. He scored 1742 runs in 42 matches at an impressive average of 46.05, which includes 5 hundreds and eight 50+ scores.
- Nathan Astle is the highest run scorer for New Zealand. He scored 1207 runs with the help of 5 hundreds and 5 fifties in 29 matches at a staggering average of 43. 10.
Highest Score by Players from both the Teams
- Sachin Tendulkar knock of 186 runs against New Zealand in Hyderabad is highest individual score for India. The second best score of 163 runs also belongs to Sachin Tendulkar.
- Nathan Astle score of 120 runs against India is the highest individual score for New Zealand.
Highest Wicket takers from both the Teams
- Javagal Shrinath is the leading wicket taker for India against New Zealand. He took 50 wickets in 30 matches played against New Zealand.
- Kyle Mills is the leading wicket taker for New Zealand; he took 32 wickets in 29 matches.
Best Bowling Statistics by both the Teams
- Krish Shrikanth has the best bowling figures against New Zealand. He took 5/27 against New Zealand at Vishakhapatnam.
- Shane Bond has bowled the best bowling spells of his life against India. He has the best bowling figures of 6/19 against India at Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo.
Five Wicket Hauls by both the Teams
- 11 five wicket hauls are registered during the 43 years long India New Zealand rivalry. 4 five wicket hauls are achieved by the Indians and six New Zealanders.
- Kris Shrikanth has registered 2 five wicket hauls against New Zealand. The rest nine players are ROCollinge, Corey Anderson, Amit Mishra, AR Adams, Shane Bond, Manoj Prabhakar, Jacob Oram, Richards Hadlee and Anil Kumble.
Most number of Matches as a Captain
- Stephen Fleming has acted as a captain for most number of matches against India. He captained New Zealand for 25 matches with 15 runs and 10 losses under belt.
- Mohammad Azharuddin has led India for most number of occasions (25) against New Zealand with 11 wins and 11 losses under the belt. 3 matches resulted in a draw.
Hat trick by both the Teams
Chetan sharma took the first Hat Trick for India in any format. He achieved the feat against New Zealand in 1987 World Cup.
India vs. New Zealand Head to Head in T20 Internationals
- India and New Zealand have clashed on 8 occasions in T20 format, where India was denied victory for 10 years, until India broke the jinx in 2017 by defeating the Kiwis in Delhi. India managed to win that particular series by a margin of 2-1.
- New Zealand always had a perfect knack of India, they have won 6 out of 8 T20 matches played till date.
Most Runs
Brendon McCullum has scored most number of runs (261 runs) in 4 innings at an unbelievable average of 130. 50. He has scored 3 fifties, which also includes his highest score of 91.
Highest Score
Colin Munro is the only player among the two nations to score a century. He scored 109 runs in 58 balls against India at Rajkot.
Highest Wicket Taker
IS Sodhi from New Zealand is the highest wicket taker; he took 8 wickets in 4 matches. His best bowling figure was 3/18.
Best Bowling Figures
MJ Santner from New Zealand has the best bowling figures. He took 4/11 against India at Nagpur in 2016.
Highest Wicket Partnership
Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan hold the record for highest wicket partnership (158 runs for 1st wicket) in T20 cricket.
Most Matches as a Captain
Mahendra Singh Dhoni holds the record for acting as a captain on most number of occasions against New Zealand. He acted as a captain in 5 matches and lost all the five.
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