ICC World Cup: A look at the significant stats from India vs New Zealand matches at the showpiece event

India is scheduled to play its third match in the 2019 ICC World Cup against New Zealand on 13th June 2019. A surprising fact is that India last played against New Zealand in a World Cup way back in 2003. Head to head New Zealand leads India 4-3 in the World Cup.

Let us now take a look at the key stats from India vs New Zealand matches at the World Cup.

Past Results:

1975 - New Zealand won by 4 wickets. Glenn Turner was named as the Player of the Match.

1979 - New Zealand won by 8 wickets. Bruce Edgar was named as the Player of the Match.

1987 - First match - India won by 16 runs. Kapil Dev was named as the Player of the Match.

1987 - Second match - India won by 9 wickets. Sunil Gavaskar & Chetan Sharma were jointly named as the Player of the Match.

1992 - New Zealand won by 4 wickets. Mark Greatbatch was named as the Player of the Match.

1999 - New Zealand won by 5 wickets. Roger Twose was named as the Player of the Match.

2003 - India won by 7 wickets. Zaheer Khan was named as the Player of the Match.

Batting performances:

253/5 by New Zealand in the 1999 World Cup is the highest team total in India vs New Zealand matches at the World Cup.

146 all out by New Zealand in the 2003 World Cup is the lowest team total in India vs New Zealand matches at the World Cup.

172 runs scored by Sunil Gavaskar is the most number of runs scored by a player in India vs New Zealand matches at the World Cup.

114 scored by Glenn Turner in the 1975 World Cup is the highest individual score by a player in India vs New Zealand matches at the World Cup.

2 centuries have been scored in India vs New Zealand matches at the World Cup. These have been hit by Glenn Turner (114 in 1975) & Sunil Gavaskar (103 in 1987).

17 half-centuries have been hit in India vs New Zealand matches at the World Cup.

2 half-centuries hit by Andrew Jones is the most number of half-centuries hit by a player in India vs New Zealand matches at the World Cup.

Bowling performances:

6 wickets taken by Brian McKechnie is the most number of wickets taken by a player in India vs New Zealand matches at the World Cup.

4/42 taken by Zaheer Khan in the 2003 World Cup is the best bowling performance by a player in India vs New Zealand matches at the World Cup.

Wicket-keeping performances:

3 dismissals by Warren Lees is the most number of dismissals by a wicket-keeper in India vs New Zealand matches at the World Cup.

3 dismissals by Warren Lees in 1979 is the most number of dismissals by a wicket-keeper in an innings in India vs New Zealand matches at the World Cup.

Fielding performances:

2 catches taken by John Morrison, Mark Greatbatch & Rahul Dravid each is the most number of catches taken by a player in India vs New Zealand matches at the World Cup.

2 catches taken by Mark Greatbatch in 1992 & Rahul Dravid in 1999 is the most number of catches taken by a player in an innings in India vs New Zealand matches at the World Cup.