India vs New Zealand: Relevant numbers and records

Virat Kohli & Co. is all set to take on the ODI cricket's No. 3 ranked New Zealand who is a formidable team in their home conditions & boasts of a great record. It is all set to be an enthralling contest between the two top teams where The Men in Blue are entering the series on the back of a historic series win Down Under. New Zealand, on the other hand, has the form on their side as they whitewashed Sri Lanka 3-0 in the recently concluded ODI series between the two sides.

Thus, it will definitely take an extraordinary effort from India to emerge victorious against the home side. However, more than the results, both teams will look to fine-tune their team combinations for the upcoming ICC Cricket World Cup 2019. As we gear up for the series, let’s have a look at some stats related to the matches played between both the teams.

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Head to Head

Overall

India & New Zealand have locked horns with each other on 101 occasions in One Day Internationals with India having the upper hand with 51 wins over the Black Caps. While New Zealand has managed to topple the Men in Blue on 44 occasions. Also, the two sides have 1 tied match while no result was possible on 5 matches.

In New Zealand

India has played 34 matches vs New Zealand in New Zealand. On the contrary to the overall record, India has managed to win only 10 matches while New Zealand has been on winning side 21 times. 1 match was a tie & there was no result possible the other 2 times.

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Batting Records

Overall

The master blaster from India, Sachin Tendulkar has scored the most runs in matches between these two teams with 1750 runs in 42 matches with New Zealand's Nathan Astle on the second spot with 1207 runs in 29 matches.

Among the active players, Indian skipper Virat Kohli has 1154 runs from 19 matches at a startling average of 72.12. While the 2nd highest run scorer is Kiwi veteran Ross Taylor who has scored 940 runs from 26 matches at an average of 40.86.

In New Zealand

The little master also tops the list of the most runs scored in the matches played between the two sides on New Zealand soil with 652 runs from 18 matches. For the home team, Ross Taylor is the highest scorer with 414 runs from 10 matches at an average of 59.

Among the active players in this Indian side, former skipper M.S Dhoni has scored the most runs against the host in their own backyard having amassed 456 runs in 10 matches at an astounding average of 76.

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Bowling Records

Overall

India’s Javagal Srinath is the man with the highest wickets from the matches played between the two teams with 51 scalps from 30 matches. The highest wicket-taker from New Zealand's side is Kyle Mills with 32 wickets from 29 matches.

Among the active players, Tim Southee has 26 wickets from 19 matches while India’s Jasprit Bumrah has played 7 matches & has taken 12 wickets but he is not a part of the current touring squad.

In New Zealand

Javagal Srinath holds the record of the most number of wickets (38) among the two sides in the matches played in New Zealand. However, among the active players, Mohammed Shami has been the most successful in New Zealand with 11 wickets.

For the Black Caps, Tim Southee leads the chart among the active players with 8 wickets.

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Highest Individual Score

The highest score in an innings between both the teams is 186* made by Sachin Tendulkar way back in 1999. For the Kiwis, Nathan Astle had scored 120 in 1999 at Rajkot.

Sachin Tendulkar also holds the record for the highest score between both teams in matches played in New Zealand with a score of 163* which was made at the Christchurch in 2009 while all-rounder Chris Cairns scored 115 vs India in 1999 at the same venue.

Best Bowling Figures

Shane Bond took 6/19 vs India at Bulawayo in 2005 to register the best bowling figures in a match played between the two teams. From India’s side, Amit Mishra took 5/18 at Vishakhapatnam in 2016.

As far as the matches played in NZ are concerned, Andre Adams took 5/22 vs India at Queenstown in 2003 while Anil Kumble took 5/33 at Wellington in 1994.

Partnership Records

The highest batting partnership in the matches played between these two teams is 331 by Sachin Tendulkar & Rahul Dravid at Hyderabad in 1999. While from New Zealand's side, Tom Latham & Ross Taylor put on a 200 run partnership for the 4th wicket at Mumbai in 2017.

In matches played in NZ, the highest partnership is 201* between Gautam Gambhir & Virender Sehwag in 2009 at Hamilton when they opened the Indian innings. From New Zealand's side, 166 is the highest partnership between Brendon McCullum & Jesse Ryder at Christchurch in 2009 when they opened the innings.