India and New Zealand are one of the fiercest competitors in world cricket, as both teams have been playing each other for more than six decades across multiple formats of the game. The two teams have locked horns in 25 T20 International matches, as of November 2024. India have the edge over their rivals in the shortest format having won 14 of 25 T20I matches, while the Blackcaps have won 10 T20Is.
India and New Zealand first played a T20 International match on September 16, 2007, during the 2007 T20 World Cup in Johannesburg. New Zealand won the first match by 10 runs against India. The two sides have also played a total of eight bilateral series with the Indian team winning 5 series and the New Zealand team winning three series. As of November 2024, New Zealand holds the record of the lowest score in T20 Internationals in this India-New Zealand rivalry.
Lowest team total in India vs New Zealand T20Is
New Zealand - 66/10 (Ahmedabad, February 1, 2023)
As of November 2024, the New Zealand cricket team has scored the lowest team total in India vs New Zealand T20Is. They scored 66 runs in 12.1 overs in the second innings against India on February 1, 2023, in the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. Hardik Pandya picked up a four-wicket haul with Arshdeep Singh, Umran Malik, and Shivam Mavi taking two wickets each, as per ESPN Cricinfo.
Lowest team total in India vs New Zealand T20Is during the first innings
New Zealand - 99/8 (Lucknow, January 29, 2023)
As of November 2024, the lowest team total in the first innings also belongs to New Zealand in India vs New Zealand T20Is. They scored 99 runs with the loss of 8 wickets in 20 overs at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on January 29, 2023. Arshdeep Singh bagged a couple of wickets with every other bowler picking a wicket each apart from Shivam Mavi, as per ESPN Cricinfo.
Lowest team total in India vs New Zealand T20Is by India
India - 79/10 (Nagpur, March 15, 2016)
India were the hosts of the 2016 T20 World Cup and were scheduled to play New Zealand in the Super 10 opener at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur. New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat on a pitch that had something to offer to the spinners. Despite losing some important wickets at the halfway stage of their innings, Corey Anderson’s sedate knock of 34 runs in 42 balls and some late hitting by wicketkeeper Luke Ronchi (21 in 11 balls) helped New Zealand post a respectable 126 for seven.
Playing three spinners Nathan McCullum, Mitchell Santner, and Ish Sodhi in their playing XI, New Zealand had made a great decision tactically. Their spin trio was enough to demolish India’s hopes of chasing the mediocre score. Santner (4/11), Sodhi (3/18) and McCullum (2/15) bowled parsimoniously as India were bowled out for 79 in 18.1 overs. Skipper MS Dhoni (30 runs in 30 balls) was the top-scorer for the hosts in a low-scoring thriller, as per ESPN Cricinfo.
Lowest team totals in India vs New Zealand T20Is
| Positions | Team | Score | Overs | Run Rate | Venue | Match Date |
| 1 | New Zealand | 66/10 | 12.1 | 5.42 | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad | February 1, 2023 |
| 2 | India | 79/10 | 18.1 | 4.34 | Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur | March 15, 2016 |
| 3 | New Zealand | 99/8 | 20 | 4.95 | Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow | January 29, 2023 |
| 4 | India | 110/7 | 20 | 5.5 | Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai | October 31, 2021 |
| 5 | New Zealand | 111/10 | 17.2 | 6.4 | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | November 21, 2021 |
| 6 | New Zealand | 126/7 | 20 | 6.3 | Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur | March 15, 2016 |
| 7 | New Zealand | 126/10 | 18.5 | 6.69 | Mount Maunganui | November 20, 2022 |
| 8 | New Zealand | 132/5 | 20 | 6.6 | Eden Park, Auckland | January 26, 2020 |
| 9 | India | 139/10 | 19.2 | 7.18 | Sky Stadium, Wellington | February 6, 2019 |
| 10 | India | 149/6 | 20 | 7.45 | Sky Stadium, Wellington | February 27, 2009 |
FAQs on Lowest Team Total in India vs New Zealand T20Is
A. As of November 2024, the New Zealand cricket team scored the lowest team total of 66/10 on February 1, 2023, in India vs New Zealand T20Is.
A. As of November 2024, the lowest total score of the Indian cricket team is 79/10 in India vs New Zealand T20Is.
A. As of November 2024, the New Zealand cricket team scored the lowest team total (99/10) in the first innings of India vs New Zealand T20Is.
A. As of November 2024, the lowest team total in India vs New Zealand T20Is in New Zealand is 126/10 by New Zealand in Mount Maunganui on November 22, 2022.
A. As of November 2024, the lowest team total in India vs New Zealand T20Is in neutral venues is 110/7 by India in the ICC T20 World Cup 2021 on October 31, 2021, in Dubai.
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