Most fifties in India vs New Zealand ODIs

Last Modified Jan 16, 2025 18:09 IST
India v New Zealand: Semi Final - ICC Men's Cricket World Cup India 2023
India v New Zealand: Semi Final - ICC Men's Cricket World Cup India 2023 (Source: Getty Images)

The captain of the New Zealand ODI team Kane Williamson leads the chart when it comes to scoring the most number of half-centuries in India vs New Zealand ODIs. As of November 2024, the Blackcaps skipper has scored ten 50s against the Indians in 38 innings.

Following Williamson are a couple of Indian and New Zealand legends - Virat Kohli and Stephen Fleming - with nine 50s each and Sachin Tendulkar and Ross Taylor - with eight 50s each. Kohli and Sachin lead the pack with 15 and 13 50+ scores respectively, while Ross Taylor also converted three of his 11 50+ scores into hundreds. New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson has scored ten 50s against the Indians. Overall, he has 11 50+ scores in 28 innings, as per ESPN Cricinfo.

PlayerTeamMatchesInningsRunsAvgS/R50s50+
Kane WilliamsonNZ2928114744.1176.211011
Virat KohliIND3131164558.7595.69915
Stephen FlemingNZ4038109832.2971.7699
Sachin TendulkarIND4241175046.0595.36813
Ross TaylorNZ3534138547.7584.76811

Most fifties for India in India vs New Zealand ODIs

India v New Zealand: Semi Final - ICC Men's Cricket World Cup India 2023
India v New Zealand: Semi Final - ICC Men's Cricket World Cup India 2023 (Source: Getty Images)

As mentioned above, the two greatest run-machines of Indian cricket- Virat Kohli and Sachin Tendulkar- have scored the most half-centuries against New Zealand in the ODI format, as of November 2024.

Kohli has nine 50s while Tendulkar has eight 50s against New Zealand in 31 and 41 innings respectively. Overall, both batters have 15 and 13 50+ scores against the Blackcaps respectively.

The next three spots belong to Ajay Jadeja, Mohammad Azharuddin, and MS Dhoni, all of whom scored 7 half-centuries each. In-fact, Dhoni scored a half-century in what proved to be his last international appearance- vs New Zealand in the 2019 World Cup semi-final.

PlayerMatchesInningsRunsAvgS/R50s50+
Virat Kohli3131164558.7595.69915
Sachin Tendulkar4241175046.0595.36813
Ajay Jadeja282582843.5765.6177
MS Dhoni282694049.4782.4577
Mohammad Azharuddin4039111836.0675.3878

Most fifties for New Zealand in India vs New Zealand ODIs

India v New Zealand: Semi Final - ICC Men's Cricket World Cup India 2023
India v New Zealand: Semi Final - ICC Men's Cricket World Cup India 2023 (Source: Getty Images)

As of November 2024, New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson holds the record for scoring most number of half-centuries for the Blackcaps in India v New Zealand ODIs.

The middle-order batter racked up as many as 10 50s in 29 innings against India. He is followed by the duo of former skippers Stephen Fleming and Ross Taylor, both of whom scored nine and eight 50s respectively.

Veteran opener Martin Guptill is 4th on the list with six 50s, while the 5th spot is occupied by former opener, Nathan Astle (5).

Overall, Astle breached the 50-run mark 10 times against India in ODIs, and he converted 5 of those into 100s- the most by any New Zealand batter.

PlayerMatchesInningsRunsAvgS/R50s50+
Kane Williamson2928114744.1176.211011
Stephen Fleming4038109832.2971.7699
Ross Taylor3534138547.7584.76811
Martin Guptill343392528.9084.0167
Nathan Astle2929120743.1079.40510

FAQs on Most Fifties in India vs New Zealand ODIs

A. Kane Williamson has scored the most number of fifties in ODIs involving India and New Zealand, as of November 2024.

A. Virat Kohli has scored the most number of fifties for India in ODIs involving India and New Zealand, as of November 2024.

A. Sachin Tendulkar scored 8 fifties in 42 ODIs involving India and New Zealand.

A. Stephen Fleming scored 9 fifties in 40 ODIs involving India and New Zealand.

A. Ross Taylor has scored the third-most number of fifties for New Zealand in ODIs involving India and New Zealand, as of November 2024.

A. Ajay Jadeja has scored the third-most number of fifties for India in ODIs involving India and New Zealand as of November 2024.

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