The first ODI match between New Zealand and India occurred on 14 June 1975 in the Prudential World Cup, which India lost by four wickets. Since then, India has come a long way, even defeating the Kiwis in their own backyard twice, both in 2009 and 2019. In their numerous encounters, the batters have played to their utmost potential. There are certain batters who have stood above all else, giving their team the best opportunity to win matches by scoring plenty of runs. The twelve batters listed below have scored the most runs in India vs New Zealand ODI matches.
| Player Name | Country | Span | No. Of Matches | Runs | Highest score | Average | Strike rate | 100s | 50s |
| Sachin Tendulkar | India | 1990-2009 | 42 | 1750 | 186* | 46.05 | 95.36 | 5 | 8 |
| Ross Taylor | New Zealand | 2009-2020 | 35 | 1385 | 112* | 47.75 | 84.76 | 3 | 8 |
| Virat Kohli | India | 2010-2020 | 26 | 1378 | 154* | 59.91 | 94.64 | 5 | 8 |
| Nathan Astle | New Zealand | 1995-2005 | 29 | 1207 | 120 | 43.10 | 79.40 | 5 | 5 |
| Virender Sehwag | India | 2001-2010 | 23 | 1157 | 130 | 52.59 | 103.95 | 6 | 3 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | India | 1985-1999 | 40 | 1118 | 108* | 36.06 | 75.38 | 1 | 7 |
| Stephen Fleming | New Zealand | 1994-2005 | 40 | 1098 | 90 | 32.29 | 71.76 | 0 | 9 |
| Sourav Ganguly | India | 1997-2005 | 32 | 1079 | 153* | 35.96 | 74.20 | 3 | 6 |
| Rahul Dravid | India | 1997-2009 | 31 | 1032 | 153 | 41.28 | 69.58 | 2 | 5 |
| Kane Williamson | New Zealand | 2010-2020 | 25 | 984 | 118 | 39.36 | 73.92 | 1 | 8 |
| MS Dhoni | India | 2005-2019 | 28 | 940 | 84* | 49.47 | 82.45 | 0 | 7 |
| Martin Guptill | New Zealand | 2009-2020 | 34 | 925 | 111 | 28.90 | 84.01 | 1 | 6 |
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