India and New Zealand are two powerhouses in the world of Cricket. Both the teams (mainly because of their colonial heritage) have been playing cricket for a long time and have produced some of the greatest cricketers in the sport’s history. The teams have squared up against each other 107 times in the limited overs format and have delighted fans with some exciting encounters. The rivalry has been close with India having a slight edge with 55 wins when compared to 46 wins for New Zealand. New Zealand holds an advantage in the World Cup competition though. The teams have met a total of eight times with New Zealand winning five times and India winning three times. The most high stakes match that the teams played in the World Cup was the IND vs NZ semi final of the 2019 Cricket World Cup in England. New Zealand edged India by 18 runs and made it to the World Cup Final where they lost to England. Let’s check out some fascinating ODI stats between the “Men in Blue” and the “Black Caps”.
India vs New Zealand: World Cup and ODI Stats
Head to Head Record
Total ODI Matches
107 (India won – 55, New Zealand won – 46, Tied – 1, Not result – 5)
In World Cups
Total Matches: 8 (India won – 3, New Zealand won –5)
Highest Team Total
India – 392/4 (50 Overs) (8th March 2009 – Christchurch)
New Zealand – 349/9 (50 Overs) (5th November 1999 – Rajkot)
The highest total in a match – 726 Runs, 14 Wickets (95.1 Overs) (8th March 2009 – Christchurch)
Lowest Team Total
India – 88 (29.3 Overs) (10th August 2010 – Dambulla)
New Zealand – 79 (23.1 Overs) (29th October 2016 – Visakhapatnam)
Lowest total in a match – 210 Runs, 12 Wickets (48.1 Overs) (10th December 2010 – Chennai)
Margin of Victory
Most runs
India – 190 Runs (29th October 2016 – Visakhapatnam)
New Zealand – 200 Runs (10th August, 2010 – Dambulla)
Most wickets
India – 9 Wickets (31st October 1987 – Nagpur and 13th June, 1979 – Leeds)
New Zealand – 10 wickets (10th January, 1981 – Melbourne)
Least runs
India – 1 Run (6th March 1990 – Wellington)
New Zealand – 6 Runs (20th October 2016 – Delhi)
Least wickets
India – 1 Wicket (11th January 2003 – Auckland)
New Zealand – 3 Wickets (21st December 1980 – Brisbane, 11th January 1986 – Perth, 26th December 2002 – Auckland)
Individual Records
Most Matches Played
India – Sachin Tendulkar – 42
New Zealand – Stephen Fleming – 40
Most Matches Played as Captain
India – Mohammad Azharuddin – 25
New Zealand – Stephen Fleming – 28
Most runs scored
India – Sachin Tendulkar – 1750 Runs
New Zealand – Nathan Astle – 1207 Runs
Highest Individual Score
India – Sachin Tendulkar – 186 Runs Not Out (8th November 1999 – Hyderabad)
New Zealand – Nathan Astle – 120 Runs (5th November 1999 – Rajkot)
Highest Batting Average
India – Gautam Gambhir– 73
New Zealand – GM Turner – 272
Most Centuries
India – Virender Sehwag – 6
New Zealand – Nathan Astle – 5
Most Half Centuries
India – Sachin Tendulkar – 13
New Zealand – Nathan Astle – 10
Most Ducks
India – Dilip Vengsarkar – 5
New Zealand – Brendon McCullum– 5
Most runs scored in a series
India – Virat Kohli – 358 (2016/17)
New Zealand – Ken Williamson – 361 (2013/14)
Most wickets taken
India – Javagal Srinath – 51
New Zealand – Kyle Mills – 32
Most wickets taken in a match
India – Amit Mishra – 18/5 (29th October 2016 – Visakhapatnam)
New Zealand – Shane Bond – 19/6 (29th August 2005 – Bulawayo)
Most four wicket hauls
India – K. Srikanth, Narendra Hirwani and Javagal Srinath – 2 times
New Zealand – Andre Adams, Tim Southee, and Jacob Oram – 2 times
Most five wicket hauls
India – K. Srikanth – 2 times
New Zealand – Richard Collinge, Corey Anderson, Andre Adams, Shane Bond, Jacob Oram and Richard Hadlee – 1 time
Most Wickets taken in a series
India – Javagal Srinath – 18 Wickets (2002/03)
New Zealand – Andre Adams – 14 Wickets (2002/03)
Most wicket keeping dismissals
India – Nayan Mongia – 36 (24 catches, 12 stumps)
New Zealand – Brendon McCullum – 26 (25 catches, 1 stumps)
Most wicket keeping dismissals in a match
India – Kiran More and Nayan Mongia – 5 (3 catches, 2 stumps)
New Zealand – Brendon McCullum (2 times) – 5 (4 catches, 1 stumps and 5 Catches)
Most wicket keeping dismissals in a series
India – Nayan Mongia – 10 (6 catches, 4 stumps – 1993/94)
New Zealand – Brendon McCullum – 19 (18 catches, 1 stumps – 2002/03)
Most catches taken
India – Mohammad Azharuddin – 15
New Zealand – Stephen Fleming – 18
Most catches taken in a match
India – Dilip Vengsarkar (2 times), Sunil Gavaskar, Venkatesh Prasad, Yusuf Pathan and Yuvraj Singh – 3
New Zealand – Ken Rutherford, Chris Harris, Ross Taylor, and Jamie How – 4
Most catches taken in a series
India – Yuvraj Singh – 6 (2013/14)
New Zealand – Stephen Fleming – 10 (2003/04)
So those were some of the key stats during the history of the IND vs NZ ODI matches so far. These two teams have produced great cricketers since they have played the sport and will continue to do so in the future also. A lot of records that we discussed in this post are bound to be smashed in the future.