IND vs NZ Head to Head: India vs New Zealand: When Virat Kohli’s Team India take the field on Sunday against New Zealand, they will have the ghost of poor ICC tournament records against Black Caps. Men in Blue might have dominated New Zealand in the bilateral T20Is but when it comes to ICC tournaments, Kane Williamson & Co are a far better team than India. It seems that New Zealand is one of the toughest opponents for India to face in ICC tournaments. Follow live updates of T20 World Cup on InsideSport.in.
On Sunday, Virat Kohli & co will have a chance to better their records against Kane Williamson’s New Zealand in Dubai but it will also be a virtual quarterfinal for both sides. Both teams have had a disappointing run so far, losing their opening matches against Pakistan and find themselves in a precarious position. Whoever lose will virtually be out of contention for a semifinal spot.
IND vs NZ Head to Head: Can Virat Kohli’s Team India better ICC tournament records against New Zealand?
The last time India managed to defeat New Zealand in an ICC tournament was in the 2003 World Cup, with a seven-wicket win over the former and the team was led by current BCCI president Sourav Ganguly. For over a decade now, New Zealand have managed to overpower India in every ICC match they have played so far with the latest being World Test Championships, where Black Caps defeated Men in Blue by 8 wickets.
India and New Zealand head to head in ICC tournaments:
India and New Zealand have met each other 5 times in ICC tournaments and the latter leading with 4-1. In T20 World Cup, India is yet to register a win against New Zealand. Both the teams faced off twice in T20 World Cup, with Black Caps winning on both occasions.
IND vs NZ Head to Head: Can Virat Kohli’s Team India better ICC tournament records against New Zealand?
2003 World Cup: India defeated New Zealand by 7 wickets
2007 T20 World Cup: New Zealand defeated India by 10 runs.
2016 T20 World Cup: New Zealand defeated India by 47 runs.
2019 World Cup Semi-Final: New Zealand defeated India by 18 runs
2021 World Test Championships: New Zealand defeated India by 8 wickets.
India vs New Zealand Head to Head (T20Is)
Total Matches: 18
India: 9
New Zealand: 9
IND vs NZ Records: Can Virat Kohli’s Team India better ICC tournament records against New Zealand?
When Virat Kohli-led Team India take on New Zealand in Sunday’s Super 12 clash, the Men in Blue will look to end the longstanding stain of being defeated by the Black Caps in ICC Tournaments, especially revenge over World Test Championships loss. Certainly, India will look to earn a win in their second match of the T20 World Cup to ensure that they are in contention for the knock-out stage.
IND vs NZ Head to Head: India vs New Zealand: However, the meetings between India and New Zealand in T20 Internationals, the latter has a better record against the former. In T20I, both the teams have met 16 times, with New Zealand leading 8-6. In the upcoming match against Black Caps, India will have to better the T20I record against them.
In order to better the ICC tournaments against New Zealand, India top batsmen, featuring Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant, will have to play carefully against the swing attack of Trent Boult, Tim Southee and Lockie Ferguson. In bowling, early wickets of Martin Guptill, Daryl Mitchell, Kane Williamson and Devon Conway can change the game in India’s favour.
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