India's T20I record in New Zealand: Matches, wins and highest scores ahead of IND vs. NZ T20I series
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India arrive in New Zealand as world champions, having beaten the same opponents by 96 runs in the T20 World Cup final in Ahmedabad in March.
The five-match series now shifts to the Black Caps' backyard, where the T20I history between the sides is far tighter than that result suggests.
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Shreyas Iyer leads a 16-man India squad that welcomes back Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who last played a T20I in November 2022. Meanwhile, Mitchell Santner captains the home side.
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India last played T20Is here in November 2022, when Suryakumar Yadav's unbeaten 111 at Mount Maunganui set up a 65-run win. They took that series 1-0 after Wellington was abandoned and a rain-hit Napier game ended in a tie, so the record is worth a closer look.
Before the bilateral series kicks off in Christchurch on Thursday, The Sporting News takes a look at the record books.
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India's T20I record in New Zealand
India have won five of their 12 T20Is in New Zealand and lost four, while three ended level. Two of those were Super Over wins for India and the third was tied under Duckworth-Lewis in Napier. India have not lost here since February 2019.
TeamMatWonLostTiedW/LHSLSIndia125431.250208135New Zealand124530.800219126India vs. New Zealand: Lowest team totals
Four innings in these matches have finished below 140, and New Zealand own the two lowest. Their 126 at Mount Maunganui in 2022 stands out, while the rain-hit Napier chase of 75 for four has been left out of this list.
TeamScoreOversResultGroundDateNew Zealand12618.5LostMount Maunganui20 Nov 2022New Zealand132/520.0LostAuckland26 Jan 2020India135/317.3WonAuckland26 Jan 2020India13919.2LostWellington6 Feb 2019India149/620.0LostWellington27 Feb 2009MORE: Visit Cricket News for all the latest cricket coverage and opinion
India vs. New Zealand: Highest team totals
Batters have found more joy in New Zealand, with the hosts owning three of the top five totals, led by 219 for six in Wellington in 2019. India's best, 208 for six in Hamilton four days later, still ended in a four-run defeat.
TeamScoreOversResultGroundDateNew Zealand219/620.0WonWellington6 Feb 2019New Zealand212/420.0WonHamilton10 Feb 2019India208/620.0LostHamilton10 Feb 2019India204/419.0WonAuckland24 Jan 2020New Zealand203/520.0LostAuckland24 Jan 2020India vs. New Zealand: Highest individual scores
Suryakumar Yadav's unbeaten 111 at Mount Maunganui in 2022 is the only century in these 12 matches. The next four scores all belong to New Zealand batters, led by Kane Williamson's 95 from 48 balls in Hamilton in 2020, with Tim Seifert's 84 in Wellington not far behind.
PlayerRunsBF4s6sSRGroundDateSuryakumar Yadav (IND)111*51117217.64Mount Maunganui20 Nov 2022Kane Williamson (NZ)954886197.91Hamilton29 Jan 2020Tim Seifert (NZ)844376195.34Wellington6 Feb 2019Collin Munro (NZ)724055180.00Hamilton10 Feb 2019Brendon McCullum (NZ)69*5581125.45Wellington27 Feb 2009Add The Sporting News as a preferred news source
India vs. New Zealand: Best bowling performance
Deepak Hooda's 4 for 10 at Mount Maunganui in 2022 is the best return in these matches, followed by Mohammed Siraj and Arshdeep Singh, who each took four in Napier two days later. Tim Southee's 3 for 17 in 2019 is New Zealand's best.
PlayerOversRunsWktsEconOppositionGroundDateDeepak Hooda (IND)2.51043.52v New ZealandMount Maunganui20 Nov 2022Md Siraj (IND)4.01744.25v New ZealandNapier22 Nov 2022Arshdeep Singh (IND)4.03749.25v New ZealandNapier22 Nov 2022Jasprit Bumrah (IND)4.01233.00v New ZealandMount Maunganui2 Feb 2020Tim Southee (NZ)4.01734.25v IndiaWellington6 Feb 2019India vs. New Zealand: Leading run scorers
Ross Taylor edges Kane Williamson by a single run at the top of the chart, 303 to 302, with Colin Munro and Tim Seifert close behind. Seifert is the only one of the five named in either squad, and Rohit Sharma is India's leading batter.
PlayerSpanMatRunsHSAve10050Ross Taylor (NZ)2009-20201030354*37.8702Kane Williamson (NZ)2019-202273029543.1403Collin Munro (NZ)2019-202082967237.0003Tim Seifert (NZ)2019-202082808446.6603Rohit Sharma (IND)2009-202082366533.7103India vs. New Zealand: Top wicket-takers
Tim Southee leads with 13 wickets in 12 matches, comfortably clear of Ish Sodhi on 11. Shardul Thakur's eight came in just five matches in 2020 and is the most by any India bowler, while Mitchell Santner, now New Zealand's captain, has seven.
PlayerMatWktsBBIAveEconTim Southee (NZ)12133/1732.619.11Ish Sodhi (NZ)10113/2625.458.00Shardul Thakur (IND)582/2119.629.81Mitchell Santner (NZ)1072/2438.858.24Md Siraj (IND)264/176.835.12Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal, Hamish Bennett and Mohammed Siraj all finished on six wickets, with Siraj taking the fifth spot on average. His 6.83 came from just two matches, at Mount Maunganui and Napier in November 2022, a very small sample.
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