Who has the upper hand in T20 International? Know the head to head record of India vs New Zealand

IND vs NZ: The final match of T20 World Cup 2026 will be played between India and New Zealand on March 8 at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. T20 matches between the two teams have always been full of excitement. In such a situation, let us look at some statistics before the title match.

Who has the upper hand in T20 International?

Talking about T20 International matches, India has a slight advantage in the 30 matches played between the two teams so far. At the same time, the Kiwi team has also given tough competition to Team India in many important matches. Apart from this, if we look at the statistics, India has won 18 out of 30 matches, whereas New Zealand got success in 11 matches and one match was tied.

Many memorable records were also made during these matches, which include the record of Gill’s century, most sixes of Suryakumar Yadav and the record of fast bowler Arshdeep Singh’s lethal bowling.

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Who has the upper hand in World Cup history?

In the history of ICC World Cup, there has been a tough competition between the two teams. However, if we look at the statistics, New Zealand has the upper hand in the T20 World Cup. In the history of T20 World Cup, both the teams faced each other thrice and India had to face defeat all three times. Talking about the ODI World Cup, a total of 11 matches were played between the two teams in this tournament.

In which both the teams got success in 5-5 matches and 1 match remained inconclusive. Team India broke the series of knockouts by defeating New Zealand in the semi-finals of the 2023 ODI World Cup. Apart from this, India has not been able to win a single match against New Zealand so far in the T20 World Cup.