India vs New Zealand Head to Head Records in T20 World Cup: ICC Men’s T20 World Cup final to be held in Ahmedabad on Sunday Narendra Modi Stadium Will be played in, where host India will face New Zealand. There is tremendous excitement among cricket fans about this match. More than one lakh spectators are expected to reach the stadium. India has a chance to create history in this match, while New Zealand will enter the field with the intention of winning the T20 World Cup for the first time.
India is playing as the defending champion in this tournament. The team won the last T20 World Cup Rohit Sharma Won by defeating South Africa in 2024 under the captaincy of. India has a golden opportunity to win the T20 World Cup for the second consecutive time and for the third time in total, till date no team has been able to do so.
How was India’s record against New Zealand?
India’s record against New Zealand raises concerns. Although India is considered a strong contender in this match, its record against New Zealand in the T20 World Cup history has not been good. So far, there have been three matches between the two teams in this tournament and New Zealand has won all three.
1- 2007 T20 World Cup: India lost by 10 runs
- In the first T20 World Cup, New Zealand defeated India by 10 runs in the match played in Johannesburg. Captain Daniel Vettori made an important contribution in that match.
- Daniel Vettori took 4 wickets for 20 runs. Along with this, he scored 15 runs in 5 balls.
- New Zealand set a target of 191 runs for India, in response to which at one time India’s score was 76 runs at the loss of 1 wicket, but Vettori pushed India on the back foot by dismissing Robin Uthappa and Gautam Gambhir. Gambhir scored 52 runs in 33 balls.
- Vettori did not stop here. He also showed the way to the pavilion to Irfan Pathan and Dinesh Karthik, due to which India’s hopes of victory were shattered.
- For New Zealand, opener Brendon McCullum scored 45 runs. After this, Craig McMillan and Jacob Oram added quick runs in the end.
2- 2016 T20 World Cup: India all out for just 79 runs
- In the match played in Nagpur, New Zealand made India all out for 79 runs even after making a small score of 126 runs.
- Current captain Mitchell Santner took 4 wickets in this match. Whereas, Nathan McCullum took 2, Sodhi took
- For New Zealand, Corey Anderson scored 34 runs in 42 balls, while Luke Ronchi scored 21 runs in 11 balls.
- Virat Kohli scored 23 runs and MS Dhoni scored 30 runs.
2021 T20 World Cup: New Zealand won by 8 wickets
- In the match played in Dubai, India had scored 110 runs, which New Zealand easily achieved by 8 wickets.
- In this match, Kane Williamson had led the team to victory.
- Trent Boult took 3 wickets, Ish Sodhi took 2 wickets, Tim Southee and Adam Milne took 1 wicket each.
- Darryl Mitchell scored 49 runs in 36 balls.
India and New Zealand face to face again
Interestingly, both the teams have come face to face in the finals of many big tournaments in recent years. Both the teams also faced each other in the final of the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy. Now after almost a year, there is going to be a competition again for the title of ICC tournament. The only difference this time is that the match is being held on Indian soil and Team India will have huge support from the domestic audience.
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