India vs New Zealand Head-to-Head Record in ODI World Cup

India and New Zealand have had some gripping matches, especially in recent years. Who can forget the 2019 world cup semi-final when New Zealand defeated India by 18 runs? There were eight more occasions when the two teams met in an ODI world cup. 

Let us see what happened when these two teams faced each other, by going through the complete India vs New Zealand head-to-head record in ODI World Cup history. 

India vs New Zealand Head-to-head Record in ODI World Cup History

There are a total of 8 matches they played against each other. 

• 1975 
• 1979 
• 1987 (2 times in the same year)
• 1992 
• 1999
• 2003
• 2019 (2 times in the same year)

Out of 9 matches, New Zealand won 5 of them. Let’s look at each of these encounters in detail. 

India vs New Zealand – 1975 ODI World Cup

India and New Zealand played against each other in the first edition of the world cup on 14th June, 1975. 

• India batted first and scored 230 runs in their allotted overs. 
• New Zealand chased the total with seven balls to spare, thanks to a brilliant century by Glenn Turner.

India vs New Zealand – 1979 World Cup

India had a poor match against New Zealand in the 1979 world cup. 

• Batting first, India was bowled out for only 182 runs. Bruce Edgar, the Kiwi opener, was named the player of the match for his unbeaten 84 runs.
• New Zealand won the match by eight wickets.

India vs New Zealand – 1987 World Cup – 14th October

India and New Zealand locked horns in an ODI world cup match on 14th October, 1987. 

• This match was historic for India, as the team managed to defeat the New Zealand team for the first time in an ODI world cup match. 
• India batted first and scored 252 runs at the back of the brilliant innings from Navjot Singh Sidhu (75 runs) and Kapil Dev (72 runs). 
• Indian bowlers bowled well and restricted the New Zealand team to 236 runs, winning the match by 16 runs.

India vs New Zealand – 1987 World Cup – 31st October

• The two teams again met in the 1987 world cup on 31st October. 
• India was confident after the win on 14th October, and that translated in the performance. 
• New Zealand batted first and managed to score 221 runs. 
• Sunil Gavaskar, the Indian opener, smashed an unbeaten century to take India over the line by eight wickets.

India vs New Zealand – 1992 ODI World Cup

The two teams faced each other in the 1992 world cup on 12th March. 

• India batted first and posted 230 runs on the board. 
• New Zealand chased down the total with seventeen balls to spare thanks to the brilliant knock of 73 runs by Mark Greatbatch.

India vs New Zealand – 1999 ODI World Cup

India managed to post 251 runs when they played against New Zealand on 12th June, 1999. Roger Twose played a brilliant unbeaten knock of 60 runs to take New Zealand to victory.

India vs New Zealand – 2003 ODI World Cup

New Zealand had one of the worst days of the 2003 world cup when they played India on 14th March. 

• Batting first, New Zealand was bowled out for just 146 runs. 
• Zaheer Khan was the leading bowler for India, picking up four wickets. India got over the line easily, winning the match by seven wickets with more than nine overs to go.

India vs New Zealand – 2019 World Cup – 13th June

Indian and New Zealand fans were keenly waiting for the match to get started, but the rain played spoilsport. This match was called off without a single ball being bowled.

India vs New Zealand – 2019 World Cup – 9th July

In semi-final 1 of the 2019 world cup, New Zealand and India took on each other on 9th July. 

• Indian bowlers bowled well and restricted New Zealand to 239 runs. 
• India got off to a poor start and ended up reaching only 221 runs, losing the match by 18 runs.

India vs New Zealand 2023 ODI World Cup Match

India and New Zealand will play against each other on 22nd October in the 2023 ODI world cup. This day-night match will take place on a Sunday at Dharamsala.

Concluding Thoughts on India vs New Zealand Head-to-head Record in ODI World Cup 

India and New Zealand will lock horns in the 2023 world cup at Dharamsala. This exciting match will be played on 22nd October. Looking at the recent history between the two teams, this 2023 ODI world cup match is expected to be an exciting one.

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