India National Cricket Team vs New Zealand National Cricket Team Matches

Indian and New Zealand cricket teams have long enjoyed an intense rivalry, which has produced thrilling encounters. Both are evenly matched and often go down to the wire in their matches.
Both teams have engaged in 119 One Day Internationals against each other since 1997; India have won 61 and New Zealand 50; with seven ending in ties. For fans tracking the india national cricket team vs new zealand national cricket team match scorecard, every encounter reflects the intensity of this rivalry. India will meet New Zealand again at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday for what promises to be an intense contest.
Match | Date | Result | Margin |
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1 | 9 Mar 2025 | India vs New Zealand (Champions Trophy Final) | India won by 4 wickets (The Guardian) |
2 | 2 Mar 2025 | India vs New Zealand (Champions Trophy) | India won by 44 runs (Jagranjosh.com, The Times of India) |
3 | 15 Nov 2023 | India vs New Zealand (Semi-final) | India won by 70 runs (myKhel, The Times of India) |
4 | 22 Oct 2023 | India vs New Zealand (ODI) | India won by 4 wickets (The Times of India) |
5 | 24 Jan 2023 | India vs New Zealand (ODI) | India won by 90 runs (The Times of India) |
India vs New Zealand
India, who currently lead the world Test rankings, will host New Zealand in a three-match series that begins September 7. New Zealand cricket team are fierce rivals to India and possess resilience; therefore they will aim to unsettle hosts India by challenging India’s supremacy. This series will be crucial for both sides as the winner will have an immense advantage in world Test rankings.
India and New Zealand have met in 119 ODI matches, with India winning 61 of them while New Zealand winning 50 matches and seven ending in ties. Both sides also met twice at the Champions Trophy; New Zealand emerged victorious on their initial attempt by four wickets back in 2000 to secure its sole tournament victory to date.
India may have won the ODI series but have had difficulty competing in the Champions Trophy tournament so far. After dropping three straight matches, they must improve their performance to win it and their future looks bright thanks to young talents like Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal who are beginning their comebacks as future stars of Indian cricket.
New Zealand, however, has had difficulty with their batting. Their top order has been inconsistent and they have struggled in ODI finals. Furthermore, India holds an advantage against them at the ICC Champions Trophy; therefore it will be essential that this trend changes quickly.
Indian and New Zealand teams both boast experienced bowlers. Mohammed Shami and Kuldeep Yadav will play key roles for India while fast bowler Harshit Rana, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammad Amir will provide additional pace. Likewise, Matt Henry and Kane Williamson can rely on their experience.
New Zealand stands a good chance of winning this series, boasting a deep squad and being strong domestically. However, their batsmen as well as bowlers will need to deliver excellent performances in order for them to achieve victory.
1st Test
New Zealand was able to overcome India by 46 runs at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Thursday in an exciting and suspenseful Test match, thanks to some fine late hitting from Ravindra Jadeja and Will Young. India’s top and middle order crumbled against New Zealand’s late hitting, culminating in their defeat.
The Black Caps were in danger of falling to their lowest Test total on home soil before fast bowlers Matt Henry and William O’Rourke contributed their fast bowling, taking five and four wickets respectively to reduce India to an embarrassing 180-3 total on day four, beating their previous records of 26 against Australia and 42 against England by only marginally.
Rohit Sharma soon regretted deciding to bat first as Black Caps seamers Henry and O’Rourke took control from start to finish. Henry bowled nine maiden overs in total during this innings – Yashasvi Jaiswal became an early victim to an unconvincing ball from Henry while Rishabh Pant chipped harmlessly backwards before being bowled lbw by Henry for only 1 run off 17 balls faced.
Devon Conway and Will Young made an assured start against Indian bowlers before slowly becoming dangerous. Mohammed Siraj made an amazing diving save to stop Young’s boundary attempt – to which the crowd at M Chinnaswamy Stadium responded with applause for such outstanding work!
But the moment that truly sent shockwaves through the ground came when Bumrah struck. His pace found Latham on the pads and immediately signaled an LBW out decision by on-field umpire, prompting an appeal but standing decision which saw India skipper Rohit Sharma win two wickets as New Zealand easily reached its target of 107 runs with ease and now trail India by 170 runs.
2nd Test
The Black Caps won an unforgettable series win in India, ending their 18-series unbeaten home record and breaking an 18-series unbeaten home streak for good.
New Zealand won the second Test at Pune with ease, beating India by 113 runs to take an unassailable 2-0 lead and win their series 2-0 against them. This marked New Zealand’s maiden series win in India after 13-years – ending India’s record streak of 18 consecutive home series wins that was previously known worldwide cricket.
Rohit Sharma’s side were handed an embarrassment during the opening Test in Bengaluru as Tom Latham’s side won by eight wickets under pressure from Indian captain Virat Kohli and Tom Latham’s men. India had hoped to reverse their fortune in Pune but were unsuccessful and now face an uphill task in trying to prevent an embarrassing whitewash at home.
New Zealand were at tea on 201/5 with Daryl Mitchell and Glenn Phillips at the crease. To position themselves favourably for the third and final Test in Mumbai, New Zealand required a big total.
Ravindra Jadeja was key for India in their first innings win, taking five wickets to help their recovery from being reduced to 167/7. Jadeja bowled confidently throughout his seven over spell in this match which has yielded 10 scalps!
Left-arm spinner Jadeja managed to catch Tom Blundell with his fourth wicket of the day – Washington Sundar had him caught at deep midwicket by misreading a looped delivery from Jadeja and was eventually caught at deep midwicket by Sundar for just 13 runs.
Jadeja made another breakthrough and claimed Ajaz Patel’s wicket when his left-hander attempted a slog sweep and completely missed it, leading him backwards before ultimately running himself out for 41 runs.
Glenn Phillips made an ill-advised attempt at hitting Ravichandran Ashwin for a big hit and ended up giving himself an outside edge that Washington Sundar caught for New Zealand’s ninth wicket – with Mitchell Santner and Glenn Phillips both being recognized as players of the match – New Zealand are on track for an unprecedented series win in India and are well on their way thanks to the hard work by Mitchell Santner and Glenn Phillips who both contributed immensely in making it possible.
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3rd Test
New Zealand made history when they shocked India with a stunning 3-0 series win in India – ending India’s record run of 18 successive home series wins! Ajaz Patel’s six-wicket haul and Rishabh Pant’s half century set the path for New Zealand to secure their place in history books.
New Zealand captain Tom Latham was thrilled by his team’s historic win. “We didn’t anticipate such a performance and certainly not an 3-0 whitewash here in India,” Latham noted, but what they accomplished as a group was truly extraordinary: “it was one of my greatest teams as a player and leading them out here was incredible!”
Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja were at the crease when India resumed play at 171/9. But their innings quickly collapsed when Matt Henry dismissed Rohit for a first-ball duck, the ball having lobbed upwards off Rohit’s bat before Glenn Phillips made a leaping catch from midwicket to take it.
India only required 30 runs to win but lost three wickets within four overs following lunch as New Zealand took control and played with confidence, waiting for any mistakes from India to occur. Washington Sundar fell victim to Ajaz Patel after trying to sweep and was bowled off his pads; upon review however, this decision was overturned as the umpire noticed faint UltraEdge noise coming from bat-pad contact.
Ajaz Patel then sealed New Zealand’s victory by dismissing Rishabh Pant, to seal their superb win. Pant attempted a defensive shot that hit his pads instead and rose into the air for Tom Blundell to take an easy catch.
India struggled to recover after finding themselves 29/5 with Jadeja at the crease, before recovering with Pant’s 42-run stand and rallying with an eight wicket victory in Bengaluru and another eight wicket loss in Pune – only for New Zealand spinners to prevail and send India down by an overwhelming scoreline of 8 wickets and 113 runs respectively in their three home series defeat. For only the third time since 1984 has India faced such an embarrassment at home – they also experienced defeat in both previous Test matches by 8 wicket and then by 113 runs!