IND vs NZ: Battle of table toppers in line today, where the table topper New Zealand will take on the second table topper India at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala on Sunday.
Both the teams are unbeaten and are in top of the table with 8 points each in their first 4 matches of Men’s ICC World Cup 2023. So far the Kiwis are holding an edge with a higher Net Run Rate (NRR).
New Zealand has maintained their dominant form so far with their humiliating win over the defending champions England by nine wickets in an overwhelming opening performance of the tournament. They also registered easy wins over the Netherlands by 99 runs, Bangladesh by eight wickets, and Afghanistan by 149 runs.
On the other hand, in this tournament, India has proven to be a formidable opponent. After defeating Australia by six wickets in their opening game, later they easily defeated Afghanistan by eight wickets, also they defeated their archrivals Pakistan by seven wickets, and Bangladesh by seven wickets. Both New Zealand and India have remarkable winning histories while playing very different styles of cricket; their net run rates are hardly different, with New Zealand’s being 1.923, only higher than India’s 1.659.
It is expected that the IND VS NZ clash will might be the clash of the tournaments. So, before the game begins let’s examine some of the most important statistics prior to the match as the two teams square off at the stunning location in Dharamsala:
Head-to-Head States in ODI
India and New Zealand have played 116 matches against each other in ODI cricket. Out of which, New Zealand has won 50 matches, while India has won 58. 7 matches were finished without a result, while 1 match resulted in a tie. The two teams last faced each other in a bilateral series hosted by New Zealand that India won 2-1 in January of this year.
Head-to-Head States in ODI World Cup
In 50-over World Cup matches IND vs NZ has played 9 times against each other. In which New Zealand has won 5 matches, while India has won 3. 1 match finished undecided without a result. Both teams faced each other in most recent World Cup matches occurred in 2019 at Old Trafford in Manchester, where Kane Williamson’s squad narrowly defeated the opposition India by just 18 runs to go to the World Cup final.
Results in ODI World Cup
- 1975 – NZ won by 4 wickets in Manchester, ENG
- 1979 – NZ won by 8 wickets in Leeds, ENG
- 1987 – IND won by 16 runs in Bangalore, IND
- 1987 – IND won by 9 wickets in Nagpur, IND
- 1992 – NZ won by 4 wickets in Dunedin, NZ
- 1999 – NZ won by 5 wickets in Nottingham, ENG
- 2003 – IND won by 7 wickets in Centurion, SA
- 2019 – Match abandoned without a ball bowled in Nottingham, ENG
- 2019 – NZ won by 18 runs, Manchester, ENG
IND vs NZ: Probable Playing XI
India Playing XI
Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Ishan Kishan/Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj
New Zealand Playing XI
Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (c&wk), Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Mitchell Santner, Matt Henry, Trent Boult, Lockie Ferguson