Team India’s ODI Record in New Zealand: A Look at Key Stats

Riding high on their victory in the five-match T20I series, Team India are now gearing up for the ODI challenge against New Zealand. The three-match series is scheduled to begin on November 4, with the presence of star batters Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma adding to the excitement. India have played 45 ODIs on New Zealand soil, winning 14 and losing 26. One match ended in a tie, while four games produced no result. India’s highest ODI total in the country came on March 8, 2009, when they scored 392/4 in 50 overs at Christchurch. Their biggest victory by runs came in Mount Maunganui on January 26, 2019, when they defeated New Zealand by 90 runs. India also registered an eight-wicket win in Napier on January 23, 2019, while chasing a target of 156.

Sachin Tendulkar leads India’s run-scoring charts in New Zealand with 652 runs in 18 matches. He also holds the record for the highest individual score, having smashed an unbeaten 164 off 133 balls at Christchurch in 2009. Virender Sehwag has scored the most centuries for India in ODIs in the country, with three hundreds in 12 matches, and has also hit 16 sixes. MS Dhoni recorded five half-centuries in 13 matches. Among bowlers, Javagal Srinath tops the list with 38 wickets in 18 matches, while Anil Kumble registered India’s best bowling figures of 5/33 in Wellington in 1994. Gautam Gambhir and Sehwag also hold the record for India’s highest opening partnership in New Zealand, having added 201 runs in Hamilton on March 11, 2009.