India vs New Zealand Head to Head Records- 1st Test, New Zealand tour of India 2024
Published - 15 Oct 2024, 01:21 PM | Updated - 15 Oct 2024, 01:49 PM
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India and New Zealand are set to battle with each other in the first Test of the ongoing series. India vs New Zealand 1st Test takes place at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru.
The encounter begins on October 16, Wednesday and is part of ICC World Test Championship 2023-25. Rohit Sharma leads India while Tom Latham is the skipper of New Zealand.
India and New Zealand have played over 60 Test games with each other in international cricket. Below we glance at head-to-head clashes and complete stats between India and New Zealand in the longest format.
India vs New Zealand Head to Head Records- 1st Test, New Zealand tour of India 2024
| Stats | Matches | IND Won | NZ Won | Draw | Tie |
| Overall | 62 | 22 | 13 | 27 | 0 |
| At M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| In the last 5 matches | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| In ongoing series | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| In India | 36 | 17 | 2 | 17 | 0 |
| In 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
India vs New Zealand Head-to-Head Records: Key Statistics
According to IND vs NZ head-to-head records, both teams have faced each other in 62 Tests in international cricket. Out of those, India has won 22 games while New Zealand has won 13 matches. A total of 27 matches ended in a draw.
India vs New Zealand Head-to-Head Records: Recent 5 Encounters
Interestingly, in the last 5 head-to-head records between both sides; India has won 1 match while New Zealand has won 3 games. One match ended in a draw. Out of these, three took place in New Zealand and two took place in India.
India vs New Zealand Head-to-Head Records: Key moments and stand-out performances
According to India vs New Zealand head-to-head records, some players have shown amazing performances and played many stand-out performances in the past.
For instance, Rahul Dravid is the leading run-getter with 1659 runs in 15 games for India. Brendon McCullum takes the spot for the Kiwis with 1224 runs.
McCullum holds the record for the triple century against India (302). Former India star Vinod Mankad holds the record for the Indian Team with his 231-run knock in January 1956.
Rahul Dravid also has the best batting average of 63+ while McCullum holds the record for Kiwis with a 68+ average. Among bowlers, Ravichandran Ashwin has got 66 wickets in 9 games while Richard Hadlee from NZ has got 65 scalps.
Ajaz Patel holds an incredible record of 10/12 and is the best bowling show by any player to date against India. Srinivas Venkataraghavan holds the record for the home team (8/72).
India vs New Zealand Head-to-Head Records: Trends and Patterns
India has been too powerful at home against the Kiwis by defeating them in 17 games out of 36. The BlackCaps only won 2 matches while 17 ended in a draw.
Hence, Rohit Sharma & Company have an upper hand at home. Both teams faced each other in 3 games at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru and all of them were won by the Indian Team. However, the last game took place long back in 2012.
Conclusion
According to the above India vs New Zealand records, we can conclude India defeats New Zealand in most of the factors. The Men-in-Blue have won more games in overall records (22-13), at home (17-2), and also at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru (3-3).
However, the BlackCaps owns a better record when it comes to recent 5 games (3-1). The last Test series between both sides happened in India and the home side won it 2-0 in 2021.
However, it was part of the last ICC World Test Championship cycle. Notably, India lost the ICC WTC Final to New Zealand in 2021.
