What is Kohli’s New Zealand connection?

In 6 of the seasons in which he captained the Bangalore team in the Indian T20 League, the team’s coach was a New Zealander – Vettori from 2014-18, and Mike Hesson in 2021.

Top matches

- AUS vs SA
- 23rd Oct, 2021
- ENG vs WI
- 23rd Oct, 2021
- IND vs PAK
- 24th Oct, 2021
- PAK vs NZ
- 26th Oct, 2021
- ENG vs AUS
- 30th Oct, 2021

India vs New Zealand â€“ The New Top-Table Rivalry

Q: When did India last beat New Zealand at a global tournament?

India’s last win against New Zealand came at Centurion in the 2003 World Cup.

New Zealand may not have won any of the last 5 T20Is played between them and India, but they have very much been Indiaâ€™s bogey team in major tournaments. The recent defeat in the World Test Championship final extended Indiaâ€™s barren run against New Zealand at global events to over 18 years, and they will be desperate to change the script at the T20 World Cup in the UAE in October-November 2021.

India won the inaugural World T20 back in 2007 and have been to a final (2014) and a semi-final (2016) since. New Zealand got to the semi-finals in 2007 and 2016, but with Pakistan also in their group, neither side will want to give up any ground in this India-New Zealand cricket match.

Super 12: Group 1 & Group 2

Group 1
Group 2

The Super 12 stage, which is the second round of the tournament, consists of 12 teams. The top 8 teams in T20I rankings are joined by the 4 qualifiers from Round 1. The top two from each group will advance to the semi-finals.

- England
- Australia
- South Africa
- West Indies
- Sri Lanka
- Bangladesh

- India
- Pakistan
- New Zealand
- Afghanistan
- Scotland
- Namibia

India vs New Zealand Head to Head Stats

India may have the edge historically but New Zealand have shaded this contest 21-20 over the past decade across the three formats. Crucially that includes wins in each of their 5 matches at global tournaments.

Overall Stats

- Format
- Matches
- India Won
- New Zealand Won
- Draw/Tie/NR
- Test
- 60
- 21
- 13
- 26
- ODI
- 110
- 55
- 49
- 6
- T20I
- 16
- 6
- 8
- 2
- Total
- 186
- 82
- 70
- 34

India vs New Zealand in World Tournaments

- Format
- Matches
- India Won
- New Zealand Won
- Draw/Tie/NR
- 50-over World Cup
- 8
- 3
- 5
- 0
- Champions Trophy
- 1
- 0
- 1
- 0
- T20 World Cup
- 2
- 0
- 2
- 0
- Total
- 11
- 3
- 8
- 0

India and New Zealand Squads for T20 World Cup 2021

India Full Squad

Virat Kohli (C), Rohit Sharma (VC), KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (WK), Ishan Kishan (WK), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Varun Chakravarthy, Rahul Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd Shami, Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Traveling reserves: Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, Deepak Chahar

Traveling reserves:
Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, Deepak Chahar

New Zealand Full Squad

Kane Williamson (C), Todd Astle, Trent Boult, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Martin Guptill, Kyle Jamieson, Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Tim Seifert (WK), Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee

Traveling reserves: Adam Milne

Traveling reserves:
Adam Milne

Virat Kohli: India Captain

Since the Under-19 World Cup 2008, in which Kohli led India to glory, he has helped India to a World Cup win (2011) and Champions Trophy success (2013). They fell in the final and semi-final of the last two World T20s, though Kohli himself was adjudged the Player of the Tournament on both occasions. And despite the loss to New Zealand in the World Test Championship final, India have been the dominant Test side for the best part of half a decade under Kohliâ€™s captaincy. Despite a recent dip in form, he still averages more than 50 in each format, a record that no one else comes close to matching.

Kohliâ€™s Batting Career Summary

- Format
- Matches
- Runs
- Highest Score
- Avg
- SR
- 50
- 100
- 200
- 4s
- 6s
- Test
- 96
- 7765
- 254 vs South Africa
- 51.09
- 56.51
- 27
- 27
- 7
- 871
- 22
- ODI
- 254
- 12169
- 183 vs Pakistan
- 59.07
- 93.17
- 62
- 43
- 0
- 1140
- 126
- T20I
- 89
- 3159
- 94 vs West Indies
- 52.65
- 139.04
- 28
- 0
- 0
- 285
- 90

Kane Williamson: New Zealand Captain

For all their heroics at the 50-over World Cup â€“ they have reached the semi-finals or better 4 times in a row â€“ New Zealand have yet to crack the code in the T20 World Cup. Williamsonâ€™s experience of leading in the Indian T20 League will come in handy as New Zealand bid to win only their second global white-ball trophy after the ICC Knockout in 2000. They will also need him to contribute more with the bat in the only format he hasnâ€™t quite mastered.

Kaneâ€™s Batting Career Summary

- Format
- Matches
- Runs
- Highest Score
- Avg
- SR
- 50
- 100
- 200
- 4s
- 6s
- Test
- 85
- 7230
- 251 vs West Indies
- 53.95
- 51.76
- 33
- 24
- 4
- 798
- 17
- ODI
- 151
- 6173
- 148 vs West Indies
- 47.48
- 81.75
- 39
- 13
- 0
- 563
- 49
- T20I
- 67
- 1805
- 95 vs India
- 31.66
- 125.08
- 13
- 0
- 0
- 182
- 41

India vs New Zealand: Top Performers & Statistics in T20Is

Top Performers with the Bat in T20Is
Top Performers with the Ball in T20Is

India vs New Zealand: Most Runs in T20Is
- - Colin Munro (New Zealand)
  - 426 runs
- - Ross Taylor (New Zealand)
  - 349 runs
- - Rohit Sharma (India)
  - 338 runs
- - Kane Williamson (New Zealand)
  - 325 runs
India vs New Zealand: Highest Scores in T20Is
- - Colin Munro (New Zealand)
  - 109* runs (2017)
- - Kane Williamson (New Zealand)
  - 95 runs (2020)
- - Brendon McCullum (New Zealand)
  - 91 runs (2012)
- - Tim Seifert (New Zealand)
  - 84 runs (2019)

India vs New Zealand: Most Wickets in T20Is
- - Ish Sodhi (New Zealand)
  - 17 wickets
- - Mitchell Santner (New Zealand)
  - 12 wickets
- - Jasprit Bumrah (India)
  - 10 wickets
- - Tim Southee (New Zealand)
  - 10 wickets
India vs New Zealand: Best Bowling Figures in T20Is
- - Mitchell Santner (New Zealand)
  - 4/11 (2016)
- - Daniel Vettori (New Zealand)
  - 4/20 (2007)
- - Trent Boult (New Zealand)
  - 4/34 (2017)
- - Jasprit Bumrah (India)
  - 3/12 (2020)

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FAQs: India vs New Zealand

When did India last beat New Zealand at a global tournament?

Indiaâ€™s last win against New Zealand came at Centurion in the 2003 World Cup.

Which New Zealand bowler, later a coach in the Indian T20 League, played a key role in handing India their only defeat when India won the first World T20 in 2007?

Daniel Vettori, who later coached the Bangalore team, took 4-20 and 2 catches against India as New Zealand won by 10 runs.

Why is the T20 World Cup 2021 happening in the UAE instead of India?

The T20 World Cup was moved from India to the UAE because of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. The decision was made after the second wave of the pandemic hit India.

Where to watch T20 World Cup 2021 matches?

You can watch the live telecast of all the T20 World Cup 2021 matches on the Star Sports channels on TV and on the Hotstar app on your laptop/mobile phone.

Where can you watch the T20 World Cup 2021 matches?

You can watch the live telecast of all the T20 World Cup 2021 matches on the Star Sports channels on TV and on the Hotstar app on your laptop/mobile phone.

What is Kohliâ€™s New Zealand connection?

In 6 of the seasons in which he captained the Bangalore team in the Indian T20 League, the teamâ€™s coach was a New Zealander â€“ Vettori from 2014-18, and Mike Hesson in 2021.