Overall:
Played – 76
India – won 37, lost 35
New Zealand – won 35, lost 37
NR – 4
Trivia:
Home advantage
- NZ has won 16 of 24 One Day Internationals played against India in NZ
- India has 16 victories from 22 games played against NZ in India
Last encounter and ICC ODI rankings
- NZ took out the last ODI series between the two countries here in NZ in 2002/03, by 5 games to 2
- India is third on the ICC ODI rankings, just one place above New Zealand
India’s batsmen v NZ bowlers?:
- M S Dhoni is the number one ranked ODI batsman in the world, with teammate Yuvraj Singh at three
- Dan Vettori is the number one ranked ODI bowler in the world, with teammate Kyle Mills at three
Highest ODI total
India – 376 (Hyderabad, 8 November 1999)
New Zealand- 349 (Rijkot, 5 November 1999)
Lowest ODI total
India – 108(Christchurch, 1 January 2003)
New Zealand– 126(Mumbai, 29 November 1995)
Most runs by a batsman
India – Sachin Tendulkar 1480 runs (39 matches)
New Zealand– Nathan Astle 1207 runs (29 matches)
Highest individual score
India – Sachin Tendulkar 186 runs (Hyderabad, 8 November 1999)
New Zealand– Nathan Astle 120 runs (Rajkot, 5 November 1999)
Most wickets by a bowler
India – Javagal Srinath 51 wickets (30 matches)
New Zealand– Richard Hadlee 27 wickets (20 matches)
Best bowling figures in a match
New Zealand – Shane Bond 6/19(Bulawayo, 26 August 2005)
India – Kris Srikkanth 5/27(Visakhapatnam, 10 December 1988)
Probable XI: Martin Guptill, Jesse Ryder, Ross Taylor, Brendon McCullum, Kane Williamson, Corey Anderson, Luke Ronchi, Kyle Mills, Tim Southee, Mitchell McClenaghan, Nathan McCullum/Adam Milne
India: From the last ODI that India played, both Yuvraj Singh and Umesh Yadav have been omitted from the squad. While Yuvraj’s spot will go to one of Ajinkya Rahane, Ambati Rayudu or Stuart Binny, the fast bowlers will also be a concern for Dhoni. While Mohammad Shami picks himself on merit of performance, the others have been slightly off the boil, and one wouldn’t be surprised if Dhoni gave his state-mate Varun Aaron a go, considering his raw pace.
Probable XI: Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni, Ambati Rayudu/Ajinkya Rahane/Stuart Binny, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammad Shami, Ishant Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar/Varun Aaron
