Do or die for India vs New Zealand in ODI series: Interesting stats and trivia | Cricket News – Times of India

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Ahead of the crucial second ODI which begins at 7 AM IST on Sunday, TimesofIndia.com takes a look at some very interesting stats and trivia for India vs New Zealand in One Day cricket:
# With their seven-wicket win at Eden Park, Auckland on November 25, New Zealand have recorded their 50th win against India – their first instance of 50 wins against any opponent in ODIs.
# India and New Zealand have played nine bilateral ODI series against each other in New Zealand. India have won two, lost five and drawn the remaining two.
# In the ODI series in 2018-19, India won four matches for the first time in an ODI series in New Zealand , winning the series 4-1.
# India enjoy a win % of 52.35, winning 55 & losing 50 out of 111 ODIs played overall vs NZ(Tied 1 & NR 5).
# New Zealand’s triumph by 200 runs at Dambulla on August 10, 2010 remains their biggest in terms of runs against India in ODIs.
# India’s aforesaid defeat is their fifth biggest while batting second in ODIs
# India’s 88 at Dambula on August 10, 2010 remains their lowest total against New Zealand in ODIs.
# Ravindra Jadeja had top-scored with 20 in India’s total of 88 at Dambulla on August 10, 2010.
# For the first time, New Zealand have won five ODIs in succession against India – by 18 runs in the SF at Manchester on July 9-10, 2019; by 4 wickets at Hamilton on February 5, 2020; by 22 runs at Auckland on February 8, 2020; by 5 wickets at Mount Maunganui on February 11, 2020 and by 7 wickets at Auckland on November 25, 2022.
# India’s win by 190 runs at Visakhapatnam on October 29, 2016 is their biggest in terms of runs against New Zealand.
# India have won 14 and lost 26 out of 43 ODIs contested against New Zealand in New Zealand (Tied one and NR 2).

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# New Zealand have won 13 consecutive matches in New Zealand in ODIs between February 13, 2019 and November 25, 2022, establishing a new record at home, outstripping the 12 between January 31, 2015 and December 28, 2015.
# New Zealand’s 309 for three on Friday was their highest successful chase against India at Auckland in ODIs.
#Sachin Tendulkar’s unbeaten 163 off 133 balls against New Zealand at Christchurch on March 8, 2009 is the highest by an Indian batsman in ODIs in New Zealand.
# Anil Kumble took five for 33 against New Zealand at Wellington on March 30, 1994 -the best figures by an Indian bowler in ODIs in New Zealand.
# Kumble remains the only Indian bowler to produce a five-wicket haul in ODIs in NZ.
# Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir shared an unbroken first-wicket partnership of 201 at Hamilton on March 11, 2009 – India’s highest for any wicket in ODIs in New Zealand.
# Javagal Srinath is the only bowler to take 50 wickets or more in ODIs involving India and New Zealand – his tally being 51 at 20.41 runs apiece in 30 matches.
# Srinath’s tally of 18 wickets at 11.16 runs apiece in seven matches in 2002-03 is a record for any bowler in a bilateral series involving India and New Zealand in ODIs.
# The two leading NZ run-getters in a bilateral series are – Kane Williamson – 361 (ave 72.20) in 5 innings in 2013-14 and Virat Kohli – 358 (ave 119.33) in 5 innings in 2016-17.
# Jasprit Bumrah went wicketless in the last bilateral series in New Zealand in 2019-20, conceding 53 runs at Hamilton; 64 at Auckland and 50 at Mount Maunganui.
# In India’s last three-match ODI series in New Zealand – the top three batsmen averaged just 21.66 – the only fifty being 51 by Virat Kohli at Hamilton on February 5, 2020.
# The 2019-20 series against New Zealand was India’s first whitewash in a series of three games or more in any format under Virat Kohli’s captaincy.
# Ten fixtures have been contested at Eden Park, Auckland between the two teams between 1976 and 2022. India have won three (1994, 1999 & 2003) and lost six (1976, 1981, 2002, 2009, 2020 and 2022). The 2014 fixture had produced a tie.
# Virender Sehwag remains the only Indian batsman to post three centuries in ODIs in New Zealand – 125 not out off 74 balls at Hamilton on March 11, 2009; 112 at Auckland on January 11, 2003 and 108 at Napier on December 29, 2002.
# Apart from Sehwag, Gordon Greenidge is the only other batter to register three ODI hundreds in New Zealand.
# Two hundreds have been recorded for India in Auckland – Virender Sehwag – 112 vs New Zealand on January 11, 2003 and Suresh Raina – 110 not out vs Zimbabwe on March 14, 2015.
# Javagal Srinath’s excellent figures of 4 for 23 against New Zealand on December 26, 2002 remain the best by an Indian bowler in ODIs at Auckland.
# Mahendra Singh Dhoni enjoys an outstanding record vs New Zealand in New Zealand in ODIs. His tally is 505 in eleven innings (four times not out), including five fifties, at an average of 72.14
# Dhoni’s average is the best among the Indian players with at least 500 runs vs NZ in New Zealand.

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# Tom Latham’s 76-ball hundred is the fourth quickest for New Zealand against India in ODIs behind the 72-ball century by Jesse Ryder during his innings of 105 off 80 balls at Christchurch on March 8, 2009; 73-ball century by Ross Taylor – 109 not out off 84 balls at Hamilton on February 5, 2020 and 75-ball century by Chris Cairns – 115 off 80 balls at Christchurch on January 19, 1999.
# Tom Latham has recorded his career-best score (145 not out) in ODIs, eclipsing the 140 not out against Netherlands at Hamilton on April 2, 2022. The said knock is his second hundred against India – the first being 103 not out at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on October 22, 2017.
# Latham and Ross Taylor are the only two New Zealanders to have posted two hundreds each against India in successful chases in ODIs.
# Latham’s fantastic knock is the highest individual score for New Zealand against India in ODIs, eclipsing the 120 by Nathan Astle at Rajkot on November 5, 1999.
# Latham’s match-winning knock is the highest by any number 5 batter or below while chasing successfully in ODIs, eclipsing the 135 not out by Zimbabwe’s Sikandar Raza – 135 not out off 109 balls against Bangladesh at Harare on August 5, 2022.
# Washington Sundar’s outstanding strike rate of 231.25 while scoring an unbeaten 37 off 16 balls is the highest among the Indian batters at number 6 or below in an away innings of 30-plus in ODIs.
# With their fourth century partnership (124) for the first wicket, Shikhar Dhawan and Shubman Gill has managed 700 runs for the opening wicket at an average of 87.50 in nine innings. Only Rohit Sharma and Lokesh Rahul have a better average for the opening wicket for India in ODIs – 992 runs at 90.18, including five hundreds and one fifty-plus, in eleven innings (minimum 500 runs).
# Tim Southee is now the fifth New Zealand bowler after Daniel Vettori (305), Kyle Mills (240), Chris Harris (203) and Chris Cairns (201) to complete 200-plus wickets in ODIs -202 at 33.83 runs apiece in 149 matches.
# An unbroken match-winning partnership of 221 between Captain Kane Williamson and Rod Latham for the fourth wicket is New Zealand’s highest for any wicket against India in ODIs, outstripping the 200 for the same wicket at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on October 22, 2017.
# Both the above partnerships are New Zealand’s best for the fourth wicket against any opponent in ODIs. Besides, the 221-run partnership is the highest successful stand by any pair while chasing for the fourth wicket in ODIs.
# Kane Williamson’s captain knock of 94 is his highest vs India in successful chases in ODIs.
# Williamson has become the fourth New Zealand batsman to manage 1,000-plus runs against India in ODIs – his tally being 1078 at 43.12 in 26 innings. He has joined Ross Taylor (1385), Nathan Astle (1207) and Stephen Fleming (1098).
# Shikhar Dhawan (72), Shubman Gill (50) and Shreyas Iyer (80) have recorded the second instance of India’s number 1, 2 and 3 registering 50-plus in the same innings in an ODI in New Zealand – the first being Ajay Jadeja (56), Sachin Tendulkar (63) & Navjot Singh Sidhu (71) at Basin Reserve, Wellington on March 30, 1994.
# The only other instance of India’s number 1, 2 and 3 recording 50-plus in the same innings in a losing cause is against South Africa in a World Cup fixture at Nagpur on March 12, 2011 – Virender Sehwag (73), Sachin Tendulkar (111) and Gautam Gambhir (69)
# All four fifties recorded by Shreyas Iyer in succession against New Zealand went in vain -all in New Zealand – the sequence of scores being 103 at Hamilton; 52 at Auckland & 62 at Mount Maunganui – all in February 2020 and 80 at Auckland on November 25. His aggregate reads 297 runs (ave 74.25), including a hundred and three fifties, at a strike rate of 98.01 in four innings.
# India’s total of 306 for 7 is their third lowest innings total in a losing cause vs New Zealand – the first two being 347 for four at Hamilton on February 5, 2020 and 306 at Rajkot on November 5, 1999.
# New Zealand’s total of 309 for three is their second highest total in a successful chase against India behind the 348 for six at Hamilton on February 5, 2020.
Stats Courtesy: Rajesh Kumar