World Cup 2019: India vs New Zealand head-to-head record

Despite the grand start to the tournament, Team India will be wary of tricky opponent New Zealand; the two nations will meet in a World Cup match after 16 years.

New Zealand all-rounder Chris Harris in action against India in World Cup 2003.

After beating South Africa and Australia, India is set to face New Zealand in Nottingham on Thursday. The Kiwis have been a tricky opponent for the Men in Blue in World Cups.

New Zealand leads India 4-3 but the sides have not met since the 2003 edition.

First meeting: July 14, 1975, Manchester India 230 (S. Abid Ali 70, A. Gaekwad 37; B. McKechnie 3/49) lost to New Zealand 233/6 in 58.5 overs (G. Turner 114*; S. Abid Ali 2/35) by four wickets

 

Gavaskar fights a lone battle: June 13, 1979, Leeds India 182 in 55.5 overs (S. Gavaskar 55, B. Patel 38; B. McKechnie 3/24) lost to New Zealand 183/2 in 57 overs (B. Edgar 84*, J. Wright 48; M. Amarnath 1/39) by eight wickets

 

India off the mark: October 14, 1987, Bengaluru India 252/7 in 50 overs (N. Sidhu 75, Kapil Dev 72*; D. Patel 3/36) beat New Zealand 236/8 in 50 overs (K. Rutherford 75, A. Jones 64; M. Singh 2/40) by 16 runs

 

Chetan Sharma hat-trick: October 24, 1987, Nagpur New Zealand 221/9 in 50 overs (D. Patel 40, J. Wright 35; C. Sharma 3/51) lost to India 224/1 in 32.1 overs (S. Gavaskar 103*, K. Srikkanth 75; W. Watson 1/50) by nine wickets

 

Chetan Sharma.

 

Tendulkar knock in vain: March 12, 1992, Dunedin India 230/6 in 50 overs (S. Tendulkar 84, M. Azharuddin 55; C. Harris 3/55) lost to New Zealand 231/6 in 47.1 overs (M. Greatbatch 73, A. Jones 67; M. Prabhakar 3/46) by four wickets

 

Twose-Horne show: June 12, 1999, Nottingham India 251/6 in 50 overs (A. Jadeja 76, M. Azharuddin 30; C. Cairns 2/44) lost to New Zealand 253/5 (M. Horne 74, R. Twose 60*; D. Mohanty 2/41) by five wickets

 

Zak attack: March 14, 2003, Centurion New Zealand 146 in 45.1 overs (S . Fleming 30; Z. Khan 4/42) lost to India 150/3 in 40.4 overs (M. Kaif 68*, R. Dravid 53*; S. Bond 2/23) by seven wickets

 

Zaheer Khan celebrates the wicket of Nathan Astle with his team-mates in the World Cup 2003 clash against New Zealand.

 

 

India probable XI: Rohit Sharma, K. L. Rahul, Virat Kohli, Vijay Shankar/Dinesh Karthik, M. S. Dhoni, Kedar Jadhav, Hardik Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah

 

New Zealand probable XI: Martin Guptill, Colin Munro, Kane Williamson, Ross Taylor, Tom Latham, Jamesh Neesham, Colin de Grandhomme, Mitchell Santner, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult