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India vs New Zealand head-to-head record, most runs, most wickets, all you need to know

India vs New Zealand head-to-head record, most runs, most wickets, all you need to know

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3 min readMar 7, 2026 06:48 PM IST IND vs NZ Head-to-Head, Highest Run-Scorers, Leading Wicket-Takers in T20 World Cup: In a bid for a historic T20 World Cup title defence, a roaring India will take on an inspiring New Zealand in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 final at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday. History will be at stake as India are eyeing to become the first country to win a T20 World Cup at home and successfully defend their world title, whereas the Kiwis are gunning to break a billion hearts and win their maiden T20 World Cup trophy. For the Men in Blue to lift the World Cup on Sunday, they need to break the jinx against the Blackcaps, as the latter have been unbeaten against India in T20 World Cups. In a total of three head-to-head games in the T20 WC, India have lost all three matches in 2007, 2016 and 2021. Here’s the leading run getter, highest wicket-taker and all the head-to-head stats you need to …

After questions on Rohit Sharma’s ‘hunger’, India captain Shubman Gill defends opener for poor NZ series show | Cricket News

After questions on Rohit Sharma’s ‘hunger’, India captain Shubman Gill defends opener for poor NZ series show | Cricket News

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Rohit Sharma had a forgettable series during India’s 2-1 defeat to New Zealand over the past week, failing to convert his starts in each of the three outings. Coming into the series as the No. 1 batter in the ODI format after a superb run in Australia and against South Africa at home late last year, Rohit scored 26 and 24 in the first two games, falling to mistimed strokes. Soon-to-be 39, Rohit, on Sunday fell on 11 as India were chasing a daunting 338 against the Kiwis at the Holkar Stadium in Indore. Suffering a top-order collapse, India were rolled over 296, losing the series with a 41-run defeat. India assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate had recently stirred controversy after terming the senior India opener to be short on game time post the loss to the BlackCaps in the second ODI in Rajkot. “He’s definitely not the sort of guy to play for himself. It’s just a combination of the wickets being slightly difficult and maybe just being a little bit short on cricket …

Champions Trophy 2025: Rohit Sharma hits first fifty in 9th ICC final appearance | Cricket News

Champions Trophy 2025: Rohit Sharma hits first fifty in 9th ICC final appearance | Cricket News

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Eight years on since a three-ball duck in the 2017 Champions Trophy final against Pakistan, India captain Rohit Sharma made amends by scoring his first half-century in an ICC tournament final during the 2025 Champions Trophy summit clash against New Zealand in Dubai on Sunday. The 37-year-old Rohit waltzed to his half-century in only 41 balls as India motored past 50 within eight overs of a 253-run chase against New Zealand. FOLLOW LIVE: IND vs NZ Champions Trophy Live Blog Playing in his 9th ICC tournament final across formats and 18 years, Rohit went past the half-century mark for the first time, bettering a 31-ball 47 against Australia during the 2023 ODI World Cup final against Australia in Ahmedabad. Story continues below this ad Rohit, who went past the 11,000-run mark in ODIs recently and smashed his 32nd ODI century against England last month, has had an iffy run in the tournament in the four previous outings. Despite his starts, Rohit fell for scores of 41, 20, 15 and 28 in the league stage and …