At the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, India and New Zealand will compete for the opportunity to win the ICC Champions Trophy and add an ODI trophy for the first time in many years for either team. This clash has seen the Kiwis defeat the Indians more frequently than not in recent years, and India and New Zealand are now well-known rivals. In addition to defeating New Zealand in the group stages of this competition and twice in the 2023 ODI World Cup, including the semifinal, they will also remember the 2019 World Cup semifinal defeat, the 2021 WTC final defeat, and, for some, the heartbreaking Champions Trophy final in Kenya in 2000, where Chris Cairns led the Kiwis to their first and only ICC white-ball trophy to date.
India vs New Zealand head-to-head
There have been 119 ODI cricket matches between India and New Zealand, and India has a sizable edge over the Kiwis in this matchup. Although New Zealand has 50 victories, one draw, and seven no-results, the men in blue have defeated the Kiwis 61 times.
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India lead New Zealand by a slim margin of 6-4 in ODIs during their last ten games played, but this is not the whole picture because India has won six straight against the Kiwis. Importantly, India has dominated under Asian circumstances, while New Zealand's winning streak occurred both at home and in that Manchester semifinal.
India vs New Zealand head-to-head in ICC events
These two teams are in a dead heat at ICC events. Both of these sides have won six times apiece in ten World Cup games and two Champions Trophy games. There is nothing separating these two teams from one another as they are tied 1-1 in the Champions Trophy and 5-5 at World Cups.
However, after winning their last three games, India does have recent form. The pattern is still in place here, with India having the upper hand in Asian circumstances and New Zealand's victories mostly occurring in England and at home, along with one victory in Kenya in 2000.