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After an eventful series against the West Indies, Team India will fly to New Zealand for a multi-format series, starting with the T20I leg on October 22 at Hagley Oval, Christchurch.
The Shreyas Iyer-led India will face the Blackcaps in a five-match series, which will bring a whole different challenge for Iyer and head coach Gautam Gambhir.
The two-time reigning T20 Champions are struggling to find a balanced starting 11, and the team management would need to solve that riddle Down Under.
Ahead of the IND vs NZ T20Is, let us take a close look at India's T20I record in New Zealand.
India's T20I record in New Zealand
Criterion
Data Points
Matches Played
12
Games won
5
Games lost
4
Tied/NR
3/0
Average RPO
8.63
Win/loss ratio
1.25
Highest team total
208
Team India, over the years, has toured New Zealand for the shortest format four times, playing them in 12 matches. They have won more matches than they have lost to the Kiwis, while three T20Is between them ended in ties (two were won by India in a Super Over).
India's win/loss ratio in New Zealand is 1.25, which is pretty good for any away team. Their average run-rate reads 8.63.
Just for comparison's sake, let's take a look at Team India's T20I record in away fixtures. They have played 106 T20I games away, winning 63 and losing 35, with four apiece ending in ties and no results.
Their win/loss ratio is 1.8, while their average run rate is 8.65 - both criteria drop when India tour New Zealand.
Team India's highest total in an away fixture is 283/1, which they posted vs South Africa in Johannesburg in 2024. In that fixture, Sanju Samson and Tilak Varma hit centuries.
Conclusion
Team India has won two ICC titles in the shortest format since the last tour of New Zealand for T20Is. A lot has changed in Indian cricket.
Meanwhile, the Men in Blue’s performance Down Under in the last three assignments in New Zealand has been impeccable, to say the least. However, under Shreyas Iyer, India haven’t been a great touring side, as seen in Ireland and England.
Now, the Blackcaps would bring a similar challenge for the Indian contingent. Thus, the upcoming five-match T20I series won’t be easy.
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