Rohit Sharma-led Indian men’s cricket team will face New Zealand in a three-match Test series, which is set to start on Wednesday (October 16). The series opener is scheduled to take place at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, and the next two matches will be played at MCA Stadium in Pune (October 24-28) and Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai (November 1-5). If India manages to whitewash the Kiwis, then it will almost confirm its place in the World Test Championship (WTC) 2025 final.
India is coming into the Test series against the Tom Latham-led side after crushing Bangladesh 2-0 in a two-match series, and on the other hand, the Kiwis suffered a humiliating 0-2 defeat in the away series against Sri Lanka.
The Black Caps will be desperate to come up with a big show against India, but it won’t be an easy task for them, especially in the absence of Kane Williamson. Williamson is all set to miss the series opener in Bengaluru, and his participation in the next two matches is also not guaranteed.
Ahead of the start of the India-New Zealand Test series, here’s a look at the top performers and record holders in the 62 Tests played so far between the two teams:
- Most wins: India (22 wins in 62 Tests).
- Highest total: 680 for 8 (declare) in 210 overs by New Zealand in Wellington (February 2014).
- Lowest total: 62 all out in 28.1 overs by New Zealand in Mumbai (December 2021).
- Biggest win (by innings): India beat New Zealand by an innings and 198 runs in Nagpur (November 2010).
- Biggest win (by runs): India beat New Zealand by 372 runs in Mumbai (December 2021).
- Biggest win (by wickets): New Zealand beat India by 10 wickets on three occasions, and India beat NZ by 10 wickets twice.
- Smallest win (by runs): New Zealand beat India by 40 runs in Auckland (February 2014).
- Smallest win (by wickets): New Zealand beat India by 4 wickets on two occasions.
- Most runs: 1659 runs in 15 Tests by Rahul Dravid of India.
- Highest score: 302 runs from 559 balls by Brendon McCullum in Wellington (February 2014).
- Highest average (min 10 innings): 68.07 by Bert Sutcliffe of New Zealand (885 runs in nine matches).
- Most 100s: 6 centuries in 15 Tests by Rahul Dravid of India.
- Most 50s: 9 half-centuries in 13 Tests by Bevan Congdon of New Zealand.
- Most ducks: 5 zeros in 13 Tests by Zaheer Khan of India.
- Most sixes: 17 sixes in 13 Tests by Harbhajan Singh of India.
- Most sixes in an innings: 7 sixes by Harbhajan Singh during his 111-run knock in Hyderabad (November 2010).
- Most runs in a series: 611 runs in five Tests by Bert Sutcliffe (NZ) during the New Zealand tour of India in 1955-56.
- Most wickets: 66 wickets in nine Tests by Ravichandran Ashwin of India.
- Best bowling figures (innings): 10 wickets for 119 runs in 47.5 overs by Ajaz Patel of New Zealand in Mumbai (December 2021).
- Best bowling figures (match): 14 wickets for 225 runs in 73.5 overs by Ajaz Patel of New Zealand in Mumbai (December 2021).
- Most five-wicket hauls: 6 fifers in nine Tests by Ravichandran Ashwin.
- Most 10 wickets in a match: 3 times in nine Tests by R Ashwin of India.
- Most wickets in a series: 34 wickets in five Tests by Subhash Gupte (IND) during the New Zealand tour of India in 1955-56.
- Most dismissals: 37 in nine Tests by BJ Watling of New Zealand.
- Most catches: 23 catches in 17 Tests by Ross Taylor of New Zealand.
- Highest partnership: 413 runs for the 1st wicket between Vinoo Mankad and Pankaj Roy in Chennai (January 1956).
- Most matches: 24 by Sachin Tendulkar of India.
- Most wins as captain: 5 wins in 11 Tests by MAK Pataudi of India.
In the last Test played between India and New Zealand at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai from December 3 to 6, 2021, India hammered the Black Caps by 372 runs.
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