Tom Latham and co of New Zealand made history when they whitewashed India 3-0 in a Test series at Mumbai. Ajaz Patel flourished at Wankhede Stadium to capture six wickets.
This match marked the beginning of an intense and longstanding rivalry between the India national cricket team vs New Zealand national cricket team timeline, featuring an exciting contest with both sides demonstrating equal skill and determination to prevail.
The Inaugural Test Match
India and New Zealand national cricket teams have enjoyed an expansive history of cricket competition between them. Over time, their rivalry has deepened over time – both teams possessing massive fan bases with iconic star players on either team. This timeline explores all encounters across Test, One-Day International (ODI), and Twenty20 International (T20I) formats with some key moments or outcomes highlighted herein.
On October 16 at Bengaluru’s M Chinnaswamy Stadium, India and New Zealand will begin the first Test match of three scheduled against each other. Rohit Sharma’s men must avoid another whitewash after being defeated 2-0 during their previous series at home by New Zealand.
After a rain delay, play resumed in the afternoon with New Zealand off to a slow start after Tom Latham fell lbw to Bumrah for a duck and Michael Bracewell being bowled by Ravindra Jadeja for nine – this wicketkeeper-batsman’s departure was a huge blow for New Zealand who were already at 66/4 before Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill made an unbroken 41-run partnership that restored their innings.
With only three overs left to bat, the visitors were on the verge of defeat but managed to hold on and finish unbeaten on 259. Rachin Ravindra led their innings with 91 runs, while Will Young chipped in 33 from 57 balls.
Washington Sundar, who replaced Kuldeep Yadav, gave Indian spinners an unexpected boost by taking seven wickets on day one of Test 1. Five were taken by Washington Sundar from Tamil Nadu – finishing up with figures of 5-86 as India bowled New Zealand out for 259. Now with the series leveled 1-1, all eyes turn towards Mumbai where the final Test will take place from November 5-9 (here’s a complete schedule):
The First ODI Match
India and New Zealand first played their inaugural ODI match against one another in 1975, and since then their rivalry has blossomed further with both sides showcasing their cricketing prowess in different formats of international cricket – Test, ODI and T20 International (T20I) cricket being showcased throughout. This timeline looks back over these encounters across Test, ODI and T20 International cricket while highlighting key milestones along the way.
Rohit Sharma and India struggled against New Zealand’s bowling attack on day three of the first Test at Bengaluru on a highly turner surface on day three. Visitors were dismissed for an underwhelming 46 on a wicket which had been partially covered during much of day one; Virat Kohli and Sarfaraz Khan failed to reach double figures.
New Zealand responded quickly in reply, thanks to a dominant opening partnership between Tom Latham and Devon Conway. Latham scored his second ODI century off only 67 balls while Conway produced an excellent 105-ball 91 score.
India experienced an epic collapse late in their innings against South Africa that saw them go from 397/6 to 462/8 within eight overs, led by Rishabh Pant. He attempted a big shot off his back foot that Ajaz Patel caught out deep. An unsuccessful review attempt saw it overturned but too little too late for India’s chances.
Border-Gavaskar Trophy competition between India and Australia provides both teams an opportunity to put behind them any poor performances from previous test series, and start fresh. Rohit Sharma as captain, as well as batsmen like Virat Kohli who struggled against spinners in Test 1, will come under particular scrutiny, experts stating the pressure is now on these veterans to find their groove before facing bouncy pitches Down Under for Test II series.
The First T20I Match
India secured their inaugural T20 International win against New Zealand during the inaugural ICC T20 World Cup in 2007. MS Dhoni led his side to victory, marking them out as one of the premier teams in this format.
After New Zealand had won three-match Test series against India without defeat, both sides wanted to avoid a similar scenario during this match-up on home turf; New Zealand looked for ways to exert dominance.
Rachin Ravindra and Tim Southee’s hard work enabled the hosts to score 402 runs in their opening innings, gaining them an overwhelming 356-run advantage over India. Unfortunately, India was unable to keep pace and fell short by 107 runs.
Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bat first under heavy overcast conditions, which proved disastrous as their batsmen were restricted to just 46 runs in their first innings courtesy of New Zealand pace attacks led by Matt Henry and William O’Rourke putting a stopper to any further progress by Indian batsmen.
As New Zealand responded with their reply, Indian spinners put them through their paces. Ravindra Jadeja claimed four wickets while Mohammed Siraj added two as their hosts collapsed from 400/3 to 462/6 within 10 overs. Rishabh Pant and Sarfaraz Khan put up a determined fight before both were dismissed off successive deliveries from Tim Southee – giving India hope of an unlikely comeback before Tim Southee introduced the second new ball and its impact brought instant collapse and humiliation for their opponents.
The First T20 World Cup Match
India and New Zealand played aggressive cricket during their inaugural T20 World Cup encounter. India were already dominant across all forms of the game, but this match marked an important step in their T20 development under MS Dhoni as they came away victorious to become one of the premier T20 sides worldwide.
New Zealand won the second Test by 113 runs at Pune to end India’s unbeaten home record and claim New Zealand’s first Test series victory since Alastair Cook led England to an emphatic 2-1 success against India back in 2012.
On a remarkable day for New Zealand cricket, they had experienced the trauma of losing both openers in the opening over of their match against India. But thanks to Rachin Ravindra and Tim Southee’s hard hitting, their side managed to overcome Indian bowlers to post an impressive total of 356 runs.
India got off to an impressive start, when Ajaz Patel struck early by dismissing both Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma quickly to leave them reeling at 13-1. Axar Patel then proved why he is India’s next big thing by taking two wickets in one over in his debut appearance – turning the tide completely against India!
But India’s batting struggle continued, even for senior pros such as Virat Kohli who struggled to hit cleanly against spin. Pant and Sarfaraz Khan had the opportunity to step up but fell short, leaving India facing an uphill struggle in its effort to avoid whitewash.
The First ICC World Test Championship Final
New Zealand emerged victorious against India to claim their first Test series win there since 2021 – an historic 2-1 success that put them on course towards returning to the final of World Test Championship for a second time.
Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bat in overcast conditions on Day 2, but an outstanding bowling performance led by Matt Henry and William O’Rourke from New Zealand restricted India’s total score at home to just 46 runs – India’s lowest total at home in over seventy-one years! Virat Kohli, Sarfaraz Khan, KL Rahul and Ravichandran Ashwin all fell for ducks as their Indian batsmen collapsed disgracefully.
New Zealand recovered from early loss of openers Martin Guptill and Kane Williamson to post an impressive total of 359. Rachin Ravindra and Tim Southee led their innings through to success, eventually defending this total and setting themselves up for an upset in Test 4 of 5.
New Zealand will still need to work hard in order to qualify for next year’s final at Lord’s. A defeat in the third Test or even series victory against India wouldn’t guarantee them a spot at Lord’s; whereas winning their five-match series against Australia could bolster their chances. A victory at Mumbai could ensure one of their two places remain, plus two matches against Sri Lanka are in store as well.
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