New Zealand tour of India – Stats and Trivia
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 are scheduled to play India in a two-Test series in their own backyard later this month. Here are few interesting facts about the Test rivalry between the two sides.
New Zealand have to date played 373 Tests with a win-loss ratio of 71 to 151, while 151 ended in a draw. On the other side of the coin, India have won 112 of their total 462 five-dayers played so far, and have lost 147, while 202 matches were drawn and one
was tied.
New Zealand’s highest score in a Test innings is 671 and the lowest score is 26, while the Men in Blue have struck 761 and have an all time low innings total of 42 runs.
Against India, New Zealand’s highest total in an innings is 630 and the lowest score is 94. While the subcontinent giants hold highest and lowest scores of 583 and 81 against the Kiwis.
The Kiwis have not won a Test series against a high profile Test playing nation since 2005-06. Their last Test series win over a big team was against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747
and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zimbabwe-c3045, two against each. Recently they have been whitewashed by the Windies in an away two-Test series.
The same period saw the Indians reaching the top of the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 and Australia with a 0-4 margin. The
Test series humiliation at the hands of the Poms in August last year saw the Men in Blue losing their World No. 1 Test status. The New Zealand series will be their first Test assignment since the 0-4 whitewash at the hands of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746, in January this year.
The two sides have to date played 50 Tests against each other of which India won 16 while the Black Caps prevailed in only 9, 25 matches ended in a draw.
The Kiwis have not won a Test match against India since 2002. Their last win over the subcontinent giants was a four-wicket win at http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750’s tour of New Zealand in December 2002. The match is also remembered for its first innings low scores,
as both the teams were bundled out for less than a hundred in their first innings. India scored 99 runs while the Black Caps scored 94 runs. Zaheer Khan’s first innings five-wicket haul and Daryl Tuffey’s match figures of 25-9-53-8 were the highlights of the
match.
The Black Caps have not beaten the Blue contingent in a Test in their own backyard since 1988. Their last Test win over India, in India had come in November 1988, in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mumbai-c820. The hosts were set a target of 282 to win but John Bracewell’s six-wicket haul,
well complemented by Sir Richard Hadlee’s 4 for 39 from 16 overs, bundled the men in blue out for just 145, bagging New Zealand a 136-run win.
Moreover, the first Test beginning on August 23, 2012 at http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rahul-c83321 Dravid’s retirement from international cricket, in March this year, and it is yet to be seen who will replace the veteran at No. 3. But knowing his
value to the team and his impressive record against New Zealand, one thing is for sure, India have a huge void to fill.
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