The Indian Cricket Team registered a thumping 36 run win over Australia at Oval, London on Sunday. It was their second successive win after defeating South Africa in the opening match of the tournament.
Contributions from everyone in the batting order helped India post a massive total of 352 for 5 in 50 overs. The bowlers did a brilliant job to bowl out Australia for 316. On the other hand, the Blackcaps have won 3 out of 3 matches so far in World Cup 2019.
India will take on New Zealand on 13th June 2019 to be played at Trent Bridge, Nottingham. It promises to be an interesting encounter with both teams having top quality players.
The first match between India and New Zealand in World Cup history was played on 14th June 1975. In the previous 5 World Cup encounters, India won 2 and New Zealand 3.
Here we look at the last 5 World Cup encounters between India and New Zealand
1. India versus New Zealand, Group Stage, 13th June 1979
India took on New Zealand in a Group B match played at Headingley, Leeds on 13th June 1979. New Zealand captain MG Burgess won the toss and decided to field first. It was a disappointing batting performance by Indian batsmen with Sunil Gavaskar 55, BP Patel 38, Kapil Dev 25, Ghavri 20, India were bowled out for 182 in 55.5 overs.
Chasing the target of 183 runs to win, John Wright and Edgar added 100 runs for the opening wicket. Edgar 84* and Turner 42* helped New Zealand register a thumping 8 wicket win with 18 balls to spare.
2. India versus New Zealand, Group Stage, 31st October 1987
Both met each other again in Group A match on 31st October 1987 played at VCA Stadium, Nagpur. The match was played in 50 overs format. New Zealand captain Crowe won the toss and decided to bat first. It was a brilliant performance by the Indian bowlers and restricted New Zealand to 221 for 9 in 50 overs. Deepak Patel was the top scorer for New Zealand with 40, John Wright made 35. For India, Chetan Sharma took 3 for 51, Mohammad Azharuddin, Ravi Shastri, Maninder Singh and Manoj Prabakhar took 1 wicket each.
Chasing the target of 222 runs to win, K Srikanth and Sunil Gavaskar added 136 runs for the opening wicket. Sunil Gavaskar 103* and Mohammad Azharuddin 41* helped India register a thumping 9 wicket win with 107 balls to spare.
3. India versus New Zealand, Round Robin, 12th March 1992
India and New Zealand faced each other in Round Robin match played at Carisbrook, Dunedin on 12th March 1992. New Zealand captain Martin Crowe won the toss and decided to field first.
Sachin Tendulkar 84, Indian captain Mohammad Azharuddin 55, Kapil Dev helped India post 230 for 6 in 50 overs. Chris Harris was the pick of bowlers with 3 for 55, Deepak Patel 2 for 29.
Chasing the target of 231 runs to win, Mark Greatbatch 73, Jones 67*, Captain Martin Crowe 26, KR Rutherford 21 helped New Zealand register 4 wicket win with 17 balls to spare. Manoj Prabhakar took 3 for 46 and Raju took 2 for 38.
4. India versus New Zealand, Super Six, 12th June 1999
India and New Zealand faced each other in the Super Six match played on 12th June 1999 at Trent Bridge, Nottingham. In that match, Indian captain Mohammad Azharuddin won the toss and decided to bat first. Ajay Jadeja was the top scorer for India with 76, contributions from Mohammad Azharuddin, Robin Singh and 29 each from Ganguly and Rahul Dravid helped India post 251 for 6.
Defending the target of 252 runs to win, Mike Horne scored 64. Roger Twose and Mike Horne partnership of 83 runs for the 4th wicket steadied the New Zealand innings. Twose remained not out on 60 and quick fire 26 off 14 balls helped New Zealand register a thrilling 5 wicket win with 10 balls to spare.
5. India versus New Zealand, Super Six, 14th March 2003
In the 2003 World Cup, India and New Zealand met each other in the Super Six stage of World Cup 2003 played in South Africa. The match was played at Super Sports Park, Centurion on 14th March 2003.
Indian captain Sourav Ganguly won the toss and decided to field first. It was a brilliant bowling performance by the Indian team as Zaheer Khan took 4 for 42, Harbhajan Singh 2 for 28, Nehra, Srinath and Sehwag 1 wicket each helped them to bowl out New Zealand for a paltry total of 146 in 45.1 overs.
Chasing the target of 147 runs to win, India lost 3 early wickets at the score of 21. Mohammad Kaif and Rahul Dravid unbeaten 131 runs stand for the 4th wicket, India won the match by 7 wickets with 56 balls to spare.