New Zealand

New Zealand vs India

New Zealand and India played their first bilateral series in 1955-56, which included 5 Tests, and India won the series by 2-0. From 1955 till today, both the teams played 59 Test matches, out of which New Zealand won 12 Tests, lost 21, and 26 Tests ended in a draw. Black Caps played their first ODI against India in Prudential World Cup in 1975. Till now they played 110 ODI matches against India till date and won 49, lost 55, tied 1 and 5 matches ended in no-result. Their first T20 encounter was again in the ICC event – World Cup Twenty20 in 2007. Overall, they clashed 16 times, out of which Black Caps won 8 and lost 8 games.

In 2000 ICC Champions Trophy, New Zealand defeated then-favorite India chasing down the target of 264 thanks to Chris Cairns’ unbeaten innings of 102 in 113 balls. In the 2019 ICC World Cup, New Zealand again defeated India in the rain-affected Semi-Final game by 18 runs. Player of the match Matt Henry (3 wickets for 42 runs) and Trent Boult (2 for 42) dismantled Indian top and middle order.

In the last 2 years, New Zealand played 19 International matches against India and won 9 of them. Both the sides clashed in 9 ODIs out of which Black Caps won 5 and lost 4 matches. They also played 8 T20s against each other, from which Kiwis won 2, lost 4, and tied 2 games.

New Zealand vs Australia

Team New Zealand shares a great history of playing against their arch-rivals Australia since 1946. The neighbours have played 207 international matches so far, including 60 Tests, 138 ODIs, and 9 T20Is. Though Australia have an upper hand with a 65% winning ratio against the Black Caps, the clashes between the neighbours have been thrilling, and among the most anticipated encounters. New Zealand have won just 8 Tests against Australia, lost 34, and drew 18 Test matches. In the ODIs too, New Zealand managed to win just one-third of the matches. In 9 T20I encounters, New Zealand have won just 1 game, tied 1 match, and lost 7 matches.

In the last 2 years, the two sides played 5 matches including 3 Tests and 2 ODIs, though New Zealand lost all the matches. Their ODI and T20I series scheduled earlier in 2020 was cancelled due to the pandemic. In the ICC World Cup 2019, New Zealand faced a huge defeat against Australia at Lord’s. In the last Test series between the two teams, New Zealand lost all the 3 Tests by huge margins.

The Test Series played between Kiwis and Aussies is named the Trans-Tasman series. So far, they have plated 18 Trans-Tasman series out of which New Zealand won 3 and Australia won 11 series while 4 series were drawn. Sir Richard Hadlee has been the player of the series twice.

New Zealand vs South Africa

The first time New Zealand played against South Africa was way back in March 1932. South Africa had defeated the Kiwis in both the Tests of the series. As of now both the teams played 45 Tests and New Zealand managed to win on 4 occasions only, while lost 25 Tests and drew 16 Tests. In One Day Internationals, they met only 71 times so far, out of which Black Caps won 25 matches, Proteas won 41 and five matches did not yield results. Out of 15 T20 encounters between the two sides, Kiwis won just 4 games and lost 11. New Zealand played their first ODI against South Africa at Auckland for Benson & Hedges World Cup in 1992, which they won by 7 wickets. The first T20I between them was in October 2005, which the Black Caps won by 5 wickets.

The Black Caps defeated South Africa in the ICC World Cup 2019 after Kane Williamson’s brilliant century. With that win, New Zealand knocked out South Africa from the World Cup for the third consecutive time. Earlier in the 2011 (Quarter-Final) and 2015 (Semi-Final) World Cups South Africa faced painful defeats by the Black Caps.

New Zealand vs Bangladesh

New Zealand first faced Bangladesh in an ODI in 1990, played at Sharjah. Though they played their next ODI match in the 1999 ICC World Cup, and in December 2001, both the teams played their first Test match. Their first T20 transpired in 2010. Out of 15 Test matches played between them, Kiwis have never lost a match, winning 12 of them. Both the sides played 30 ODIs, and New Zealand won 25 of them. In T20 format, Kiwis have completely dominated the Asian side winning all 7 games they played.

New Zealand’s tour of Bangladesh in 2013-14 was a challenging one, as they had to settle for a draw in the 2-Test series (0-0), and lost the 3-match ODI series (0-3). The first and only victory they managed was in the T20 match. Williamson had played well in the first Test (114 and 74) and Corey Anderson smashed a century in the second match. But Sohag Gazi took away the first Test from New Zealand (8 wickets and a century) while Mominul Haque (47 runs, and 126 runs) saved the second Test.

In recent years, Kiwis hosted the Bangladesh cricket team for two Tests and 3 ODIs in 2018-19. The hosts clean swept the ODI series (3-0), and won the 3-Test series (2-0), while 1 Test was abandoned. The Player of the series Guptill scored the most runs from both sides (264 runs). In the Tests, Wagner was the highest wicket-taker with 16 wickets. Tamim Iqbal (278 runs) scored the most runs from both sides followed by Williamson (274 runs).

New Zealand Vs West Indies

Kiwis played their first Test against West Indies in 1952. Overall they played 45 Test matches, won 14 of them, lost 12 and 19 Tests ended in a draw. The two sides played their first ODI in the 1975 ICC World Cup’s second semi-final match. Since then they played 65 ODIs, out of which New Zealand won 28, West Indies won 30, and 7 ODIs ended in no-results. Their first T20 clash was in February 2006 at Eden Park, Auckland. Till today, both the sides played 16 T20Is, out of which the Black Caps won 9 matches, and lost 5, while 2 T20Is ended in no-results. In the ongoing series between New Zealand and West Indies, Kiwis won the 3-T20 series by 2-0, and one the first of the two-match Test series thanks to Kane Williamson’s prolific 251 runs that included 34 boundaries and two sixes. Southee and Wagner bowled brilliantly and grabbed 4-wickets each in the first and second innings respectively.

New Zealand won their first Test series against West Indies in 1979/80, playing at home. Black Caps played one ODI and 3 Tests against West Indies. Sir Richard Hadlee led the side defeating the visitors in the ODI with his all-round performance (41 runs in 33-balls and 2 wickets) outshining Sir Gordon Greenidge’s century. Also, Hadlee’s 5-wickets hauls in both the innings of the first Test of the series sealed the match by 1-wicket.

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka

New Zealand and Sri Lanka played their first One Day International match against each other in the 1979 Prudential World Cup. Their first Test match was in 1983 while the first T20 clash happened in 2006. They played 36 Tests so far, out of which New Zealand won 16, lost 9 and 11 Tests were drawn. In ODIs and T20s too, the Black Caps have the upper hand. Out of 99 ODIs, they won 49, lost 41 ODIs, tied 1 and 8 matches ended without results. In T20, New Zealand won 10 out of 19 games, lost 8, and 1 match was abandoned.

Their recent ODI clashes occurred in ICC 2019 World Cup, where both sides won 1-1 match. Thereafter, New Zealand visited Sri Lanka for 2 Tests and 3 T20Is. The Test series ended in a draw (1-1) but the Black Caps clinched the 3-match T20 series by 2-1.

New Zealand vs Pakistan

New Zealand and Pakistan have been playing against each other since 1955. It started with the 3-match Test series, which Pakistan won by 2-0. Since then, they played 58 Tests out of which Kiwis won 12, Pakistan won 25 and they drew 21 Tests. The first ODI between these two sides occurred in 1973. Out of 107 ODIs they played, New Zealand won 48, lost 55, tied 1 and 3 matches were abandoned. In the Twenty-20 format too New Zealand lag with 8 wins and 13 losses from 21 encounters.

The last time two sides met was in the 2019 ICC World Cup, which Pakistan won by 6 wickets. Before that, they met in UAE for 3 ODIs, 3 T20Is, and 3 Tests. Pakistan won the T20 series by 3-0, the Test series ended in a draw while New Zealand won the ODI series by 2-1.

Pakistan halted the dream run of New Zealand in the 1992 World Cup by defeating them in the Semi-Final match by 4 wickets. Crowe’s spectacular of 91 runs went in vain due to Inzamam-ul-Haq’s 37-balls 60.

New Zealand vs England

New Zealand played their first Test ever against England in 1930 at Christchurch, as a part of the 4-match Test series. Though New Zealand lost the first match, they drew the remaining 3. Since then, both the teams played 105 Tests out of which New Zealand won 11, lost 48 and drew 46 matches. The two sides played 91 ODIs from which New Zealand won 43, England won 41, 4 tied and 4 matches were abandoned. From 21 T20 encounters, New Zealand won 8 matches, England 12, and 1 match was abandoned.

In November 2020, New Zealand hosted England for 5 T20 matches and 2 Tests. The visitors won the T20 series 3-2. New Zealand bounced back in the Tests series, by drawing the first match and winning the concluding match by an innings and 65 runs. Bradley-John Watling became the player of the match for his stunning double-ton.

In 1999, New Zealand played the four-match Tests series in England. It is the only Test series in which the Black Caps won more than one Test in a series against England. Chris Cairns’ contribution was huge for his 183 runs, and 19 wickets in four Tests, which include two 5-wickets hauls in the second and the last Tests. Cairns shared the Player of the Series award along with Andy Caddick who took 20 wickets in that series, as New Zealand clinched the Test series by 2-1.