New Zealand are touring India for an eight-match white-ball series, which includes three ODIs and five T20I matches. The tour will form a key part of the Blackcaps as well as the Men in Blues' preparations for the upcoming ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026, which begins on February 7 and is being co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka.
The ODI series concluded on Sunday, January 18, in Indore, where New Zealand beat the hosts by 41 runs to register their first-ever ODI series win on Indian soil.
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Daryl Mitchell was the star of the show for the visitors as the batter scored 352 runs in three matches, including two centuries and a half-century.
Following the setback in the 50-over format, India will now aim to bounce back in the T20I series, which begins on Wednesday, January 21, in Nagpur.
India's T20I record has been flawless in recent years as they have won every bilateral series they have played since their triumph at the 2024 T20 World Cup. They also maintained a perfect record to win the Asia Cup 2025 in September.
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New Zealand have visited India for a bilateral T20I series four times in the past before the upcoming five-match series. The Black Caps have won only one series thus far, when they first visited India for a tour in 2012.
Till date, India and New Zealand have played each other 11 times in bilateral contests on Indian soil, out of which the Black Caps have won 3, while India emerged victorious in 7. One game in the 2012 series was abandoned.
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| Series | Year | Matches | IND won | NZ won | No result | Series result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand in India | 2012 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | New Zealand won 1-0 |
| New Zealand in India | 2017/18 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | India won 2-1 |
| New Zealand in India | 2021/22 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | India won 3-0 |
| New Zealand in India | 2022/23 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | India won 2-1 |
| New Zealand in India | 2026 | 5 | - | - | - | - |
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