The newly appointed captain Rohit Sharma is enjoying a good ride in the shortest format of the game. Under Rohit’s leadership, they got off to a great start and registered a five-wicket win in the first game. The captain led from the front as he along with Suryakumar Yadav helped India chase down a score of 165.
India continued its exploits in the second T20 International as well and defeated the Blackcaps by seven wickets. This time, it was India’s batting unit that ruled the show as they restricted the Kiwis to a low score of 153 runs. The Men in Blue comfortably chased down the target in 17.2 overs to win the series.
Though the series is already gone for New Zealand, they will be hoping to end it on a promising note by securing a win.
before the start of the second round of the tournament; Here we take a look at the head to head records of India and New Zealand:
India vs New Zealand in T20Is Series
Although India are leading 2-0 in the T20I series, it is New Zealand, who have a head-to-head record when it comes to this. Both the teams have played a total of 20 T20 Internationals so far. The Blackcaps have won nine times while India have won on eight occasions. India will have a chance to level the score when it takes on the visitors in the third T20 International.
India vs New Zealand in ICC T20I Rankings
As per the latest T20I team rankings by the International Cricket Council (ICC), India have been placed better than New Zealand. After the conclusion of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, India are ranked second in the standings while New Zealand are placed at the fourth position with 264 and 258 rating points respectively.
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