India-New Zealand Tests - Head to Head

by Rajesh Kumar
(to 21st September 2003)

 
Venue        Tests  Won by   Won by  Drawn  Winning %
                    India    N.Z.           for India
In India       24     10        2     12     41.67
In NZ          18      4        7      7     22.22
    Total:     42     14        9     19     33.33

Series played in India - Brief Results

 
Season    Tests        Result
1955-56     5          India won by 2-0
1964-65     4          India won by 1-0
1969-70     3          Drawn        1-1
1976-77     3          India won by 2-0
1988-89     3          India won by 2-1
1995-96     3          India won by 1-0
1999-00     3          India won by 1-0

Indian Venues - Results Summary

Venue                       Tests  Won by  Won by   Drawn
                                    India   N.Z.
Ahmedabad,Sardar Patel Stadium  1       -      -        1
Bombay, Brabourne Stadium       3       2      -        1
Bombay, Wankhede Stadium        2       1      1        -
Calcutta, Eden Gardens          2       -      -        2
Delhi, Feroz Shah Kotla         2       1      -        1
Kanpur, Green Park              2       1      -        1
Madras, Chepauk(Chidambaram St.)2       1      -        1
Madras, Corporation Stadium     2       1      -        1
Nagpur, VCA Ground              1       -      1        -
Bangalore, Chinnaswamy Stadium) 2       2      -        -
Hyderabad, Fateh Maidan 
(Lal Bahadur Stadium)           3       1      -        2
Cuttack, Barabati Stadium       1       -      -        1
Mohali, Punjab C.A.Stadium      1       -      -        1
         Total:                24      10      2       12

Team Records:

Highest Innings Totals:
India:        583/7d    Ahmedabad        1999-00
New Zealand:  502       Christchurch     1967-68
Lowest Innings Totals:
India:         81       Wellington       1975-76
New Zealand:   94       Hamilton         2002-03
Highest match aggregate:
1505/25 wickets  NZ     391 & 483/5 decl.
                 India  482 & 149/0      Auckland   1989-90
Lowest match aggregate:
507/36 wickets   India   99 & 154
                 NZ      94 & 160/6      Hamilton   2002-03
Biggest victories:
India:       An innings & 109 runs   Madras      1955-56
New Zealand: An innings &  33 runs   Wellington  1975-76
Most ducks in a match by one team:
India:  5    Hyderabad               1969-70
        5    Mohali                  1999-00
        
NZ:     7    Hyderabad               1988-89
Most ducks in a match by both teams:
8  New Zealand 7, India 1    Hyderabad    1988-89
8  India 4, New Zealand 4    Wellington   1998-99

Batting Records:

Double Centurions:
India:    
231    M.H.Mankad            Madras              1955-56
223    M.H.Mankad            Bombay              1955-56
223    P.R.Umrigar           Hyderabad           1955-56
217    S.R.Tendulkar         Ahmedabad           1999-00
200*   D.N.Sardesai          Bombay              1964-65
 
New Zealand:
239    G.T.Dowling           Christchurch        1967-68
230*   B.Sutcliffe           Delhi               1955-56
Most runs in a Test match:
India: 293 (190 + 103*) R.S.Dravid    Hamilton      1998-99
NZ:    244 (239 +   5)  G.T.Dowling   Christchurch  1967-68
Most runs in a series:
India: 526 (ave.105.20) in 4 Tests by M.H.Mankad    1955-56
NZ:    611 (ave. 87.29) in 5 Tests by B.Sutcliffe   1955-56 
Most runs in career:
India: 991 (ave.55.06) in 14 Tests    by S.R.Tendulkar
NZ:    964 (ave.48.20) in 11 Tests    by G.T.Dowling
Pair of Spectacles:
India: M.L.Jaisimha        Hyderabad    1969-70
       B.S.Chandrasekhar   Wellington   1975-76
       R.Patel             Bombay       1988-89
       V.V.S.Laxman        Wellington   2002-03
       Zaheer Khan         Hamilton     2002-03
 
NZ:    A.R.MacGibbon       Madras       1955-56
       G.B.Troup           Wellington   1980-81
       C.M.Kuggeleijn      Bangalore    1988-89
       M.C.Snedden         Hyderabad    1988-89
       P.J.Wiseman         Wellington   1998-99
       P.J.Wiseman         Kanpur       1999-00
Highest Partnerships:
India: 413 (1st) M.H.Mankad and Pankaj Roy  Madras  1955-56
 
N.Z:   222*(3rd) J.R.Reid and B.Sutcliffe   Delhi   1955-56

Bowling Records:

Seven or more wickets in an innings:
India:    8/72  S.Venkataraghavan    Delhi        1964-65
          8/76  E.A.S.Prasanna       Auckland     1975-76
          7/128 S.P.Gupte            Hyderabad    1955-56
 
N.Z:      7/23  R.J.Hadlee           Wellington   1975-76
          7/65  S.B.Doull            Wellington   1998-99
Ten or more wickets in a match:
India:   12/152 S.Venkataraghavan    Delhi        1964-65
         11/140 E.A.S.Prasanna       Auckland     1975-76
         10/134 A.Kumble             Kanpur       1999-00
 
NZ:      11/58  R.J.Hadlee           Wellington   1975-76
         10/88  R.J.Hadlee           Bombay       1988-89
Most wickets in career:
India:   57 wickets (ave.19.14) in 12 Tests by B.S.Bedi
 
NZ:      65 wickets (ave.22.97) in 14 Tests by R.J.Hadlee

All-round records:

Century + 5 wickets in an innings in the same match:
India:   No instance
 
NZ:      B.R.Taylor # - 105 + 5/86    Calcutta      1964-65
 
         #Taylor is the only all-rounder from any country
          to score a century and take five wickets in an innings 
          on debut.

Fielding Records:

Most catches in a match:
India:  5 by R.F.Surti        Bombay        1969-70
NZ:     5 by S.P.Fleming      Wellington    1998-99
Most catches in career:
India:  16 in  7  matches by A.L.Wadekar
NZ:     18 in 11  matches by S.P.Fleming

Wicketkeeping Records:

Most dismissals in a match:
India:  6 (5 ct.+1 st.) S.M.H.Kirmani    Christchurch 1975-76
        6 (all caught)  S.M.H.Kirmani    Wellington   1980-81
 
NZ:     7 (all caught)  R.I.Harford      Wellington   1967-68
        7 (all caught)  I.D.S.Smith      Wellington   1980-81
Most dismissals in a career:
India:28 (25 ct.+3 st.) S.M.H.Kirmani in 9 matches.
 
NZ:   29 (all caught)   I.D.S.Smith   in 9 matches.

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