When Did India Defeat New Zealand in an ICC Event Last Time – the question becomes a hot-searched topic ahead of the ICC Men’s ODI World Cup 2023 in India.
When Did India Defeat New Zealand in an ICC Event Last Time?
As per the ODI World Cup 2023 schedule, India and New Zealand will lock horns on October 22 at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala.
India has never won a single match against New Zealand in the ICC event since 2003. YES, you heard it right, while everyone focused on India vs Pakistan results, the Men in Blue faced a nightmare in the ICC event against New Zealand.
For more than 20 years, India struggled to register a victory against New Zealand in an ICC event. In the ICC World Cup 2003, India was scheduled to face New Zealand on March 14 at SuperSport Park, Centurion.
Sourav Ganguly led the team in which Zaheer Khan showcased an outstanding performance and bagged 4 wickets and restricted New Zealand to score 146 runs for 10 wickets loss at the end of 45.1 overs.
On the other hand, the then-Indian openers Sachin Tendulkar and Sehwag failed to make an impressive start and lost their wickets for 15 and 1 respectively. With Ganguly dismissed for just 3 runs, Kaif and Rahul Dravid made a 129-run partnership and led the team to win the game by 7 wickets.
Since their victory in 2003, India struggled to register another victory against New Zealand in the ICC event. In simple terms check out the current and former Indian cricketers’ status during the 2003 victory.
- Virat Kohli was 14 years old
- Rohit Sharma was 16 years old
- MS Dhoni and Gautam Gambhir are yet to make their debut
- The T20 format was not invented
- Sachin Tendulkar had less than 9,000 Test runs
The last ICC event between India and New Zealand was played on July 10 in the ICC Men’s ODI World Cup 2019 where New Zealand won the game by 18 runs and knocked India out of the Final race.
