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WTC Final - Overall Record Favours India But Conditions in England Might Suit New Zealand

India hammered England by an innings and 25 runs in Ahmedabad taking the series 3-1 and booked their place alongside New Zealand in the final of the 2019-2021 World Test Championship (WTC) in England in June this year. While India have the advantage in terms of the Overall Record, New Zealand beat them 2-0 at home in the last series between the two sides in early 2020.

WTC Final - Overall Record Favours India But Conditions in England Might Suit New Zealand

India hammered England by an innings and 25 runs in Ahmedabad taking the series 3-1 and booked their place alongside New Zealand in the final of the 2019-2021 World Test Championship (WTC) in England in June this year. It will be a mouth-watering contest between the two teams who have both dominated in their home conditions for the last few years. While India have the advantage in terms of the Overall Record, New Zealand beat them 2-0 at home in the last series between the two sides in early 2020.

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We look at the Head to Head Record between the two teams.

 

Advantage India in Head to Head

India and New Zealand have played each other in 59 Test matches with India winning 21 of these encounters. New Zealand have won just 12 matches against India while 26 Tests have been drawn. In terms of series, India has been victorious in 11 of the 20 series played between the two sides while New Zealand has won 6. Three series have been drawn.

Both Teams Have Dominated At Home

India has dominated New Zealand at home winning 16 and losing just two of the 34 matches they have played against them in India. 16 matches have been drawn. India has won 9 of the 11 series at home against New Zealand while two have been drawn.

New Zealand has won 10 and lost 5 matches against India at home while 10 Tests have been drawn. In terms of series, India won their first Test series in New Zealand under the leadership of Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi in 1968. They again beat New Zealand in an away series in 2009. Overall, New Zealand has won 6 series at home against India, lost two while one ended in a draw.

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Last Series

New Zealand thrashed India 2-0 in the last series the two teams played in early 2020. They beat India by 10 wickets at Wellington as Tim Southee returned with 9 wickets in the match. Kyle Jamieson bagged five wickets in the first innings while Trent Boult returned with four in the second to give the hosts a seven-wicket win. India took a slender lead in the first innings but were routed for 124 in the second.

Tom Latham was the highest scorer of the series with 122 runs while Tim Southee the leading wicket-taker with 14 wickets at 13.14 apiece.

 

Last Series in India

India thrashed New Zealand 3-0 in a clean sweep in the last home series in 2016. All the victories were by massive margins – 197 runs in Kanpur, 178 in Kolkata and 321 in Indore. Cheteshwar Pujara was the highest scorer of the series with 373 runs including one hundred and three fifties. Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane also aggregated above 300 runs in the series.

R Ashwin was the standout bowler of the series with 27 wickets at an average of 17.77 and strike rate of 32.5 including 3 five-fors and two 10-wickets hauls in a match.

India has dominated New Zealand in the five-day game historically but were beaten comprehensively in the last away series. Conditions in England will be similar to New Zealand and that will make the task a tad more difficult for India. But as they displayed in Australia and at home against England, this Indian team is up for any challenge and do not be surprised if they pull one off against New Zealand in the final of the WTC in June.

India would like to make up for the loss against New Zealand in the semi-final of the 2019 World Cup in England. A win at the WTC Final in the same country will be the perfect retort.

Team Rankings

RankTeamPointsRating
1 New Zealand 3198 118
2 Australia 3028 116
3 India 3085 114
4 England 4326 106
5 South Africa 2499 96
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RankTeamPointsRating
1 England 5405 123
2 India 6102 117
3 New Zealand 3716 116
4 Australia 4344 111
5 South Africa 3345 108
FULL Ranking
RankTeamPointsRating
1 England 6877 275
2 Australia 6800 272
3 India 10186 268
4 Pakistan 7516 259
5 South Africa 5047 252
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