IND vs NZ: How is India’s record against New Zealand in ICC event finals? Who is ahead in three collisions?

New Delhi. The countdown for the T20 World Cup 2026 final between India and New Zealand has started. On March 8 i.e. tomorrow both the teams will face each other at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Both the teams showed strong performance in the semi-finals. New Zealand registered a big win over South Africa, while India defeated England in the semi-finals and made it to the final of this tournament for the fourth time. New Zealand is eyeing winning the T20 World Cup for the first time. At the same time, the Indian team will enter the field with the intention of creating history by winning the third trophy. This is the fourth time that the final match of an ICC event is being played between India and New Zealand. Who has had the upper hand in the three previous clashes? Let us know.

New Zealand has the upper hand in the three ICC event finals between the two teams. New Zealand has won twice, while India has won only once. In such a situation, Team India has a chance to equal this record. These two teams met for the first time in the final of an ICC event in the Champions Trophy 2000. New Zealand won this close match by four wickets with two balls remaining and lifted the trophy. Sourav Ganguly played explosive innings with a century and Sachin Tendulkar with a half-century, which were overshadowed by Chris Cairns’ century.

The second opportunity came in 2021, when India faced the Kiwi team in the final of the World Test Championship. Once again New Zealand won the title, breaking India’s hopes of winning the ICC trophy. This was the first edition of the World Test Championship, in which the Virat Kohli-led Indian team was successful in reaching the final.

In 2025, these two teams will again meet in the final of the ICC event. However, this time Rohit Sharma’s men lifted the trophy, settling the score of the defeat suffered by New Zealand in the 2000 Champions Trophy. Captain Rohit Sharma played a explosive innings in this match and gave India the ICC Champions Trophy title for the second time. Now Suryakumar Yadav’s Team India is eyeing to create history by defeating New Zealand in the final of the T20 World Cup. If India succeeds in winning this title, then it will become the first country to win the T20 World Cup twice consecutively.

New Zealand’s unbeaten record in T20 World Cup
The Indian team’s record against New Zealand in the history of T20 World Cup has been very poor. There have been only 3 matches against New Zealand and the Indian team has faced defeat in all three matches. However, with the momentum the Indian team is in, it can end this streak and win the T20 World Cup for the third time.