CWC 2023: A look at India vs New Zealand's fierce rivalry in ICC tournaments ahead of semi-final

The Indian cricket team will be facing a tough challenge against New Zealand in the first semi-final of the ongoing ODI World Cup on November 15 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The ‘Men in Blue’ have only defeated the Kiwis in the ICC events once in the last 20 years. The win came during the round-robin stage of the CWC 2023.

3 things you need to know 

• New Zealand have been Team India's biggest rival in the ICC events in the last few years
• India lost to New Zealand in the semis of the 2019 ODI World Cup and also in the ICC World Test Championship 2021 final 
• The Indian team is yet to win an ICC title from the last ten years 

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India vs New Zealand: Head to Head in ICC events 

The Indian cricket team has faced New Zealand in ICC events on 19 occasions and have only been able to win five games whereas the Kiwis have ended up on the winning side 12 times. Two matches have ended up in no result or have been drawn. 

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Team India aims third ODI World Cup title

The Indian cricket team will be aiming to win its third ODI World Cup title when they will play in the semi-finals against New Zealand. The ‘Men in Blue’ have not been able to win an ICC title from the last ten years and it was MS Dhoni under whose leadership, the Indian team won the Champions Trophy against England. Rohit Sharma and Co. have the best chance to win an ICC title after the gap of 10 years as they have been the most dominant side in the tournament so far and also they have a home advantage. Another plus for the Indian team has been the performance of all the players in the ODI World Cup 2023. In every game, a different has been adjudged with the Player of the Match award, which tells that the Indian team has been performing in every department. 

New Zealand's campaign as well in their last five games went in the opposite direction as they were only able to win one game out of the last five matches.