3 min readMar 7, 2026 06:48 PM IST
IND vs NZ Head-to-Head, Highest Run-Scorers, Leading Wicket-Takers in T20 World Cup: In a bid for a historic T20 World Cup title defence, a roaring India will take on an inspiring New Zealand in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 final at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday.
History will be at stake as India are eyeing to become the first country to win a T20 World Cup at home and successfully defend their world title, whereas the Kiwis are gunning to break a billion hearts and win their maiden T20 World Cup trophy.
For the Men in Blue to lift the World Cup on Sunday, they need to break the jinx against the Blackcaps, as the latter have been unbeaten against India in T20 World Cups. In a total of three head-to-head games in the T20 WC, India have lost all three matches in 2007, 2016 and 2021.
Here’s the leading run getter, highest wicket-taker and all the head-to-head stats you need to know before the action-packed World Cup final:
IND vs NZ: Head-to-Head record
- Matches played: 30
- India won: 18 (2 in Super Over)
- New Zealand won: 11
- Tied: 3 (Out of which India won two, 1 game remained tied via DLS)
IND vs NZ: Head-to-Head record in T20 World Cup
- Matches played: 3
- India won: 0
- New Zealand won: 3
Highest run-getter in IND vs NZ T20Is
| Player | Mat | Inns | Runs |
| SA Yadav (IND) | 13 | 13 | 526 |
| Rohit Sharma (IND) | 17 | 17 | 511 |
| Colin Munro (NZ) | 12 | 12 | 426 |
| Tim Seifert (NZ) | 15 | 15 | 425 |
| Kane Williamson (NZ) | 13 | 13 | 419 |
| Martin Guptill (NZ) | 16 | 16 | 380 |
| Daryl Mitchell (NZ) | 19 | 19 | 366 |
| Ross Taylor (NZ) | 13 | 13 | 349 |
| KL Rahul (IND) | 8 | 8 | 322 |
| Ishan Kishan (IND) | 11 | 11 | 318 |
| Virat Kohli (IND) | 10 | 10 | 311 |
| Glenn Phillips (NZ) | 16 | 14 | 311 |
| Brandon McCullum (NZ) | 4 | 4 | 261 |
| Hardik Pandya (IND) | 18 | 15 | 242 |
| Mitchell Santner (NZ) | 26 | 23 | 242 |
| Shreyas Iyer (IND) | 13 | 11 | 225 |
Leading wicket-takers in IND vs NZ T20Is
| Player | Mat | Inns | BBI | Wickets |
| Ish Sodhi (NZ) | 25 | 25 | 3/18 | 30 |
| Mitchell Santner (NZ) | 26 | 26 | 4/11 | 23 |
| Tim Southee (NZ) | 17 | 17 | 3/16 | 20 |
| Arshdeep Singh (IND) | 9 | 9 | 5/51 | 17 |
| Jasprit Bumrah (IND) | 14 | 14 | 3/12 | 16 |
| Hardik Pandya (IND) | 18 | 15 | 4/16 | 13 |
| Trent Boult (NZ) | 7 | 7 | 4/34 | 12 |
| Yuzvendra Chahal (IND) | 14 | 14 | 2/26 | 11 |
| Lockie Ferguson (NZ) | 10 | 10 | 2/22 | 10 |
| Axar Patel (IND) | 7 | 7 | 3/9 | 10 |
| Kuldeep Yadav (IND) | 8 | 8 | 2/26 | 9 |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar (IND) | 11 | 11 | 2/24 | 9 |
| Mohammed Siraj (IND) | 4 | 4 | 4/17 | 8 |
| Shardul Thakur (IND) | 6 | 6 | 2/21 | 8 |
Highest run-scorers in IND vs NZ T20 World Cups
- MS Dhoni (IND) – 54 runs in 2 matches
- Gautam Gambhir (IND) – 51 runs in 1 match
- Daryl Mitchell (NZ) – 49 runs in 1 match
- Brendon McCullum (NZ) – 45 runs in 1 match
- Craig McMillan (NZ) – 44 runs in 1 match
Highest wicket-takers in IND vs NZ T20 World Cups
- Ish Sodhi (NZ) – 5 wickets in 2 matches
- Mitchell Santner (NZ) – 4 wickets in 2 matches
- Daniel Vettori (NZ) – 4 wickets in 1 match
- Trent Boult (NZ) – 3 wickets in 1 match
- Jasprit Bumrah (IND) – 3 wickets in 2 matches
