On Tuesday (11th February), the hosts New Zealand will face the visitors India in the third and final game of the three-match ODI series at Bay Oval (Mount Maunganui).
The hosts have already secured this series as they are leading it by 2-0. In the opening game of this series at Hamilton, the visitors set the 348 runs target for the hosts, and the Black Caps chased that successfully in 48.1 overs after losing six wickets.
They played the second game of this series at Auckland, and the hosts won that match by 22 runs. While they scored 273/8, the Men in Blue only managed to score 251 runs before losing their all wickets.
New Zealand vs India 2020: Here are some crucial stats previews before the Mount Maunganui ODI
Venue stats (Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui)
Ground’s history in first and second batting in ODIs
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Overall |
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| Stats | Overall | First batting | Second batting |
| Win | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| Innings average (Average run-rate) | 263.33 (5.65) | 273.33 (5.62) | 249.33 (5.68) |
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In the last five matches |
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| Stats | Overall | First batting | Second batting |
| Win | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Innings average (Average run-rate) | 280.80 (6.03) | 296 (5.95) | 265.60 (6.13) |
(Special Note: Included all out, target reached and complete innings. Excluded only incomplete innings)
Teams’ ODI records at this venue
| Team | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied/No Result |
| New Zealand | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0/0 |
| India | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0/0 |
Teams’ stats
New Zealand vs India Head-to-Head ODI records
| Stats | Matches | New Zealand Won | India Won | Tied/No Result |
| Overall | 109 | 48 | 55 | 1/5 |
| In New Zealand | 41 | 24 | 14 | 1/2 |
| At Bay Oval (Mount Maunganui) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0/0 |
| In the last five matches | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0/0 |
In last 10 ODIs
| Team | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied/No Result |
| New Zealand | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1/0 |
| India | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0/0 |
Players’ stats
New Zealand cricketers’ stats
i) Kane Williamson will play his 150th ODI.
ii) Kane Williamson (6,964 runs) needs to score 36 more runs to become the second New Zealand captain to score 7,000 runs in international cricket.
Only Stephen Fleming reached this milestone for this side who scored 11,561 international runs as a captain.
ii) The right-arm pacer Tim Southee has taken 30 ODI wickets against India. He is three wickets behind to become the most ODI wicket-taker for New Zealand against India. Only Kyle Mills is ahead of him on this list with 32 ODI wickets against India.
iii) Tim Southee (295 wickets) is five wickets away to become the first New Zealand bowler to claim 300 international wickets at home. Only the former left-arm spinner Daniel Vettori (299 wickets) managed to pick up more home international wickets for New Zealand than Southee.
Indian cricketers’ stats
i) As a captain, Virat Kohli has scored 5,138 ODI runs. He is 102 runs away to surpass Mohammad Azharuddin (5,239 runs) and become the second-most ODI run-scorer as an Indian captain. Only MS Dhoni will remain top of him with 6,641 runs as an ODI captain.
ii) Kohli has scored 6,993 ODI runs outside India. He is seven runs away to become the fourth Indian batsman to score 7,000 ODI runs outside the home soil. The other three Indian cricketers on this elite list are Sachin Tendulkar (11,450 runs), Sourav Ganguly (8,111 runs) and Rahul Dravid (7,362 runs).
iii) The right-arm pacer Mohammed Shami (99 wickets) is one wicket away to complete 100 ODI wickets outside India. A total of nine Indian bowlers have reached this milestone.
