Indian cricket team in New Zealand in 2018–19
International cricket tour
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The India cricket team toured New Zealand in January and February 2019 to play five One Day Internationals (ODIs) and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.[1][2][3] The ODI fixtures were part of both teams' preparation for the 2019 Cricket World Cup,[4] with India winning the series 4–1.[5] The T20I matches took place on the same day as the corresponding women's fixtures at the same venues.[6] New Zealand won the T20I series 2–1, and ended India's run of ten T20I series without defeat.[7][8] It was the first time that India had lost a T20I bilateral series of three or more matches.[9][10]
| Indian cricket team in New Zealand in 2018–19 | |||
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| New Zealand | India | ||
| Dates | 23 January – 10 February 2019 | ||
| Captains | Kane Williamson |
Virat Kohli[n 1] (ODIs) Rohit Sharma (T20Is) | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | India won the 5-match series 4–1 | ||
| Most runs | Ross Taylor (177) | Ambati Rayudu (190) | |
| Most wickets | Trent Boult (12) |
Mohammed Shami (9) Yuzvendra Chahal (9) | |
| Player of the series | Mohammed Shami (Ind) | ||
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | New Zealand won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Tim Seifert (139) | Rohit Sharma (89) | |
| Most wickets |
Daryl Mitchell (4) Mitchell Santner (4) |
Krunal Pandya (4) Khaleel Ahmed (4) | |
| Player of the series | Tim Seifert (NZ) | ||
Squads
| ODIs | T20Is | ||
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 New Zealand[11] |
 India[12] |
New Zealand[13] |
India[12] |
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Jasprit Bumrah was rested from the tour and replaced by Mohammed Siraj in India's squad for both the ODI and T20I fixtures. Siddarth Kaul was added to India's squad for the T20I series.[14]
On 11 January 2019, Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul were suspended by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) following controversial comments they made on the Indian talk show Koffee with Karan earlier in the month.[15] They were ruled out of the ODI series against Australia, and all of the fixtures on this tour.[16] Vijay Shankar and Shubman Gill were called up as their replacements.[17] Virat Kohli was rested for the last two ODIs and the T20I series,[18] with Rohit Sharma named as captain of the India team in his place.[19] On 24 January, after lifting the suspension on Pandya and Rahul, the BCCI announced that Pandya would re-join the squad for the matches in New Zealand.[20]
James Neesham and Todd Astle were added to New Zealand's squad for the last two ODIs, replacing Doug Bracewell and Ish Sodhi respectively.[21] Martin Guptill was ruled out of New Zealand's T20I squad due to injury and was replaced by James Neesham.[22]
ODI series
1st ODI
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- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
- India were set a revised target of 156 runs from 49 overs due to the setting sun.[23]
- Kedar Jadhav (Ind) played his 50th ODI.[24]
- Mohammed Shami became the fastest bowler for India, in terms of matches played, to take 100 wickets in ODIs (56).[25]
- Shikhar Dhawan (Ind) scored his 5,000th run in ODIs.[26]
2nd ODI
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- India won the toss and elected to bat.
- Trent Boult (NZ) took his 400th wicket across all formats of international cricket.[27]
- This was India's biggest win, in terms of runs, against New Zealand in New Zealand.[28]
3rd ODI
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- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
4th ODI
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- New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
- Shubman Gill (Ind) made his ODI debut.
- Rohit Sharma (Ind) played his 200th ODI.[29]
- Trent Boult claimed his fifth five-wicket haul in ODIs, the joint-most for New Zealand alongside Richard Hadlee.[30]
- Trent Boult also became the second bowler to take 100 wickets in New Zealand, and the fastest to reach the milestone by any bowler in a country, in terms of matches (49).[30]
- This was India's lowest total in New Zealand in ODIs.[31]
- This was also India's biggest defeat, in terms of balls remaining, in ODIs (212).[32]
5th ODI
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- India won the toss and elected to bat.
T20I series
1st T20I
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- India won the toss and elected to field.
- Daryl Mitchell (NZ) made his T20I debut.
- This was India's second biggest losing margin, in terms of runs, in T20Is.[33]
2nd T20I
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- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rohit Sharma (Ind) became the third batsman to hit 100 sixes in T20Is.[34]
- This was India's first win against New Zealand in New Zealand in T20Is.[35]
3rd T20I
Notes
- Rohit Sharma captained India for the last two ODIs.