Indian cricket team in New Zealand in 2019–20
International cricket tour
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The India cricket team toured New Zealand from January to March 2020 to play two Tests, three One Day Internationals (ODIs) and five Twenty20 International (T20I) matches. The Test series formed part of the inaugural 2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship.[1][2] New Zealand Cricket confirmed the fixtures for the tour in June 2019.[3][4]
| Indian cricket team in New Zealand in 2019–20 | |||
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| New Zealand | India | ||
| Dates | 24 January – 4 March 2020 | ||
| Captains | Kane Williamson[n 1] | Virat Kohli[n 2] | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | New Zealand won the 2-match series 2–0 | ||
| Most runs | Tom Latham (122) | Mayank Agarwal (102) | |
| Most wickets | Tim Southee (14) | Jasprit Bumrah (6) | |
| Player of the series | Tim Southee (NZ) | ||
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | New Zealand won the 3-match series 3–0 | ||
| Most runs | Henry Nicholls (199) | Shreyas Iyer (217) | |
| Most wickets | Hamish Bennett (6) | Yuzvendra Chahal (6) | |
| Player of the series | Ross Taylor (NZ) | ||
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | India won the 5-match series 5–0 | ||
| Most runs | Colin Munro (178) | KL Rahul (224) | |
| Most wickets |
Ish Sodhi (6) Hamish Bennett (6) | Shardul Thakur (8) | |
| Player of the series | KL Rahul (Ind) | ||
India won the first three T20I matches to give them an unassailable lead in the series.[5] The third T20I was decided by a Super Over, after both teams made 179 runs from their twenty overs.[6] This gave India their first T20I series win in New Zealand.[7] Kane Williamson was ruled out of the fourth T20I with a shoulder injury, with Tim Southee named as New Zealand's captain in Williamson's absence.[8] The fourth T20I was also tied,[9] with India once again winning the match in the Super Over.[10] India won the final T20I match to take the series 5–0,[11] becoming the first side to whitewash another team in a five-match bilateral T20 series.[12] Williamson's injury also ruled him out of the first two ODIs, with Tom Latham captaining the side.[13]
New Zealand won the first two ODIs, therefore giving them an unassailable lead in the series.[14] New Zealand won the third match by five wickets, to give them a 3–0 series win, and their first clean sweep against India in an ODI series with three or more matches.[15] It was the first time that India was whitewashed in an ODI series since losing 5–0 to the West Indies in March 1989.[16]
During the tour, New Zealand's Ross Taylor became the first cricketer to play in 100 matches in all three formats of international cricket.[17][18] New Zealand won the first Test by ten wickets to record their 100th victory in Test match cricket.[19] New Zealand won the second Test by seven wickets,[20] taking the series 2–0,[21] and extending their record of being undefeated at home to thirteen Test matches.[22] It was the first time that India had been whitewashed in a Test series under Virat Kohli's captaincy.[23]
Squads
| Tests | ODIs | T20Is | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New Zealand[24] |
 India[25] |
New Zealand[26] |
India[27] |
New Zealand[28] |
India[29] |
Ahead of the tour Shikhar Dhawan was ruled out of India's squad, after he suffered a shoulder injury during the third ODI against Australia.[30] Prithvi Shaw and Sanju Samson replaced Dhawan in India's ODI and T20I squads respectively.[31] India's Rohit Sharma was ruled out of the rest of the series, after suffering a calf injury during the fifth and final T20I match.[32] Mayank Agarwal was named as Sharma's replacement in India's ODI squad.[33] New Zealand's Kane Williamson suffered an injury during the T20I series and was ruled out of the first two ODI matches, with Mark Chapman added to their squad.[34] After several players in the New Zealand squad became ill, Ish Sodhi and Blair Tickner were called up to the team for the third ODI match.[35] Prior to the Test series, Matt Henry was added to New Zealand's squad as cover for Neil Wagner, who was awaiting the birth of his first child.[36]
Tour match
Three-day match: New Zealand XI vs India
T20I series
1st T20I
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- India won the toss and elected to field.
- Hamish Bennett (NZ) made his T20I debut.
- Mitchell Santner (NZ) took his 50th wicket in T20Is.[37]
2nd T20I
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- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
3rd T20I
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- New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
- Rohit Sharma (Ind) scored his 10,000th run across all three formats of international cricket as an opening batsman.[38]
- Super Over: New Zealand 17/0, India 20/0
4th T20I
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- New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
- Super Over: New Zealand 13/1, India 16/1
5th T20I
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- India won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ross Taylor (NZ) became the third cricketer to play in 100 T20Is.[39]
- Shivam Dube (Ind) bowled the second-most expensive over in a T20I match, conceding 34 runs.[40]
ODI series
1st ODI
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- New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
- Tom Blundell (NZ), Mayank Agarwal and Prithvi Shaw (Ind) all made their ODI debuts.
- Shreyas Iyer (Ind) scored his first century in ODIs.[41]
- This was New Zealand's highest target that was successfully chased in ODIs.[42]
2nd ODI
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- India won the toss and elected to field.
- Kyle Jamieson (NZ) made his ODI debut.
- Kedar Jadhav played his last ODI.
3rd ODI
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- New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
Test series
1st Test
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9/0 (1.4 overs) Tom Latham 7* (4) |
- New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
- Kyle Jamieson (NZ) made his Test debut.
- Ross Taylor (NZ) played in his 100th Test.[43]
- Tim Southee (NZ) took his tenth five-wicket haul in Tests.[44]
- This was New Zealand's 100th win in Tests.[45]
- World Test Championship points: New Zealand 60, India 0.
2nd Test
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- New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
- Kyle Jamieson (NZ) took his first five-wicket haul in Tests.[46]
- World Test Championship points: New Zealand 60, India 0.
Notes
- Tim Southee captained New Zealand in the fourth and fifth T20Is. Tom Latham captained New Zealand in the first two ODIs.
- Rohit Sharma captained India in the fifth T20I.
- While five days of play were scheduled for each Test, the first Test reached a result in four days and the second Test reached a result in three days.