India vs New Zealand in T20s: All that you need to know

Like any other high profiled cricket tie, a list of previous records and numbers prove handful. And the same goes when hosts India take on New Zealand in the World Twenty20 encounter in Nagpur today

Shikhar Dhawan and Kane Williamson shake hands

New Delhi: Like any other high profiled cricket tie, a list of previous records and numbers prove handful. And the same goes when hosts India take on New Zealand in the World Twenty20 encounter in Nagpur today.

Since the inception of Twenty20 format in 2007, these two squads have undergone major changes in form and squads, except the able leadership of MS Dhoni on the Indian team.

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Below, we give you some interesting T20 records and statistics between India and New Zealand before they take on each other in their T20 World Cup campaign-opener.

India vs New Zealand in numbers

Here is a player-to-player comparison of the two squads:
Shikhar Dhawan and Kane Williamson shake hands. Pic/ PTI

Shikhar Dhawan                                   VS     Kane Williamson
Runs – 373, Avg – 23.31, SR – 118.41            Runs – 844, Avg – 36.69, SR – 127.68

Rohit Sharma                                              Martin Guptill
Runs – 1204, Avg – 32.54, SR – 128.63          Runs – 1666, Avg – 34.70, SR – 129.64

Virat Kohli                                                   Colin Munro
Runs – 1368, Avg – 52.61, SR – 133.07          Runs – 382, Avg – 25.46, SR – 159.16 

Suresh Raina                                                Ross Taylor
Runs – 1162, Avg – 31.40, SR – 133.25           Runs – 1165, Avg – 24.27, SR – 120.68

Yuvraj Singh                                                Grant Elliott
Runs – 1082, Avg – 30.91, SR – 139.43           Runs – 107, Avg – 15.28, SR – 103.88

MS Dhoni                                                      Luke Ronchi
Runs – 952, Avg – 34, SR – 121.42                 Runs – 309, Avg – 22.07, SR – 141.09

Hardik Pandya                                              Corey Anderson
Wickets – 10, Avg – 21.70, RPO – 7.11            Runs – 229, Avg – 20.81, SR – 144.93

Ravindra Jadeja                                            Mitchell Santner
Wickets – 25, Avg – 30.24, RPO – 7.02            Wickets – 7, Avg – 14.57, RPO – 6.37

Ravichandran Ashwin                                     Nathan McCullum
Wickets – 46, Avg – 21.56, RPO – 6.84            Wickets – 55, Avg – 22.85, RPO – 7

Jasprit Bumrah                                             Trent Boult
Wickets – 15, Avg – 16.20, RPO – 6.15            Wickets – 15, Avg – 21.73, RPO – 7.95

Ashish Nehra                                                Tim Southee
Wickets – 26, Avg – 20.50, RPO – 8.20            Wickets – 46, Avg – 25.69, RPO – 8.62 

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