New Zealand vs India 2019-20 4th T20I, statistical preview: Rohit continues to chase Kohli as India look for first win at Wellington

New Zealand vs India 2019-20 4th T20I, statistical preview: Rohit continues to chase Kohli as India look for first win at Wellington

Virat Kohli Rohit Sharma India

Thanks to the win (in Super Over) at Seddon Park, Hamilton, India have taken an unassailable 3-0 lead in the 5-match T20I series against New Zealand. The teams will meet for the fourth match at Westpac Stadium, Wellington on January 31. Ahead of the match, here is a statistical preview.

Statistical preview

0 win for India at Westpac Stadium in 2 attempts. They had lost by 5 wickets in 2008-09 and by 80 runs in 2018-19.

0.625 win-loss ratio of India against New Zealand (5 wins, 8 defeats), their worst against any team by some distance. In fact, New Zealand are the only side against whom India have lost more matches than won. Despite India’s win at Seddon Park, the result counts as a tie.

1.6 win-loss ratio of New Zealand against India (8 wins, 5 defeats), their best against any team with a 10-match cut-off. New Zealand have a 7-0 record against Bangladesh and 6-0 against Zimbabwe.

2.667 win-loss ratio of New Zealand at Westpac Stadium (8 wins, 3 defeats), their third-best at home with a 3-match cut-off. However, their 8 wins here are the most.

4 wickets for both Ravindra Jadeja and Shardul Thakur in the series, the most by an Indian against New Zealand. Krunal Pandya and Khaleel Ahmed had also taken 4. The New Zealand record is 6, by Trent Boult.

6 wickets for both Jasprit Bumrah and Yuzvendra Chahal against New Zealand, the most for India.

14 wickets for Ish Sodhi against India, 11 for Mitchell Santner, and 9 for Tim Southee, the most for New Zealand.

41 catches by Kohli and 40 by Rohit, the joint-2nd among Indian non-wicketkeepers. Only Suresh Raina (42) has held more catches.

47 catches for Martin Guptill, the joint-3rd most among all non-wicketkeepers. Only David Miller and Shoaib Malik (50 each) have held more. Ross Taylor has 46.

55 wickets for Bumrah, the most in Indian history. However, Bumrah is just 1 ahead of Chahal (54), who is also in the squad.

71 runs needed by Rohit (2,713) to go past Kohli (2,783) and secure the highest aggregate in T20I history. However, Kohli will also play the match.

160 runs for Williamson and 140 for KL Rahul in this series, already the most for their respective sides against each other.

291 runs for Kohli against New Zealand and 278 for Rohit, the most for India.

347 runs for Colin Munro against India and 325 for Williamson, the most for New Zealand.