New Zealand have not won an ODI series in seven years: can they put an end to India's streak?
Seddon Park, Hamilton, host to the first ODI, dates back to well over a century ago, and hosts cricket, rugby, and hockey.
New Zealand’s win-loss ratio of 2.587 is their best at any home ground. On the other hand, India are taking field for the first time without Rohit Sharma.
India and New Zealand will clash for the first time since their epic World Cup bout, and the result is anybody’s guess.
England Women beat Australia Women in the Super Over; Hardik Pandya has been ruled out of the New Zealand Tests; Pakistan announced their squad for the Bangladesh Tests; and West Indies finished fifth in the Under-19 World Cup.
No team has ever whitewashed a bilateral T20I series of 5 or more matches. Meanwhile, Rohit Sharma needs 82 runs to go past Virat Kohli and reclaim the world record for most T20I runs.
India are primed to sweep the series 5-0, but New Zealand haven’t been as bad as the scoreline suggests.
Only 70 runs separate Kohli and Rohit, the top two run-getters in T20I history, as India eye their maiden win at Westpac Stadium.
India have taken an unassailable 3-0 lead, but have New Zealand just got their momentum back at Seddon Park?
India have never beaten New Zealand in a bilateral series at their den: they lost 0-2 in 2008-09 and 1-2 in 2018-19.