New Zealand beat Australia and England by breaking record

Team India won by 04 runs under DLS in the second ODI played against New Zealand in Wellington on Saturday (07 November). Team India, who was on the field in the chase, had scored 113 runs for 7 wickets in 26 overs that the match had to be stopped due to sudden rain. Team India was ahead by 04 runs. The match could not resume and New Zealand lost the match. With this, New Zealand also recorded the record for the highest defeat. At the same time, Team India overtook Australia and England in terms of wins.

Actually, New Zealand became the team that lost the most matches against an opponent in a calendar year. In the current calendar year i.e. 2026, New Zealand lost the 11th match against India. Earlier, Australia defeated New Zealand in 10 matches in 2005, while New Zealand had to lose 9 matches at the hands of England in 2008.

Highest defeat in a calendar year NZ (against an opponent)

11*

10

9

7 years, New Zealand lost 2 in a row.

New Zealand last lost two consecutive ODIs at home in January 2019. It is worth noting that even at that time New Zealand had suffered consecutive defeats against India. This was the last time that New Zealand lost a bilateral series at home.

Before the ODI, a 5-match T20 series was played between India and New Zealand. India had captured the series 3-2. Team India had captured the series with victory in the first 3 matches. Team India won by 4 wickets in the first T20, by 4 wickets in the second T20 and by 6 wickets in the third T20. In the remaining 2 matches, there was a great comeback from New Zealand. The Kiwi team won by 87 runs in the fourth T20 and by 7 wickets in the fifth.

 

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