India have won three of their last four multigame bilateral men’s T20I series against New Zealand (L1), including each of their last two series; in fact, it’s the first time they have won consecutive series against the Black Caps in the history of the format.
New Zealand have won their last four multigame bilateral men’s T20I series; the Black Caps will be aiming to win a fifth consecutive such series for the first time in the history of the format – India were the last team to defeat them (3-0, November 2021).
India have lost only one of their last 18 multigame bilateral men’s T20I series (W15, D2), a 2-1 loss to Sri Lanka (July 2021); they are undefeated in their nine series since then (W8, D1).
New Zealand have won only one of their last four men’s T20Is at Sky Stadium (T1, L2); the Black Caps had won six consecutive games at the venue in the format prior to that span.
New Zealand have a batting good connection percentage of 72% in men’s T20Is in 2022, the best rate of any full member side this year and four percentage points higher than India (68%).
India have hit a boundary once every 5.1 balls in men’s T20Is in 2022, the most frequent of any full member side this year; New Zealand (5.9) are one of four other teams with an average under six in this category (South Africa – 5.3, England – 5.5, Australia – 5.9).
Rishabh Pant (970) is 30 away from becoming the 11th player to score 1,000 runs for India in men’s T20Is; his T20I batting average in New Zealand (36) is his second best in any country (58 in West Indies).
Kane Williamson (New Zealand) has a batting false shot percentage of 17% in men’s T20Is in 2022, the second-best rate of any player (min. 25 balls faced) from a full member side this year (Darwish Rasooli – 14% for Afghanistan).
Daryl Mitchell (New Zealand) has a batting dot ball percentage of 22% in men’s T20Is in 2022, the best rate of any player from a full member side this year (min. 10 balls faced).
Bhuvneshwar Kumar (India) has bowled 300 dot balls in men’s T20Is in 2022, 62 more than any other player from a full member side this year and 142 more than New Zealand’s best (Mitchell Santner – 158).