3 min readMar 7, 2026 06:48 PM ISTIndia vs New Zealand head to head record. (CREIMAS for BCCI)IND vs NZ Head-to-Head, Highest Run-Scorers, Leading Wicket-Takers in T20 World Cup: In a bid for a historic T20 World Cup title defence, a roaring India will take on an inspiring New Zealand in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 final at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday.History will be at stake as India are eyeing to become the first country to win a T20 World Cup at home and successfully defend their world title, whereas the Kiwis are gunning to break a billion hearts and win their maiden T20 World Cup trophy.For the Men in Blue to lift the World Cup on Sunday, they need to break the jinx against the Blackcaps, as the latter have been unbeaten against India in T20 World Cups. In a total of three head-to-head games in the T20 WC, India have lost all three matches in 2007, 2016 and 2021.Here’s the leading run getter, highest wicket-taker and all the head-to-head stats you need to know before the action-packed World Cup final:IND vs NZ: Head-to-Head recordMatches played: 30India won: 18 (2 in Super Over)New Zealand won: 11Tied: 3 (Out of which India won two, 1 game remained tied via DLS)IND vs NZ: Head-to-Head record in T20 World CupMatches played: 3India won: 0New Zealand won: 3Highest run-getter in IND vs NZ T20IsPlayerMatInnsRunsSA Yadav (IND)1313526Rohit Sharma (IND)1717511Colin Munro (NZ)1212426Tim Seifert (NZ)1515425Kane Williamson (NZ)1313419Martin Guptill (NZ)1616380Daryl Mitchell (NZ)1919366Ross Taylor (NZ)1313349KL Rahul (IND)88322Ishan Kishan (IND)1111318Virat Kohli (IND)1010311Glenn Phillips (NZ)1614311Brandon McCullum (NZ)44261Hardik Pandya (IND)1815242Mitchell Santner (NZ)2623242Shreyas Iyer (IND)1311225Leading wicket-takers in IND vs NZ T20IsPlayerMatInnsBBIWicketsIsh Sodhi (NZ)25253/1830Mitchell Santner (NZ)26264/1123Tim Southee (NZ)17173/1620Arshdeep Singh (IND)995/5117Jasprit Bumrah (IND)14143/1216Hardik Pandya (IND)18154/1613Trent Boult (NZ)774/3412Yuzvendra Chahal (IND)14142/2611Lockie Ferguson (NZ)10102/2210Axar Patel (IND)773/910Kuldeep Yadav (IND)882/269Bhuvneshwar Kumar (IND)11112/249Mohammed Siraj (IND)444/178Shardul Thakur (IND)662/218Highest run-scorers in IND vs NZ T20 World CupsMS Dhoni (IND) – 54 runs in 2 matchesGautam Gambhir (IND) – 51 runs in 1 matchDaryl Mitchell (NZ) – 49 runs in 1 matchBrendon McCullum (NZ) – 45 runs in 1 matchCraig McMillan (NZ) – 44 runs in 1 matchHighest wicket-takers in IND vs NZ T20 World CupsIsh Sodhi (NZ) – 5 wickets in 2 matchesMitchell Santner (NZ) – 4 wickets in 2 matchesDaniel Vettori (NZ) – 4 wickets in 1 matchTrent Boult (NZ) – 3 wickets in 1 matchJasprit Bumrah (IND) – 3 wickets in 2 matchesStay updated with the latest sports news across Cricket, Football, Chess, and more. Catch all the action with real-time live cricket score updates and in-depth coverage of ongoing matches.© IE Online Media Services Pvt Ltd