Has India Ever Won an ODI Series in New Zealand? The Full Record

Has India ever won an ODI series in New Zealand? Yes, but only twice in 10 attempts. As the five-match series opens at Eden Park in Auckland on Wednesday, November 4, the numbers show just how tough this tour has been for the visitors.

India Arrive in Auckland With Momentum and a Tough History

India take the field after winning the T20I leg 3-2. Two Tests follow, and the tour ends on December 1.

The ODI leg moves from Auckland to Wellington, then Hamilton, and finishes at Bay Oval in Tauranga. It will be India’s 11th ODI tour of New Zealand and their sixth five-match series there.

The recent record favours the hosts. New Zealand won 2-1 in India in January, their first ODI series victory on Indian soil. India did win the Champions Trophy semi-final meeting in Dubai in March 2025.

Overall ODI Head-to-Head: India Lead, But Not Everywhere

Across all venues, India lead 63-52 from 123 matches. There has been one tie, at Auckland in January 2014, and seven no results.

New Zealand also hold the edge at neutral venues. They won the 2000 ICC KnockOut final in Nairobi, plus group meetings at the 1999, 1979 and 1975 World Cups.

India at Home: A Dominant Win Rate

In India, the sides have met 43 times. India have won 32 and New Zealand 10, a win rate above 74 per cent. One match, in Chennai in October 2003, was abandoned.

India’s biggest win in the fixture came at home, by 190 runs in Visakhapatnam on October 29, 2016. They also swept New Zealand 5-0 in 2010/11, winning in Guwahati, Jaipur, Vadodara, Bengaluru and Chennai.

New Zealand’s Home Fortress

New Zealand have won 26 of the 45 ODIs played at home against India’s 14. India have never won more than four matches in a single series there.

The biggest margins show the gap. India’s best win in New Zealand is by 90 runs at Mount Maunganui on January 26, 2019. New Zealand’s heaviest home win came by 108 runs at Dunedin in March 1990.

The Last Time India Won Here

The 2019 tour was India’s high point. They won the first three matches at Napier and Mount Maunganui, lost the fourth in Hamilton by eight wickets, then took the fifth in Wellington by 35 runs for a 4-1 result.

India have not won an ODI in New Zealand since. They lost all three in 2019/20, then went down in Auckland in November 2022 before rain washed out the last two matches in Hamilton and Christchurch.

Series Record: India Lead Overall, Trail in New Zealand

India and New Zealand have played 18 bilateral ODI series. India have won nine, New Zealand seven and two were drawn.

The Two Series Wins in New Zealand

India’s two series wins came 10 years apart: 3-1 in 2008/09 and 4-1 in 2018/19. The 2008/09 result was their first ODI series victory in the country, 33 years after they first toured.

The two draws were hard-fought. India came from behind to level 2-2 in 1993/94 and again in 1998/99, when a washout in Wellington left the five-match series tied.

What It Means for the Auckland Opener

The answer to the opening question is yes, twice in 10 attempts, and not since Virat Kohli’s side won there in early 2019. History says New Zealand is the hardest assignment in this fixture.

That makes the Eden Park opener a real early test. A strong start on November 4 could begin to change a long-running trend, while a New Zealand win would add to their grip on home conditions.

With Rohit Sharma and Kohli back in the mix and a packed schedule ahead, India have a chance to write a new chapter. Whether they can win a third series here after seven years is the question hanging over the five matches.