India's last defeat was against Australia cricket team at Perth during the 2018-19 series
Sent into bat after New Zealand won the toss, India were bowled out for a dismal 165 in its first innings, which eventually proved to be decisive on a Basin Reverse pitch that assisted the seamers
New Zealand came into the series after its nightmare in Australia and put up a splendid performance to outclass India in just over three days.
The first match of the ICC T20 World Cup will be played between tournament favourites India and defending champions Australia
The 35-year-old will become the first cricketer in the world to complete 100 games across three international formats when he steps out for the first Test against India at Basin Reserve on February 21
The Basin Reserve track will have a lot for the seamers and in conditions conducive to seam bowling, a wily customer like Boult might prove to be a handful
Bumrah, who was sidelined for four months last year because of a stress fracture, played all the three ODIs against the Black Caps, but returned wicket-less giving away 167 runs in the 30 overs he bow
India had scored 296 for seven after being put into bat, thanks to K L Rahul's (112) fourth ODI hundred
Kiwis regular captain Kane Williamson has been declared fit and he might replace Tom Blundell in New Zealand playing 11
During India's chase of 274 in the second ODI in Auckland, Southee bowled a peach of a delivery to disturb the woodwork and send Kohli back to the dressing room on his individual score of 15.
Williamson has been out of action since the third T20 in Hamilton on January 29 when he suffered a shoulder injury while fielding.
Including Saturday's One Day International (ODI) in Auckland, Southee has now dismissed Kohli nine times across formats.
In the One Day International series, a major difference between the two sides has been the impact of top-order batsmen
Ross Taylor played a crucial knock for the Kiwis while their bowling attack kept Indian batsmen on leash. Navdeep Saini and Ravindra Jadeja raised hopes for India but fell short of the target
We didn't feel it as part of the group coming in, so I wasn't feeling any pressure and there is no need to prove anything, says Kiwis opener Henry Nicholls
Riding Taylor's 21st ton, the Kiwis gunned down India's mammoth 347/6 to win by four wickets with 11 balls to spare in Hamilton on Wednesday
India are currently trailing the three-match series 0-1 with Ross Taylor's masterful century helping New Zealand chase down a target of 348 in the first ODI in Hamilton
The Black Caps chased down their highest-ever total in ODI cricket at Seddon Park on way to their four-wicket win in the first ODI for a 1-0 lead in the three-match series
Sridhar said India's fielding has at best average in the last four months. He said fatigue could be a contributing factor to losses during this time period, including the one in the first ODI
Some of their bowling and fielding frailties exposed in the series-opener, India will aim for quick course correction when they take on a resurgent New Zealand in the second ODI here on Saturday. Flying high after the 5-0 whitewash of New Zealand in the T20 series, India were brought to the ground after the hosts took a 1-0 lead in the three-match series with a four-wicket win in the first ODI. The Black Caps chased down their highest-ever total in ODI cricket at Seddon Park and the toss will be crucial once again at the even shorter Eden Park where the side batting second will have a clear advantage. New Zealand opted to bat here in both the T20Is, but India chased well in both instances albeit in different circumstances. India find themselves in a familiar situation after the loss in Hamilton. But the visitors have come from behind against the West Indies and Australia to win their last two ODI series and Virat Kohli's men will look to do the same here. Like in Chennai against t