New Zealand national cricket team in India for the 2017/18 season
The New Zealand national cricket team's tour to India in the 2017/18 season took place from October 22nd to November 7th, 2017. The international cricket tour was part of the 2017/18 international cricket season and included three ODIs and three Twenty20s . India won the ODI and T20 series 2–1 each.
prehistory
India previously played a tour against Australia , for New Zealand it is the first tour of the season. The last meeting of the two teams on a tour took place in India in the 2016/17 season .
Stages
Tour venues |
The following stages are designated as the venue for the tour and will be announced on August 1, 2017.
| Stadion | city | capacity | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feroz Shah Kotla | Delhi | 48,000 | 1. T20 |
| Green Park Stadium | Kanpur | 33,000 | 3. ODI |
| Wankhede Stadium | Mumbai | 33,000 | 1. ODI |
| Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium | Pune | 42,000 | 2. ODI |
| Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium | Rajkot | 28,000 | 2. T20 |
| Greenfield International Stadium | Thiruvananthapuram | 50,000 | 3. T20 |
Tour match
| October 17th scorecard |
Mumbai |
 Indian Board President's XI295-9 (50) |
- |
 New Zealanders265 (47.4) |
| Indian Board President's XI wins with 30 runs | ||||
| October 19th scorecard |
Mumbai |
New Zealanders 343-9 (50) |
- |
Indian Board President's XI 310 (47.1) |
| New Zealanders wins by 33 runs | ||||
One-day internationals
First ODI in Mumbai
| October 22nd scorecard |
Mumbai |
India 280-8 (50) |
- |
New Zealand 284-4 (49) |
| New Zealand wins with 6 wickets | ||||
Second ODI in Pune
| October 25 scorecard |
Pune |
New Zealand 230-9 (50) |
- |
India 232-4 (46) |
| India wins with 6 wickets | ||||
A scandal broke out when, before the game, a groundskeeper was filmed by a TV team with a hidden camera offering to manipulate the pitch . He was then released and the pitch was intensively inspected before the game was played.
Third ODI in Kanpur
| October 29 scorecard |
Kanpur |
India 337-6 (50) |
- |
New Zealand 331-7 (50) |
| India wins with 6 runs | ||||
Twenty20 Internationals
First Twenty20 in Delhi
| November 1st scorecard |
Delhi |
India 202-3 (20) |
- |
New Zealand 149-8 (20) |
| India wins with 53 runs | ||||
Second Twenty20 in Rajkot
| November 4th scorecard |
Rajkot |
New Zealand 196-2 (20) |
- |
India 156-7 (20) |
| New Zealand wins with 40 runs | ||||
Third Twenty20 in Thiruvananthapuram
| November 7th scorecard |
Thiruvananthapuram |
India 67-5 (8/8) |
- |
New Zealand 61-6 (8/8) |
| India wins with 6 runs | ||||
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Arun Venugopal: Guwahati, Thiruvananthapuram in line for T20I debuts ( English ) Cricinfo. August 1, 2017. Retrieved September 30, 2017.
- ↑ India v New Zealand: Groundsman sacked after TV sting tampering claims ( English ) BBC. October 25, 2017. Retrieved November 30, 2019.