IND vs NZ ODI: There has been a decades-old rivalry between India and New Zealand in ODI cricket. Both the teams have played a total of 120 ODI matches from 1975 to 2025, in which the statistics are clearly leaning in favor of India. However, New Zealand has also given tough competition to India on many occasions and has always kept this rivalry interesting.

Head-to-head record of both

According to statistics, India has won 62 out of 120 ODI matches played against New Zealand. Whereas it has faced defeat in 50 matches. One match was tied, while 7 matches ended without result. India’s win-loss ratio has been 1.237, which shows that the Indian team has maintained the lead in this rivalry in the long run. Talking about winning percentage, India has won 55.30 percent of the matches.

On the other hand, New Zealand has also proved by winning 50 matches that it has never been a weak team against India. The win-loss ratio of the Kiwi team has been 0.808 and the win percentage has been 44.69. These figures show that the matches have often been close and the difference between the two teams is not much.

India’s lead in ODIs, but the competition is always tough

The statistics may be in India’s favor, but India-New Zealand matches have never been one-sided. New Zealand has given a tough challenge to India on many occasions, especially in ICC tournaments and foreign tours. The Kiwi team is known for its disciplined bowling, strong fielding and ability to remain calm under pressure. At the same time, India has always maintained its dominance in domestic conditions and has shown expertise in scoring big scores.

New Zealand will visit India in January 2026

Another chapter is going to be added to this strong rivalry, when the New Zealand team will tour India in January 2026. In this tour, a three-match ODI series will be played between the two teams, which will be completed within a week. This series is considered very important for both the teams in view of the upcoming big tournaments.

Shubman Gill vs Ishan Kishan: It is impossible to talk about young batsmen in Indian cricket and the names of Shubman Gill and Ishan Kishan do not come up. Both the players have played important roles for India in T20 International and strengthen the team with their respective styles. From a statistical point of view, the contest between the two looks quite interesting.

Shubman Gill’s record in batting

Shubhman Gill has played 36 T20 International matches so far, in which he has scored 869 runs in 36 innings. His highest score has been 126 runs not out, which shows his class and ability to play big innings. Gill’s average is 28.03 and strike rate is 138.59, which makes him a reliable top order batsman. One century and three half-centuries are recorded in his name. Gill is also ahead in terms of fours, he has hit 98 fours and 26 sixes.

Ishan Kishan’s aggression

Whereas Ishan Kishan has scored 796 runs in 32 T20 International matches. He has batted in 32 innings and his best score has been 89 runs. Kishan’s average is 25.67 and strike rate is 124.37. Even though he does not have a century to his name yet, he has scored 6 half-centuries, which shows his consistency. Ishaan has hit 79 fours and 36 sixes, which clearly shows that his game is more aggressive.

Who is ahead in fielding?

Talking about fielding, Ishan Kishan has taken 13 catches, while Shubman Gill has 9 catches to his name. Kishan gets an edge here because he is a wicketkeeper.

Who is better?

If we talk about technique, consistency and big scores, then Shubman Gill seems a little ahead. Due to his fast start and aggressive batting, Ishan Kishan can prove to be dangerous for any bowler. Both the players are a strong foundation for the future of Team India and their competition is going to be more exciting in the coming times.

IND vs PAK Head-To-Head 2025: The clash between India and Pakistan on the cricket field is always considered special. The year 2025 was also very memorable in this respect, because throughout this year the teams of both the countries came face to face several times in senior, junior and women’s cricket. There was excitement in every match, but in terms of results, India had the upper hand over Pakistan in 2025.

India’s dominance in senior cricket

In 2025, the senior men’s teams of India and Pakistan clashed four times and India won all four matches. Both the teams first faced each other in the Champions Trophy 2025, where India made its intentions clear by defeating Pakistan by 6 wickets. After this, three matches were played between the two teams in Asia Cup 2025. India won by 7 wickets in the group stage, then defeated Pakistan by 6 wickets in the Super-4. The final of Asia Cup was also played between the two teams, in which India played brilliantly under pressure and won the title by defeating Pakistan by 5 wickets.

Effort to equalize at A and Under-19 level

However, Pakistan also got success in the matches of Junior and A teams. In the group match between India A and Pakistan A in the Rising Star Asia Cup, Pakistan A won by 8 wickets. In the Under-19 Asia Cup, the Under-19 teams of India and Pakistan came face to face twice. In the group stage, India Under-19 defeated Pakistan Under-19 by 90 runs. However, in the final, Pakistan Under-19 made a strong comeback and defeated India by a huge margin of 191 runs and won the title.

Who is ahead in women’s cricket?

India-Pakistan competition was also seen in women’s cricket. In the group stage match of Women’s World Cup 2025, the Indian women’s team performed brilliantly and defeated Pakistan by 88 runs. With this victory, India’s dominance in women’s cricket was clearly visible.

Full account of 2025

A total of 8 matches were played between India and Pakistan in the year 2025. Out of these, India won 6 matches, while Pakistan had only 2 wins in its account. That means overall this year was in the name of India. Now the eyes of cricket fans are fixed on 2026, where India and Pakistan will face each other for the first time in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026. This match will be played in Sri Lanka on 15th February and once again the biggest cricket match will be seen between the two countries.

The Ashes: Australia has started Ashes 2025 in its own style. In the first match of this historic Test series which started in Perth from 21 November, the Kangaroos registered an emphatic victory by defeating England by 8 wickets. Now both the teams are eyeing the second test, which will be played today on 29th November at Manuka Oval, Canberra. England would like to make a comeback in this match at any cost, while Australia would be seen to be in a mood to consolidate its lead. Before this, let us take a look at the 140-year old rivalry of both the teams.

History of the Ashes

The Ashes series is one of the oldest and most exciting cricket rivalries in the world. The journey of about 143 years has been completed in this historical series which started in 1882. During this period, both the teams, Australia and England, have played 346-346 Test matches. The broad summary of the overall results so far shows that Australia has clearly maintained its dominance on the Ashes field.

Australia’s dominance continues

According to statistics, Australia has won 143 Tests out of 346 Ashes matches. Having consistently performed brilliantly over such a long period, the team’s win-loss ratio has been 1.300. This shows that the Australian team has been playing a balanced and strong game even under pressure.

Australia’s winning percentage is 41.32%, which is much better than England. The special thing is that in such a long period not a single match was tied nor did any match end without result (NR).

condition of England

On the other hand, England also played the same number of matches (346), but the team could win only 110 matches. England’s winning percentage has been 31.79%, while its losing percentage has been 41.32%, which is in sharp contrast to Australia.

England’s win-loss ratio (W/L) has been 0.769, which shows that in this long battle of 140 years, the English team seems to be continuously struggling somewhere.

IND vs SA Test Series: The two-match Test series between India and South Africa will start from November 14 at the historic Eden Gardens ground in Kolkata. This match is also special because Test cricket is returning to this ground again after almost 6 years. Eden Gardens has always been called the heart of Indian cricket and now once again this ground is ready to witness historical moments.

History of India vs South Africa at Eden Gardens

India and South Africa have come face to face on this ground thrice so far. The first encounter took place in 1996, where South Africa created history by defeating India by 329 runs. After this, India made a brilliant comeback and defeated Africa by 8 wickets in the second match held in 2004. Team India won the third and so far last India-South Africa Test played in February 2010. In that match, India defeated Africa by an innings and 57 runs. That means, overall, India has won 2 out of 3 matches played between the two teams on this ground while 1 match has been won by Africa.

Team India’s test record at Eden Gardens

Eden Gardens has been a lucky ground for India. Team India has played 42 test matches here so far, out of which it has won 13, lost 9 and 20 have been drawn.

India played its first Test on this ground in 1934 against England, while the last Test was a day-night match against Bangladesh in 2019. India’s last defeat on this ground was against England in 2012. At the same time, India had registered its first win on this ground in 1961-62 against England by 187 runs.

Test head-to-head records of both teams

A total of 44 test matches have been played between India and South Africa so far. Of these, India has won 16, while Africa has won 18. At the same time, 10 matches have been drawn.

series schedule

The first Test between India vs South Africa will be played from 14th November in Kolkata and the second from 22nd November at Barsapara Stadium in Guwahati.

India’s probable playing 11

Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudarshan, Shubman Gill, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Dhruv Jurel, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.

India’s test team

Shubman Gill (captain), Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper) (vice-captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudarshan, Devdutt Padikkal, Dhruv Jurel, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Axar Patel, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Akash Deep.

KL Rahul vs Rishabh Pant: When Team India’s two star wicketkeeper-batsmen KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant enter the field, an interesting comparison always starts among the spectators. The style of both is completely different. Rahul Jahan is known for his classic timing and anchor role. Whereas Pant changes the course of the match with his explosive batting and fearless approach. Let’s take a look at the statistics of both the players in T20I head-to-head and understand who wins in this battle of statistics.

KL Rahul, a combination of stability and class

KL Rahul has played 72 T20I matches so far, in which he has scored 2265 runs in 68 innings. His average is 37.75, which makes him one of India’s most reliable T20 batsmen. Rahul has scored 2 centuries and 22 half-centuries, while his strike rate has been 139.12. That means they have the right balance of not only stability but also aggression.

His best score has been 110 not out. Rahul has hit 191 fours and 99 sixes in his career, which proves that he is an expert in both power and precision.

Rishabh Pant, another name for fearless batting

On the other hand, Rishabh Pant has scored 1209 runs in 66 innings in 76 matches. His average is 23.25, while his strike rate is 127.26. Although he has not scored a century yet, he has scored 3 half-centuries and his best score has been 65 not out. Pant has hit 111 fours and 44 sixes. That means when they last, they wreak havoc on the bowlers. The specialty of his batting is his ability to take risks and the power to suddenly turn the match in his favor.

Who is next?

If we talk only about statistics, then KL Rahul is ahead in this match, be it average, runs or number of centuries-fifties. Pant’s advantage is his left-handed batting and ability to score fast runs, which gives a different balance to the team. Rahul brings stability to the team, Pant brings aggression and this is the biggest identity of both.

Harshit Rana vs Arshdeep Singh: Harshit Rana and Arshdeep Singh have made their presence felt in the ODI format as the new pair of fast bowlers in Indian cricket. Both the young fast bowlers are making important contributions to Team India with their different styles and effectiveness, but if the ODI records of both are compared, then who has proved to be more effective? Let us know the full story of his figures.

bowling performance

Harshit Rana has played 8 innings in ODIs so far, while Arshdeep Singh has bowled 10 innings. The experience of both may be limited, but their brilliant performance has attracted everyone’s attention.

Harshit Rana: Spent 16 wickets, 332 runs in 8 innings.

Arshdeep Singh: Gave 17 wickets, 394 runs in 10 innings.

That means both are almost on par in terms of wickets, but Harshit has spent slightly less runs.

best bowling figures

Both the bowlers have bowled brilliant spells in the matches played so far and have taken wickets for India in many important matches.

Harshit Rana’s best spell: 4/39 (in one innings)

Arshdeep Singh’s best spell: 5/37 (in one innings)

Arshdeep has taken five wickets once, which shows his experience and match-awareness.

Bowling average and economy rate

If we look at the statistics, Harshit’s bowling average (20.75) is slightly better than Arshdeep (23.17). This means that Rana gets wickets by giving less runs on average. Talking about the economy rate, Harshit gives 5.82 runs per over, while Arshdeep’s economy rate is 5.21. That means Arshdeep has proved to be a little more economical.
Strike rate and 4/5 wicket haul

Harshit Rana is ahead of Arshdeep in terms of bowling strike rate i.e. how many balls take a wicket. His strike rate is 21.30, while Arshdeep Singh takes an average of 26.60 balls for every wicket. This shows that Rana quickly puts pressure on the opposition batsmen.

While Arshdeep has taken 5 wickets once, Harshit has taken 4 wickets once so far.

Who is next?

If we look at the statistics, both Harshit Rana and Arshdeep Singh have been equally influential for India. Arshdeep looks slightly ahead due to his experience and 5 wicket haul, while Harshit has a better strike rate and average.

Both the bowlers are emerging as India’s new fast pair. One with precise line-length, the other with pace and aggression. This pair can become the backbone of Indian bowling in the coming years.

IND W vs AUS W Head-To-Head: The semi-finals of the Women’s World Cup 2025 are now just a few steps away, and the excitement of cricket fans is at its peak. On October 30, the women’s teams of India and Australia will once again face each other at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. If we look at the figures so far, Australia’s team is strong, but this time the Indian players are in a mood to change history on the field.

Kangaroo team is invincible, but India has a chance

Australia women’s team has been undefeated in the matches played so far in the World Cup. At the same time, Team India, captained by Harmanpreet Kaur, has secured the ticket for the semi-finals by being fourth in the points table. Australia had definitely defeated India in the league match, but in that match the Indian batsmen had exposed the Kangaroo bowlers.

Team India had set a huge target of 330 runs in that match. This total is a winning score against any team, but captain Alyssa Healy’s explosive inning of 142 runs dashed Indian hopes. By winning that match, Australia recorded the biggest run chase in the history of women’s cricket.

India vs Australia head-to-head record

Both the teams have come face to face in 60 matches so far in Women’s One Day International. of which

Australia won: 49 matches

India won: 11 matches

That is, if seen, Australia has always had the upper hand in ODIs. Although these figures may be in favor of the Kangaroos, India has shown huge improvement in its performance in recent years.

Australia remained dominant in the World Cup too

Australia has also left India behind in the history of Women’s ODI World Cup. Both the teams have come face to face 14 times so far, out of which

India won: 3 matches

Australia won: 11 matches

But it is also true that whenever the Indian women’s team is under pressure, they have shown charismatic performances many times. This time something like this can be seen in the semi-final match also.

The hour of revenge and India’s self-confidence

Considering the excellent form of players like Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana, and Deepti Sharma, the Indian team has the ability to change history this time. In the semi-finals, India has a chance to not only make it to the finals but also settle the old score with the Kangaroo team.

Shreyas iyer vs shubman gill: In Indian cricket, many young batsmen are taking the team to new heights at this time. Two of these are big names, Shreyas Iyer and Shubman Gill. Both of them have performed brilliantly for the Indian team with their own style, but when their ODI career figures are compared to each other, it is clear that whose graph is going up. Let’s know in detail

Batting figures

Shreyas Iyer has played 70 ODIs in his career so far and has scored 2845 runs in 65 innings. His highest score was 128 not out and his batting average is 48.22. During this time Iyer has scored 5 centuries and 22 half -centuries.

On the other hand, Shubman Gill has scored 2775 runs in just 55 ODIs. Gill’s highest score is also 208 runs, which has been recorded as double century. His average is 59.04 and he has scored 8 centuries and 15 half -centuries so far.

Both are almost almost in strike rate. Iyer’s strike rate is 100.00 and Gill’s 99.56.

Comparison of fours and sixes

Cases of Gill fours and sixes are ahead of Shreyas. Shubman has so far hit 313 fours and 59 sixes. At the same time, Iyer has hit 262 fours and 72 sixes. That is, Gill plays more classic shots, while Iyer is a little ahead in power-touching.

Bowling and fielding

The contribution of both in bowling is almost negligible. Iyer bowled in 5 innings and conceded 39 runs but did not get any wicket. At the same time, Gill bowled in 2 innings and spent 25 runs and he also did not get any wicket during this time.

Talking about fielding, Shubman Gill also bets on Shreyas Iyer here. He has caught 37 catches so far, while Iyer has caught 27 catches.

Whose pan is heavy?

Statistics clearly show that Shreyas Iyer has proved to be a stable and trusted batsman, but Shubman Gill has become the backbone of Team India in his small career. His figures and continuity show that Gill can become the biggest face of Indian cricket in the coming time.