Teams with best T20I head-to-head records

#1 New Zealand against India (5/5 wins)

New Zealand did very well on a turning track in Nagpur in 2016

Across formats, New Zealand are a team known to punch above their weight. They always prepare and strategize well for every game they play.

Against the Blackcaps, India usually start as favourites irrespective of the format. But in T20Is, New Zealand have been India’s curse. In five games against the Men in Blue, the Blackcaps haven't been beaten, with two of those games coming in World T20s.

Except for the 2016 World T20 match in Nagpur, all the other games have been close, with India having an opportunity to seal all of them at certain stages of the match. In the World T20 in 2007, they failed to chase down 190 after being 76-1 in the powerplay. In the 2-match series in 2009, India failed to defend 162 and 149 (despite being ahead in both games). In 2012, they fell short by 1 run while chasing 168.

In 2016, meanwhile, they crumbled against the spin-combo of Ish Sodhi and Mitchell Santner as they were skittled out for 79, chasing 127.