New Delhi. The last match of the 5-match T20 series being played between India and New Zealand will be played today i.e. on Saturday. This match will be held at Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram. This clash is also special because this will be the last opportunity for both the teams to prepare and experiment before the ICC T20 World Cup starting from 7th February. After this, the teams of India and New Zealand will directly enter the World Cup.

Team India has won the first 3 matches of the series, but in the fourth, the New Zealand team made a spectacular comeback and won. Both the teams will try to enter the World Cup arena with a win. In such a situation, it is important to know what is the record of Thiruvananthapuram. What do Team India’s statistics say on this ground?

Know the statistics of Team India on this ground
If we look at the T20 statistics of the Indian team on this ground in Thiruvananthapuram, India has played 4 international matches here so far. Team India has won 3 out of 4 matches, while it has faced defeat in one match.

India played the first match on this ground in November 2017. In this match played against New Zealand, India won by 6 runs. After this, in 2019, Team India had to face defeat at the hands of West Indies. But after this, India won the matches against South Africa and Australia played in 2022 and 2023. That is, the figures of the Indian team on this ground have been excellent. At the same time, New Zealand has played only one match and has lost.

This batsman has scored the most runs
If we look at the record of batsmen on this ground, the maximum runs have come from the bat of Indian T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav. He has scored a total of 69 runs in 2 matches. 5 fours and 5 sixes also came from Surya’s bat. Shivam Dubey also likes this ground. He has played a match here and scored a fifty in it. Ishan Kishan has also scored a fifty in a match here.

Arshdeep Singh’s magic in bowling
Talking about his performance in bowling, Arshdeep Singh has played 2 matches on this ground and has taken a total of 4 wickets. At the same time, Ravi Bishnoi has taken 3 wickets in one match, Jasprit Bumrah has taken 2 wickets in one match and Akshar Patel has taken 2 wickets in 2 matches.

Head to head between India and New Zealand
Total T20I matches: 29
India won: 15
New Zealand won: 11
Tie: 3

India’s full squad: Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Shreyas Iyer, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakraborty, Rinku Singh, Arshdeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi and Harshit Rana.

New Zealand’s full squad: Devon Conway, Tim Seifert (wk), Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner (c), Kyle Jamieson, Matt Henry, Ish Sodhi, Jacob Duffy, Jimmy Neesham, Michael Bracewell, Lockie Ferguson, Zakari Foulkes, Bevan Jacobs.