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Shreyas Iyer, the right-handed middle-order batter, enjoys playing against New Zealand, as seen in his match-winning knock of 79 runs in the last league match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. This isn't the first time Iyer has delivered against the Kiwis and he boasts of an impressive record against them across all three formats. In this article, we will discuss some of his best knocks against New Zealand.
The 30-year-old batter has played a total of 24 matches against New Zealand across formats, scoring 990 runs with an average of 47.14 and a strike rate of 91.24, including three hundreds and six half centuries.
Here are Shreyas Iyer's top 5 knocks against New Zealand:
|
Rank |
Runs |
Balls |
Date & Venue |
Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
105 |
70 |
15 Nov 2023, Wankhede |
ODI |
|
2 |
79 |
98 |
2 Mar 2025, Dubai |
ODI |
|
3 |
103 |
161 |
5 Feb 2020, Hamilton |
ODI |
|
4 |
105 |
171 |
25 Nov 2021, Kanpur |
Test |
|
5 |
58* |
29 |
24 Jan 2020, Aucklland |
T20I |
His best knock against New Zealand came in the semi-final of the Cricket World Cup 2023 at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Playing at number four, the right-handed batter scored 105 runs off just 70 balls with a strike rate of 150.00, including eight sixes and four fours. Thanks to an attacking innings, India put the total of 397 runs and eventually won the match by 70 runs.
The middle-order batter played a match-winning inning of 79 runs off 98 balls in the 12th match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 against New Zealand. The best part is this innings came after India lost three early wickets. He played sensibly to help India score 249 runs in 50 overs.
In 2020, Shreyas Iyer played one of his best innings in Test cricket against New Zealand in Hamilton. The Mumbai-born player smashed 103 runs after some early wickets. He faced 107 balls in that inning and hit 11 fours and one six.
Iyer is regarded as one of the best active batters against spin, and he showed his skills in 2021 against New Zealand in the Kanpur Test. He scored 105 runs off 171 balls, including 13 fours and two sixes.
Shreyas is also an attacking middle-order batter in T20I format. He scored a match-winning inning of 58* runs while chasing the target of 204 against New Zealand in Auckland in 2020. He faced only 29 balls to play the match-winning knock, including three sixes and five fours. He was also named Player of the Match for his outstanding performance.
