The Men in Blue are riding high on victory, having beaten Bangladesh in their opening encounter, followed by a dominant victory over the hosts, Pakistan. Their last league stage game in this ICC Champions Trophy is against the Santner-led New Zealand, who are also among the favorites in this tournament. Team India has dominated over the Blackcaps in this format over the years, winning 60 out of 118 matches. However, when it comes to the limited-overs ICC events, New Zealand have always emerged as a nightmare for India. The most recent memory of the Kiwis knocking out India from the limited over ICC event was in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, where India lost to New Zealand in the semi-finals. Overall, India has faced New Zealand on 14 occasions in the limited overs ICC Events, five of which ended in India's favor, while the Blackcaps won nine matches. IND's Record vs NZ in Limited Overs ICC ODI Events Events Matches Won Lost ICC Cricket World Cup 10 5 5 ICC T20 World Cup 3 0 3 ICC Champions Trophy 1 0 1 Also Read | ICC CT 2025: Pakistan Tightens Security Over Terror Threats India vs New Zealand in the ICC Champions Trophy Image Source: Chris Cairns celebrates after scoring the winning runs - ESPNcricinfo Ltd Out of 14 encounters in the limited overs ICC events, both India and New Zealand have faced each other in the ICC Champions Trophy just once. In the year 2000, New Zealand and India, both met each other in the finals of the event at Nairobi where the Kiwi skipper Stephen Fleming asked India to bat first. India was off to a dream start, with captain Sourav Ganguly and Sachin Tendulkar having added 141 runs for the opening stand before Sachin departed for 69. Nearly after 13 overs, Rahul Dravid also walked back to pavilion for 22, followed by a crucial wicket of Ganguly who scored 117 runs off 130 balls. Since then, NZ picked up three back-to-back wickets, reducing India to 256/6 from 220/3 in no time. The batters of New Zealand had a dismal start to their innings, giving some hope to the Indians, as Tendulkar, Kumble and Prasad reduced NZ innings to 109/6 in 18.5 overs. At this point, India was well ahead in the game, but then came Chris Cairns who smashed brilliant century, and he was assisted by Chris Harris, who scored 46 off 72 balls. The 102-run innings by Chris Cairns helped New Zealand to lift their first ever ICC Title. This was the only occasion in the ICC Champions Trophy where India and New Zealand faced each other, and India suffered a heart-breaking defeat. India will seek revenge in their last league encounter against New Zealand in the ongoing tournament, aiming to level the scoreline at 1-1 in marquee event.