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ODI World Cup:  Sunday will serve cricket fans a tantalising treat when India and New Zealand, the two unbeaten sides of 2023 Men’s ODI World Cup, will clash in the league stage at the picturesque HPCA Stadium in Dharamshala on Sunday.

When these two teams met in an ODI World Cup last time, it became a riveting semi-final clash going into reserve day at Manchester in 2019. But it ended in a huge heartbreak for India as they lost to New Zealand by 18 runs, despite a valiant fifty from Ravindra Jadeja and MS Dhoni also getting a half-century before he was run out by the barest of margins in what was his last international game.

Overall, India and New Zealand have squared off at ODI World Cups nine times, with the Blackcaps winning five times and the hosts being the winners thrice, with one game ending in a no-result. In the ongoing tournament, New Zealand have been clinical in defeating England, Netherlands, Bangladesh and Afghanistan.