A team that plays test cricket well is a brilliant team. New Zealand has always been a good test cricket team. New Zealand has won many test matches owing to their amazing skills. New Zealand cricket team has scored record-breaking scores in many games. And today, we will be talking about the best test scores of the New Zealand cricket team since the beginning of cricket. So, this is the top 10 best scores by the New Zealand cricket team in Test matches. To start with:
1. New Zealand Vs. Bangladesh 2019
This is the highest-ever score recorded by the New Zealand cricket team in test cricket history. This match was played in Hamilton in 2019. New Zealand scored 715 runs with six wickets down, after which they declared their innings. Kane Williamson became the player of the match with 200 runs. New Zealand won this test match by an inning and 52 runs.
2. New Zealand Vs. Pakistan 2014
In New Zealand vs. Pakistan test match of 2014, the Kiwis team scored 690 runs with ten wickets down. This match took place at Sharjah Cricket Stadium. New Zealand won the game by an innings and 80 runs. Mark Kraig became the player of the match for taking ten wickets in the whole match. Brendon McCullum was the highest run scorer with 202 runs in the first innings.
3. New Zealand Vs. India 2014
This test match resulted in a draw. New Zealand scored a good score of 680 runs in the second innings with the loss of eight wickets. Brendon McCullum became the player of the match for scoring 302 runs. Virat Kohli was the leading run-scorer for India as he scored 143 runs.
4. New Zealand Vs. Sri Lanka 1991
In New Zealand vs. Sri Lanka test match in Wellington in 1991, New Zealand scored 671 runs with a loss of Four wickets. This game resulted in a draw in the Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand. Martin Crowe was the player of the match with 229 runs on the board. Aravind De Silva was the highest run-scorer for Sri Lanka with 267 runs.
5. New Zealand Vs. Pakistan 2021
New Zealand scored 659 runs with six wickets down against Pakistan in 2021. New Zealand won the match by an inning and 176 runs, and Kane Williamson was awarded with the player of the series with 388 runs and one wicket. Kyle Jamieson was the player of the match for taking 11 wickets.
6. India Vs. New Zealand 2003
India played this test match against New Zealand in Mohali in 2003. It was the second test in the New Zealand tour of India. This game resulted in a draw because New Zealand scored 630 runs at the loss of six wickets. India was given a follow on and India easily went for a draw. VVS Laxman became the player of the series with 279 runs. Daryl Tuffey was the player of the match for taking 7 wickets.
7. New Zealand Vs. Australia 2015
New Zealand played this match against Australia in Perth in 2015. New Zealand scored 624 runs at the loss of ten wickets. It was the second test match in New Zealand tour of Australia. The match resulted in a draw. Ross Taylor became the player of the match with 326 runs in two innings.
8. India Vs. New Zealand 2009
In the India tour of New Zealand, New Zealand scored 619 runs at the loss of nine wickets in the second test match. This match resulted in a draw. Jesse Ryder became the player of the match as he scored 201 runs and one wicket in both innings. VVS Laxman was the highest run-scorer for India in the match.
9. New Zealand Vs. England 2019
New Zealand scored 615 runs at the loss of nine wickets in the first test of the England Tour of New Zealand in 2019. BJ Watling was the player of the match for his 205 runs in the first innings. New Zealand won the match by an inning and 65 runs. England could only score 197 runs in the second innings against a target of 262 runs.
10. New Zealand Vs. Pakistan 2022
In the first test of the New Zealand tour of Pakistan, New Zealand scored 612 runs with a loss of nine wickets in the first inning. The match resulted in a draw. Kane Williamson became the player of the match with 200 runs. This match took place in Karachi. Ish Sodhi took eight wickets in the match.
