It's not one of the most storied rivalries, but India vs New Zealand clashes over the years have had their share of edge-of-the-seat tension. Through the 1980s, 90s and the first decade of the 2000s, it used to be a battle of equals, but in the last 10 years, India seemed to hold the upper hand. Still, one of India's bitterest defeats in recent times - the semifinal of the 2019 World Cup - came against New Zealand and that's what makes the fans edgy ahead of another last-four clash between the two teams on Wednesday.
TOI looks at five of the most nail-biting India-New Zealand ODIs in the last 40 years:
1985 Benson and Hedges semifinal, SCG (India won by 7 wkts)
