World Cup History: New Zealand Are Second Best Without Reaching Final

New Zealand has never reached the World Cup semifinal but it has reached the maximum 6 semifinals, besides Australia. It also has second best 40 wins from 70 matches having lost 29. One match produced no result.

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1975
Group Matches

New Zealand def East Africa by 181 runs, MOM: Glen Turner
Scores: New Zealand: 309/5, East Africa: 128/8
England def New Zealand by 80 runs, MOM: Keith Fletcher
Scores: England 266/6, New Zealand 186
New Zealand def India by 4 wickets, MOM: Glen Turner

Semifinal

West Indies def New Zealand by 5 wickets, MOM: Kallicharan
Scores: New Zealand 158, WI 159/5

1979
Group Matches

New Zealand def Sri Lanka by 9 wkts, MOM: Geoff Howarth
Score: SL 189, NZ 190/1
NZ def Ind by 8 wkts, MOM: Bruce Edgar
Score: Ind 182, NZ 183/2
West Indies def New Zealand by 32 runs, MOM: Clive Lloyd
Score: WI 244/7, NZ 212/9

Semifinal

England def New Zealand by 9 runs, MOM: Graham Gooch
Score: Eng 221/8, NZ 212/9

1983
Group Matches

England def New Zealand by 106 runs, MOM: Allan Lamb
Score: Eng 322/6, NZ 216
New Zealand def Pakistan by 52 runs, MOM: Abdul Qadir
Score: NZ 238/9, Pak 186
New Zealand def Sri Lanka by 5 wkts, MOM: Richard Hadlee
Score: SL 206, NZ 209/5
New Zealand def England by 2 wkts, MOM: Jeremy Coney
Score: Eng 234, NZ 238/8
Sri Lanka def New Zealand by 3 wkts, MOM: Ashantha de Mel
Score: NZ 181, SL 184/7
Pakistan def New Zealand by 11 runs, MOM: Imran Khan
Score: Pak 261/3, NZ 250

1987
Group Matches

New Zealand def Zimbabwe by 3 runs, MOM: David Houghton
Score: NZ 242/7, Zim 239
India def New Zealand by 16 runs, MOM: Kapil Dev
Score: Ind: 252/7, NZ 236/8
Aus def NZ by 3 runs (30 over match), MOM: David
Score: Aus 199/4 (30 overs), NZ 196/9Boon
NZ def Zim by 4 wkts
Score: Zim 227/5, NZ 228/6, MOM: Jeff Crowe
Aus def NZ by 17 runs, MOM: Geoff Marsh
Score: Aus 251/8, NZ 234
nd def NZ by 9 wkts, MOM: Sunil Gavaskar and Chetan Sharma
Score: NZ 221/9, Ind 224/1
Ind def NZ by 9 wkts, MOM: Sunil Gavaskar and Chetan Sharma
Score: NZ 221/9, Ind 224/1

1992
Group Matches

NZ def Aus by 37 runs, MOM: Martin Crowe
Score: NZ: 248/6 Aus 211
NZ def SL by 6 wkts, MOM: Ken Rutherford
Score: SL 206/9, NZ 210/4
NZ def SA by 7 wkts, MOM: Mark Greatbatch
Score: SA 190/7, NZ 191/3
NZ def Zim by 48 runs (D/L), MOM: Martin Crowe
Score: NZ 162/3 (20.5 ov) Zim 105/7 (18 ov)
NZ def WI by 5 wkts, MOM: Martin Crowe
Score: WI 203/7, NZ 206/5
NZ def Ind by 4 wkts, MOM: Mark Greatbatch
Score: Ind 230/6, NZ 231/6
NZ def Eng by 7 wkts, MOM: Andrew Jones
Score: Eng 200/8, NZ 201/3
Pak def NZ by 7 wkts, MOM: Mushtaq Ahmed
Score: NZ 166, Pak 167/3

Semifinal

Pak def NZ by 4 wkts, MOM: Inzamam-ul-Haq
Score: NZ 262/7, Pak 263/6

1996
Group Matches

NZ def Eng by 11 runs, MOM: Nathan Astle
Score: NZ 239/6, Eng 228/9
NZ def Netherlands by 119 runs, MOM: Craig Spearman
Score: NZ 307/8, Neth 188/7
SA def NZ by 5 wkts, MOM: Hansie Cronje
Score: NZ 177/9 SA 178/5
NZ def UAE by 109 runs, MOM: Roger Twose
Score: NZ 276/8, UAE 167/9
Pak def NZ by 46 runs, MOM: Saleem Malik
Score: Pak 281/5, NZ 235

Quarterfinal

Aus def NZ by 6 wkts, MOM: Mark Waugh
Score: NZ 286/9, Aus 289/4

1999
Group Matches

NZ def Bangladesh by 5 wkts, MOM: Gavin Larsen
Score: Ban 116, NZ 214/5
NZ def Aus by 5 wkts, MOM: Roger Twose
Score: Aus 213/8 NZ 214/5
WI def NZ by 7 wkts, MOM: Ridley Jacobs
Score: NZ 156, WI 158/3
Pak def NZ by 62 runs, MOM: Inzamam-ul-Haq
Score: Pak 269/8, NZ 207/8
NZ def Scotland by 6 wkts, MOM: Geoff Allott
Score: Scotland 121, NZ 123/4

Super 6s

No result between Zim and NZ
SA def NZ by 74 runs, MOM: Jacques Kallis
Score: SA 287/5, NZ 213/8
NZ def Ind by 5 wkts, MOM: Saeed Anwar
Score: Ind 251/6, NZ 253/5

Semifinal

ak def NZ by 9 wkts, MOM: Shoaib Akhtar
Score: NZ 241/7, Pak 242/1

2003
Group Matches

SL def NZ by 47 runs, MOM: Jayasuriya
Score: SL 272/7 NZ 225
NZ def WI by 20 runs, MOM: Adams
Score: NZ 241/7 WI 221
Kenya def NZ by forfeit
NZ def Bangladesh by 7 wkts, MOM: McMillan
Score: Ban 198/7 NZ 199/3
NZ def Canada by 5 wkts, MOM: Davison
Score: Canada 196, NZ 197/5

Super 6s

NZ def Zim by 6wkts, MOM: Nathan Astle
Score: Zim 252/7, NZ 253/4
Aus def NZ by 96 runs, MOM: Bond
Score: Aus 208/9 NZ 112
Ind def NZ by 7 wkts, MOM: Zaheer Khan
Score: NZ 146, Ind 150/3

2007
Group Matches

NZ def Eng by 6 wkts, MOM: Styris
Score: Eng 209/7, NZ 210/4
NZ def Kenya by 148 runs, MOM: Ross Taylor
Score: NZ 331/7 Kenya 183
NZ def Canada by 114 runs, MOM: Vincent
Score: NZ 363/5, Can 249/9

Super 8

NZ def WI by 7 wkts, MOM: Oram
Score: WI 177, NZ 179/3
NZ def Ban by 9 wkts, MOM: Shane Bond
Score: Ban 174, NZ 178/1
NZ def Ireland by 129 runs, MOM: Fulton
Score: NZ 263/8, Ire 134
SL def NZ by 6 wkts, MOM: Vaas
Score: NZ 219/7, SL 222/4
NZ def SA by 5 wkts, MOM: McMillan
Score: SA 193/7, NZ 196/5
Aus def NZ by 215 runs, MOM: Hayden
Score: Aus 348/6, NZ 133

Semifinal

SL def NZ by 81 runs, MOM: Mahela Jayawardene
Score: SL 289/5, NZ 208

2011
Group Matches

New Zealand def Kenya by 10 wkts, MOM: HK Benett
Score: Kenya 69, NZ 72/0 (8 overs)
Aus def NZ by 7 wkts, MOM: Johnson
Score: NZ 206, Aus 207/3
New Zealand def Zimbabwe by 10 wkts, MOM: Guptill
Score: Zim 162, NZ 166/0 (33.3 overs)
New Zealand def Pak by 110 runs, MOM: Ross Taylor
Score: NZ 302/7, Pak 192 (41.4)
New Zealand def Canada by 97 runs, MOM: Brendum McCullum
Score: NZ 358/6, Canada 261
Sri Lanka def New Zealand by 112 runs, MOM: Sangakkara
Score: SL 265/9, NZ 153 (35)

Quarterfinal

New Zealand def South Africa by 49 runs, MOM: Jacob Oram
Score: NZ 221/8, SA 172

Semifinal

Sri Lanka defeated New Zealand by 5 wickets, MOM: Sangakkara
Score: NZ 217, SL 220/5 (47.5)