New Zealand 's first win in any knockout match in ICC events came vs Zimbabwe in 1998 .
Other notable performances in ICC multi-national tournaments include beating Pakistan in the Semi-finals en route to their ICC KnockOut Cup triumph in 2000 which was their first win in any knockout match in ICC events ( excluding PQF win vs ZIM in ICC KO 1998 ) , beating South Africa in the Quarter-finals of Cricket World Cup 2011 which was their first win in seven attempts in a CWC knockout game and beating the same opposition in the Semi-finals of Cricket World Cup 2015 which ended their losing streak in the Semi-finals of Cricket World Cups and hence made its maiden appearance in a World Cup Final.
New Zealand national cricket team