The 2019 World Cup ultimate will all the time be remembered as maybe probably the most heartbreaking match ever performed in cricket historical past. The Kiwis misplaced the ultimate to England by way of an odd boundary countback rule (which the ICC later scrapped), after each the match and the next Tremendous Over have been tied.
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Australia are thought of the ‘boss’ of the World Cup, having received 5 ODI World Cup titles in 12 editions, from 1987 to 2015. Underneath Allan Border’s captaincy, the group received their first title in 1987, and since then they’ve change into probably the most profitable group within the event’s historical past. The West Indies
England, the defending champions of the ICC ODI World Cup, have successful charge of 59.75% within the event, successful 48 out of 83 matches. They received their solely title in 2019, defeating New Zealand in a Tremendous over. Within the 2019 version, Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow each scored over 500 runs, England
To say that the Black Caps are perennial ‘darkish horses’ can be an understatement. The ‘good guys’ of world cricket one way or the other simply can not seem to break their ODI World Cup title jinx. Will the 2023 version see a unique script written for them?Forward of the subsequent version of th ODI World Cup, the TOI Sports activities Desk right here takes a take a look at New Zealand’s statistical highs and lows on the event over time:
# New Zealand have misplaced each the World Cup Finals they’ve been in to this point – by 7 wickets to Australia at Melbourne on March 29, 2015 & to England (after the match and Tremendous Over have been tied, by way of a boundary countback) at Lord’s on July 14, 2019.
# Tom Latham had effected 21 dismissals (all caught) in ten matches within the 2019 version, emulating a World Cup file by a wicketkeeper, beforehand held by Adam Gilchrist in ten matches in 2002-03.
# Martin Guptill holds a world cup file for the very best particular person innings – 237 not out off 163 balls at Wellington on March 21, 2015. The one different double hundred on the World Cup is within the identify of Chris Gayle – 215 off 147 balls vs Zimbabwe at Canberra on February 24, 2015.
# Guptill had taken 117 runs off the primary 120 balls and the subsequent 120 runs off simply 43 balls at an unbelievable strike charge of 279.
# Guptill had hit 35 boundaries in his aforesaid innings – 24 fours and eleven sixes. 162 runs managed by him via boundaries stay a World Cup file. The following greatest by way of boundaries is 136 runs (sixteen sixes and ten fours) by Chris Gayle for West Indies vs Zimbabwe at Canberra on February 24, 2015.
# New Zealand had managed 393 for six within the quarter-final vs West Indies at Wellington on March 21, 2015 – the very best whole by any group in a knock-out match of the World Cup. The stated rating stays New Zealand’s highest whole in a World Cup match.
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# Trent Boult had captured 22 wickets at 16.86 runs apiece in 9 matches in 2014-15 -a file by a New Zealand bowler in a World Cup competitors. He had captured 5 for 27 vs Australia (his greatest ever within the WC) at Auckland on February 28, 2015 and four for 44 vs West Indies at Wellington on March 21, 2015.
# Lockie Ferguson had narrowly missed emulating the above New Zealand file, held by Boult. He might bag 21 wickets at 19.47 runs apiece in 9 matches within the 2019 version.
# Brendon McCullum stays the one batter to register two innings of over 92% of runs via boundaries (minimal qualification 50) – 96.10 (74 runs out of 77 off 25 balls -7 sixes & eight fours) vs England at Wellington on February 20, 2015 and 94.92 (56 runs out of 59 off 26 balls – four sixes & eight fours) vs South Africa at Auckland on March 24, 2015.
# James Neesham‘s figures of three for 43 vs England at Lord’s on July 14, 2019 are the perfect by a New Zealand bowler in a World Cup Closing. In the identical match, Lockie Ferguson had bagged three for 50.
# Tim Southee had produced marvellous figures of seven for 33 vs England at Wellington on February 20, 2015 – the perfect by a New Zealand bowler in ODIs/World Cup.
# New Zealand (72/0) had defeated Kenya (69) by ten wickets with 252 balls remaining -their greatest win by way of balls remaining within the World Cup.
# Brendon McCullum took 18 balls to race to his fifty (77 off 25 balls) in opposition to England at Wellington on February 20, 2015 – a World Cup file for the quickest fifty.
# The primary two lots of of their first match as Captain on the World Cup have been recorded by two New Zealanders – Glenn Turner – 175 not out vs East Africa Birmingham on June 7, 1975 & Martin Crowe – 100 not out vs Australia at Auckland on February 22, 1992
Stats Courtesy: Rajesh Kumar
