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Is this New Zealand's World Cup?

June 13, 2019 08:59 IST

Semi-finalists six times. Runner-up in 2015.
Rajneesh Gupta highlights important numbers for the New Zealand team from World Cups.

 

Result Summary

New Zealand team

IMAGE: Team New Zealand celebrates the fall of a wicket. Photograph: Jordan Mansfield/Getty Images
YearMtsWonLostTiedNRRemarks
1975 4 2 2 0 0 Lost in semi final
1979 4 2 2 0 0 Lost in semi final
1983 6 3 3 0 0 Could not qualify for semi finals
1987 6 2 4 0 0 Could not qualify for semi finals
1992 9 7 2 0 0 Lost in semi final
1996 6 3 3 0 0 Lost in quarter-final
1999 9 4 4 0 1 Lost in semi final
2003 8 5 3 0 0 Knocked out in Super-Six
2007 10 7 3 0 0 Lost in semi final
2011 8 5 3 0 0 Lost in semi final
2015 9 8 1 0 0 Runner-up
Total 79 48 30 0 1  

 

Playing Record

VersusMtsWonLostTiedNR
Afghanistan 1 1 0 0 0
Australia 10 3 7 0 0
Bangladesh 4 4 0 0 0
England 8 5 3 0 0
India 7 4 3 0 0
Pakistan 8 2 6 0 0
South Africa 7 5 2 0 0
Sri Lanka 10 4 6 0 0
West Indies 7 4 3 0 0

 

Highest Team Totals

TotalVsVenueYear
393/6 West Indies Wellington 2015
363/5 v Canada Gros Islet  2007
358/6 v Canada Mumbai 2011
331/7 Kenya Gros Islet 2007
331/6 Sri Lanka Christchurch 2015

 

Lowest Team Totals

TotalVsVenueYear
112 Australia Port Elizabeth 2003
133 Australia St George's 2007
146 India Centurion 2003
153 Sri Lanka Mumbai 2011
156 West Indies Southampton 1999

 

Highest Individual Innings

MJ Guptill

IMAGE: Martin Guptill. Photograph: Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images
RunsPlayerVsVenueYear
237* Martin Guptill West Indies Wellington 2015
171* Glenn Turner v East Africa Birmingham 1975
141 Scott Styris Sri Lanka Bloemfontein 2003
134* Stephen Fleming South Africa Johannesburg 2003
131* Ross Taylor Pakistan Pallekele 2011
130 Chris Harris Australia Madras 1996
114* Glenn Turner India Manchester 1975
111* Scott Styris Sri Lanka St George's 2007
105 Martin Guptill Bangladesh Hamilton 2015
102* Nathan Astle Zimbabwe Bloemfontein 2003
102* Stephen Fleming Bangladesh North Sound 2007
101 Brendon McCullum v Canada Mumbai 2011
101 Nathan Astle England Ahmedabad 1996
101 Lou Vincent v Canada Gros Islet 2007
100* Martin Crowe Australia Auckland 1992

 

LEADING BATSMEN

 MatchesRunsHighest ScoreAverageStrike Rate10050
Stephen Fleming 33 1,075 134* 35.83 76.89 2 5
Scott Styris 26 909 141 53.47 88.59 2 6
Martin Crowe 21 880 100* 55.00 83.49 1 8
Martin Guptill 17 809 237* 57.78 89.39 2 3
Brendon McCullum 34 742 101 33.72 120.84 1 6
Ross Taylor 23 652 131* 36.22 73.34 1 3
Glenn Turner 14 612 171* 61.20 63.35 2 2
Chris Cairns 28 565 60 33.23 83.57 0 3
Craig McMillan 25 506 75 23.00 70.37 0 2

 

Highest Partnership for each wicket

WicketRunsPlayersVenueYear
1st 166* Martin Guptill and Brendon McCullum Zimbabwe (Ahmedabad) 2011
2nd 140* Stephen Fleming and Nathan Astle South Africa (Johannesburg) 2003
3rd 149 Glenn Turner and John Parker v East Africa (Birmingham) 1975
4th 168 Lee Germon and Chris Harris Australia (Madras) 1996
5th 148 Roger Twose and Chris Cairns Australia (Cardiff) 1999
6th 85* Jacob Oram and Brendon McCullum v Canada (Gros Islet) 2007
7th 85 Ross Taylor and Jacob Oram Pakistan (Pallekele) 2011
8th 71 Brendon McCullum and James Franklin Ireland (Providence) 2007
9th 59 Jeremy Coney and John Bracewell Pakistan (Nottingham) 1983
10th 65 Martin Snedden and Ewan Chatfield Sri Lanka (Derby) 1983

 

Best Bowling in a match

Wicket/RunsPlayerVsVenueYear
7/33 Tim Southee England Wellington 2015
6/23 Shane Bond Australia Port Elizabeth 2002/03
5/25 Richard Hadlee Sri Lanka Bristol 1983
5/27 Trent Boult Australia Auckland 2015

 

Leading Bowlers

IMAGE: Jacob Oram celebrates taking a wicket. Photograph: Hannah Peters/Getty Images
 MatchesWicketsAverageRuns Per OverBest4W
Jcaob Oram 23 36 21.33 4.21 4/39 2
Daniel Vettori 32 36 32.44 4.14 4/18 2
Tim Southee 17 33 23.75 5.11 7/33 1
Chris Harris 28 32 26.90 4.43 4/7 1
Shane Bond 16 30 17.26 3.50 6/23 1
Trent Boult 9 22 16.86 4.36 5/27 2
Richard Hadlee 13 22 19.13 2.88 5/25 1
Geoff Allott 9 20 16.25 3.70 4/37 2

 

Most Appearances

 MtsYears
Brendon McCullum 34 2003-2015
Stephen Fleming 33 1996-2007
Daniel Vettori 32 2003-2015
Chris Harris 28 1992-2003
Chris Cairns 28 1992-2003
Scott Styris 26 2003-2011
Craig McMillan 25 1999-2007

 

Most Captaincies

CaptainPlayedWonLostTiedNRWin%
Stephen Fleming 27 16 10 0 1 61.53
Brendon McCullum 9 8 1 0 0 88.88
Martin Crowe 9 7 2 0 0 77.77
Jeff Crowe 6 2 4 0 0 33.33

 

RAJNEESH GUPTA