England carry on the glamorous run from ODIs to T20, England v New Zealand T20I - Statistical Review

England carry on the glamorous run from ODIs to T20, England v New Zealand T20I – Statistical Review: After a breathtaking Test series followed by an equivalent ODI series, it was time for some T20 action in England to conclude New Zealand’s tour. As it happened, opting to bat first after winning the toss, England did manage to thump in a gigantic total of 191 runs on the board, courtesy of a jovial innings from Joe Root.

But New Zealand were obviously not the team to stoop to such a target and the Kiwis readily accepted the challenge. Despite making a thoroughly aggressive start to the innings, they kept losing wickets at constant intervals and in the end, it was a comprehensive victory for the Englishmen as they bundled the Black Caps for 135 runs and won the match by a mammoth margin of 56 runs. Let us take a glance at the statistical aspects of the match.

The Match in Numbers:

• Number of Fours Hit by England/New Zealand: 18/14
• Number of Sixes Hit by England/New Zealand: 6/4
• Total Number of Wides Bowled by England/New Zealand: 1/3
• Number of Dot deliveries bowled by England/New Zealand: 35/33
• Runs Scored by England/New Zealand in the first 6 overs: England – 60/1 and New Zealand – 73/2
• Highest Run Scorer of the Match: Joe Root (68 runs off 46 deliveries with 8 fours and a six)
• Highest Wicket taker of the Match: David Willey (2.2 – 0 – 22 – 3)
• Total Number of Runs scored in the Match: 326/17 in 36.5 overs.

Other Statistical Facts of the Match:

• David Willey managed to hit a six in the second ball of his international T20 career. Sohail Tanvir managed to hit a first ball six back in ICC World T20 Final in 2007.
• This defeat marked McCullum’s 14^th defeat as a T20I captain. His records now stands with 13 wins from 28 matches.
• The highest partnership in the New Zealand innings was the one between McCullum and Williamson which was of 42 runs. McCullum played a dominant part in the partnership by scoring 35 runs.
• The highest partnership in the England innings was also the second wicket stand between Alex Hales and Joe Root. The partnership contributed 51 runs.
• Joe Root scored his second T20 international half century today in a total of 10 T20 matches. He holds an average of 41.83 so far in his international T20 career.
• With the aid of 35 runs today, Brendon McCullum’s runs tally moved to 2140 runs in international T20s and he is the highest run getter in international T20s.
• By hitting 4 sixes today, McCullum became the batsman with the most number of sixes in international T20 with 91 sixes, surpassing Chris Gayle, who has got 87 sixes.
• Kane Williamson scored his second T20 international half century today and he holds an average of 29 in 22 international T20 matches. He scored 57 runs today which happens to be his highest T20 international score.